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Trump's return darkens mood as Germany heads to elections 23 Jan 2025 - 11:40 am
Photo used for representational purposes. An election campaign ad poster of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) features German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, SPD's main candidate, in Dortmund, western Germany on January 21, 2025, ahead of the parliamentary elections in February. The slogan on the placard reads:
Video: Four people die in Cambodia in Lunar New Year gift crush 23 Jan 2025 - 11:32 am
This photo taken and released by Fresh News shows a crowd gathering at the mansion of Cambodian tycoon Sok Kong to receive red envelopes, in Phnom Penh. (Photo by Fresh News / AFP)
Billionaire Bloomberg to fund UN climate body after US withdrawal 23 Jan 2025 - 11:07 am
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Nearly 200 Bangkok schools close over air pollution 23 Jan 2025 - 10:54 am
File picture: The city skyline is pictured amid high levels of air pollution in Bangkok on October 18, 2023. Photo by Alex Ogle / AFP
Video: Mass evacuations after explosive new fire erupts near Los Angeles 23 Jan 2025 - 10:51 am
Flames from the Hughes Fire burn a hillside in Castaic, a northwestern part of Los Angeles County, California, on January 22, 2025. Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP.
A 1,000-pound moose fell into an icy lake. Rescuers had to get creative. 22 Jan 2025 - 11:12 pm
A moose after it was rescued from being stuck in a partially frozen lake in Hamilton County, New York. Pic: NYSDEC
Syria to draft new constitution and open economy to foreign investment, says Foreign Minister 22 Jan 2025 - 10:51 pm
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Trump to Putin: Make Ukraine deal now or face tougher sanctions 22 Jan 2025 - 10:32 pm
This combination of pictures created on November 7, 2024 shows former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (left) in Cumming, Georgia, on October 15, 2024, and Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Kazan on October 24, 2024. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage and Alexander Nemenov / AFP)
UN Secretary-General warns against Israeli intentions to annex West Bank 22 Jan 2025 - 10:26 pm
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses the audience during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 22, 2025. (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP)
9-year-old Bangladeshi chess student defeats world number one Magnus Carlsen, claims coach 22 Jan 2025 - 08:50 pm
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Brazil saw 79% jump in area burned by fires in 2024 22 Jan 2025 - 08:10 pm
File: Aerial view of an area of Amazon rainforest deforested by illegal fire in the municipality of Labrea, Amazonas State, Brazil, taken on August 20, 2024. (Photo by Evaristo Sa / AFP)
Bangladesh scraps order against anti-government action 22 Jan 2025 - 07:56 pm
File photo: Student leaders and activists address protestors during a demonstration in Dhaka on October 22, 2024. (Photo by Abdul Goni / AFP)
Rwanda hosts conference to promote digital transformation in Africa 22 Jan 2025 - 07:37 pm
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Iranian military aircraft crashes, pilots survive 22 Jan 2025 - 06:41 pm
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South Africa 2024 inflation lowest in four years 22 Jan 2025 - 06:32 pm
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11 people run over by train in India 22 Jan 2025 - 05:49 pm
File photo for representation only. A passenger looks out from a carriage of a long-distance train in India. (Punit PARANJPE / AFP)
Malaysia's Anwar says don't single out China in sea tensions 22 Jan 2025 - 05:39 pm
Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim addresses a speech during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 22, 2025. (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP)
Indonesia rescuers search for survivors as landslide kills 19 22 Jan 2025 - 05:31 pm
Rescue teams, including Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS), the army, police, and volunteers, use high-pressure water to search for victims of a landslide triggered by heavy rain two days ago, which has so far claimed 19 lives, in Kasimpar Village, Central Java, on January 22, 2025. (Photo by DEVI RAHMAN / AFP)