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Jordan supports Qatar, Egypt, US efforts for Gaza ceasefire 23 Apr 2025 - 11:25 pm
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India suspends water-sharing treaty, Pakistan promises tit-for-tat response 23 Apr 2025 - 11:21 pm
An Indian military helicopter is seen in flight as viewed from Baisaran, a day after tourist attack in Pahalgam, about 90 kms (55 miles) from Srinagar on April 23, 2025. (Photo by TAUSEEF MUSTAFA / AFP)
China to launch Shenzhou-20 manned spaceship on Thursday 23 Apr 2025 - 10:41 pm
A poster of China's President Xi Jinping is seen beside a slogan referencing China's space ambitions at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the Gobi desert in northwest China on April 23, 2025, a day before the launch of the Shenzhou-20 mission. (Photo by Pedro Pardo / AFP)
Entry ban to Makkah for expats without Hajj permit comes into force 23 Apr 2025 - 09:10 pm
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UNESCO officials call for inclusion of AI in Africa's school curricula 23 Apr 2025 - 08:14 pm
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India vows swift response over Kashmir attack: Defence minister 23 Apr 2025 - 07:48 pm
Mourners light candles in Amritsar on April 23, 2025, as they pay tribute to tourists who were shot dead by terrorists in Kashmir's Pahalgam. (Photo by Narinder Nanu / AFP)
Indonesia's QRIS transactions surge nearly 170 pct 23 Apr 2025 - 07:39 pm
This aerial picture shows an under construction building among skyscrapers in Jakarta's business district on April 14, 2025. (Photo by BAY ISMOYO / AFP)
Trump's administration moves to scrap artificial food dyes 23 Apr 2025 - 07:36 pm
In this photo illustration, a Takis Blue Heat bag is seen on a table on April 23, 2025 in New York City. Photo illustration by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
South Africa sees first drop in inflation in 5 months 23 Apr 2025 - 06:46 pm
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Africa food security programme to lose $40m in USAID funding 23 Apr 2025 - 06:36 pm
View of the logo of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) at its office in Tegucigalpa taken on February 6, 2025. Photo by Orlando SIERRA / AFP
Trump Jr. to visit S. Korea next week as trade war rumbles on 23 Apr 2025 - 06:08 pm
An elderly woman walks in the Dongmyo Flea Market in Seoul on April 15, 2025. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP)
Suspected Kenya ant smugglers to be sentenced in May 23 Apr 2025 - 05:52 pm
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Gaza rescuers recover charred bodies as Israeli strikes kill 17 23 Apr 2025 - 05:16 pm
A Palestinian man stand over covered bodies, killed in an Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter, at the morgue of the Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on April 23, 2025. Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP
Dutch court lifts protection for foreigners who fled Ukraine 23 Apr 2025 - 05:08 pm
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Philippines declares four days of national mourning for pope 23 Apr 2025 - 04:39 pm
This photo shows the Philippine national flag flying at half-mast at the city hall in Tacloban City, province of Leyte on April 22, 2025, a day after the death of Pope Francis. Photo by Jam STA ROSA / AFP
Peruvian John Kennedy stages dramatic jailbreak 23 Apr 2025 - 03:49 pm
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What we know ahead of Pope Francis's funeral 23 Apr 2025 - 02:49 pm
Pilgrims and visitors queue at St Peter's Square to enter the St Peter's Basilica and pay respects to the late Pope in the Vatican on April 23, 2025. Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP
Powerful 6.2-magnitude quake hits off Istanbul coast 23 Apr 2025 - 02:30 pm
Local residents wait in a street in Istanbul on April 23, 2025, following an initial quake at 12:49 pm (0949 GMT) followed by three others of with magnitudes of 4.4 to 4.9. Photo by KEMAL ASLAN / AFP