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India court refuses stay on Rahul Gandhi defamation conviction 07 Jul 2023 - 02:51 pm
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's supporter holds his portrait at All India Congress Committee headquarters in New Delhi on July 7, 2023. Top Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi's efforts to overturn his expulsion from parliament were again blocked on July 7 when a court refused to stay his jail sentence for defamation. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP)
Yellen criticizes Chinese treatment of US companies during visit to revive relations 07 Jul 2023 - 10:56 am
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen attends a business round table whith members of the American Chamber of Commerce in China in Beijing on July 7, 2023. (Photo by Pedro PARDO / AFP)
Death toll from 2 weeks of monsoon rains in Pakistan rises to 55 06 Jul 2023 - 11:26 pm
A motorcyclist pushes his bike through a flooded street after heavy rainfall in Lahore on July 5, 2023. (Photo by Arif Ali / AFP)
Hong Kong police arrest another person accused of supporting overseas activists 06 Jul 2023 - 05:03 pm
Armed policemen patrol Hong Kong International Airport on July 6, 2023. (Photo by ISAAC LAWRENCE / AFP)
Yellen arrives in China as US seeks to stabilise ties 06 Jul 2023 - 01:29 pm
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing on July 6, 2023.  Photo by Mark Schiefelbein / POOL / AFP
Taiwan candidate sends signal to US with China status quo pledge 05 Jul 2023 - 11:46 am
File photo: The Taiwanese flag
15 killed by floods in southwestern China as seasonal torrents hit mountain areas 05 Jul 2023 - 10:21 am
(FILES) This file photo taken on July 4, 2023 shows paramilitary policemen searching an area after it was flooded by heavy rain in China's southwestern Chongqing. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT
Taliban order closure of women's beauty salons in Afghanistan 04 Jul 2023 - 06:52 pm
Women walk past a beauty salon at the Shahr-e Naw area in Kabul on July 4, 2023. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar / AFP)
Ambani bets on $12 phone to disrupt India’s old internet network 04 Jul 2023 - 01:25 pm
File photo: A woman rides her scooter past advertisements of Reliance Industries' Jio telecoms unit, in Ahmedabad, India, on July 5, 2018. REUTERS/Amit Dave
Pakistan rupee gains on IMF bailout after market holiday 04 Jul 2023 - 01:18 pm
A customer buys vegetables from a stall at a market in Karachi on July 3, 2023. (Photo by Asif HASSAN / AFP)
Thai King opens parliament after shock election result 03 Jul 2023 - 05:38 pm
This handout taken and released by Thai Parliament on July 3, 2023 shows Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn (left), alongside Queen Suthida (2nd left), as he addresses rows of MPs during the official ceremony to open parliament at Thailand's Parliament in Bangkok. (Photo by Thai Parliament / AFP) 
Hong Kong police offer bounties for 8 prominent overseas activists 03 Jul 2023 - 04:29 pm
People cross a road in Central, a financial hub in Hong Kong on July 3, 2023. (Photo by May James / AFP)
Fire injures four in Tokyo building 03 Jul 2023 - 10:51 am
Firefighters gather at the fire scene in the Shinbashi area of Tokyo on July 3, 2023.  Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP
Indonesia regains upper-middle income rank on growth rebound 03 Jul 2023 - 10:31 am
A woman eats a snack while waiting for costumers at a market in Banda Aceh on July 3, 2023. (Photo by CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN / AFP)
Philippine tourism video used images from other countries: ad agency 02 Jul 2023 - 02:13 pm
(FILES) A general view shows an empty beach on the Philippine island of Boracay on April 26, 2018. (Photo by NOEL CELIS / AFP)
Italy backs China Belt and Road in concept: senior Chinese official 02 Jul 2023 - 01:02 pm
File photo: Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands after signing trade agreements at Villa Madama in Rome, Italy March 23, 2019. REUTERS/Yara Nardi
'Mistreated' elephant returns to Thailand after diplomatic spat 02 Jul 2023 - 12:21 pm
Elephant Muthu Raja is seen inside a cage before departure from the Dehiwala Zoo in Colombo on July 2, 2023. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)
25 dead, several injured after bus crashes and catches fire in India 01 Jul 2023 - 04:36 pm
A policeman inspects the wreckage of a bus that caught fire along the Samruddhi Expressway near Sindkhed Raja in Buldhana district of Maharashtra state on July 1, 2023.  (Photo by Gajanan Mehetre / AFP)