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China's Xi calls for Gaza ceasefire 21 Nov 2024 - 12:08 am
China's President Xi Jinping speaks as he and Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva give a joint statement to the press after a meeting at Planalto Palace in Brasilia on November 20, 2024. (Photo by Evaristo SA / AFP)
US vetoes Gaza ceasefire call at UN 20 Nov 2024 - 08:58 pm
US Alternate Ambassador to the United Nations Robert Wood raises his hand to veto a draft resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, during a United Nations Security Council meeting to discuss the situation in the Middle East on November 20, 2024, at UN headquarters in New York City. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP)
Palestinian Presidency confirms rejection of establishing buffer zone in northern Gaza to distribute humanitarian assistance 20 Nov 2024 - 06:24 pm
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Alleged Thai cyanide serial killer sentenced to death 20 Nov 2024 - 05:57 pm
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'Rust' to premiere three years after on-set shooting 20 Nov 2024 - 05:42 pm
US film director Joel Souza (L) and cinematographer Bianca Cline (R) stand on stage before the first screening of the
General strike in Greece against cost of living 20 Nov 2024 - 05:27 pm
People demonstrate in the streets of Athens on November 20, 2024, during a 24-hour nationwide strike called by unions against the rising cost of living. Photo by Aris MESSINIS / AFP
One Direction stars attend Liam Payne's funeral in UK 20 Nov 2024 - 05:07 pm
Pallbearers carry the coffin of the late One Direction singer Liam Payne, into the church ahead of his funeral service in the Home Counties, to the west of London, on November 20, 2024. Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP
UN nuclear chief welcomes Iran's 'concrete step' on uranium stockpile 20 Nov 2024 - 04:51 pm
Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) speaks to journalists during his press conference after the IAEA's Board of Governors meeting at the agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria on November 20, 2024. (Photo by Joe Klamar / AFP)
Philippine hatchling stirs hope for endangered eagle 20 Nov 2024 - 03:55 pm
This handout photo taken on November 10, 2024 and released on November 20 shows chick number 30 after its hatching at the facility of the National Bird Breeding Sanctuary (NBBS) in Davao City, on the southern island of Mindanao. (Photo by Handout / Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) / AFP)
2024's record ocean heat revved up Atlantic hurricane wind speeds: study 20 Nov 2024 - 03:25 pm
Contractors work to remove garbage and debris from Clearwater Bay in Clearwater Beach, Florida, following the passage of Hurricane Milton on October 11, 2024.
Belarussian twins missing on Turkish mountain 20 Nov 2024 - 02:38 pm
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Japan ramps up tech ambitions with $65 bn for AI, chips 20 Nov 2024 - 02:35 pm
This file photo taken on May 10, 2023 shows visitors walking past a sign (L) promoting ChatGPT, a hugely popular language app that has sparked a rush in artificial intelligence technology, during the three-day 7th AI Expo, part of NexTech Week Tokyo 2023, Japan's largest trade show for artificial intelligence technology companies, at Tokyo Big Sight. Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP
China urges 'calm' after Putin decree on broader use of nuclear weapons 20 Nov 2024 - 12:47 pm
Russia's President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow on November 18, 2024. Photo by Vyacheslav PROKOFYEV / POOL / AFP.
Bangladesh ex-police chief faces crimes against humanity charges 20 Nov 2024 - 12:16 pm
Police personnel escort detainees Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun (C), a former police inspector general and Ziaul Ahsan (back 2R), a former military general and former director general of the National Telecommunication Monitoring Centre (NTMC), to Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) court in Dhaka on November 20, 2024. Photo by Munir UZ ZAMAN / AFP.
India to bail long-term prisoners awaiting trial 20 Nov 2024 - 11:04 am
File picture of India's Home Minister Amit Shah
SpaceX fails to repeat Starship booster catch, as Trump watches on 20 Nov 2024 - 10:24 am
The SpaceX Starship lifts off from Starbase near Boca Chica, Texas, on November 19, 2024, for the Starship Flight 6 test. (Photo by Chandan Khanna / AFP)
Techno Q secures tenders in Saudi Arabia 20 Nov 2024 - 10:23 am
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US will provide antipersonnel mines to Ukraine: US official 20 Nov 2024 - 10:16 am
A woman attends a protest to show solidarity with Ukraine shows marking of 1000 days of the start of the war in Ukraine, placed at city center in Vienna, Austria on November 19, 2024. (Photo by Joe Klamar / AFP)