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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.
Death toll in Colombia landslide rises to 23: official 13 Jan 2024 - 06:10 pm
Handout picture released by the Government of Choco press office showing the area of a landslide in the road between Quibdo and Medellin, Choco Department, Colombia, on January 12, 2024. (Photo by Handout / GOBERNACION DE CHOCO / AFP)
Five inmates escape in new Ecuador prison break 13 Jan 2024 - 11:55 am
Army members patrol at the Lucha de los Pobres neighbourhood in southern Quito, on January 12, 2024. (Photo by Stringer / AFP)
Prosecutors to seek death penalty for White supremacist who killed 10 at Buffalo supermarket 12 Jan 2024 - 10:02 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 19, 2022, Payton Gendron arrives for a hearing at the Erie County Courthouse in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by SCOTT OLSON / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP)
Sunak, Starmer unleash attack lines as UK’s long campaign begins 10 Jan 2024 - 05:29 pm
Britain's main opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer (left) and Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak come out to lay wreaths at The Cenotaph during the Remembrance Sunday ceremony on Whitehall in central London, on November 13, 2022. (Photo by Stefan Rousseau / POOL / AFP)
Spain following with 'concern' Ecuador crisis: Sanchez 10 Jan 2024 - 03:05 pm
Ecuadorean security forces patrol the area around the main square and presidential palace after Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa declared the country in a state of
At least 10 killed in Ecuador's 'internal armed conflict' 10 Jan 2024 - 10:02 am
Ecuadorean security forces patrol the area around the main square and presidential palace after Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa declared the country in a state of
Ecuador erupts in violence after Noboa declares emergency 09 Jan 2024 - 11:55 pm
Soldiers check cars during a security operation on the alternative road to the Turi prison, in Cuenca, Ecuador, on January 9, 2024, a day after Ecuadorean President Daniel Noboa declared a state of emergency following the escape from prison of a dangerous narco boss. (Photo by Fernando Machado / AFP)
Between China and the US, trade takes a different route 09 Jan 2024 - 06:14 pm
US President Joe Biden (right) and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk together after a meeting during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' week in Woodside, California on November 15, 2023. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
Ecuador under state of emergency, curfew after narco boss escapes 09 Jan 2024 - 11:53 am
Grab from a handout video released by Ecuador's presidency press office showing Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa announcing a state of emergency for the entire country on January 8, 2024. (Photo by Handout / Presidencia Ecuador / AFP)

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