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Tourism boom sparks backlash in historic heart of Athens 04 Aug 2025 - 10:01 pm
 File: Tourists walk in front of the Parthenon Temple as they visit the Acropolis archaeological site in Athens on June 14, 2023. (Photo by Louisa Gouliamaki / AFP)
Thailand-Cambodia talks on positive track, says Malaysian defense chief 04 Aug 2025 - 09:35 pm
Thai and Cambodian officials sit together in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Aug. 4, 2025. (Malaysian National News Agency/Handout via Xinhua)
India slams 'unjustified' action by US, EU over its Russian oil purchases 04 Aug 2025 - 09:10 pm
A broadcast screen of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) is pictured in Mumbai on July 31, 2025, which shows the impact on the gems and jewellery sector while depicting news of US President Donald Trump unveiling sweeping new trade tariffs. (Photo by Indranil MUKHERJEE / AFP)
Arab League commends Vietnam's support for Palestinian cause 04 Aug 2025 - 09:08 pm
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Pacific algae invade Algeria beaches, pushing humans and fish away 04 Aug 2025 - 09:03 pm
Volunteers remove piles of washed-up seaweed of the invasive Rugulopteryx okamurae algae, originating from east Asia, from Al-Marsa beach in Algiers on July 30, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
UK teens jailed for torturing two kittens to death 04 Aug 2025 - 08:55 pm
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Pakistani FM, US Secretary of State discuss bilateral ties, regional developments 04 Aug 2025 - 08:48 pm
Peninsula
Five humanitarian aid personnel killed by Israeli drone strike in northern Gaza Strip 04 Aug 2025 - 08:40 pm
Aid pallets are parachuted after being dropped from a military plane over Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip during an airdrop mission above the Israel-besieged Palestinian territory on August 4, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
Romania reports 1,703 new COVID-19 cases, 7 deaths in July 04 Aug 2025 - 08:23 pm
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Thai, Cambodian officials arrive for talks in Kuala Lumpur 04 Aug 2025 - 07:43 pm
Thai and Cambodian officials pose for photos in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Aug. 4, 2025. (Malaysian National News Agency/Handout via Xinhua)
Cambodia says Thai soldiers enter Cambodian territory, Thailand insists on its own land 04 Aug 2025 - 06:52 pm
This photo taken on July 28, 2025 shows a damaged house hit by artillery shelling in Oddar Meanchey province, Cambodia. (Photo by Nitola/Xinhua)
Ghana raises cocoa prices paid to farmers by 63% 04 Aug 2025 - 06:49 pm
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Trump says to raise tariff on India over Russia oil purchases 04 Aug 2025 - 06:26 pm
US President Donald Trump waves as he walks across the South Lawn upon return to the White House in Washington, DC on August 3, 2025 after spending the weekend at his Bedminster residence. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)
Philippines' Marcos in India as navies hold joint drills 04 Aug 2025 - 03:46 pm
In this handout photograph taken on August 4, 2025 and released by the Indian Press Information Bureau (PIB), Philippines' President Ferdinand Marcos (2L) walks alongside India's Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita (C) as he inspects the honour guards upon his arrival at the airport in New Delhi. Photo by Indian Press Information Bureau (PIB) / AFP
Torrential rain in Taiwan kills five over past week 04 Aug 2025 - 01:52 pm
This handout taken on August 3, 2025 and released by the Kaohsiung Fire Department shows a landslide that swept away a section of road, which caused a car transporting five people to plunge into a ravine, in a mountainous area of Kaohsiung. Photo by Handout / Kaohsiung Fire Department / AFP
South Korea removing loudspeakers on border with North 04 Aug 2025 - 01:43 pm
This handout photo taken on August 4, 2025 and provided by the South Korean Defence Ministry shows South Korean soldiers removing loudspeakers that were set up for propaganda broadcasts near the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas in an undisclosed location in South Korea. Photo by Handout / South Korean Defence Ministry / AFP
Palestine's Foreign Ministry urges UN Security Council to enforce immediate ceasefire in Gaza 04 Aug 2025 - 01:37 pm
Palestinians leave a food distribution point run by the US and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) group with bags and wooden pallets, near the Netsarim corridor in the central Gaza Strip on August 3, 2025. Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP
Five years after Beirut port blast, Lebanon president promises justice 04 Aug 2025 - 01:33 pm
A picture shows a view of the destroyed Beirut port silos on August 1, 2025, as Lebanon prepares to mark the 5th anniversary of the August 4 harbour explosion that killed more than 250 people and injured thousands. (Photo by Joseph EID / AFP)