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South Korean president faces second impeachment vote as thousands rally 14 Dec 2024 - 09:07 am
People take part in a protest calling for the ouster of South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol outside the National Assembly in Seoul on December 14, 2024. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)
Malaysian veteran dives water hazards for sunken golf treasure 14 Dec 2024 - 08:53 am
In this picture taken on November 11, 2024, Sumadi Ibrahim shows a golf ball he found inside a pond at a course in Shah Alam, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. (Photo by Mohd Rasfan / AFP)
France's Mayotte on highest alert as Cyclone Chido nears 14 Dec 2024 - 08:39 am
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Japan space firm postpones second attempt at orbit 14 Dec 2024 - 08:32 am
(Files) This frame grab taken from AFPTV via online footage broadcast by Wakayama Telecasting Corp. (WTV) on March 13, 2024 shows a small rocket being launched by Tokyo-based startup Space One, at the Spaceport Kii site in Kushimoto, Wakayama prefecture. AFP Photo / AFPTV via Wakayama Telecasting Corp. (WTV)
US, China agree to extend Science and Technology Agreement for five years 14 Dec 2024 - 12:02 am
Peninsula
G7 leaders call for peaceful, inclusive transition process in Syria 13 Dec 2024 - 11:37 pm
This handout picture taken in Rome and released on December 13, 2024 by Italy's Prime Minister press office (Palazzo Chigi Press Office), shows a screen displaying the G7 leaders meeting by video link. From top left : Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz, France's France's Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, US President Joe Biden, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and President of the European Council Antonio Costa. (Photo by Handout / Palazzo Chigi press office / AFP) 
Over two-thirds of displaced families in east Sudan short of food: NGO 13 Dec 2024 - 11:16 pm
File: Sudanese people who fled escalating violence in the al-Jazira state are pictured at a camp for the displaced in the eastern city of Gedaref on November 23, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
Six rare giant catfish surface in Cambodia 13 Dec 2024 - 10:42 pm
This handout from USAID Wonders of the Mekong taken on December 10, 2024 and released on December 13, 2024 shows people carrying a Mekong giant catfish in Cambodia's Tboung Khmum Province.  (Photo by Chhut Chheana / USAID Wonders of the Mekong / AFP)
Indian actor arrested after stampede death at film screening 13 Dec 2024 - 10:09 pm
Indian actor Allu Arjun (centre) comes out of the Chikkadpally police station following his arrest by the police in Hyderabad on December 13, 2024. (Photo by Noah Seelam / AFP)
Filipina on Indonesia death row says planned transfer 'miracle' 13 Dec 2024 - 09:38 pm
Filipino drug convict on death row in Indonesia, Mary Jane Veloso, shows a batik design she created during her time at Yogyakarta Women's Correctional Institution Class IIB in Wonosari, Yogyakarta on December 13, 2024. (Photo by Devi Rahman / AFP)
France's Macron names centrist ally Bayrou as PM 13 Dec 2024 - 09:17 pm
France's outgoing Prime minister Michel Barnier (left) applauds newly-appointed Prime Minister and President of the Democratic Movement (MoDem) party Francois Bayrou (right) during a handover ceremony at the Hotel Matignon in Paris on December 13, 2024. (Photo by Abdul Saboor / POOL / AFP)
Thousands of Syrians celebrate in streets, calling for unity 13 Dec 2024 - 08:27 pm
This aerial view shows people celebrating the ouster of Syria's president Bashar Al Assad near the landmark Damascus Sword sculpture at the Umayyad Square in central Damascus on December 13, 2024. (Photo by Sameer Al-Doumy / AFP)
Kyrgyzstan warns power supply at risk as demand hits record 13 Dec 2024 - 07:32 pm
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Second martial law impeachment vote for South Korean president on knife edge 13 Dec 2024 - 06:31 pm
Demonstrators sit on a road as they take part in a protest calling for the ouster of South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol on a road near the National Assembly in Seoul on December 13, 2024. Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP.
Georgia crisis deepens as government set to name far-right president 13 Dec 2024 - 06:10 pm
Anti-government protesters wave a Georgian (L) and European Union (R) flag during a demonstration against the Georgian government's postponement of European Union accession talks until 2028, outside the Parliament in central Tbilisi on December 12, 2024. Photo by Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP.
German hospitals fear labour shortages if Syrians leave 13 Dec 2024 - 04:54 pm
Members of the Syrian community hols flags of Syria and Germany as they rally on December 8, 2024 in Berlin, Germany, to celebrate the end of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad's rule after rebel fighters took control of the Syrian capital Damascus overnight. Islamist-led rebels toppled Syria's longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in a lightning offensive that a UN envoy called
Boeing invests $1 bn to boost 787 production 13 Dec 2024 - 04:52 pm
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'Syria freed!': thousands cheer at famed Damascus mosque 13 Dec 2024 - 04:24 pm
This aerial view shows pigeons flying as people crowd outside the 8th-century Umayyad mosque and the Hamidiyah covered market in the old city of Damascus on December 13, 2024 during first weekly Muslim Friday prayers since the ouster of president Bashar al-Assad. Photo by Bakr ALKASEM / AFP.