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US House sends Senate must-pass bill to avert government shutdown 12 Mar 2025 - 06:51 pm
US House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks to reporters outside of the House Chambers following a series of votes at the Capitol on March 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images via AFP)
Lawyers of arrested Philippine ex-president Duterte demand his return to Manila 12 Mar 2025 - 06:33 pm
A demonstrator waves a Philippines national flag and holds a banner reading
Beijing to roll out AI lessons for primary, secondary students 12 Mar 2025 - 06:30 pm
The CCTV Headquarters building (L) is seen as pedestrians walk along the Central Business District (CBD) in Beijing on March 11, 2025. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP)
Dog shoots man in bed, 'paw stuck in trigger' 12 Mar 2025 - 06:00 pm
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Pakistan security forces free 190 hostages in train siege 12 Mar 2025 - 04:39 pm
Soldiers secure Mach railway station after Pakistani security forces freed some passengers following a security operation against armed militants who ambushed the train in the remote mountainous area, in Mach, southwestern Balochistan province on March 12, 2025. (Photo by Banaras KHAN / AFP)
Ukraine showed readiness for ceasefire, Russia must now respond: Zelensky 12 Mar 2025 - 04:16 pm
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to the media during a press conference in Kyiv on March 12, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Roman PILIPEY / AFP)
Snorkel with me to understand climate change, Palau president tells Trump 12 Mar 2025 - 04:00 pm
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Albania ban only latest setback for TikTok 12 Mar 2025 - 02:47 pm
This file photo taken on March 16, 2023 shows the TikTok logo displayed outside the social media app's company offices in Culver City, California. Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP
Captain of cargo ship in North Sea crash is Russian: vessel owner 12 Mar 2025 - 01:48 pm
Smoke rises from the MV Solong cargo ship in the North Sea, off the coast of Withernsea, east of England, on March 11, 2025. (Photo by Paul Ellis / AFP)
Indian artisans keep traditional toymaking alive 12 Mar 2025 - 12:50 pm
A hand-painted Channapatna doll displayed for sale at artisan Venkatesh's toy store in Channapatna in the Ramanagara district of India's Karnataka state. (Photo by Idrees Mohammed / AFP)
Smog bound Indian cities dominate global pollution rankings: report 12 Mar 2025 - 11:28 am
(Files) A general view shows the Signature Bridge over the Yamuna River on a smoggy winter morning in New Delhi on December 20, 2024. (Photo by Arun Sankar / AFP)
Ukraine backs 30-day ceasefire as US ends aid freeze 12 Mar 2025 - 10:17 am
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) and US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz (R) speak with the media following meetings with a Ukrainian delegation in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, March 11, 2025. (Photo by Saul Loeb / POOL / AFP)
Mongolia's children choke in toxic pollution 12 Mar 2025 - 09:25 am
This photo taken on February 18, 2025 shows people walking as motorists commute on a road on a polluted day in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia. (Photo by Jade Gao / AFP)
Lake Geneva's fish threatened by warming waters: experts 12 Mar 2025 - 08:57 am
This photograph shows the Lake Geneva after sunset above the vineyard terraces of Lavaux, near Chexbres, western Swizterland, on March 6, 2025. (Photo by Fabrice Coffrini / AFP)
Trove of dinosaur footprints found at Australian school 12 Mar 2025 - 08:21 am
This undated handout photo released on March 12, 2025 shows a boulder sitting outside a school containing dinosaur footprints, in the town of Biloela. (Photo by Handout / University of Queensland / AFP)
Egyptian Tourism Ministry announces discovery of 2,600-year-old pot 11 Mar 2025 - 11:47 pm
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70,000 worshipers perform Isha, Taraweeh prayers at Al Aqsa Mosque 11 Mar 2025 - 10:30 pm
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Sudan's grain production in 2024-2025 summer season reaches 6.6 mln tons minister 11 Mar 2025 - 10:16 pm
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