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Spanish family missing after tourist boat sinks in Indonesia 27 Dec 2025 - 10:00 am
This handout picture taken and released on December 27, 2025 by Labuan Bajo's Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS Labuan Bajo) shows members of search and rescue teams prepare to search for missing foreign tourists in the waters of Padar Island, in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara, after a tourist boat suffered engine failure and sank. Photo by Handout / BASARNAS / AFP
Powerful explosions heard in Ukraine's capital 27 Dec 2025 - 09:58 am
People take shelter at a metro station during Russian air attacks in Kyiv on December 27, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Photo by Serhii Okunev / AFP
Thailand and Cambodia agree to 'immediate' ceasefire: joint statement 27 Dec 2025 - 09:12 am
This handout photo released by Agence Kampuchea Press (AKP) on December 27, 2025 shows Cambodia's defence minister Tea Seiha (L) and Thailand's defence minister Nattaphon Narkphanit (R) posing with documents during the special General Border Committee (GBC) meeting at a border checkpoint in Thailand's Chanthaburi province. Photo by Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP) / Agence Kampuchea Press (AKP) / AFP
Four hikers found dead on Greek mountain 26 Dec 2025 - 11:24 pm
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15 injured in knife, liquid attack in Japan 26 Dec 2025 - 11:21 pm
This picture taken on December 26, 2025 shows the Yokohama Rubber Mishima Plant in Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP)
Germany supports consideration of age limits for social media use 26 Dec 2025 - 10:07 pm
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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia condemns attack on mosque in Syria's Homs 26 Dec 2025 - 07:57 pm
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Palestinian killed by Israeli fire in northern Gaza 26 Dec 2025 - 07:43 pm
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Turkiye foils ISIS plan for New Year's eve terrorist attack 26 Dec 2025 - 07:42 pm
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China revises rules for cross-border RMB payment system 26 Dec 2025 - 07:00 pm
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GCC condemns attack targeting mosque in Syria's Homs 26 Dec 2025 - 06:41 pm
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Judge jails ex-Malaysian PM Najib for 15 more years after new graft conviction 26 Dec 2025 - 06:15 pm
Malaysia's former prime minister Najib Razak (2R) leaves after his verdict in the 1MDB trial at the Palace of Justice, which houses the Malaysian Court of Appeal and Federal Court, in Putrajaya on December 26, 2025. (Photo by Mohd RASFAN / AFP)
Japanese stocks hit record highs amid easing debt concerns 26 Dec 2025 - 06:03 pm
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Germany's digital minister says open to social media ban for children 26 Dec 2025 - 05:14 pm
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Libya, Türkiye to send black box of crashed plane to Germany for analysis 26 Dec 2025 - 04:53 pm
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UN says Guinea election campaign marked by 'intimidation' 26 Dec 2025 - 04:19 pm
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Syria says Homs bombing 'desperate attempt' to destabilise country 26 Dec 2025 - 04:00 pm
This handout photograph released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on December 26, 2025, shows the aftermath of the explosion inside Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib Mosque in the Wadi al-Dahab neighborhood of Homs. A deadly explosion hit a mosque in a predominantly Alawite area of Syria's Homs on December 26, said authorities who reported at least six people killed. (Photo by HANDOUT / SANA / AFP
Thailand PM expresses hope for ceasefire with Cambodia 26 Dec 2025 - 03:55 pm
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