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India's monsoon lashes Mumbai as rains arrive early 26 May 2025 - 11:35 am
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UK retailer suspends Labubu toy sales amid safety fears 26 May 2025 - 10:51 am
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Trump slams 'crazy' Putin as Russia pummels Ukraine with massive drone attack 26 May 2025 - 07:50 am
US President Donald Trump walks to speak to journalists before boarding Air Force One from Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, New Jersey, May 25, 2025, after spending the weekend in New Jersey. (Photo by Saul Loeb / AFP)
Ethiopia reports first mpox case 25 May 2025 - 11:51 pm
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'It's in our blood': how Vietnam adopted the Latin alphabet 25 May 2025 - 11:39 pm
This photo taken on May 15, 2025 shows Hoang Thi Thanh Huyen learning calligraphy at the home of calligrapher Nguyen Thanh Tung in Hanoi. (Photo by Nhac Nguyen / AFP) / 
34 killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza civil defense 25 May 2025 - 11:31 pm
A Palestinian man carries items he salvaged from a house targeted in an Israeli strike at the Nuseirat camp for refugees in the central Gaza Strip on May 24, 2025. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)
Türkiye, Pakistan to strengthen bilateral cooperation 25 May 2025 - 11:12 pm
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China, Indonesia sign MoU to expand local currency settlement cooperation 25 May 2025 - 10:43 pm
Chinese Premier Li Qiang holds talks with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 25, 2025. (Xinhua/Yan Yan)
Pakistan launches national polio vaccination drive 25 May 2025 - 10:16 pm
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Suriname votes for new government to steer oil windfall 25 May 2025 - 09:16 pm
Suriname's President Chandrikapersad Santokhi shows his ballot at a polling station during parliamentary elections in Paramaribo on May 25, 2025. (Photo by Juan Barreto / AFP)
Bangladesh tax workers end strike after government backtracks 25 May 2025 - 07:39 pm
Civil officials stage a demonstration inside the Secretariat building in Dhaka on May 25, 2025, demanding the repeal of a government order giving it greater power to sack employees for disciplinary breaches. (Photo by AFP)
Gaza death toll from Israeli offensive rises to 53,939 25 May 2025 - 06:56 pm
TOPSHOT - People watch as smoke billows following an Israeli strike in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip on May 25, 2025. (Photo by Bashar TALEB / AFP)
Malaysia urges ASEAN to speak up against 'double standards' on Gaza 25 May 2025 - 04:29 pm
Malaysia's Foreign Affairs Minister Mohamad Hasan attends a press conference ahead of the 46th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Kuala Lumpur on May 25, 2025. (Photo by Jam STA ROSA / AFP)
22 killed, many wounded as Israeli strikes continue in Gaza 25 May 2025 - 04:18 pm
People move past destroyed buildings as smoke billows following an Israeli strike in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip on May 25, 2025. (Photo by Bashar Taleb / AFP)
Iraq's water reserves lowest in 80 years: official 25 May 2025 - 03:14 pm
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Spain hosts European, Arab nations to pressure Israel on Gaza 25 May 2025 - 02:33 pm
Photo used for representational purposes. Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares in the Treaty Room of the State Department in Washington, DC, on May 22, 2025. Photo by Drew ANGERER / AFP.
At least 14 killed in Pakistan storms after heatwave 25 May 2025 - 01:40 pm
A man pours water for a chicken on a hot summer day in Rawalpindi on May 23, 2025. (Photo by Farooq Naeem / AFP)
Europe’s budget airlines to introduce option of ultra cheap standing seats starting 2026 25 May 2025 - 12:49 pm
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