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US Treasury chief says key trade deals may come by September 27 Jun 2025 - 06:09 pm
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters after meeting with Senate Republicans at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on June 24, 2025. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)
Surge in conflicts fuels extreme poverty: World Bank 27 Jun 2025 - 05:53 pm
photo used for representational purposes. (From L) Spain's Minister of Economy, Trade and Business Carlos Cuerpo, Chairman of the Paris Club Bertrand Dumont, France's Minister for Economy, Finances and Industrial and Digital sovereignty Eric Lombard, President of the World Bank Group Ajay Banga and OECD Secretary General Mathias Cormann attend a debate as part of the 12th Paris Forum, at the French ministry of Economy in Paris on June 25, 2025. (Photo by Thibaud MORITZ / AFP)
Finnish women flock to prepare for war, other crises 27 Jun 2025 - 05:26 pm
Photo used for representational purposes. Finland's Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen speaks to the media upon her arrival for the NATO summit of heads of state and government in The Hague on June 25, 2025. (Photo by Kin Cheung / POOL / AFP)
All hypotheses on Covid-19 origins 'remain on the table': WHO chief 27 Jun 2025 - 05:19 pm
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Palestinian Presidency warns of ongoing genocide, starvation by Israel 27 Jun 2025 - 04:09 pm
Palestinians line up to receive a hot meal at a food distribution point in Gaza City on June 27, 2025. Photo by BASHAR TALEB / AFP
Western Japan sees earliest end to rainy season on record 27 Jun 2025 - 01:28 pm
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Seoul asks Temu, AliExpress to pull children's products over safety concerns 27 Jun 2025 - 01:19 pm
 This photo illustration shows the logo of fast fashion e-commerce company Temu displayed on a mobile phone in Brussels, on November 4, 2024. Photo by Nicolas TUCAT / AFP
Forest fire near Athens under control, but area on high alert 27 Jun 2025 - 12:36 pm
A resident watches a Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane dropping water on a forest fire, near Thymari, southeast of Athens, on June 26, 2025. Photo by Aris MESSINIS / AFP
Israeli Occupation bombs Gaza Strip, murders, injures civilians 27 Jun 2025 - 12:29 pm
Palestinians mourn outside Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, on June 26, 2025, after several people were killed during overnight Israeli strikes. Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP
China's Xiaomi receives almost 300,000 SUV pre-orders in minutes 27 Jun 2025 - 12:18 pm
People look at a Xiaomi YU7 car at a showroom of Xiaomi store in Nanjing, in eastern China's Jiangsu province on June 26, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
South Korea asks North to alert before releasing dam water 27 Jun 2025 - 09:20 am
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Nigerian president signs major tax overhaul 26 Jun 2025 - 10:44 pm
This aerial view shows urban farms in Abuja Central Business District, in Nigeria, on May 23, 2025. (Photo by Olympia De Maismont / AFP)
VIDEO: Kaaba’s Kiswa replaced to mark beginning of new Hijri year 26 Jun 2025 - 07:28 pm
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Five martyred, dozens injured in Israeli airstrike on southern Gaza Strip 26 Jun 2025 - 06:01 pm
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Napoleon collection sells at auction for $10 mn 26 Jun 2025 - 04:46 pm
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Spaceship carrying astronauts from India, Poland, Hungary, docks with ISS 26 Jun 2025 - 03:47 pm
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft lifts off at Launch Complex 39A at NASA Kennedy Space Center before the launch of Axiom Space Axiom Mission on June 25, 2025, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/Getty Images/AFP
29 high-school pupils killed in crush in Central African Republic 26 Jun 2025 - 03:41 pm
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Vehicle hits pedestrians near school in Beijing: Chinese police 26 Jun 2025 - 03:23 pm
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