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Pet dog helps rescue owner who fell into frozen Michigan lake 21 Jan 2024 - 02:48 pm
Screengrab from Motor Carrier Officer Kammeron Bennetts' body cam.
Trump mocks Nikki Haley's first name in latest example of attacking rivals based on race 20 Jan 2024 - 06:37 pm
Former UN Ambassador and 2024 presidential hopeful Nikki Haley takes part in a round table discussion at the Polaris Charter School in Manchester, New Hampshire, on January 19, 2024. The state's primary is scheduled for January 23, 2024. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP)
Zelenskyy calls Trump's rhetoric about Ukraine's war with Russia 'very dangerous' 20 Jan 2024 - 05:52 pm
US Republican presidential hopeful and former US President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event in Concord, New Hampshire, on January 19, 2024. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP)
Boeing 747 cargo plane makes emergency landing in Miami 19 Jan 2024 - 03:37 pm
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Who's running for US president? See a rundown of the major 2024 candidates 18 Jan 2024 - 08:47 pm
Children listen as Republican presidential candidate, former US President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Atkinson Country Club on January 16, 2024 in Atkinson, New Hampshire. (Photo by Brandon Bell / Getty Images via AFP)
Arrest warrant out for Suriname's fugitive ex-president 17 Jan 2024 - 11:12 pm
File: Suriname former President Desi Bouterse leaves the High Court of Justice after his appeal case against the Court Martial sentence of 20-year jail for his involvement in the murder of 15 people when he ruled in 1982 during his military government, in Paramaribo on January 5, 2023. (Photo by Ranu Abhelakh / AFP)
Brazilian police investigating death of Manhattan art dealer as 'homicide' 16 Jan 2024 - 08:08 pm
High-rise buildings are pictured at dusk in the Manhattan borough of New York city on January 14, 2024. (Photo by Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP)
Vivek Ramaswamy suspends 2024 Republican presidential bid and endorses rival Donald Trump 16 Jan 2024 - 04:17 pm
(Files) US entrepreneur and Republican presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy speaks during the PrayVoteStand Summit in Washington, DC, on September 15, 2023. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP)
OpenAI won't let politicians use its tech for campaigning, for now 16 Jan 2024 - 03:39 pm
(Files) This illustration photograph taken on October 30, 2023, in Mulhouse, eastern France, shows figurines next to a screen displaying a logo of OpenAI. (Photo by Sebastien Bozon / AFP)
Donald Trump's grip on Republican politics is put to the test in ice-cold Iowa's leadoff caucuses 15 Jan 2024 - 10:19 pm
A campaign sign supporting Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is stuck in the snow on January 15, 2024, in Pella, Iowa. (Photo by JOE RAEDLE / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Brazil's Rio de Janeiro confronts flood damage after heavy rain kills at least 11 15 Jan 2024 - 09:27 pm
A man carrying a water bottle wades through the water in a flooded area of the Lote XV community in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, on January 15, 2024. (Photo by Mauro PIMENTEL / AFP)
US defense chief Lloyd Austin released from hospital 15 Jan 2024 - 08:31 pm
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. File photo.
Bernardo Arevalo faces huge challenges after finally being sworn in as Guatemala's president 15 Jan 2024 - 06:39 pm
Guatemala's new President Bernardo Arevalo waves after swearing in during his inauguration ceremony at the Miguel Angel Asturias Cultural Centre in Guatemala City, early on January 15, 2024. (Photo by Johan ORDONEZ / AFP)
Arctic freeze continues blasting huge swaths of US with sub-zero temperatures 15 Jan 2024 - 06:12 pm
A person walks back to his home after checking the mailbo as a snowy and freezing cold weather system passes through the area on January 13, 2024, in Casey, Iowa. (Photo by JOE RAEDLE / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
In Photos: Arctic freeze continues to blast huge swaths of the US with sub-zero temperatures 15 Jan 2024 - 09:48 am
Ice forms along a dam built in the Des Moines River as temperatures remain below zero Fahrenheit on January 14, 2024, in Des Moines, Iowa. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP
Colombia landslide death toll rises to 36 15 Jan 2024 - 08:53 am
Members of the rescue team find a corpse of a victim in the area of a landslide in the road between Quibdo and Medellin, Choco department, Colombia on January 14, 2024. Photo by Fredy Builes / AFP
All remaining hostages seized in Ecuador prison riots freed 14 Jan 2024 - 03:41 pm
Prison officials who were being held hostage by inmates leave in a pick-up truck upon being released from Machala prison, in Machala, Ecuador, on January 13, 2024. (Photo by Ariel Suarez / AFP)
Kerry to step down as Biden administration’s climate envoy 13 Jan 2024 - 11:51 pm
John Kerry. File photo.

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Children sit on doorstep of a damaged building in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip, on January 10, 2026. (Photo by Bashar Taleb / AFP) 439 Palestinians killed since Gaza ceasefire agreement began: Human Rights Center
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Image shared on social media 'Genius' chimpanzee Ai dies in Japan at 49
Nepali youth queue to submit applications for temporary police personnel for the upcoming general elections outside the District Police Range office in Kathmandu on January 11, 2026. (Photo by Prakash Mathema / AFP) Nepal's unemployed youth scramble for election jobs
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