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Two Indian air force jets crash, one pilot killed 28 Jan 2023 - 12:19 pm
People gather around the debris of a crashed aircraft in Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India, January 28, 2023 in this screen grab obtained from a handout video. ANI/Handout via Reuters
Holiday trips within China surge after lifting of COVID curbs 28 Jan 2023 - 10:59 am
Travellers wait for their trains at Hangzhou East railway station during the Spring Festival travel rush ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China January 20, 2023. China Daily via Reuters
Japan to drop mask guidance, relax covid strategy 27 Jan 2023 - 10:18 pm
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida removes his face mask before his speech during a plenary session of the upper house of parliament in Tokyo on January 27, 2023. (Photo by Kazuhiro Nogi / AFP)
Protests held in Pakistan over Swedish, Dutch attacks on Holy Quran 27 Jan 2023 - 06:57 pm
Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) party members chant slogans in a protest against the torching of the Holy Quran in Sweden over the weekend, in Karachi on January 26, 2023. (Photo by Asif Hassan / AFP)
Philippines to appeal ICC resumption of drug war probe 27 Jan 2023 - 06:21 pm
This file photo taken on January 30, 2017 shows then-Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (left) talking to Philippine National Police director general Ronald Dela Rosa during a press conference at the Malacanang palace in Manila. (Photo by Noel Celis / AFP)
Nepal's combative Deputy PM sacked over citizenship 27 Jan 2023 - 05:14 pm
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China domestic tourism picks up over Lunar New Year as COVID curbs end 27 Jan 2023 - 03:53 pm
First batch of Chinese tourists arrived at Ngurah Rai InternationalÊAirport following the Chinese Government's resumption of travel for citizens in Bali, Indonesia, January 22, 2023 Antara Foto/Fikri Yusuf/via REUTERS
Torrential rains, flash floods lash Auckland; Elton John concert cancelled 27 Jan 2023 - 02:22 pm
People walk on a flooded street after Elton John?s concert was canceled due to bad weather, in Auckland, New Zealand, January 27, 2023 in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. Duane Moyle/via REUTERS
Japan to downgrade coronavirus classification on May 8, PM Kishida says 27 Jan 2023 - 12:47 pm
People wearing face masks cross a street in Tokyo on January 27, 2023. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP)
India police charge 10 with homicide over bridge collapse that killed 135 27 Jan 2023 - 12:41 pm
People look on as rescuers in boats work at the site of a suspension bridge collapse in Morbi town in the western state of Gujarat, India, October 31, 2022. ANI via REUTERS
Egypt, India launch 'strategic partnership' to boost trade 26 Jan 2023 - 09:43 pm
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (left) shakes hands with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi after their joint media briefing at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi on January 25, 2023. (Photo by Sajjad Hussain / AFP)
More than 160 Afghans die in bitterly cold weather 26 Jan 2023 - 04:43 pm
An Afghan child collects plastic to burn for heat in Kabul, Afghanistan, January 26, 2023. REUTERS/Ali Khara
Philippines economy grows 7.6% despite inflation threat 26 Jan 2023 - 03:05 pm
Pedestrians walk as they shop at a market in Manila on January 26, 2022. (Photo by JAM STA ROSA / AFP)
Indonesia signals end of hikes as fed peak rate comes to view 26 Jan 2023 - 01:23 pm
Farmers plant rice seeds at a paddy field in Samahani in Indonesia's Aceh province on January 25, 2023. (Photo by CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN / AFP)
Toyota to replace Akio Toyoda as president and CEO 26 Jan 2023 - 12:58 pm
Koji Sato, who was named as new CEO of Toyota Motor Corp, attends Tokyo Auto Salon 2023 at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, east of Tokyo, Japan January 13, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
India showcases military might in Republic Day parade 26 Jan 2023 - 12:50 pm
Spectators watch India's 74th Republic Day parade in New Delhi on January 26, 2023. (Photo by Money Sharma/ AFP)
South Korea to double energy vouchers amid soaring bills, cold wave 26 Jan 2023 - 12:20 pm
A woman walks along a snow-covered street in front of City Hall during snowfall in Seoul on January 26, 2023. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)
8 dead, including 6 Chinese nationals, after ship sinks near Japan 26 Jan 2023 - 11:26 am
This handout photo taken and released on January 25, 2023 by the 7th Regional Coast Guard headquarters of the Japan Coast Guard shows Coast Guard personnel (centre L) checking on a lifeboat (centre R-in orange) from the Jin Tian cargo ship floating at sea. (Photo by Handout / Japan Coast Guard / AFP)

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Peninsula French, Turkish Presidents discuss US-Iran talks on ending war in phone call
File photo French President, Saudi Crown Prince discuss Middle East tensions
Ukrainian servicemen cover the road with a net to protect vehicles from drone attacks at an undisclosed location in the Zaporizhzhia region on April 10, 2026. (Photo by Darya Nazarova / AFP) Russia and Ukraine set to begin Easter truce
File photo In Europe first, Netherlands to allow Teslas to self-drive

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Americas

People watch a live broadcast of the return of the Artemis II crew members to Earth at the San Diego Air and Space Museum on April 10, 2026. (Photo by Apu Gomes / AFP) 'Howl at the Moon': NASA's bid to boost space enthusiasm
File photo of storage tanks used for representation US advances second oil reserve release amid Middle East conflict
(Files) Vehicles and people cross the Rumichaca International Bridge on the Colombia-Ecuador border, in Ipiales, Narino department, Colombia, on January 21, 2026. (Photo by Reicarmyr Canizares / AFP) Colombia retaliates with 100 percent tariffs on Ecuador
This handout photo released by NASA shows NASA's Orion spacecraft as it lands in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California, on April 10, 2026. (Photo by Bill INGALLS / NASA / AFP) 'A perfect mission': Artemis II astronauts return to Earth

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