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Mass Ukraine drone barrage kills 4 in Russia: Moscow 17 May 2026 - 11:41 am
This handout photograph posted on the official Telegram channel of Moscow Region Governor Andrey Vorobyov on May 17, 2026 shows a burning building following an air attack at an undisclosed location in the Moscow region, amid the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict. (Photo by Handout / Telegram / @vorobiev_live / AFP)
Nepali duo break own records on Everest 17 May 2026 - 11:16 am
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Qantas flight diverted after man bites flight attendant 17 May 2026 - 08:07 am
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India scrambles to steady rupee as oil shock bites 17 May 2026 - 07:59 am
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WHO declares international emergency as Ebola outbreak kills more than 80 in DR Congo 17 May 2026 - 07:26 am
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Royal Oman Police reports four deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning 16 May 2026 - 07:39 pm
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UK's ex-health minister Streeting says will run to replace PM Keir Starmer 16 May 2026 - 06:54 pm
Britain's Health Secretary Wes Streeting leaves Number 10 Downing Street after attending a cabinet meeting in central London on May 12, 2026. Photo by BROOK MITCHELL / AFP
Uganda Reports Death of Man from DRC Due to Ebola, Affirms Situation Under Control 16 May 2026 - 06:45 pm
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Iraq announces decline in oil Production to 1.4 million barrels per day 16 May 2026 - 06:24 pm
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Car crashes into pool at sports center, swimmers rescue driver 16 May 2026 - 06:22 pm
A surveillance camera screenshot shows a car plunging into a swimming pool at a sports center in South Gyeongsang Province on Saturday. Photo credit: Gyeongnam Provincial Police via The Korea Herald
Samsung Electronics Chairman apologizes amid growing strike threat 16 May 2026 - 06:18 pm
People walk past the Samsung logo displayed on a glass door at the company's Seocho building in Seoul on April 30, 2025. Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP
Indian southern state's chief appeals for population growth 16 May 2026 - 05:57 pm
A general view of houses along the hilltop as seen from Indru Nag near Dharamsala on May 15, 2026. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP)
No vaccine for latest Ebola outbreak, DRC warns as as toll hits 80 16 May 2026 - 05:56 pm
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Israeli provocations must end before peace can be built in region, says Turkish President 16 May 2026 - 05:50 pm
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Whale that was rescued after stranded in Germany found dead in Denmark 16 May 2026 - 05:47 pm
(Files) Aerial photo taken on April 29, 2026, shows the rescued humpback whale in a special barge along the Danish coastline enroute back to the North Sea after it beached on a sandbank near the city of Luebeck, in late March. (Photo by Philip Dulian / dpa / AFP) /
Pakistani minister arrives in Tehran to 'facilitate' US-Iran peace talks: media 16 May 2026 - 05:42 pm
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Indonesian president recognises 'problems' with free meal scheme 16 May 2026 - 05:41 pm
Commercial high-rises buildings are pictured behind low-rise buildings in Jakarta on May 7, 2026. (Photo by BAY ISMOYO / AFP)
Maldives rescue diver dies in search for missing Italians 16 May 2026 - 05:13 pm
A tourist, along with guides, returns after an open-water diving session near Rasfannu Beach in Malé on May 15, 2026. Photo by Mohamed Afrah / AFP