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Volatile situations in Palestinian territories cast grim shadows on Blinken’s tour to Middle East 30 Jan 2023 - 07:47 am
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Zelenskiy: Ukraine needs more weapons, faster 30 Jan 2023 - 12:05 am
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (not pictured) via phone line, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine January 25, 2023. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS)
Venezuela opposition starts talks for funds with Spain meeting 29 Jan 2023 - 11:41 pm
The head of the opposition delegation of Venezuela Gerardo Blyde Perez talks to the media accompanied by other delegates, in Mexico City, Mexico on November 26, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Italy condemns attacks abroad, 'street violence' at home 29 Jan 2023 - 11:34 pm
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni attends a joint news conference in Tripoli, Libya on January 28, 2023. REUTERS/Hazem Ahmed
Odds 'very high' of US military conflict with China, says top Republican 29 Jan 2023 - 11:28 pm
A Chinese Navy J-11 fighter jet is recorded flying close to a US Air Force RC-135 aircraft in international airspace over the South China Sea, according to the US military, in a still image from video taken December 21, 2022. (US Indo-Pacific Command/Handout via REUTERS)
Gandhi walks 2,000 miles to challenge Modi in 2024 election 29 Jan 2023 - 11:17 pm
Indian Congress leader Rahul Gandhi (left) along with sister Priyanka Gandhi hoists the Indian national flag during the 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' march in Srinagar on January 29, 2023. (Photo by TAUSEEF MUSTAFA / AFP)
Islamist rebels kill at least 15 in eastern DR Congo 29 Jan 2023 - 10:55 pm
A soldier of the FARDC (Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo) takes cover during exchanges of fire with members of the ADF (Allied Democratic Forces) in Opira, North Kivu, on January 25, 2018. File Photo / AFP
Germany won't send fighter jets to Ukraine, says Scholz 29 Jan 2023 - 10:45 pm
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz addresses the lower house of parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany January 25, 2023. (REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch)
Tunisia election turnout was 11.3%, electoral commission says 29 Jan 2023 - 10:33 pm
Farouk Bouasker, President of the Independent High Authority for Elections, speaks during the announcement of the provisional turnout for the second round of the parliamentary election in Tunis,Tunisia, January 29, 2023. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi
Argentina, Brazil’s joint currency is terrible idea, says Krugman 29 Jan 2023 - 10:29 pm
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (left) and Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez attend a bilateral agreement signing ceremony, during Lula da Silva's first official visit abroad since his inauguration, at the Casa Rosada presidential palace in Buenos Aires, Argentina, January 23, 2023. (REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian)
Turkey may accept Finland into NATO: Erdogan 29 Jan 2023 - 10:21 pm
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New Czech leader talks to Zelensky, plans Taiwan call 29 Jan 2023 - 09:45 pm
Czech presidential candidate Petr Pavel reacts at his headquarters, after the results of the country's presidential election were announced, in Prague, Czech Republic on January 28, 2023. REUTERS/David W Cerny
At least 51 killed in twin Pakistan transport tragedies 29 Jan 2023 - 09:17 pm
People gather as rescue workers search for the victims, after a boat carrying students capsized in Tanda lake in Kohat, Pakistan, January 29, 2023. (REUTERS)
House Speaker McCarthy to discuss debt limit, spending with Biden on Wednesday 29 Jan 2023 - 08:46 pm
 The dome of the US Capitol is seen beyond a chain fence during the partial government shutdown in Washington, US, on January 8, 2019. File Photo / Reuters
Strikes over pensions to disrupt public transport in France on Tuesday 29 Jan 2023 - 08:32 pm
A general view shows the Eiffel Tower and vapour that billows from smokestacks in Paris skyline, in Paris, France, December 9, 2022. (REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes)
Russian shelling of Kherson leaves at least three dead 29 Jan 2023 - 08:24 pm
Ukrainian firefighters work in a house in flame following Russian shelling in the city of Kherson, on January 29, 2023, amid the Russian military invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Genya Savilov / AFP)
Germany overcome Belgium to win hockey World Cup 29 Jan 2023 - 08:08 pm
Germany's players pose with the trophy after winning the FIH men's hockey World Cup 2023 final match against Belgium at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, India, on January 29, 2023. (Photo by DIBYANGSHU SARKAR / AFP)
Government bears some blame for Grenfell fire, UK housing minister says 29 Jan 2023 - 07:45 pm
Workers stand on the roof of the burnt out remains of the Grenfell tower in London, Britain, on October 16, 2017. File Photo / Reuters