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World

At least 69 killed in thunderstorms in India, Nepal 12 Apr 2025 - 09:13 am
Peninsula
Trump carves up world and international order with it 12 Apr 2025 - 08:53 am
A Canadian soldier dismantles a drone as a team from the Canadian Navy test thermal imaging drone capabilities in Arctic environments, during Operation Nanook, the Canadian Armed Forces' annual Arctic training and sovereignty operation, in Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada, February 27, 2025. (Photo by Cole Burston / AFP)
UN seeks $275 million in aid for Myanmar quake survivors 11 Apr 2025 - 11:28 pm
A boy stands among the debris of buildings damaged in a fire in Mandalay on April 11, 2025, following the devastating March 28 earthquake. (Photo by Sai Aung Main / AFP)
Kazakhstan's GDP grows 5.8 pct. in first three months of 2025 11 Apr 2025 - 10:02 pm
A woman views a bouquet at the International Exhibition of Floriculture and Green Industry in Astana, Kazakhstan, April 8, 2025. (Photo by Kalizhan Ospanov/Xinhua)
Death toll from Israeli aggression on Gaza rises to 50,912   11 Apr 2025 - 09:47 pm
A demonstrator being raised by a crane holds up a Palestinian flag during a rally in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and in condemnation of US strikes, in Yemen's capital Sanaa on April 11, 2025. (Photo by Mohammed Huwais / AFP)
Brazil's Bolsonaro hospitalized with abdominal pain, 'stable' 11 Apr 2025 - 09:28 pm
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro arrives by ambulance at the Rio Grande Hospital in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte state, Brazil on April 11, 2025. (Photo by MAGNUS NASCIMENTO / AFP)
Head of US base in Greenland fired after Vance visit 11 Apr 2025 - 09:23 pm
US Vice President JD Vance walks with Col. Susan Meyers (L), commander of the US military's Pituffik Space Base, as they tour the base in Greenland on March 28, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON / POOL / AFP)
Houthis attack US aircraft carrier in response to airstrikes on Yemen 11 Apr 2025 - 08:00 pm
Members of Huthi-affiliated security forces stand guard during a rally in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and in condemnation of US strikes, in Yemen's Huthi-controlled capital Sanaa on April 11, 2025. (Photo by Mohammed HUWAIS / AFP)
Putin pledges 8.4 trln rubles for navy upgrade 11 Apr 2025 - 06:57 pm
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Trump renews call for end to seasonal clock changes 11 Apr 2025 - 06:55 pm
US President Donald Trump (C) looks on during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on April 10, 2025, in Washington, DC. Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP.
Xinhua, Malaysia top think tank sign exchange, cooperation agreement 11 Apr 2025 - 06:41 pm
Peninsula
China lifts tariffs on US goods to 125% as trade war escalates 11 Apr 2025 - 05:41 pm
A man works at a Christmas tree factory for export and domestic markets in Jinhua, China's eastern Zhejiang province on April 11, 2025. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP)
Over 76,000 people die alone in Japan in 2024 11 Apr 2025 - 05:19 pm
This general view shows an elevated expressway alongside highrise buildings in downtown Osaka on April 10, 2025. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP)
France urged to find 'humane' solution after Spain refuses to take in two orcas 11 Apr 2025 - 05:18 pm
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Penguin in a box caused South Africa chopper crash 11 Apr 2025 - 05:02 pm
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Putin to meet Trump envoy Witkoff for Ukraine talks 11 Apr 2025 - 04:44 pm
This combination of pictures created on April 11, 2025 shows, L-R, US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on February 18, 2025 and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on March 18, 2025. Photo by EVELYN HOCKSTEIN and Maxim Shemetov / POOL / AFP.
China-ASEAN partnership vital for regional prosperity: Malaysian officials 11 Apr 2025 - 04:42 pm
Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Fadillah Yusof delivers a speech at the China-ASEAN Media and Think Tank Forum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 11, 2025. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)
Recovering pope 'happy' to get out and about: Vatican 11 Apr 2025 - 03:45 pm
This video grab taken from a footage released by Ansa shows Pope Francis, who is recovering from life-threatening pneumonia, during an unscheduled visit to St Peter's Basilica in The Vatican on April 10, 2025. (Photo by ANSA / AFP)