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German push to ease citizenship rules passes Scholz’s cabinet 23 Aug 2023 - 01:53 pm
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (R) talks with German Minister for Housing, Urban Development and Building Klara Geywitz as they resume the weekly cabinet meeting after a summer break, on August 23, 2023 at the Chancellery in Berlin. Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP
China's sushi fans flounder over Fukushima water release 23 Aug 2023 - 01:36 pm
Fish from Japan is seen in a Japanese supermarket in Hong Kong on August 23, 2023. Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP
Teenager rescued from a broken cable car over Pakistan gorge says it was miracle 23 Aug 2023 - 01:05 pm
This handout photograph taken on August 22, 2023 and released by the Pakistan's Inter Service Public Relation (ISPR) shows an army soldier (top) rescuing a student survivor, who was trapped in a cable car following an incident, in Pashto village, northwestern Pakistan. (Photo by Handout / ISPR / AFP)
S. Korea conducts first civil defence drills in 6 years 23 Aug 2023 - 12:50 pm
A police officer controls traffic on an empty street during a civil defence drill against possible artillery attacks by North Korea in Seoul on August 23, 2023. Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP
French heatwave sets new late-summer record 23 Aug 2023 - 12:18 pm
Langeais' bridge is seen from the sand banks of the drought Loire river, central France, on August 22, 2023. (Photo by Guillaume Souvant / AFP)
Zimbabweans vote in tense poll as president seeks new term 23 Aug 2023 - 11:35 am
Voters wait to cast their votes next to a polling station during Zimbabwe's presidential and legislative elections in Bulawayo on August 23, 2023. (Photo by Zinyange Auntony / AFP)
India's historic cut-price Moon mission set for touchdown 23 Aug 2023 - 11:27 am
Students with painted faces surround a replica of the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft in Chennai on August 22, 2023. (Photo by R.Satish Babu / AFP)
Around 100,000 people evacuated due to floods in Pakistan 23 Aug 2023 - 11:24 am
People with their belongings wade through the flood affected area of Chanda Singh Wala village in Kasur district on August 22, 2023. (Photo by Arif ALI / AFP)
At least 17 killed in Indian railway bridge collapse: official 23 Aug 2023 - 10:41 am
Photo credit: Mizoram chief minister Zoramthanga on platform X
Trump to be booked at infamous Atlanta jail 23 Aug 2023 - 08:59 am
A Fulton County Sheriff officer stands at an entrance to the Fulton County Jail on August 22, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP
Russian army officials in Libya after Haftar invite 22 Aug 2023 - 11:49 pm
This frame grab taken from a video on the Telegram account of razgruzka_vagnera on August 22, 2023, shows the leader of Russia's Wagner mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin as he addresses the camera at an undisclosed location. (Photo by HANDOUT / TELEGRAM / @ razgruzka_vagnera / AFP)
China’s Xi attends BRICS dinner after skipping business forum 22 Aug 2023 - 11:43 pm
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa bestows the Order of South Africa to President of China Xi Jinping during Jinping's state visit at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on August 22, 2023. (Photo by Phill Magakoe / AFP)
Some Canadian wildfire evacuees return home as cooler weather brings relief 22 Aug 2023 - 10:18 pm
Performer Spandy Andy entertains families of evacuees from the Northwest Territories at the REMAX Field in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on August 21, 2023. (Photo by Andrej Ivanov / AFP)
Russia's Putin attends BRICS summit in South Africa remotely 22 Aug 2023 - 09:21 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his remarks virtually during the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg on August 22, 2023. (Photo by GIANLUIGI GUERCIA / AFP)
Rescuers save 8 people trapped in cable car dangling above canyon in Pakistan 22 Aug 2023 - 09:08 pm
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Thailand's ex-PM Thaksin jailed on return from exile 22 Aug 2023 - 07:38 pm
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra greets his supporters after landing at Bangkok's Don Mueang airport on August 22, 2023. (Photo by Manan Vatsyayana / AFP)
North Korea's Kim lambasts premier over flooding 22 Aug 2023 - 07:07 pm
This picture taken on August 21, 2023 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on August 22, 2023 shows North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un (centre) in waste-deep water as he visits the restoration site of reclaimed land which suffered flood damage due to the levee breaking in the western port city of Nampo. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP)
Athens district evacuated as Greek fire death toll hits 20 22 Aug 2023 - 06:56 pm
A firefighting vehicle rides on a road during a wildfire in Chasia in the outskirts of Athens on August 22, 2023. (Photo by Angelos Tzortzinis / AFP)