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Militia member in Michigan governor kidnapping plot sentenced to over 19 years in prison 28 Dec 2022 - 07:55 pm
Democratic Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer reacts during her 2022 U.S. midterm elections night party in Detroit, Michigan, US, on November 9, 2022.  File Photo / Reuters
South Sudan to send 750 troops to DR Congo to fight rebels 28 Dec 2022 - 07:46 pm
Soldiers of the South Sudan People's Defence Forces (SSPDF) prepare to be deployed to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) after their departure ceremony at the SSPDF Headquarters in Juba on December 28, 2022. (Photo by Samir Bol / AFP)
Somalia rejects Genel Energy's "illegal claim" to oil permits 28 Dec 2022 - 07:41 pm
Engineers and visitors explore an exploratory well near Dharoor town, 350 km (217 miles) from the port of Bosasso on the Gulf of Aden in Puntland January 17, 2012. File Photo / Reuters
2022 set to be warmest year on record for Britain 28 Dec 2022 - 07:35 pm
In this file photo taken on August 13, 2022 a woman walks in the heat past the goalposts on the scorched, dry grass on Hackney Marshes in London. (Photo by CARLOS JASSO / AFP)
Chief of Russia's Gazprom admits 'difficult' year 28 Dec 2022 - 06:43 pm
The logo of Gazprom company is seen at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia June 15, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
EU, US express concern over situation in north Kosovo 28 Dec 2022 - 06:29 pm
A Kosovo police officer patrols in the northern part of the ethnically-divided town of Mitrovica, Kosovo, December 28, 2022. REUTERS/Florion Goga
Finland gets floating gas terminal to replace Russian supply 28 Dec 2022 - 06:25 pm
A tugboat and vessel FSRU Exemplar, the floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal, chartered by Finland to replace Russian gas, arrives to the Inkoo port, west of Helsinki, December 28, 2022. Lehtikuva/Jussi Nukari via REUTERS
Saudi Arabia seizes 30 tonnes of the narcotic khat 28 Dec 2022 - 05:46 pm
A bundle of khat, or qat, a mildly narcotic shrub, at a market in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on May 1, 2020. Mohammed HUWAIS / AFP
Death toll from South African fuel tanker blast rises to 26 28 Dec 2022 - 05:38 pm
A forensic pathologist collects human remains at the scene where a gas tanker exploded in Boksburg near Johannesburg, South Africa, on December 24, 2022. REUTERS/Sumaya Hisham
Italy mulls Covid screening of all China arrivals 28 Dec 2022 - 05:31 pm
 A passenger wearing protective gear is seen at a train station in Beijing on December 28, 2022. (Photo by Noel CELIS / AFP)
Tears, prayers and hopes as flights to Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray resume 28 Dec 2022 - 05:23 pm

Passengers arriving from Tigray are greeted by relatives at the Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa on December 28, 2022. (AFP)
Russia intensifies attacks on liberated Kherson, eastern Ukraine 28 Dec 2022 - 05:17 pm
Ukrainian servicemen fire with a CAESAR self-propelled howitzer towards Russian positions in eastern Ukraine on December 28, 2022. (Photo by Sameer Al-DOUMY / AFP)
Spain festival revellers hurl flour and eggs in annual mock coup 28 Dec 2022 - 05:07 pm
Revellers dressed in mock military garb take part in 'Els Enfarinats' food-battle in the southeastern Spanish town of Ibi on December 28, 2022. (Photo by Jaime Reina / AFP)
Palestine welcomes Chile's position in support of Palestinians' resilience, two-state solution 28 Dec 2022 - 04:54 pm
Chilean President Gabriel Boric / Reuters file photo
Russia scraps pomp in New Year revelry amid Ukraine fighting 28 Dec 2022 - 04:49 pm
Pedestrians walk past Christmas and New Year decorations in front of the Red Gate Building Stalin-era skyscraper in Moscow, on December 28, 2022. (Photo by Yuri KADOBNOV / AFP)
Rare hail brings winter white to desert hotspot Kuwait 28 Dec 2022 - 04:03 pm
Children toss handfuls of hail particles picked up off the side of a road after a storm in the Umm al-Haiman district, on December 27, 2022. (Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat / AFP)
Tennis star Murray astonished by British-Iranian hostage's 'incredible' support 28 Dec 2022 - 02:58 pm
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Spain appoints new ambassador to Venezuela amid thaw in relations 28 Dec 2022 - 02:51 pm
File photo: The head of the opposition delegation of Venezuela Gerardo Blyde Perez talks to the media accompanied by other delegates, in Mexico City, Mexico November 26, 2022. Reuters/Henry Romero/File Photo