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Gwyneth Paltrow defends against 'meritless' skiing lawsuit in Utah court 22 Mar 2023 - 12:11 am
US actress Gwyneth Paltrow looks on before leaving the courtroom in Park City, Utah, on March 21, 2023, where she is accused in a lawsuit of crashing into a skier during a 2016 family ski vacation, leaving him with brain damage and four broken ribs. (Photo by Rick Bowmer / POOL / AFP)
US tells China a Taiwan president stopover is 'nothing new' 21 Mar 2023 - 11:52 pm
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen (centre) visits a military base in Chiayi recently. File photo / AFP
Protests in Lebanon as pound hits new low against dollar 21 Mar 2023 - 11:36 pm
File Photo: Lebanese demonstrators block a road with burning tyres in front of the Electricite Du Liban company building in the southern city of Sidon, as the country struggles with a deep economic crisis. (AFP)
US renews opposition to Assad normalisation after UAE trip 21 Mar 2023 - 11:11 pm
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Ukrainian soldiers near finish of Patriot missile training 21 Mar 2023 - 11:06 pm
In this photograph taken on March 18, 2003 a US M1A1 Abrams tank from the US Army 3rd Infantry Division in the northern Kuwait desert advances close to Iraq. - The United States will deliver Abrams tanks to Ukraine by the fall of 2023 -- significantly faster than expected -- while Patriot air defenses will also arrive on an
Macron welcomes back to France journalist freed in Mali 21 Mar 2023 - 10:07 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron greets freed French hostage journalist Olivier Dubois, who was held hostage in Mali for nearly two years by the Support Group for Islam and Muslims (GSIM), upon his arrival at the Villacoublay airport, in Velizy-Villacoublay, near Paris, on March 21, 2023. - French journalist Olivier Dubois was released on March 20, 2023. (Photo by YVES HERMAN / POOL / AFP)
Japan's PM offers Ukraine support as China's Xi backs Russia 21 Mar 2023 - 09:36 pm
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pays his respect at the site of a mass grave found on the grounds of the church of Saint Andrew Pervozvannoho All Saints in the town of Bucha, during a visit to Ukraine on March 21, 2023. (Photo by Sergei Chuzavkov / AFP)
Strong quake has people fleeing homes in Afghanistan, Pakistan 21 Mar 2023 - 09:05 pm
People gather outside a mall following an earthquake in Islamabad, Pakistan, on March 21, 2023. - A strong earthquake lasting for at least 30 seconds was felt across much of Afghanistan, Pakistan and parts of India, with the United States Geological Survey putting the magnitude at 6.5. (Photo by Aamir QURESHI / AFP)
Google suspends Chinese shopping app amid security concerns 21 Mar 2023 - 07:11 pm
The suspension of the Pinduoduo app, mainly used in China, comes amid heightened US-China tensions over Chinese-owned apps such as TikTok. (AFP/File)
Ethiopia and Eritrea reject US war crimes charges 21 Mar 2023 - 07:04 pm
In this file photo taken on November 09, 2018 a man holds National flags of Eritrea (left) and Ethiopia as he waits for the arrival of Eritrea's President at the airport in Gondar, nothern Ethiopia. (Photo by EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP)
Putin hosts Xi in the Kremlin with imperial palace pageantry 21 Mar 2023 - 06:45 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with China's President Xi Jinping at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 21, 2023. (Photo by Pavel Byrkin / SPUTNIK / AFP)
Chad jails 400 rebels for life after ruler's death 21 Mar 2023 - 05:33 pm
In this file photo taken on April 23, 2021 Chad army officers carry the coffin of late Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno during the state funeral in N'Djamena. (Photo by Issouf Sanogo / AFP)
London police chief 'humbled' by withering report on force 21 Mar 2023 - 05:17 pm
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Drought in Spain's northeast empties reservoirs 21 Mar 2023 - 04:57 pm
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Ethiopia calls US warcrime allegations 'partisan' and 'inflammatory' 21 Mar 2023 - 01:00 pm
File photo: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) arrives for an official visit to Ethiopia, at the Bole International airport in Addis Ababa, on March 14, 2023. (Photo by TIKSA NEGERI / POOL / AFP)
Hong Kong rights activist Albert Ho arrested by national security police 21 Mar 2023 - 12:54 pm
In this file photo taken on March 25, 2021 Veteran pro-democracy activist and solicitor Albert Ho poses in Hong Kong. (Photo by Anthony Wallace / AFP)
Sri Lanka bailout conditional on tackling corruption: IMF 21 Mar 2023 - 12:17 pm
A vendor arranges vegetables as he waits for customers at a market in Colombo on March 21, 2023. - Sri Lanka must not allow entrenched corruption to undermine a bailout for its bankrupt economy, the IMF said on March 21, 2023 after signing off on a $3 billion loan for the crisis-hit nation. (Photo by ISHARA S. KODIKARA / AFP)
Sunken Philippine oil tanker found: officials 21 Mar 2023 - 11:51 am
In this handout photo received from the Philippine Coast Guard and taken on March 2, 2023, a coast guard personnel collects water sample from of an oil spill in the waters off Naujan, Oriental Mindoro. Photo by Handout / Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) / AFP
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