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Teenage cyclist dies after junior Vuelta crash 24 Aug 2025 - 02:38 pm
Riders cycle in a breakaway in Zubiena during the first stage of the Vuelta a Espana, a 183 km race between Torino - Reggia di Venaria and Novara, in Italy's Piemonte region, on August 23, 2025. (Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP)
Latest Spain heatwave was 'most intense on record' 24 Aug 2025 - 02:14 pm
Tourists cool off near a fountain during a heatwave in Ronda on August 17, 2025. Photo by JORGE GUERRERO / AFP
S. Korea prosecutors seek arrest of ex-PM Han over martial law 24 Aug 2025 - 02:04 pm
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Bird call contest boosts conservation awareness in Hong Kong's concrete jungle 24 Aug 2025 - 01:32 pm
A participant practises his bird calls during the Hong Kong Bird Watching Society’s bird call competition at the University of Hong Kong on August 23, 2025. Photo by Leung Man Hei / AFP
Two dead in central Mexico from heavy rains, flooding 24 Aug 2025 - 11:14 am
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Makkah Clock Tower shines bright green for Rabbi Al Awwal 24 Aug 2025 - 10:25 am
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UK's mass facial-recognition roll-out alarms rights groups 24 Aug 2025 - 10:09 am
(Files) A van being used by the metropolitan police as part of their Facial Recognition operation is pictured in central London, on May 6, 2023. (Photo by Will Edwards/ AFP)
Fire at nuclear plant after Russia downs Ukrainian drone 24 Aug 2025 - 08:08 am
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US SpaceX launches 24 new Starlink satellites into low earth orbit 23 Aug 2025 - 11:28 pm
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South Africa pushes for Putin-Zelensky meeting 23 Aug 2025 - 10:12 pm
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa takes his seat for his bilateral meeting with Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (not pictured) on the sidelines of the second day of the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9) in Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture, south of Tokyo on August 21, 2025. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP)
Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes off El Salvador's Pacific coast 23 Aug 2025 - 09:48 pm
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'Far too late': Palestinians despair after UN declares famine in Gaza 23 Aug 2025 - 08:36 pm
A Palestinian boy extends an empty pot in front of a charity kitchen to receive cooked rice, in Gaza City on August 23, 2025. Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP.
Over 15,600 in Gaza, including 3,800 children, urgently need medical evacuation 23 Aug 2025 - 05:39 pm
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Easyjet flight does U-turn after passenger tries to enter cockpit 23 Aug 2025 - 03:41 pm
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Trump names close political aide as ambassador to India 23 Aug 2025 - 02:57 pm
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Spain's wildfires almost vanquished: official 23 Aug 2025 - 01:25 pm
A firefighter airplane battles a wildfire near the village of Vilaboa, northwestern Spain on August 22, 2025. (Photo by Miguel Riopa / AFP)
Berlin's 'Moors' Street' renamed after years of controversy 23 Aug 2025 - 12:54 pm
A worker installs a street sign bearing what is supposed to become the new name for the 'Mohrenstrasse' (Moor street), the 'Anton-Wilhelm-Amo-strasse' in Berlin on August 22, 2025. (Photo by John MacDougall / AFP)
Guinea's junta suspends three main political parties 23 Aug 2025 - 12:40 pm
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