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South Korean court gives prison sentences to 3 police officers over deadly 2022 Halloween crush 30 Sep 2024 - 03:56 pm
Family members of Itaewon crush victims cry at the Seoul Western District Court in Seoul on September 30, 2024, after Yongsan-gu District Office mayor Park Hee-young was found not guilty in the Itaewon disaster case. Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP
100,000 have fled Lebanon for Syria due to Israeli strikes: UN 30 Sep 2024 - 03:00 pm
Civil defence workers dig through the rubble of a building at the site of an overnight Israeli airstrike that targeted a neighbourhood in the eastern city of Baalbek on September 30, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
Over 90,000 Georgia residents sheltering a day after chemical plant fire sends chlorine into the air 30 Sep 2024 - 02:44 pm
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Iran says will not send forces to confront Israel 30 Sep 2024 - 01:55 pm
A man walks past banners in Tehran bearing pictures of slain Lebanese Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah (top) and Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard general Abbas Nilfrushan, two days after their targeted assassination by Israeli forces in Beirut's southern suburbs, on September 29, 2024. Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP.
Nepal's urban poor count cost of 'nightmare' floods 30 Sep 2024 - 01:31 pm
Vendors clear mud from a vegetable market in a flood-affected area following heavy monsoon rains in Kathmandu on September 30, 2024. Photo by Prakash MATHEMA / AFP
Philippines' Marcos opens first EV battery plant 30 Sep 2024 - 12:21 pm
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EU to hold emergency talks on Lebanon escalation 30 Sep 2024 - 11:45 am
High Representaitve of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell speaks during a press conference following the EU Foreign Ministers meeting at the European Union Delegation headquarters ahead of the 79th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in New York on September 23, 2024. Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP.
Britain's last coal-fired electricity plant is closing, ending 142 years of coal power in the UK 30 Sep 2024 - 11:28 am
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Over 50 killed, scores injured in Israeli airstrikes on Baalbek, Lebanon 30 Sep 2024 - 11:04 am
Firefighters search for survivors inside an apartment building hit by an Israeli air strike in Beirut's Cola district, September 30, 2024. Photo by Fadel ITANI / AFP.
UK economy grew slower than thought in second quarter 30 Sep 2024 - 10:53 am
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Israeli airstrike hits Central Beirut 30 Sep 2024 - 10:43 am
People inspect the damage at the site of an overnight Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburb of Ghobeiry on September 30, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
California wildfire flareup prompts evacuation in San Bernardino County 30 Sep 2024 - 10:19 am
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Japan's next PM aims for snap election, stocks sink 30 Sep 2024 - 10:13 am
Shigeru Ishiba, the new head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), takes part in a press conference at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on September 30, 2024. Photo by Philip FONG / AFP.
Typhoon pounds remote Philippine island group near Taiwan 30 Sep 2024 - 10:08 am
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Some Republicans distance themselves from Trump's attack on Harris' mental fitness 30 Sep 2024 - 12:00 am
Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event at the Bayfront Convention Center in Erie, Pennsylvania, September 29, 2024. (Photo by Dustin Franz / AFP)
Thousands protest 'uncontrolled immigration' to Portugal 29 Sep 2024 - 11:42 pm
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Algeria, Niger discuss enhancing energy cooperation 29 Sep 2024 - 09:08 pm
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Austrians vote with far right in sight of historic win 29 Sep 2024 - 08:42 pm
Herbert Kickl, leader and top candidate of right-wing populist Freedom Party of Austria (FPOe) shakes hands with Karl Nehammer, Austrian Chancellor, leader and top candidate of Austrian People's Party (OeVP) at the start of a TV debate at the parliament after exit poll numbers were announced in Vienna on September 29, 2024, during Austria's general election.  (Photo by Hans Klaus Techt / APA / AFP)

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