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'Red alert': Fires drive tropical forest loss to record high 21 May 2025 - 07:16 am
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Spain denies power generation control centers subjected to cyber attack In April 20 May 2025 - 10:53 pm
A woman uses her phone's torch while she walks her dog as the street lies in complete darkness during a massive power cut affecting the entire Iberian peninsula and the south of France, in Vigo on April 28, 2025. Photo by MIGUEL RIOPA / AFP
Spain calls on European Union to reassess relations with Israeli entity 20 May 2025 - 06:45 pm
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French Foreign Minister affirms his country's determination to recognise Palestinian State 20 May 2025 - 05:40 pm
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Three injured in Finnish school stabbing, suspect arrested 20 May 2025 - 12:45 pm
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Pope offer to host Russia-Ukraine talks welcomed by international leaders 19 May 2025 - 10:41 pm
This photo taken and handout on May 18, 2025 shows Pope Leo XIV greeting the crowd from the Pope mobile before a Holy mass for the beginning of his pontificate, in St Peter's square in The Vatican. (Photo by Handout / Vatican Media / AFP)
UK forges new ties with EU in post-Brexit era 19 May 2025 - 02:09 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L), Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy (2L), Britain's Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office for the Constitution and European Relations Nick Thomas-Symonds (3L), European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas (4R), European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (3R), European Council President Antonio Costa (2R) and EU Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, Maros Sefcovic attend a meeting, during the UK-EU Summit at Lancaster House in London on May 19, 2025. (Photo by Kin Cheung / Pool / AFP)
Pro-EU centrist wins tense Romania presidential vote rerun 18 May 2025 - 11:43 pm
Romanian presidential candidate Nicusor Dan greets supporters after exit poll results were announced in Bucharest, on May 18, 2025. (Photo by Daniel Mihailescu / AFP)
Austria's JJ wins Eurovision 2025 with opera-techno fusion 18 May 2025 - 10:16 pm
Austrian singer Johannes Pietsch aka JJ, winner of the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest, holds up the trophy as he arrives at Vienna International Airport in Schwechat, Austria on May 18, 2025. (Photo by Joe Klamar / AFP) /
Vance, Zelensky meet in Rome amid Trump push for Ukraine ceasefire 18 May 2025 - 09:57 pm
This handout photograph taken and released by Ukrainian Presidential press-service on May 18, 2025 shows President Volodymyr Zelensky and Vice President of the United States JD Vance talking during their meeting in Rome. (Photo by Handout / Ukrainian Presidential press-service/ AFP)
Poland votes in tight election as Europe watches 18 May 2025 - 09:48 pm
A voter casts his voting ballot at a polling station in Warsaw, Poland, on May 18, 2025, during the first round of the presidential elections. (Photo by Wojtek Radwanski / AFP)
Ukraine says Russia launched 'record' drone barrage 18 May 2025 - 03:48 pm
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (2ndR) and his wife Elena arrive to attend a Holy Mass for the Beginning of the Pontificate of Pope Leo XIV, in St Peter's square in The Vatican on May 18, 2025. (Photo by Isabella Bonotto / AFP)
Elton John blasts UK government over 'criminal' copyright plans 18 May 2025 - 03:06 pm
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French town breaks smurf number world record 18 May 2025 - 12:50 pm
Participants wearing smurf (schtroumpf) costumes take part in an attempt to break the world record for the largest gathering of smurfs, in Landerneau, western France, on May 17, 2025. (Photo by Fred Tanneau / AFP)
Turkish President announces discovery of 75 bcm natural gas reserve 17 May 2025 - 09:39 pm
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Eurovision says 'wait and see' on Celine Dion 17 May 2025 - 04:02 pm
A giant screen shows Canadian singer Celine Dion giving a recorded message during the dress rehearsal for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Fabrice Coffrini / AFP)
Man badly hurt by falling palm tree at Cannes film festival 17 May 2025 - 03:17 pm
Emergency services assist a passerby injured after an old palm tree fell along the Boulevard de la Croisette, on May 17, 2025. (Photo by Miguel Medina / AFP)
Cat on train tracks? 20 minutes to retrieve it, France says 16 May 2025 - 06:35 pm
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Africa

Peninsula WFP slashes emergency food aid to Somalia by two-thirds amid severe funding shortfall
Residents sit in a pool of water due to the flooding of the Nile river in the Sudanese village of Wad Ramli north of Khartoum on October 1, 2025. (Photo by Ebrahim Hamid / AFP) Sudan's capital confronts Nile's wrath in record flood
Peninsula Prime Minister of Morocco affirms responsiveness to youth demands and readiness for dialogue
File photo for representational purposes only. Ghana raises cocoa prices following Ivory Coast hike

Americas

File photo of US President Donald Trump US President calls Israel stop bombing Gaza immediately
A view of the US Capitol building on the third day of the US government shutdown in Washington, DC, on October 3, 2025. (Photo by Alex Wroblewski / AFP) US government shutdown to drag into next week
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent listens as US President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a bilateral lunch with Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store in the Cabinet Room at the White House on April 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by CHIP SOMODEVILLA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) US Treasury Department mulls minting $1 coin with Trump's image
A firefighting crew works to contain a fire at the Fire Chevron Products Company El Segundo Refinery in the early morning hours on October 3, 2025, in El Segundo, California, following an explosion at the oil refinery that occurred late on October 2. Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP Fire at Chevron refinery in California contained with no injuries

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Minister of State for Foreign Trade Affairs, H E Dr. Ahmed bin Mohamed Al-Sayed and Secretary of State for Economy of the Portuguese Republic, H E João Rui Ferreira with other officials.

Minister of State for Foreign Trade Affairs co-chairs second session of Qatari–Portuguese Joint Committee