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Ukraine to replace defence minister after corruption scandals: MP 05 Feb 2023 - 11:53 pm
Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov gestures as he speaks during a press conference in Kyiv on February 5, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)
Chile forest fire toll rises, hundreds left homeless 05 Feb 2023 - 11:53 pm
Burnt vehicles are seen at an area affected by a forest fire in Santa Juana, Concepcion province, Chile on February 5, 2023. (Photo by JAVIER TORRES / AFP)
Russia's Lavrov in Iraq for energy talks 05 Feb 2023 - 11:28 pm
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
Ecuador votes on extradition amid crime boom 05 Feb 2023 - 10:44 pm
Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso gestures after voting during the local election at the Ileana Espinel Cedeٌo school in Guayaquil, Ecuador on February 5, 2023. (Photo by Marcos Pin / AFP)
Pope says critics 'exploited' predecessor's death 05 Feb 2023 - 10:44 pm
Pope Francis arrives to address the media while aboard the plane from Juba to Rome on February 5, 2023 returning from he Pope's visit to Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / POOL / AFP)
Senior UK MP warns users off Chinese-run TikTok app 05 Feb 2023 - 10:14 pm
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Former FM holds lead in Cyprus vote, runoff on Feb 12 05 Feb 2023 - 10:08 pm
Former Cypriot foreign minister and presidential candidate Nikos Christodoulides greets supporters at the Geroskypou polling centre in the western Paphos district, on February 5, 2023. (Photo by Iakovos Hatzistavrou / AFP)
Danes protest against plan to abolish public holiday 05 Feb 2023 - 09:28 pm
Protesters hold posters reading
UN peacekeeper killed in attack on helicopter in DR Congo: UN 05 Feb 2023 - 08:30 pm
President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Felix Tshisekedi inspects the guard of honor upon arrival during the extraordinary Summit of East African Community Heads of State at the state house in Bujumbura, Burundi, on February 4, 2023. (Photo by Tchandrou Nitanga / AFP)
Canada deploys patrol plane to help Haiti fight gangs 05 Feb 2023 - 07:58 pm
Credit: Canadian government
Iraqis protest after father kills YouTuber daughter 05 Feb 2023 - 07:47 pm
Iraqi women's rights activists lift placards during a rally near the Supreme Judicial Council in Baghdad on February 5, 2023, to protest the killing of Iraqi youtuber Tiba al-Ali by her father in Diwaniyah. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)
Republicans assail Biden over handling of Chinese balloon 05 Feb 2023 - 07:26 pm
US President Joe Biden speaks to the press after arriving at Hagerstown Regional Airport in Hagerstown, Maryland, on February 4, 2023. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
Pakistan divided on legacy of military ruler Musharraf 05 Feb 2023 - 07:03 pm
A picture taken on February 5, 2023 shows the American Hospital in Dubai where Pakistan's exiled former military ruler Pervez Musharraf died in the morning aged 79 after a long illness, according to the Pakistani army. (Photo by AFP)
High turnout as Cypriots vote for new president 05 Feb 2023 - 06:53 pm
A Cypriot man carries his daughter as he votes in presidential elections with his daughter at a Limassol polling centre on February 5, 2023.  (Photo by Iakovos Hatzistavrou / AFP)
Pope urges end to ethnic hatred at open-air mass in South Sudan 05 Feb 2023 - 06:35 pm
This handout photo taken and released on February 5, 2023 by the Vatican Media shows the President of South Sudan Salva Kiir greeting Pope Francis before the Pope departs South Sudan, at the Juba International Airport in Juba.  (Photo by VATICAN MEDIA / AFP)
Ukraine defence chief says audit underway after corruption scandals 05 Feb 2023 - 06:18 pm
Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov holds a news conference, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kiev, Ukraine on February 5, 2023. REUTERS/Viacheslav Ratynskyi
French PM offers concession in battle over pension reform 05 Feb 2023 - 06:09 pm
In this file photo taken on November 16, 2022, French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne delivers a speech on France's energy policy as she attends the government's declaration session on France's energy policy followed by a debate at the National Assembly in Paris. (Photo by Geoffroy Van der Hasselt / AFP)
New long-range weapons will not target Russia: Ukraine defence minister 05 Feb 2023 - 06:02 pm
Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov holds a news conference, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, February 5, 2023. (REUTERS/Viacheslav Ratynskyi)