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South Lebanon hospital damaged as Israel keeps up strikes 23 May 2026 - 04:19 pm
People inspect the site of an Israeli strike in the southern Lebanese coastal city of Tyre on May 23, 2026. (Photo by Kawnat Haju/ AFP)
Commander-in-beef: Bangladesh's 'Donald Trump' buffalo wins fans 23 May 2026 - 02:53 pm
This photograph taken on May 17, 2026 shows a caretaker attending an albino buffalo nicknamed
French mother of boys abandoned in Portugal returns to court 23 May 2026 - 01:38 pm
Frenchwoman Marine Rousseau (L) leaves the Setubal courthouse, suspected of abandoning two children, in Setubal, Portugal, on May 23, 2026. (Photo by Filipe Amorim / AFP)
US green card seekers must now apply from home countries 23 May 2026 - 01:08 pm
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Three new Ebola cases confirmed in Uganda: ministry 23 May 2026 - 01:00 pm
Technicians install beds and other equipment inside the isolation area for suspected cases at CBCA Virunga Hospital during rehabilitation work aimed at preparing the facility to receive potential Ebola cases, on May 22, 2026. (Photo by Jospin Mwisha / AFP)
Hajj pilgrim numbers surpass 2025 arrivals  23 May 2026 - 12:47 pm
A Muslim worshipper prays near the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque complex in the holy city of Makkah on May 22, 2026, ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. (Photo by Zain JAAFAR / AFP)
Nearly 1,000 Afghan refugee families return home in 1 day 23 May 2026 - 12:38 pm
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Trump shares AI video tossing Stephen Colbert into dumpster  23 May 2026 - 12:29 pm
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Death toll rises to 14 in 2 road crashes of garment-workers transporting trucks in Cambodia 23 May 2026 - 12:23 pm
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Toll from Ukrainian strike on college in occupied town rises to 10: Russia-backed governor 23 May 2026 - 11:15 am
This handout picture released on May 22, 2026 by Leonid Pasechnik, the Moscow-installed head of the Luhansk region of Russian-controlled Ukraine, shows heavily damaged buildings of the Starobilsk professional college of the Luhansk Pedagogical University and its dormitory, following a drone attack in Starobilsk. (Photo by Handout / social media / AFP)
North Korean women crowned Asian club champions in South 23 May 2026 - 10:53 am
Naegohyang Women's FC players celebrate with the trophy during the victory ceremony after the AFC Women's Champions League final football match between North Korea's Naegohyang Women's FC and Japan's Tokyo Verdy Beleza in Suwon on May 23, 2026. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)
Thousands ordered to evacuate around leaking California chemical tank 23 May 2026 - 10:23 am
Evacuees check-in at a shelter after a chemical leak from a large storage tank threatened residents in Garden Grove, California on May 22, 2026. (Photo by Blake Fagan / AFP)
Eid shoppers hit by soaring sheep prices in Ivory Coast 23 May 2026 - 10:00 am
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China coal mine blast kills at least 82, more missing 23 May 2026 - 09:24 am
A general view of rescue team members and emergency vehicles arriving at the Liushenyu coal mine after a gas explosion in Changzhi, in northern China's Shanxi province on May 23, 2026. (Photo by CNS / AFP)
Rubio in India to renew ties after Trump's China lovefest 23 May 2026 - 09:01 am
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio gestures as he walks out of the international headquarters of Missionaries of Charity known as the
China set for latest space launch, with Hong Kong astronaut aboard 23 May 2026 - 08:28 am
Chinese astronauts Zhu Yangzhu (C), Zhang Zhiyuan (R) and Lai Ka-ying, for the upcoming Shenzhou-23 crewed spaceflight mission, meet the press at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, May 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)
WHO raises Ebola risk in DR Congo to very high 22 May 2026 - 07:41 pm
Dr Abdou Sebushishe (2nd L) Senior Health Advisor at International Medical Corps, guides and shows CBCA Virunga doctors how to properly put on single-use personal protective equipment provided by International Medical Corps, as part of support for Ebola virus disease prevention measures in Goma, on May 21, 2026. (Photo by Jospin Mwisha / AFP)
Kenya commits to expanding global tea markets to boost export earnings 22 May 2026 - 07:39 pm
Workers pick tea leaves at plantation in Nandi Hills, Kenya. File photo for representational purposes.