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China quake survivors recover in hospitals as toll rises to 135 21 Dec 2023 - 11:56 am
A patient with injuries following an earthquake remains under observation at a hospital in Dahejia in Jishishan County in northwest China's Gansu province on December 21, 2023. (Photo by Pedro Pardo / AFP)
LIVE UPDATES: Israel continues bombardment as UN chief urges for more aid to Gaza 21 Dec 2023 - 11:55 am
A fireball erupts after Israeli strike over Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on December 20, 2023. (Photo by Said Khatib / AFP)
China urges Philippines to make 'rational choice' over maritime tensions 21 Dec 2023 - 11:19 am
Handout photo taken and released on December 10, 2023 shows a China Coast Guard vessel (R) using water cannon against the M/L Kalayaan chartered supply boat (L) during a mission to deliver provisions at Second Thomas Shoal in disputed waters of the South China Sea. (Photo by Handout / Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) / AFP)
Fading colours: Bangladesh's threatened rickshaw art 21 Dec 2023 - 07:40 am
This photograph taken on December 13, 2023 shows a bicycle rickshaw adorned with colourful artwork depicting film actors, in Dhaka. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman / AFP)
UN Security Council Gaza vote postponed again 20 Dec 2023 - 11:18 pm
Members of the UN Security Council hold sideline meetings as they take a break at the United Nations headquarters on December 19, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago /Getty Images/AFP)
Suriname court upholds 20-year sentence for ex-president in murder trial 20 Dec 2023 - 10:52 pm
General view of the Surinamese Court of Justice during the sentence against former President Desi Bouterse in Paramaribo, on December 20, 2023. (Photo by Ranu Abhelakh / AFP)
Icelandic volcano eruption eases as evacuated village remains off limits 20 Dec 2023 - 07:41 pm
 Molten lava is comming out from a fissure on the Reykjanes peninsula 3km north of the evacuate town of Grindavik, western Iceland on December 19, 2023. (Photo by Kristinn Magnusson / AFP) /
Continued Israeli aggression causes complete telecommunications, internet blackout in Gaza 20 Dec 2023 - 06:05 pm
Peninsula
Pakistan ex-premier Imran Khan to run in upcoming elections from prison 20 Dec 2023 - 05:41 pm
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DR Congo votes for president, MPs amid delays, conflict in east 20 Dec 2023 - 05:18 pm
Congolese police officers block an entry after voters forced their way into a voting station in Kinshasa on December 20, 2023. (Photo by JOHN WESSELS / AFP)
India growth may falter if inflation stays elevated: RBI says 20 Dec 2023 - 04:47 pm
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Africa Cup of Nations organisers confident no repeat of Cameroon tragedy 20 Dec 2023 - 04:34 pm
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Japan to introduce limited rideshare system next fiscal year 20 Dec 2023 - 03:22 pm
A commuter travels on a bus in Tokyo's Ginza district at dusk on December 13, 2023. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)
Hundreds battle wildfire threatening S. Africa naval base 20 Dec 2023 - 03:14 pm
A South African firefighter is seen near a house surounded by flames as a fire rages on the mountain above Simon's Town on December 20, 2023. (Photo by GIANLUIGI GUERCIA / AFP)
Kyrgyzstan backs new flag, says 'smiling' sun to aid growth 20 Dec 2023 - 03:07 pm
(Files) Demonstrators protest against the changing of the Kyrgyz national flag in Bishkek on December 9, 2023. (Photo by Vyacheslav Oseledko / AFP)
EU agrees 'historic' reform of asylum laws 20 Dec 2023 - 02:55 pm
Peninsula
Music gives Gaza children respite from horrors of war 20 Dec 2023 - 02:28 pm
Ruaa Hassouna plays music for Palestinian children on her Oud (Ud, or oriental lute) as Palestinian children participate in an activity aimed to support their mental health on December 18, 2023. (Photo by Said Khatib / AFP)
World Bank releases $250 mn to boost Sri Lanka reforms 20 Dec 2023 - 01:20 pm
A beggar sits beside a Christmas tree along a road in Colombo on December 20, 2023. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)