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Raging conflict in Sudan displaces around 3.1 million people, UN says 12 Jul 2023 - 04:25 pm
Internally displaced Sudanese reside in the Hasahisa secondary school on July 10, 2023, transformed to house people fleeing violence in the war-torn country. (Photo by AFP)
Kenya police fire tear gas as protesters defy ban 12 Jul 2023 - 04:03 pm
A Kenya Police Officer shoots a tear gas canister to disperse some protesters as they gather to demonstrate in Nairobi, Kenya on July 12, 2023. (Photo by Luis Tato / AFP)
Philippines allows Barbie film but wants 'child-like' map lines blurred 12 Jul 2023 - 01:46 pm
Barbie sets are displayed for the world premiere of
Norway to supply drones, air defence components to Ukraine 12 Jul 2023 - 01:10 pm
Peninsula
South Korea welcomes birth of first giant panda twins 12 Jul 2023 - 11:13 am
This combination of handout photos taken on July 7, 2023 and provided on July 12 by Everland shows the newly born female twin pandas at Everland Amusement and Animal Park in Yongin. Photo by Handout / Everland / AFP
Polluting firms to face unlimited fines: UK govt 12 Jul 2023 - 10:48 am
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Sri Lanka uproots 'last legume' tree to build highway 11 Jul 2023 - 11:49 pm
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Yemen's rivals are not only clashing on the ground but battling economically for revenue from ports 11 Jul 2023 - 11:35 pm
A man stands on the deck of the beleaguered Yemen-flagged FSO Safer oil tanker, in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen's contested western province of Hodeida on June 12, 2023. (Photo by Mohammed Huwais / AFP)
UN warns against spread of hate speech worldwide 11 Jul 2023 - 11:14 pm
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'Ukraine will make NATO stronger', Zelensky says in Vilnius 11 Jul 2023 - 10:45 pm
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (centre) gets a hug by Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda after addressing the crowd at Lukiskiu Square in Vilnius on July 11, 2023, during a NATO Summit. (Photo by Petras Malukas / AFP)
Russia vetoes UN vote to extend key Syria aid route 11 Jul 2023 - 07:17 pm
File Photo: A picture taken on July 28, 2022 shows the entry of the first United Nations aid convoy through the Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey, after the decision to extend the authorisation mechanism across the border. (Photo by Ahmad al-Atrash / AFP)
Finnish FM leader apologises for racist comments 11 Jul 2023 - 06:04 pm
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Dangerous heatwave set to break records in US West, strain power grid 11 Jul 2023 - 05:43 pm
A person rests in the shade at Zilker Metropolitan Park on July 10, 2023 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images/AFP)
Eskom latest: emergency generation facilities ramped up in South Africa 11 Jul 2023 - 05:18 pm
This photograph shows a general view of the Delta park in Johannesburg as snow falls, on July 10, 2023. (Photo by Wikus de Wet / AFP)
Top UN rights body confronts Quran burning 11 Jul 2023 - 05:02 pm
Supporters of Pakistan Markazi Muslim League party take part in an anti-Sweden demonstration in Karachi on July 9, 2023, as they protest against the burning of the Koran outside a Stockholm mosque that outraged Muslims around the world. (Photo by Rizwan Tabassum / AFP)
Ex-UK premier Boris Johnson becomes father again 11 Jul 2023 - 04:52 pm
Reuters file photo.
Leonardo DiCaprio to fund scholarships, climate education at his former school 11 Jul 2023 - 04:18 pm
File photo of Leonardo DiCaprio
Still hope to find missing toddler in French Alps: rescue services 11 Jul 2023 - 02:28 pm
Volunteers take part in a search operation for two-and-a-half-year-old Emile who is reported missing for two days, on July 10, 2023 in the French southern Alps village of Le Vernet. Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP