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Gaza rescuers say Israeli strikes kill 36 24 Apr 2025 - 06:00 pm
Palestinians inspect the damage after an Israeli strike on a school housing displaced Palestinians in Gaza City on April 23, 2025. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
GCC Secretary-General affirms Council's commitment to combating human trafficking, strengthening international cooperation 24 Apr 2025 - 05:42 pm
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Tunisia dismantles camps for undocumented migrants 24 Apr 2025 - 05:26 pm
Members of Tunisian security forces dispense disinfectants as they dismantle a makeshift camp for migrants from sub-Saharan Africa at Ben Farhat farm near the Tunisian city of Sfax on April 24, 2025. (Photo by Mohamed KHALIL / AFP)
Indonesia partners with Denmark's Vetas to develop wind energy project 24 Apr 2025 - 05:11 pm
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Three Chinese astronauts blast off for Tiangong space station 24 Apr 2025 - 03:10 pm
A Long March-2F carrier rocket, carrying the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft and a crew of three astronauts, lifts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the Gobi desert, in northwest China on April 24, 2025. (Photo by Pedro Pardo / AFP)
Pakistan closes border, airspace as ‘reciprocal measures’ against India 24 Apr 2025 - 02:47 pm
In this handout photograph taken and released by Pakistan's Prime Minister Office on April 24, 2025, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairs a high level security meeting in Islamabad. (Photo by Pakistan's Prime Minister Office / AFP)
Moving heaven and earth to make bread in Gaza 24 Apr 2025 - 02:23 pm
A woman bakes pita bread loaves in an oven by a tent in Gaza City on April 21, 2025. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
Thousands evacuate as fire spreads in US state of New Jersey 24 Apr 2025 - 02:01 pm
Smoke from the Jones Road Fire covers a road near Lacey Township in Ocean County, New Jersey, on April 23, 2025. (Photo by Matthew Hatcher / AFP)
'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)
Saudi 'city of roses' offers fragrant reminder of desert's beauty 24 Apr 2025 - 07:51 am
A man displays freshly collected Damascenas (Damask) roses, used to produce rose water and oil, at a farm in Saudi Arabia's western city of Taif. (AFP)
Sri Lanka's poverty alarmingly high: World Bank 23 Apr 2025 - 11:51 pm
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Jordan supports Qatar, Egypt, US efforts for Gaza ceasefire 23 Apr 2025 - 11:25 pm
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India suspends water-sharing treaty, Pakistan promises tit-for-tat response 23 Apr 2025 - 11:21 pm
An Indian military helicopter is seen in flight as viewed from Baisaran, a day after tourist attack in Pahalgam, about 90 kms (55 miles) from Srinagar on April 23, 2025. (Photo by TAUSEEF MUSTAFA / AFP)
China to launch Shenzhou-20 manned spaceship on Thursday 23 Apr 2025 - 10:41 pm
A poster of China's President Xi Jinping is seen beside a slogan referencing China's space ambitions at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the Gobi desert in northwest China on April 23, 2025, a day before the launch of the Shenzhou-20 mission. (Photo by Pedro Pardo / AFP)
Entry ban to Makkah for expats without Hajj permit comes into force 23 Apr 2025 - 09:10 pm
Peninsula
UNESCO officials call for inclusion of AI in Africa's school curricula 23 Apr 2025 - 08:14 pm
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India vows swift response over Kashmir attack: Defence minister 23 Apr 2025 - 07:48 pm
Mourners light candles in Amritsar on April 23, 2025, as they pay tribute to tourists who were shot dead by terrorists in Kashmir's Pahalgam. (Photo by Narinder Nanu / AFP)
Indonesia's QRIS transactions surge nearly 170 pct 23 Apr 2025 - 07:39 pm
This aerial picture shows an under construction building among skyscrapers in Jakarta's business district on April 14, 2025. (Photo by BAY ISMOYO / AFP)