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UK's mass facial-recognition roll-out alarms rights groups 24 Aug 2025 - 10:09 am
(Files) A van being used by the metropolitan police as part of their Facial Recognition operation is pictured in central London, on May 6, 2023. (Photo by Will Edwards/ AFP)
Fire at nuclear plant after Russia downs Ukrainian drone 24 Aug 2025 - 08:08 am
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US SpaceX launches 24 new Starlink satellites into low earth orbit 23 Aug 2025 - 11:28 pm
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South Africa pushes for Putin-Zelensky meeting 23 Aug 2025 - 10:12 pm
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa takes his seat for his bilateral meeting with Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (not pictured) on the sidelines of the second day of the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9) in Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture, south of Tokyo on August 21, 2025. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP)
Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes off El Salvador's Pacific coast 23 Aug 2025 - 09:48 pm
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'Far too late': Palestinians despair after UN declares famine in Gaza 23 Aug 2025 - 08:36 pm
A Palestinian boy extends an empty pot in front of a charity kitchen to receive cooked rice, in Gaza City on August 23, 2025. Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP.
Over 15,600 in Gaza, including 3,800 children, urgently need medical evacuation 23 Aug 2025 - 05:39 pm
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Easyjet flight does U-turn after passenger tries to enter cockpit 23 Aug 2025 - 03:41 pm
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Trump names close political aide as ambassador to India 23 Aug 2025 - 02:57 pm
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Spain's wildfires almost vanquished: official 23 Aug 2025 - 01:25 pm
A firefighter airplane battles a wildfire near the village of Vilaboa, northwestern Spain on August 22, 2025. (Photo by Miguel Riopa / AFP)
Berlin's 'Moors' Street' renamed after years of controversy 23 Aug 2025 - 12:54 pm
A worker installs a street sign bearing what is supposed to become the new name for the 'Mohrenstrasse' (Moor street), the 'Anton-Wilhelm-Amo-strasse' in Berlin on August 22, 2025. (Photo by John MacDougall / AFP)
Guinea's junta suspends three main political parties 23 Aug 2025 - 12:40 pm
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Two Dutch teens found dead in Istanbul hotel 23 Aug 2025 - 12:36 pm
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Texas adopts electoral map aimed at preserving Trump's Congress grip 23 Aug 2025 - 11:45 am
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Summer brings overtourism fears for 'Bavarian Caribbean' 23 Aug 2025 - 11:08 am
Tourists ride rental boats on the Eibsee lake, near Grainau, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, southern Germany on August 22, 2025. (Photo by Philipp Guelland / AFP)
Philippines hikes minimum wage for overseas domestic workers 23 Aug 2025 - 10:36 am
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Seoul says fired warning shots after North Korean troops crossed border 23 Aug 2025 - 09:24 am
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Pakistan FM heads to Bangladesh, highest level visit in years 23 Aug 2025 - 09:18 am
In this handout photograph taken and released by Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 23, 2025, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar (L) departs for Bangladesh. (Photo by HANDOUT / Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs / AFP)