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Georgia jailed ex-leader claims doctors trying to 'kill' him 22 Feb 2023 - 07:34 pm
In this file photo taken on March 19, 2021 former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili gestures as he speaks during a press conference, in Kiev. - The health of Mikheil Saakashvili, Georgia's jailed ex-president, is deteriorating due to drastic weight loss, his doctors said on February 18, 2023 following international calls for his release. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP)
Horn of Africa drought trends said worse than in 2011 famine 22 Feb 2023 - 07:08 pm
Image credit: World Meteorological Organization.
Candidates battle for 'Buhari' votes in north Nigerian stronghold 22 Feb 2023 - 06:03 pm
President of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari (2nd R) raises his fist as he arrives at the All Progressives Congress (APC campaign rally at Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos on February 21, 2023 ahead of the Nigerian presidential election scheduled for February 25, 2023. (Photo by Michele Spatari / AFP)
South Africa army defends controversial naval drills with Russia 22 Feb 2023 - 05:45 pm
A general view of the Russian military frigate
Energy-starved South Africa offers tax breaks to boost green power 22 Feb 2023 - 05:31 pm
Electricity pylons in front of cooling towers at an Eskom coal-burning power station near Sasolburg in the northern Free State province.
International journalists federation suspends Russian union 22 Feb 2023 - 05:23 pm
Journalists run for cover after heavy shelling in Irpin, near Kyiv. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Committee says 305 nominated for the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize 22 Feb 2023 - 05:21 pm
A Nobel Prize medal replica is on display inside the Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo, Norway, September 19, 2022. (REUTERS/Victoria Klesty)
Biden: Putin's suspension of US arms treaty 'big mistake' 22 Feb 2023 - 05:18 pm
US President Joe Biden attends the Extraordinary Summit of the NATO Bucharest Nine (B9) at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw on February 22, 2023. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)
Pakistani ex-PM Imran Khan's supporters rally, taunt police 22 Feb 2023 - 05:15 pm
File Photo: Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan gestures as he addresses supporters during a rally, in Lahore, Pakistan April 21, 2022. (REUTERS/Mohsin Raza)
Tunisian rights group slams Saied's 'racist' migrant comments 22 Feb 2023 - 05:08 pm
Sub-Saharan African men walk in the popular Ariana souk near Tunis on February 22, 2023. - A prominent rights group accused Tunisian President Kais Saied of
Two stabbed to death in Makkah hotel, suspect arrested 22 Feb 2023 - 03:28 pm
Photo credit: Official Twitter account of Makkah region
'All this rubble': Pollution fears over Turkey quake waste 22 Feb 2023 - 03:24 pm
A man walks among collapsed buildings, a day after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck the region, in the coastal city of Samandag on February 21, 2023. Photo by BULENT KILIC / AFP
Philippines eyes South China Sea patrols with US, Australia 22 Feb 2023 - 12:22 pm
Australia Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles (L) and Philippine Secretary of Defense Carlito Galvez Jr attend a joint press conference at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on February 22, 2023. (Photo by JAM STA ROSA / AFP)
Nearly 1 million asylum requests in the EU in 2022 22 Feb 2023 - 12:15 pm
File photo used for representation
"Shift over, Go Home," Indian start-up warning goes viral 22 Feb 2023 - 12:04 pm
Picture from LinkedIN / Tanvi Khandelwal
Too warm in Canada: world's largest ice rink may not open 22 Feb 2023 - 11:22 am
Peninsula
N. Korea slams UN chief's 'unfair' missile condemnation 22 Feb 2023 - 10:52 am
The UN Security Council held a meeting after the launch of two ballistic missiles into waters off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula early Monday by North Korea and a warning from Kim Yo-jong, the sister of leader Kim Jong Un, of the firing of more missiles if the U.S. and South Korea do not halt military drills. The launches comes two days after the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) into the sea off Japan west coast that prompted air exercises by the U.S. and South Korea. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Michael M. Santiago / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
South Africa quietly deepens power cuts to unprecedented level 22 Feb 2023 - 10:39 am
File Photo: Locals walk past electricity pylons during frequent power outages from South African utility Eskom, caused by its aging coal-fired plants, in Orlando, Soweto, South Africa, on September 28, 2022. Reuters