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11 dead in Syria drone strikes - Syrian Observatory for Human Rights 30 Jan 2023 - 07:13 pm
Syrian Kurdish Asayish security forces walks past a house during a raid against suspected Islamic State group fighters in Raqa, the jihadist group's former defacto capital in Syria, on January 29, 2023.  (Photo by Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP)
Italy's Meloni says caution needed on relaxing EU rules on state aid 30 Jan 2023 - 06:43 pm
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and European Council President Charles Michel pose for pictures during a news conference at Chigi Palace in Rome, Italy, on January 30, 2023. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
Ukraine plans $550m drone investment in 2023, says defence minister 30 Jan 2023 - 06:27 pm
Ukraine's Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov attends a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group during a NATO defence ministers meeting at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on October 12, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Slovenia arrests two men suspected on spying for Russia -newspaper 30 Jan 2023 - 06:09 pm
Slovenian President Natasa Pirc Musar speaks to the media in Radomlje, Slovenia, on November 13, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Iran summons Ukraine envoy over top aide's drone strike remarks 30 Jan 2023 - 05:53 pm
This image grab taken from a UGC video posted on January 29, 2023, reportedly shows an explosion in Iran's Isfahan province. (Photo by UGC / AFP) 
Adani gets backing as UAE royals buy $400 million in share sale 30 Jan 2023 - 05:49 pm
Travellers stand near a billboard of Adani Capital at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel international airport in Ahmedabad on January 30, 2023. (Photo by Sam PANTHAKY / AFP)
Mali investigators see breakthrough in murder mystery 30 Jan 2023 - 05:36 pm
Mali's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Abdoulaye Diop attends a news conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (not pictured), in Moscow, Russia on May 20, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Hong Kong's sovereign wealth fund suffers record loss 30 Jan 2023 - 05:03 pm
[1/2] A general view showing the Central Business District, in Hong Kong, China, September 15, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Finland to stick with Sweden in NATO bid, hopes for green light by July 30 Jan 2023 - 05:00 pm
Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto speaks during his press conference, commenting on the country's NATO process, in Helsinki, Finland on January 30, 2023. Antti Hamalainen/Lehtikuva/via REUTERS
Blinken reaffirms two-state solution as he lands in Israel 30 Jan 2023 - 04:54 pm
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken disembarks from his plane upon arrival at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, on January 30, 2023. (RONALDO SCHEMIDT/Pool via REUTERS)
Russia claims gains in relentless battles in east Ukraine 30 Jan 2023 - 04:53 pm
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New tiger goes on the loose in Johannesburg 30 Jan 2023 - 04:43 pm
A tiger was spotted in Edenvale, Johannesburg on 30 January 2023. PHOTO: Supplied/Screenshot
Fight climate change without slowing growth, says UAE's COP28 chief 30 Jan 2023 - 04:41 pm
United Arab Emirates' Industry Minister Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber speaks during the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, October 31, 2022. (REUTERS/Amr Alfiky)
Malaysia PM Anwar Tells Goldman to Pay Up on 1MDB Settlement 30 Jan 2023 - 04:28 pm
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim stands in front of the Singapore (L) and Malaysian national flags during a signing ceremony at the Istana Presidential Palace in Singapore on January 30, 2023. (Photo by HOW HWEE YOUNG /AFP)
Blinken says US will keep pressing Egypt on human rights 30 Jan 2023 - 04:25 pm
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives at the airport in Cairo on January 30, 2023, at the end of the Egyptian leg of his Middle East tour. - Washington's top diplomat, after meeting President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and the country's foreign minister, left Egypt headed for Israel and the Palestinian territories. KHALED DESOUKI/Pool via REUTERS
India hockey coach Reid quits after World Cup debacle 30 Jan 2023 - 04:16 pm
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At least 28 killed, scores injured in Pakistan mosque blast 30 Jan 2023 - 03:48 pm
:TOPSHOT - An ambulance transports injured blast victims outside the police headquarters in Peshawar on January 30, 2023. - A blast at a mosque inside a police headquarters in Pakistan on January 30 killed and wounded worshippers, hospital officials said. (Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP)
UK PM Sunak wants to "restore integrity" after sacking Zahawi 30 Jan 2023 - 03:45 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reacts as he leaves Teesside University in Darlington, Britain, January 30, 2023. Oli Scarff/Pool via REUTERS