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'Massive' Russian missile attack kills nine in Kyiv 24 Apr 2025 - 01:33 pm
Ukrainian rescuers operate at the site of a Russian missile attack in Kyiv early on April 24, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP)
Dutch court lifts protection for foreigners who fled Ukraine 23 Apr 2025 - 05:08 pm
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What we know ahead of Pope Francis's funeral 23 Apr 2025 - 02:49 pm
Pilgrims and visitors queue at St Peter's Square to enter the St Peter's Basilica and pay respects to the late Pope in the Vatican on April 23, 2025. Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP
EU slaps fines on Apple and Meta, risking Trump fury 23 Apr 2025 - 02:02 pm
This picture taken on April 27, 2023 in Toulouse, southwestern France, shows a screen displaying the Meta logo and the European flag. Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP
The world leaders set to attend Pope Francis's funeral 22 Apr 2025 - 11:57 pm
A man walks near a picture of the late Pope Francis on a street in Havana on April 22, 2025. (Photo by Yamil Lage / AFP)
Turkiye, Malaysia discuss bilateral, regional, international issues 22 Apr 2025 - 07:49 pm
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ECB's Lagarde hopes Trump won't fire US Fed chief Powell 22 Apr 2025 - 07:08 pm
(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on April 21, 2025 shows, L-R, US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at the Economic Club of Chicago on April 16, 2025, in Chicago, Illinois and US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 7, 2025. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI and SAUL LOEB / AFP)
Pope Francis's funeral set for Saturday, world leaders expected 22 Apr 2025 - 02:22 pm
A portrait of Pope Francis is seen displayed at the altar of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Kuta on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on April 22, 2025, a day after his death. Photo by SONNY TUMBELAKA / AFP.
Norway's Queen Sonja leaves hospital after breathing problems 22 Apr 2025 - 02:14 pm
Queen Sonja of Norway reacts as she visits the
Roche says will invest $50 bn in US, as tariff war uncertainty swells 22 Apr 2025 - 12:57 pm
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Ukraine delegation to visit London for peace talks 22 Apr 2025 - 12:21 am
In this handout photograph taken and released on April 21, 2025, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky waits for a phone call with Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer as he sits at his desk in his office in Kyiv. (Photo by Handout / Ukrainian Presidential Press Service / AFP)
Macron vows to step up reconstruction in cyclone-hit Mayotte 21 Apr 2025 - 10:50 pm
Files: This aerial view shows destroyed shelters and houses in the town of Vahibe, on the outskirts of Mamoudzou, on the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte, on December 24, 2024. (Photo by Patrick Meinhardt / AFP)
Ukrainians disappointed by Easter truce 21 Apr 2025 - 07:27 pm
An Ukrainian serviceman holds his toodler and a basket with traditional Easter cakes and eggs during Easter service outside the Church of Ivan the Theologian, in Kharkiv, on April 20, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Ivan SAMOILOV / AFP)
Davos meet founder Klaus Schwab steps down from WEF board 21 Apr 2025 - 04:37 pm
World Economic Forum founder and chairman Klaus Schwab attends a session during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 21, 2025. Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP
Spain declares three days of mourning for Pope Francis 21 Apr 2025 - 02:36 pm
Pope Francis gestures as he departs the Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral following his meeting with bishops, priests, missionaries, consecrates persons and pastoral workers in Ulaanbaatar on September 2, 2023. Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP
Eiffel Tower to go dark on Monday night after Pope Francis's death 21 Apr 2025 - 01:05 pm
Pope Francis waves to the crowd from the popemobile after the Easter mass, at St Peter's square in the Vatican on April 20, 2025. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP)
What happens after the pope dies? 21 Apr 2025 - 12:30 pm
A seagull flies in front of the central loggia at St Peter's square following the death of Pope Francis in the Vatican on April 21, 2025. (Photo by Andreas Solaro / AFP)
Russia resumes attacks on Ukraine after Easter truce 21 Apr 2025 - 12:18 pm
This photograph shows a residential building, heavily damaged by air attacks in Kostyantynivka, in the eastern Donetsk region, on April 20, 2025. (Photo by Roman Pilipey / AFP)