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Lisbon funicular crash probe to publish first report 20 Oct 2025 - 03:45 pm
An excavation in the railway is pictured at the site of the Gloria funicular accident after the wreckage was removed in Lisbon on September 5, 2025. Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP
Japan coalition deal paves way for Takaichi to be first woman PM 20 Oct 2025 - 01:57 pm
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) President Sanae Takaichi (R) and Japan Innovation Party (JIP) leader Hirofumi Yoshimura pose for the media on October 20, 2025. (Photo by Kazuhiro Nogi / AFP)
EU states agree to end Russian gas imports by end 2027 20 Oct 2025 - 01:35 pm
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Toxic haze chokes Indian capital 20 Oct 2025 - 01:29 pm
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Billions lost to illegal tin mining every year: Indonesia president 20 Oct 2025 - 01:23 pm
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto speaks beside stacks of banknotes on October 20, 2025. Photo by Bay Ismoyo / AFP
Cargo plane from Dubai skids off Hong Kong runway, kills two 20 Oct 2025 - 01:10 pm
An ACT Airlines Boeing 747-400 cargo aircraft (L), wet leased by Emirates SkyCargo, is seen in the water after veering off the runway on October 20, 2025. (Photo by Peter Parks / AFP)
Amazon's cloud services hit by global outage 20 Oct 2025 - 12:48 pm
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Rodrigo Paz emerges as the new president of Bolivia 20 Oct 2025 - 12:15 pm
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IN PHOTOS: French police hunt Louvre jewel thieves 20 Oct 2025 - 11:59 am
French police officers stand in front of the Louvre Museum after robbery, in Paris on October 19, 2025. Photo by DIMITAR DILKOFF / AFP
Russia records 4.8 magnitude earthquake 20 Oct 2025 - 10:30 am
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Reem Al Hashimy stresses collective regional efforts for lasting Gaza peace 20 Oct 2025 - 10:25 am
UAE's Minister of State for International Cooperation H E Reem Al Hashimy speaking at the Mediterranean Dialogues Conference in Italy.
Europe and the Mediterranean: A shared destiny in fragmented world 20 Oct 2025 - 09:57 am
Croatia’s Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Gordan Grlić-Radman (second left) with Secretary General of the Mediterranean (UFM) Nasser Kamel (second right) and Director-General for the Middle East and North Africa at the European Commission Stefano Sannino (right) during the panel session.
4.3-magnitude earthquake strikes Iran's Kerman province 20 Oct 2025 - 12:10 am
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Polls close as Bolivians look to the right for economic salvation 19 Oct 2025 - 11:39 pm
Bolivia's former president and presidential candidate for the Freedom and Democracy (Libre) alliance, Jorge
Bangladesh offers 3-day fee waiver for flights after airport fire 19 Oct 2025 - 11:05 pm
This photo taken on Oct. 18, 2025 shows a massive fire in the cargo area of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua)
Food poisoning sickens 49 in Russia's Buryatia republic 19 Oct 2025 - 11:01 pm
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Egypt urges truce in Sudan to pave way for lasting ceasefire 19 Oct 2025 - 10:31 pm
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty. File photo.
5.3-magnitude quake hits west of Kirakira, Solomon Islands: USGS 19 Oct 2025 - 10:15 pm
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