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Thousands of Nigerians rally a week before crucial vote 18 Feb 2023 - 06:44 pm
A woman looks over a bridge in Lagos on February 18, 2023, ahead of the Nigerian presidential election scheduled for February 25, 2023. (Photo by Patrick Meinhardt / AFP)
Mali PM cuts short visit north over security fears 18 Feb 2023 - 06:37 pm
Malian Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga.
Bird flu costs pile up as outbreak enters second year 18 Feb 2023 - 06:31 pm
In the current outbreak, 58.4 million birds have been slaughtered on more than 300 commercial farms in 47 states.  (AFP)
Finland could join NATO ahead of Sweden: Defence minister 18 Feb 2023 - 05:38 pm
Finland's President Sauli Niinisto (left) shakes hands with Former Prime Minister of Sweden Carl Bildt at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, southern Germany, on February 18, 2023.  (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)
North Korea fires ICBM missile that lands in Japan's EEZ 18 Feb 2023 - 05:00 pm
Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno leaves the prime minister's office after a meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) on North Korea's missile launch, in Tokyo on February 18, 2023. (Photo by JIJI Press / AFP) / Japan OUT
It's time to double down on support for Ukraine, says Sunak 18 Feb 2023 - 04:43 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak attends a Q&A after his speech at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, southern Germany, on February 18, 2023.  (Photo by Ben Stansall / POOL / AFP)
US accuses Russia of 'crimes against humanity' in Ukraine 18 Feb 2023 - 04:37 pm
US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, southern Germany, on February 18, 2023. - The Munich Security Conference running from February 17 to 19, 2023 brings world leaders together ahead of the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine as Kyiv steps up pleas for more weapons. (Photo by Thomas KIENZLE / AFP)
China blasts US over 'hysterical' balloon claim 18 Feb 2023 - 03:58 pm
China's Director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Wang Yi delivers a speech at the Munich Security Conference (MSC), on February 18, 2023. (Photo by Odd Andersen / AFP)
UK's Sunak set to say security guarantees need for Ukraine 18 Feb 2023 - 03:52 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak gets off his plane after his arrival on February 18, 2023 at the airport in Munich, southern Germany, where he will attend the Munich Security Conference (MSC). (Photo by Ben Stansall / POOL / AFP)
North Korea fires missile as US, S. Korea prepare for drills 18 Feb 2023 - 03:49 pm
A woman walks past a television showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul on February 18, 2023. (Photo by Anthony Wallace / AFP)
UN says AI poses 'serious risk' for human rights 18 Feb 2023 - 03:47 pm
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Turkey rescuers save two people 13 days after quake 18 Feb 2023 - 02:24 pm
An officer walks in front of a collapsed building in Antakya, south of Hatay on February 16, 2023, ten days after a 7.8-magnitude struck the border region of Turkey and Syria. (Photo by Yasin Akgul / AFP)
12 South African cheetahs arrive for India rewilding 18 Feb 2023 - 01:54 pm
Pic: Twitter / DD News Odia
Cambodians celebrate traditional fishing methods at annual ceremony 18 Feb 2023 - 12:14 pm
Villagers catch fish during the annual fish-catching ceremony at the Choam Krovean commune in Tboung Khmum province on February 18, 2023. (Photo by Tang Chhin Sothy / AFP)
Four killed, 14 wounded in Karachi police attack claimed by Pakistan Taliban 17 Feb 2023 - 11:14 pm
Volunteers carry an injured paramilitary soldier to a hospital following an attack on a police compound in Karachi on February 17, 2023. (Photo by Rizwan Tabassum / AFP)
Key developments in the aftermath of the Turkey, Syria quake 17 Feb 2023 - 10:30 pm
Syrian residents of Hatay city wait to cross the Turkish-Syrian border after they were affected by the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the region nearly two weeks ago, at Cilvegozu border gate on February 17, 2023. (Photo by Yasin Akgul / AFP)
White House defends response to toxic train derailment 17 Feb 2023 - 10:10 pm
EAST PALESTINE, OH - FEBRUARY 16: Balloons are placed next to a sign displaying information for residents to receive air-quality tests from Norfolk Southern Railway on February 16, 2023 in East Palestine, Ohio. On February 3rd, a Norfolk Southern Railways train carrying toxic chemicals derailed causing an environmental disaster. Michael Swensen/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Michael Swensen / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Power outage cancels, diverts flights at Kennedy Airport 17 Feb 2023 - 09:24 pm
File photo: American Airlines planes taxi on the tarmac as the skyline of New York City is seen in the background from the JFK International Airport in New York, U.S., November 8, 2021. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz