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France says to deploy 43,000 police, troops at D-Day celebrations 30 May 2024 - 05:55 pm
Rear Amiral Keith B. Davids gives a speech during the inauguration of a new monument dedicated to the NCDUs (Naval Combat Demolition Units) and Scouts and Raiders (Scouts et Commandos) on May 30, 2024 at Omaha Beach, Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer, northwestern France, as part of the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Photo by LOU BENOIST / AFP.
Iran opens registration for presidential candidates 30 May 2024 - 05:49 pm
Iranian parliament lawmaker Abbas Moghtadaei registers at the elections registration office in Tehran on May 30, 2024, on the first day of signing up ahead of the country's election of a new president next month. Photo by AFP.
Experts warn of heat risks as India's temperatures climb again 30 May 2024 - 03:50 pm
A white Bengal tiger cools off in a pond at an enclosure on the hot summer day at Arignar Anna Zoological Park, in Chennai on May 30, 2024. (Photo by R.Satish Babu / AFP)
'All eyes on Rafah' image shared 44 mn times online 30 May 2024 - 01:11 pm
The picture being shared on social media.
Gunmen murder Rohingya teacher and student in Bangladesh 30 May 2024 - 12:52 pm
This photo taken on May 24, 2024 shows Rohingya refugees walking down a path at a Rohingya refugee camp in Ukhia in Bangladesh's southeastern Cox's Bazar district. (Photo by AFP)
Indonesia volcano belches ash tower 2 km into the sky 30 May 2024 - 12:44 pm
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LIVE UPDATES: No safe shelter in Gaza as Israel takes over Philadelphi corridor 30 May 2024 - 10:00 am
Palestinian children stand next to the rubble of the Zaqout family' house hit during overnight Israeli bombardment in Nuseirat, in the central Gaza Strip, on May 30, 2024. (Photo by Bashar Taleb / AFP)
Google to invest $2 billion in Malaysian data center and cloud hub 30 May 2024 - 08:33 am
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Long queues as South Africa votes with ANC rule in balance 30 May 2024 - 12:12 am
Voters wait in line at night outside the city hall voting station in Durban on May 29, 2024. (Photo by Zinyange Auntony / AFP)
Palestinian president, French counterpart discuss latest developments in Gaza 29 May 2024 - 11:37 pm
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Turkish president criticizes international community's silence on Gaza 29 May 2024 - 10:13 pm
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Singapore Airlines jet endured huge swings in gravitational force during turbulence: report 29 May 2024 - 09:43 pm
AFP file photo
Brazil withdraws its ambassador to Israel 29 May 2024 - 08:29 pm
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
North Korea launches waste-filled balloons to taunt the South 29 May 2024 - 08:15 pm
This handout photo taken by the South Korean Defence Ministry between the night of May 28 and 29, 2024 and released on May 29 shows unidentified objects believed to be North Korean propaganda material attached to balloons on a street in Chungnam Province. (Photo by Handout / South Korean Defence Ministry / AFP) 
New volcanic eruption on Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula: weather office 29 May 2024 - 05:55 pm
Picture taken with a drone on April 13, 2024 at Svartsengi near Grindavik, Iceland, shows an aerial view of a volcanic eruption at Sundhnukagigar in southwest Iceland, ongoing for a month. Photo by Jeremie RICHARD / AFP
Panda diplomacy is back: China sending two bears to Washington 29 May 2024 - 05:46 pm
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Junior doctors in England to strike days before election 29 May 2024 - 04:01 pm
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Delhi temperature hits highest ever in India: weather bureau 29 May 2024 - 03:50 pm
Men cover their head with cloth on a hot summer afternoon in New Delhi on May 29, 2024, amid ongoing heatwave. (Photo by Arun Sankar / AFP)