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76 dead as Philippine authorities begin victim identification in Palawan ferry fire 12 Sep 2026 - 06:57 pm
This handout photo taken on September 11, 2026 and released by the Philippine coast Guard (PCG), shows an aerial shot of the ill-fated M/V June Aster with coast guard personnel on board (bridge) off the shores of Coron town, Palawan province. (Photo by Handout / Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) / AFP)
China, Russia, Iran leaders gather in India as BRICS nations seek common ground 12 Sep 2026 - 02:22 pm
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, China's President Xi Jinping arrives before the start of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12, 2026. (Photo by Alexander Kazakov / Pool / AFP)
First bodies of Philippines ferry fire victims land as toll hits 35 12 Sep 2026 - 10:47 am
Philippine coast Guard personnel in protective suit carry body bags of victims from a ferry fire blaze to a tent for identification at the port of Borac in Coron, Palawan province on September 12, 2026. (Photo by Ron Lopez / AFP)
How China and Nepal are battling flood rumours online 12 Sep 2026 - 09:51 am
(Files) An aerial view shows houses lying deluged in sludge after flash floods at Devighat, Bidur Municipality in Nepal's Nuwakot district on August 27, 2026. (Photo by Prabin Ranabhat / AFP)
Children in flood-hit Nepal grapple with loss, cling to hope 12 Sep 2026 - 09:25 am
Children, separated from their parents from the flash floods, study at a temporary learning centre run by Save the Children charity in Nepal's Nuwakot district on September 11, 2026. (Photo by Prakash Mathema / AFP)
Philippine coast guard recovers 30 bodies after passenger ferry blaze 11 Sep 2026 - 05:02 pm
This handout photo taken on September 11, 2026 and released by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) shows a coast guard helicopter flying over the M/V June Aster ferry off the shore in Coron, Palawan province. (Photo by Handout / Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) / AFP)
Cyberattack targets Japan's Digital Agency, putting personal data at risk 11 Sep 2026 - 04:51 pm
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Nepal flood reconstruction bill to be $4.78 bn: foreign ministry 11 Sep 2026 - 02:47 pm
A man carrying his belongings walks past a damaged house in the aftermath of flash floods at Trishuli in Nepal's Nuwakot district on September 11, 2026. (Photo by Prakash MATHEMA / AFP)
Philippine Coast Guard battles smoke in search for ferry fire missing 11 Sep 2026 - 01:26 pm
This handout photo taken on September 11, 2026 and released by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) shows a burnt vehicle and the burnt frames of motorbikes in the cargo hull of the M/V June Aster off the shores of Coron town, Palawan province. (Photo by Handout / Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) / AFP)
18th BRICS Summit in India; big bets on the future of cooperation between Global South 11 Sep 2026 - 12:05 pm
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World Cup winner Juan Mata hangs up boots at Melbourne Victory 11 Sep 2026 - 11:08 am
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Myanmar airport shut after rebel drone attack: security sources 11 Sep 2026 - 11:04 am
(FILES) A Myanmar Airways International passenger plane is parked at the Mandalay International Airport in Mandalay on September 18, 2025. (Photo by Sai Aung MAIN / AFP)
Japan seeks change to new UN world map over Russia 'misconception' 10 Sep 2026 - 02:29 pm
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'Heavy casualties' in fire on foreign-flagged ship at China port 10 Sep 2026 - 01:58 pm
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Indonesia rescues six orangutans from fires in a week 10 Sep 2026 - 01:50 pm
This handout picture taken on September 8, 2026 and released on September 10, 2026 by Indonesia's Ministry of Forestry and Yayasan Inisiasi Alam Rehabilitasi Indonesia (YIARI) shows a young orangutan during a rescue operation in Pemangkat village in West Kalimantan province. (Photo by Muffidz Ma'sum / YIARI / AFP)
Mount Fuji ends hiking season with landslide, two rescues 10 Sep 2026 - 12:15 pm
This handout photo taken on September 9, 2026 and received from Shizuoka prefecture on September 10, 2026 shows vehicles buried by mud and debris after a landslide swept into the parking lot at Fifth Station of Mount Fuji's Fujinomiya Trail in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture. (Photo by Shizuoka Prefecture / AFP)
Philippine ferry fire kills 5, dozens missing 10 Sep 2026 - 08:03 am
This handout photo taken and received from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on September 10, 2026 shows the ruins of a ferry that caught fire off Palawan. (Photo by Handout / Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) / AFP)
Rain, energy costs push Thailand’s industrial sentiment down in August 10 Sep 2026 - 02:00 am
Commuters drive past commercial and residential buildings during the early evening rush hour traffic in Bangkok on September 4, 2026. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP)

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SNCF workers stand next to a derailed train carriage in Cléon, northwestern France, on September 12, 2026, the morning after the train derailed. (Photo by Guillaume Saligot / AFP) French police suspect train derailment was sabotage: police source
Representational file photo Belgium authorities investigate first probable local West Nile human infection case
Representational file photo of a member of the UK police UK police ban masks at planned protests

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Nigeria's Inspector-General of Police Olatunji Disu poses for a portrait inside his office at the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters, Louis Edet House, in Abuja, on September 9, 2026. (Photo by Light Oriye Tamunotonye / AFP) Nigeria police chief vows 'safe, secure' vote despite insecurity
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File photo of a member of the Mexican police for representational purposes only Eight people rescued from clandestine CJNG cartel facility in Mexico
Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during her daily press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City on September 9, 2026. (Photo by Alfredo ESTRELLA / AFP) Sheinbaum says 'Mexico is nobody's pinata' in response to Rubio
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