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Defence 'geek' Ishiba becomes Japan PM 01 Oct 2024 - 04:09 pm
Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on October 1, 2024. (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki / Pool / AFP)
Japan finds body drifting in sea 10 days after severe floods 01 Oct 2024 - 04:00 pm
(Files) This file photo taken on September 23, 2024 shows Takaya Kiso (C) searching for his missing daughter among debris. (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki / AFP)
Germany inaugurates IBM's first European quantum data centre 01 Oct 2024 - 03:49 pm
The IBM Quantum System One can be seen during the inauguration of IBM's quantum data centre at the IBM Campus in Ehningen, southern Germany, on October 1, 2024. (Photo by Silas Stein / AFP)
France begins low speed limit rollout on Paris ring road 01 Oct 2024 - 03:16 pm
Construction workers install a 50km/h speed limit sign on Paris' ring road, the boulevard peripherique, at the Porte d'Ivry in Paris, on September 30, 2024. Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP
UNICEF appeals for $105 million aid to assist families, children in Lebanon 01 Oct 2024 - 03:08 pm
A picture shows a view of the destruction at the site of an overnight Israeli airstrike on the Laylaki neighbourhood in Beirut's southern suburbs on October 1, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
Two London teens in hospital after suspected acid attack 01 Oct 2024 - 03:03 pm
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Anger in Nepal over relief delays as flood toll hits 225 01 Oct 2024 - 02:07 pm
A general view of a landslide-affected village is pictured following heavy rains in Lalitpur district on the outskirts of Kathmandu on October 1, 2024. (Photo by Prakash Mathema / AFP)
Ghana plans three-day protest over illegal mining, arrests 01 Oct 2024 - 12:19 pm
Peninsula
Lufthansa extends suspension of Beirut flights 01 Oct 2024 - 12:00 pm
:Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted a neighborhood in Beirut's southern suburb early on October 1, 2024. (Photo by Fadel ITANI / AFP)
Assange says 'pleaded guilty to journalism' to gain freedom 01 Oct 2024 - 11:49 am
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, next to his wife Stella Assange, speaks during a parliamentary hearing at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, eastern France, on October 1, 2024. (Photo by Frederick Florin / AFP)
Tokyo recovers some losses to lead markets higher 01 Oct 2024 - 11:10 am
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US East Coast dockworkers strike halts half ocean shipping 01 Oct 2024 - 10:54 am
Cranes used for shipping containers rise from the Port of Newark on September 30, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by SPENCER PLATT / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Multiple deaths in school bus fire in Thailand: PM 01 Oct 2024 - 10:48 am
Firefighters and rescue workers stand next to a burnt-out bus that was carrying students and teachers on the outskirts of Bangkok, on October 1, 2024. (Photo by Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP)
India police detain top activist after month-long climate march 01 Oct 2024 - 09:56 am
Screen grab of a video shared by the climate activist on his social media.
Coldplay ticket scalping fiasco sparks backlash in India 01 Oct 2024 - 09:50 am
Coldplay frontman Chris Martin. File photo for representation only.
Israeli forces begin ‘ground raids' in south Lebanon 01 Oct 2024 - 08:06 am
Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted a neighborhood in Beirut's southern suburb early on October 1, 2024. (Photo by Fadel Itani / AFP)
Israel intensifies bombing of southern Lebanon 30 Sep 2024 - 10:44 pm
Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Khiam on September 30, 2024. (Photo by Rabih Daher / AFP)
100 deaths put Hurricane Helene at US election center stage 30 Sep 2024 - 10:18 pm
Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump delivers remarks to the press in the aftermath of powerful storm Helene at Chez What furniture store in Valdosta, Georgia, September 30, 2024. (Photo by Chandan Khanna / AFP)