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Sri Lanka's extreme weather death toll rises to 607 05 Dec 2025 - 05:51 pm
Commuters drive through a flooded street amid heavy rains in Colombo on December 5, 2025. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)
GCC states warn of implications of EU's proposed Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Legislation 05 Dec 2025 - 03:30 pm
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Pandas and ping-pong: Macron ending China visit on lighter note 05 Dec 2025 - 03:25 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron plays table tennis during a meeting with Chinese and French table tennis players and students at Sichuan University in Chengdu, in southwestern China's Sichuan province on December 5, 2025. (Photo by Sarah Meyssonnier / POOL / AFP)
UNIFIL condemns Israeli airstrikes on Southern Lebanon 05 Dec 2025 - 02:52 pm
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TikTok to comply with 'upsetting' Australian under-16 ban 05 Dec 2025 - 02:49 pm
The TikTok logo is seen outside the Chinese video app compan's Los Angeles offices in Culver City, California, on April 4, 2025. Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP
India's regulator withdraws pilot rest policy after IndiGo chaos 05 Dec 2025 - 01:11 pm
Labourers work atop an under-construction building as an Indigo aircraft prepares to land at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru on December 4, 2025. Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP
Hong Kong removes construction netting after deadly fire 04 Dec 2025 - 03:43 pm
A construction worker removes the netting of bamboo scaffolding at Sui Wo Court housing estate in Fo Tan district of Hong Kong on December 4, 2025. (Photo by Philip Fong / AFP)
Kate Winslet 'so proud' as directorial debut premieres 04 Dec 2025 - 03:20 pm
British actress Kate Winslet and her son US-English actor and writer Joe Anders pose on the red carpet upon arrival to attend the world premiere of the film
EU hits Meta with antitrust probe over WhatsApp AI features 04 Dec 2025 - 02:56 pm
This photograph taken on January 12, 2023 in Toulouse, southwestern France shows a smartphone and a computer screen displaying the logos of WhatsApp app and its parent company Meta. Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP
Meta starts removing under-16s from social media in Australia 04 Dec 2025 - 02:37 pm
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Chaos after India's biggest airline cancels 1,200 flights 04 Dec 2025 - 02:06 pm
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Trump pardons Democratic congressman in bribery case 04 Dec 2025 - 02:03 pm
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Indian boy earns official chess rating -- aged three 04 Dec 2025 - 01:12 pm
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France detects two MERS virus cases among tour group 04 Dec 2025 - 11:44 am
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UN Security Council delegation in Syria on first-ever visit 04 Dec 2025 - 10:28 am
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa (C) attends a reception with United Nations Security Council delegation at the Presidential Palace in Damascus on December 4, 2025. Photo by Louai Beshara / AFP
Seoul says six nationals held in North Korea, vows to help them 04 Dec 2025 - 09:46 am
South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung holds a press conference at the Blue House in Seoul on December 3, 2025. (Photo by Anthony Wallace / AFP)
Rain forecasts raise fears in flood-hit Indonesia, Sri Lanka 04 Dec 2025 - 07:59 am
Residents salvage their belongings at an inundated house following flash floods in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah, in Wellampitiya on the outskirts of Colombo on December 3, 2025. (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara / AFP)
Havana and other parts of Cuba hit by blackout 03 Dec 2025 - 04:28 pm
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