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18 bodies found in abandoned truck in Bulgaria 17 Feb 2023 - 07:11 pm
A security official gestures as an ambulance moves on the outskirts of the village of Lokorsko, some 20 kilometres (12 miles) north-east of Sofia, after the discovery of eighteen dead migrants in the rear of an abandoned truck. (Photo by NIKOLAY DOYCHINOV / AFP)
Russia, Belarus discuss closer military, economic ties 17 Feb 2023 - 06:41 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) meets with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence, outside Moscow, on February 17, 2023. (Photo by Vladimir Astapkovich / Sputnik / AFP)
Ukraine accuses French retailer Auchan of being Russia's 'weapon' 17 Feb 2023 - 06:14 pm
In this file photo taken on August 03, 2020, the logo of French supermarket Auchan is pictured on the wall of a shopping mall in Moscow on August 3, 2020.  (Photo by Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP)
Allies who can send Ukraine tanks must 'do so now': Scholz 17 Feb 2023 - 04:58 pm
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz delivers a speech at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, southern Germany, on February 17, 2023. (Photo by Thomas Kienzle / AFP)
France raids consultants' homes in Macron campaign probe 17 Feb 2023 - 04:39 pm
(FILES) This file photo taken on April 12, 2022 in Toulouse shows screens displaying the logo of US-based McKinsey & Company management consulting firm. - Four judicial searches perquisitions were caried out at the end of January at the home of managers and former managers of McKinsey in connection with an investigation over suspected illegal fundings in the presidential campaigns of Emmanuel Macron, according to sources close to the case on February 17, 2023. (Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP)
Blast at Slovenia fireworks company kills 1, injures 2 17 Feb 2023 - 03:35 pm
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British embassy guard jailed for 13 years for spying for Moscow 17 Feb 2023 - 02:44 pm
An handout image released by the Metropolitan Police Service on February 17, 2023, shows a still from a covert camera during Russian spy David Smith's meeting with
Trains, ferries canceled because of storm over Nordics 17 Feb 2023 - 02:41 pm
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Thousands of flights canceled as German airport staff strike 17 Feb 2023 - 12:53 pm
A schedule board displays cancelled and delayed flights during a strike at Frankfurt Airport in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on February 17, 2023. Photo by ANDRE PAIN / AFP
Under fire TikTok pledges to follow EU rules 17 Feb 2023 - 12:05 pm
TikTok app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
King Charles faces 'not my king' protest on walkabout 16 Feb 2023 - 09:12 pm
Britain's King Charles III visits the Milton Keynes food bank in Milton Keynes, north of London on February 16, 2023, to see the support they provide to communities across the city. (Photo by Molly Darlington / AFP)
Berlin film fest to beam in Zelensky for opener with Sean Penn 16 Feb 2023 - 07:01 pm
A man makes a photograph as a woman passes the logo of the upcoming Berlinale 73rd International Film Festival in Berlin on February 15, 2023. (Photo by David GANNON / AFP)
UK embassy guard 'paid for treachery' by Moscow, judge says 16 Feb 2023 - 05:32 pm
David Smith was caught following an undercover operation in 2021. (Metropolitan Police/PA) / PA Media
NATO must be ready for long standoff with Russia: Stoltenberg 16 Feb 2023 - 04:50 pm
A photograph taken and released by the Turkish Presidential Press Office on February 16, 2023 shows Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shaking hands with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (L) in Ankara. (Photo by HANDOUT / TURKISH PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE / AFP)
Tensions brew in Germany over refugee arrivals 16 Feb 2023 - 03:18 pm
Placards reading 'Afraid for Upahl' (L) and 'Upahl says no' are displayed along the main road passing through Upahl, northern Germany on February 13, 2023.
France prepares for 5th day of pension reform protest 16 Feb 2023 - 12:14 pm
General Confederation of Labour (CGT) unionists participate to a slow-down operation against the pension reform, near Nantes' airport in Bouguenais, western France on February 16, 2023. (Photo by Sebastien SALOM-GOMIS / AFP)
Russian Wagner chief eyes Bakhmut capture by April 16 Feb 2023 - 11:29 am
Ukrainian servicemen of the 93rd brigade await a fire-mission order for their French 120mm rifled towed mortar (designated as a MO-120-RT-61) position, in Bakhmut on February 15, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP)
From tents to tanks; a big year in Ukraine for NATO allies 16 Feb 2023 - 10:40 am
Banners displaying the NATO logo are placed at the entrance of new NATO headquarters during the move to the new building, in Brussels, Belgium April 19, 2018. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo

Africa

A health worker monitors visitors arriving at the Rodolphe Mérieux Laboratory, National Biomedical Research Institute (INRB) in Goma, on May 19, 2026. (Photo by Jospin Mwisha / AFP) Race to find vaccines, treatments for Ebola strain behind outbreak
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A visitor has their temperature checked by a health worker before entering Kyeshero Hospital, as part of Ebola prevention measures in Goma on May 18, 2026. (Photo by Jospin Mwisha / AFP) WHO chief says 'deeply concerned' by 'scale and speed' of DR Congo Ebola outbreak
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Representational Photo File US stocks dip as markets fret over inflation
Fire fighters use a bulldozer to combat the Sandy Fire as it burns on a hill at a residential area in Simi Valley, California (Photo by Apu Gomes / AFP) Brush fire near Los Angeles forces thousands to evacuate
US President Donald Trump attends a healthcare affordability event in the South Court Auditorium of The White House in Washington, DC, on May 18, 2026. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP) Tuesday's planned military attack on Iran paused: US President
Representational Photo File US extends sanctions waiver on Russian at-sea oil by 30 days

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