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Zimbabwe opposition condemn one-sided by-elections 09 Dec 2023 - 05:28 pm
Party supporters hold placards as they protest outside the home of recalled Member of Parliament for Mabvuku-Tafara constituency, Munyaradzi Kufahakutizwi of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) opposition party, in Harare on December 9, 2023 after his candidature was disqualified by the courts in the current by-elections held in Zimbabwe. (Photo by Jekesai NJIKIZANA / AFP)
Maduro uses Guyana tension, opposition arrests to remain in chargein Venezuela 09 Dec 2023 - 05:22 pm
This handout picture released by the Venezuelan Presidency shows Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaking during a meeting outside the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas on December 8, 2023. (Photo by MARCELO GARCIA / Venezuelan Presidency / AFP)
China sees COP28 progress on fossil fuels 09 Dec 2023 - 04:52 pm
China's special climate envoy Xie Zhenhua gives a press conference at the United Nations climate summit in Dubai on December 9, 2023. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)
Kyiv says IOC allowing Russian athletes is 'encouraging' war in Ukraine 09 Dec 2023 - 03:24 pm
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In throes of German budget crisis, Scholz rejects benefit cuts 09 Dec 2023 - 02:23 pm
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz gives a speech during the party congress of his social democratic SPD party in Berlin on December 9, 2023. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP)
Azerbaijan has 'consensus' to host 2024 climate summit 09 Dec 2023 - 01:12 pm
People walk at the venue of the COP28 United Nations climate summit in Dubai on December 6, 2023. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)
Sydney bakes in hottest day in three years 09 Dec 2023 - 12:25 pm
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Philippines accuses Chinese coast guard of shooting water cannon on its boats 09 Dec 2023 - 11:37 am
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LIVE UPDATES: Battle rages across Gaza as US veteos UN ceasefire call 09 Dec 2023 - 08:53 am
Smoke billows following an Israeli strike in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on December 8, 2023. (Photo by Mahmud Hams / AFP)
Biden silent as son Hunter indicted on multiple tax charges 08 Dec 2023 - 10:30 pm
File: US President Joe Biden, with son Hunter Biden, arrives at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in Syracuse, New York, on February 4, 2023. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP)
Putin says he will run for re-election in 2024 08 Dec 2023 - 07:13 pm
File: Russian President Vladimir Putin poses for a photograph as he rests during his holiday in Siberian federal district on March 21, 2021. (Photo by Alexey Druzhinin / Sputnik / AFP)
Indonesia suspects human trafficking behind increased Rohingya refugee numbers 08 Dec 2023 - 06:55 pm
This picture taken on November 18, 2023 in the Batee subdistrict in Aceh Province's Pidie region shows the two boats that carried Rohingya refugees to Batee and Laweung on November 14 and November 15, 2023. (Photo by Chaideer Mahyuddin / AFP)
Calls mount for calm as Guyana-Venezuela border tensions soar 08 Dec 2023 - 06:12 pm
General view of Venezuela's National Assembly during the presentation of the new map of Venezuela with the accession of Guyana Essequiba during a session at the National Assembly in Caracas, taken on December 6, 2023. (Photo by Pedro Rances Mattey / AFP)
Judge rules against Prince Harry in early stage of libel case against Daily Mail publisher 08 Dec 2023 - 05:42 pm
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Gaza cannot afford to lose another hospital bed: WHO 08 Dec 2023 - 03:38 pm
An injured Palestinian child is rushed into a hospital following Israeli bombardment on Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on December 8, 2023. Photo by AFP
Thailand hikes minimum wage to help workers battle high cost of living 08 Dec 2023 - 02:12 pm
A general view shows a BTS commuter train as it passes with the backdrop of the Bangkok skyline on June 2, 2023. Photo by Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP
Russia opens probe into emergency landing of airliner 08 Dec 2023 - 01:41 pm
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German rail workers begin 24-hour strike as pay talks stall 08 Dec 2023 - 01:32 pm
Employees walk past ICE highspeed trains that are standing still in the main train station of Munich, southern Germany, during a wage strike by German train drivers on December 8, 2023. Photo by Michaela Rehle / AFP