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Xi calls for forging ahead with solid steps as SCO convenes largest-ever summit 02 Sep 2025 - 02:20 pm
Chinese President Xi Jinping chairs the 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Tianjin, north China, Sept. 1, 2025. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)
Scramble for survivors as Afghan earthquake death toll passes 1,400 02 Sep 2025 - 01:56 pm
An Afghan injured man receives intravenous drips in a corn field, after earthquakes at Mazar Dara village in Nurgal district, Kunar province, in Eastern Afghanistan, on September 1, 2025. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar / AFP)
Ageing UK nuclear plants to run longer: operators 02 Sep 2025 - 01:42 pm
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Landslide flattens Sudan village, kills more than 1,000: armed group 02 Sep 2025 - 01:42 pm
This handout image made available by the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM), on September 2, 2025, shows people inspecting the debris after a landslide devastated the village of Tarasin in Sudan's Jebel Marra area. (Photo by Sudan Liberation Movement /Army / AFP)
Over the Moon: Fake astronaut scams lovestruck Japanese octogenarian 02 Sep 2025 - 01:00 pm
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Philippines heralds opening of South Korean-run shipyard 02 Sep 2025 - 12:26 pm
This handout photo taken and released by the Philippines' Presidential Communications Office (PCO) on September 2, 2025 shows Philippines' President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (2nd L) inspecting the production during the inauguration of the Hyundai Shipyard in the province of Zambales. Photo by Handout / Presidential Communications Office (PCO) / AFP
North Korea's Kim in China ahead of massive military parade 02 Sep 2025 - 11:58 am
This frame grab made from AFPTV video footage taken on September 2, 2025 shows a train believed to be carrying leader Kim Jong Un approaching Beijing Railway Station in Beijing. (Photo by Agatha Cantrill / AFPTV / AFP)
'Fortress' on wheels: Kim Jong Un's bulletproof train 02 Sep 2025 - 11:29 am
This picture taken on September 1, 2025 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on September 2, 2025 shows North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (L) as he departs from Pyongyang by special train to visit China. Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP
Lebanese Prime Minister, UN Official discuss Syrian refugee issue 01 Sep 2025 - 11:41 pm
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GCC Ministerial Council welcomes Qatar's mediation efforts, hosting of 'Declaration of Principles' signing between Congo govt, M23 Movement 01 Sep 2025 - 11:32 pm
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Sri Lanka records nearly 200,000 foreign tourist arrivals in August 01 Sep 2025 - 10:03 pm
People take part in the Colombo International Kite Festival in Colombo on August 24, 2025. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)
Ghana renews crackdown on illegal mining after deadly chopper crash 01 Sep 2025 - 09:57 pm
Soldiers carry a coffin of the deceased at the Air Force Base in Accra, Ghana, on Aug. 6, 2025. The Presidency of the Republic of Ghana/Handout via Xinhua
Afghanistan earthquake death toll rises to 812, flattens villages 01 Sep 2025 - 09:54 pm
An man Afghan walks past a damaged house following earthquakes in the Mazar Dara village of Nurgal, a district of the Kunar Province, in Eastern Afghanistan, on September 1, 2025. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar / AFP)
Nestle sacks CEO Freixe over office relationship 01 Sep 2025 - 09:33 pm
CEO Laurent Freixe attends a general shareholders meeting of Swiss food giant Nestle in Ecublens, near Lausanne, on April 16, 2025. (Photo by Gabriel Monnet / AFP)
Thailand's business sentiment rises in August 01 Sep 2025 - 09:28 pm
File photo. Traffic at an underpass in Bangkok, Thailand.
Pakistan reports new polio case, totaling 24 so far in 2025 01 Sep 2025 - 07:33 pm
File photo for representational purposes only.
Unabating Israeli bombing of Gaza Strip kills 41 since dawn today 01 Sep 2025 - 07:04 pm
Palestinians mourn by the shrouded body of a relative killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza City the previous night, at Al-Shifa hospital on September 1, 2025. (Photo by BASHAR TALEB / AFP)
Apple to lower iPhone 12 radio power across EU 01 Sep 2025 - 06:45 pm
An Apple logo is seen on the outside of an Apple store as new iPhones are released for sale in San Francisco, California on September, 22, 2017. Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP