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Blinken voices sorrow for 'innocent' Palestinians killed 31 Jan 2023 - 06:36 pm
Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas (right) and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken shake hands following their meeting in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, on January 31, 2023. (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT / POOL / AFP)
Death toll from Pakistan boat capsize jumps to 51 31 Jan 2023 - 06:15 pm
People and rescue workers gather after a boat carrying religious school students capsized in Tanda lake in Kohat, Pakistan, January 29, 2023. (REUTERS)
Bangladesh secures $4.7 billion from IMF as other South Asian countries see delays 31 Jan 2023 - 06:08 pm
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Air India passenger bailed after 'peegate' incident 31 Jan 2023 - 05:38 pm
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Pope arrives in DR Congo on 'beautiful trip' to Africa 31 Jan 2023 - 05:31 pm
Pope Francis arrives at the N'djili International Airport in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo , on January 31, 2023. (Photo by Alexis Huguet / AFP)
Nigerian senator in UK court accused of organ harvesting 31 Jan 2023 - 05:20 pm
Beatrice Ekweremadu, wife of Nigeria's former deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu, leaves the Old Bailey, London's Central Criminal Court, in London on January 31, 2023. (Photo by Adrian Dennis / AFP)
Beijing has hit 'temporary herd immunity': official 31 Jan 2023 - 04:58 pm
Customers shop ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year at an outdoor market in Beijing, China on January 13, 2023. File Photo / Reuters
Ukraine to receive 120-140 tanks in 'first wave' of deliveries, says minister 31 Jan 2023 - 04:36 pm
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba attends a high level meeting of the United Nations Security Council on the situation amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN Headquarters in New York City, US, September 22, 2022. (REUTERS/Amr Alfiky)
Bangladesh orders 191 'anti-state' news sites blocked 31 Jan 2023 - 03:29 pm
Vehicles are stuck in traffic in the afternoon in Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 8, 2022. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
German woman 'killed lookalike to fake her own death' 31 Jan 2023 - 03:00 pm
Police on patrol in Berlin in a file photo. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
Pakistan mosque blast that killed 95 was 'revenge against police' 31 Jan 2023 - 02:04 pm
This handout picture taken on January 30, 2023 and released by the Pakistan's Police Department shows Pakistan's security officials gather to attend funeral prayers for police officers who were killed in a mosque blast inside the police headquarters in Peshawar. - Police were among 61 people killed and 150 wounded in a blast at a mosque inside a highly sensitive Pakistan police headquarters on January 30, prompting the government to put the country on high alert. (Photo by Handout / Pakistan's Police Department / AFP)
Russia says European powers should counterbalance 'aggressive' Poland, Baltics 31 Jan 2023 - 01:55 pm
Latvia's Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics welcomes Lithuania's Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis, in Riga, Latvia January 31, 2023. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins
India sees GDP growth slowing on global weakness 31 Jan 2023 - 01:52 pm
India's Chief Economic Adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran speaks during a news conference in New Delhi, India, January 31, 2023. Reuters/Adnan Abidi
Fire breaks out at Swedish oil refinery, some injuries reported 31 Jan 2023 - 01:51 pm
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France hit by second nationwide strike against pension reform 31 Jan 2023 - 01:48 pm
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Airlines must 'use or lose' UK airport slots in return to pre-COVID rules 31 Jan 2023 - 12:06 pm
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France faces huge disruption as pension protests kick off 31 Jan 2023 - 11:31 am
Passengers stand on a platform during a strike by Paris transport network (RATP) workers at Saint-Lazare metro station in Paris as part of a nationwide day of strike and protests against French government's pension reform plan in France, January 31, 2023. Reuters/Sarah Meyssonnier
China slams Czech president-elect over phone call with Taiwan president 31 Jan 2023 - 11:20 am
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen speaks with Czech President-elect Petr Pavel on a conference call in Taipei, Taiwan January 30, 2023 in this handout picture. Taiwan Presidential Office/Handout via REUTERS