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French envoy heads to Lebanon in bid to end crisis 18 Jun 2023 - 05:55 pm
A general view shows the area near Beirut's port / Reuters file photo
Pakistan arrests 10 human trafficking suspects after boat mishap in Greece 18 Jun 2023 - 05:06 pm
This image released by The Hellenic Coastguard on June 14, 2023, shows an aerial view taken from a rescue helicopter, of migrants onboard a fishing vessel in the waters off the Peloponnese coast of Greece on June 13, 2023. (Photo by Hellenic Coastguard / AFP)
India's searing heatwave claims almost 100 lives 18 Jun 2023 - 04:30 pm
File Photo: A labourer drinks water from a public drinking water tap on a hot summer day in the old quarters of Delhi, India, May 4, 2022. (Reuters/Anushree Fadnavis)
Mali votes on junta’s new constitution 18 Jun 2023 - 12:43 pm
A voter registers to vote as polls open during Mali’s referendum in Bamako on June 18, 2023.
Biden 2024 kickoff counters Trump with focus on economy, wealthy 18 Jun 2023 - 11:43 am
U.S. President Joe Biden adressess union workers on June 17, 2023 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  Photo by Mark Makela / AFP
Blinken arrives in China on delayed diplomatic mission 18 Jun 2023 - 10:36 am
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) and China's Foreign Minister Qin Gang shake hands ahead of a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on June 18, 2023. (Photo by LEAH MILLIS / POOL / AFP)
New truce between Sudan's warring generals takes effect 18 Jun 2023 - 10:12 am
File photo: Smoke billows in the distance amid ongoing fighting in Khartoum on June 13, 2023. (Photo by AFP)
Vegas Golden Knights and fans celebrate 1st NHL championship with parade and rally 18 Jun 2023 - 10:11 am
William Karlsson #71 of the Vegas Golden Knights hoists the Stanley Cup during a victory parade and rally for the Vegas Golden Knights on the Las Vegas Strip on June 17, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Candice Ward / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Philippine ferry catches fire at sea, all 120 people aboard rescued 18 Jun 2023 - 09:48 am
Peninsula
Ukraine flood death toll in Russian-held areas hits 29 17 Jun 2023 - 10:10 pm
File photo: A local resident swims by a house in a flooded area in Kherson on June 7, 2023, following the destruction of Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant dam. (Photo by Olexander Kornyakov / AFP)
Ramaphosa tells Putin 'war must be settled' 17 Jun 2023 - 09:00 pm
This handout picture taken by RIA Novosti on June 17, 2023 shows Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) speaking with South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa (R) following a meeting with delegation of African leaders at the Constantine (Konstantinovsky) Palace in Strelna, outside Saint Petersburg. (Photo by Evgeny Biatov / RIA NOVOSTI / AFP)
Sudan officials say 17, including 5 children, killed in Khartoum airstrike 17 Jun 2023 - 04:49 pm
AFP file photo: Black smoke billows behind buildings amid ongoing fighting in Khartoum on June 9, 2023.
Did migrants reject help before deadly Greek wreck, or beg for it? Coast guard, activists disagree 17 Jun 2023 - 04:15 pm
File photo: This image released by The Hellenic Coastguard on June 14, 2023, shows an aerial view taken from a rescue helicopter, of migrants onboard a fishing vessel in the waters off the Peloponnese coast of Greece on June 13, 2023. (Photo by HELLENIC COASTGUARD / AFP)
Saudi foreign minister in first Iran visit since detente 17 Jun 2023 - 02:57 pm
Peninsula
Blinken set for high-stakes China visit with tensions rising and breakthrough prospects low 17 Jun 2023 - 02:40 pm
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Drew Angerer / AFP
Thousands in western India relief camps begin returning home as Cyclone Biparjoy recedes 17 Jun 2023 - 01:30 pm
A man inspects tin roofing damaged by strong winds at Moti-Bhadai village some 20 Km from the coastal town of Mandvi in Kutch district on June 16, 2023, after Cyclone Biparjoy made landfall. Photo by AFP
Doctors advise people over 60 to stay indoors as India's northern state swelters in extreme heat 17 Jun 2023 - 10:18 am
File photo: A man uses a scarf to shelter from the heat during a hot day in New Delhi on April 19, 2023. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP)
Ukraine's Zelensky urges African leaders to press Putin on release of political prisoners 17 Jun 2023 - 12:03 am
(From left) Egypt's Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, Senegal's President Macky Sall, Comoros President Azali Assoumani, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa and Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema walk after their talks in Kyiv on June 16, 2023. (Photo by Sergei Supinsky / AFP)