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Floods kill three as Tunisia sees heaviest rain in decades 20 Jan 2026 - 03:32 pm
Residents make their way through flood waters, in La Goulette near the capital Tunis, on Januray 20, 2026. (Photo by FethiI Belaid / AFP)
Trump unloads on allies as Davos showdown looms 20 Jan 2026 - 03:26 pm
US President Donald Trump walks off Air Force One on January 19, 2026 in Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/AFP
Shura Council Speaker meets Saudi Ambassador 20 Jan 2026 - 03:19 pm
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Senegal poised to party with parade honouring AFCON champs 20 Jan 2026 - 03:16 pm
Supporters of Senegal痴 national football team celebrate their arrival in Dakar on January 20, 2026. Photo by Carmen Abd Ali / AFP
Moscow revels in Trump's Greenland plans but keeps concerns quiet 20 Jan 2026 - 03:14 pm
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov delivers his annual end-of-year press conference at the Russian Foreign Ministry headquarters in Moscow on January 20, 2026. (Photo by Tatyana Makeyeva / AFP)
Global tourism hit new record level in 2025: UN 20 Jan 2026 - 03:11 pm
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Cold weather, lack of access to vaccines cause record levels of disease spread in Gaza: UNRWA 20 Jan 2026 - 03:09 pm
Displaced Palestinians live amongst the rubble and debris of homes and businesses destroyed by the Israeli military in over two years of military strikes on the Gaza Strip enclave, drinks water from a stand pipe, in Jabalia refugee camp, in the northern Gaza Strip on January 17, 2026. Photo by OMAR AL-QATTAA / AFP
GSK buys food allergy drugmaker in $2.2bn deal 20 Jan 2026 - 03:09 pm
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EU chief vows 'massive' Greenland investments 20 Jan 2026 - 02:46 pm
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gestures as she delivers a speech during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 20, 2026. Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP
Amir holds phone call with Korean President 20 Jan 2026 - 02:44 pm
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Ukrainian makes soldier dad's 'dream come true' at Australian Open 20 Jan 2026 - 02:40 pm
Ukraine's Oleksandra Oliynykova serves to USA's Madison Keys during their women's singles match on day three of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 20, 2026. (Photo by Martin Keep / AFP)
Ministry of Public Health encourages high-risk individuals to receive RSV Vaccine 20 Jan 2026 - 02:10 pm
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Prime Minister of Georgia meets with Qatari Ambassador 20 Jan 2026 - 02:06 pm
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Nepal's rapper-turned-mayor challenges ousted PM 20 Jan 2026 - 02:03 pm
Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) election candidate and Kathmandu's former mayor Balendra Shah addresses supporters during a campaign rally in Janakpur on January 19, 2026. (Photo by Sumit Mishra / AFP)
UK drugs giant AstraZeneca says US listing starts February 20 Jan 2026 - 02:00 pm
A flag with the logo of pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca flies outside their facility for biological medicines in Södertälje, south of Stockholm, Sweden on February 8, 2022. Photo by Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP.
Long-delayed decision due on Chinese mega-embassy in London 20 Jan 2026 - 01:51 pm
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Spain mourns as train disaster toll rises to 41 20 Jan 2026 - 01:30 pm
A picture taken on January 19, 2026 shows a view of one of the two trains that derailed the day before, killing at least 39 people and injuring more than 120, in Adamuz, southern Spain. Photo by JORGE GUERRERO / AFP
UK unemployment at near five-year high: official 20 Jan 2026 - 01:14 pm
Commuters wait for a train on the platform at Earls Court Tube station in London on January 15, 2026. Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP
National Planning Council participates in World Economic Forum 20 Jan 2026 - 01:03 pm
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Colder weather forecasted from tomorrow: Qatar Meteorology 20 Jan 2026 - 12:59 pm
Visitors sit along the waterfront on a foggy day at the Corniche area facing the high-rise buildings in the West Bay district, in Doha on January 15, 2026. (Photo by Karim JAAFAR / AFP)