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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
US digs out from monster storm as death toll passes 50 28 Dec 2022 - 02:29 pm
National Grid workers respond to a downed utility pole in Buffalo, New York, on December 27, 2022. Photo by Joed Viera / AFP
Hong Kong asks Japan to reverse 'hasty' Covid flight curbs 28 Dec 2022 - 11:24 am
Passengers head to check-in counters at the international airport in Hong Kong on December 28, 2022. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP)
Hong Kong scraps most COVID rules, though masks still mandated 28 Dec 2022 - 11:23 am
A man wearing a face mask walks on the street during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Hong Kong, China, December 28, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
South Korea to spend $440 mln until 2027 to counter North Korea drones 28 Dec 2022 - 11:19 am
A South Korean Navy Lynx helicopter fires flares during a commemoration ceremony marking South Korea's Armed Forces Day, which will fall on October 1, at the Second Fleet Command of Navy in Pyeongtaek on September 28, 2017. REUTERS/Jung Yeon-Je/Pool
Canadian police officer fatally shot in line of duty 28 Dec 2022 - 11:08 am
The scene where an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer was shot dead is pictured in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada December 27, 2022. REUTERS/Brett Gundlock
One dead in China highway pile-up involving hundreds of cars 28 Dec 2022 - 11:05 am
This aerial photo taken on December 28, 2022 shows a multi-vehicle collision on Zhengxin Yellow River Bridge in Zhengzhou, in China's central Henan province. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT
UN Security Council denounces Taliban bans on women in Afghanistan 27 Dec 2022 - 11:37 pm
A Taliban fighter stands guard along a street in Kabul on December 27, 2022. (AFP)
Gambia probes coup bid and arrests more soldiers 27 Dec 2022 - 11:07 pm
President of The Gambia Adama Barrow addresses the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters in New York City, US, September 22, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Suicide probe opened after Iranian found dead in French river 27 Dec 2022 - 10:58 pm
A woman holds a photographic portrait during tribute to Mohammad Moradi, an Iranian man who killed himself after jumping into the Rhone river to raise awareness about the situation of the Iranian people, in Lyon on December 27, 2022. (Photo by JEFF PACHOUD / AFP)
Biden's holiday plans: deciding if he'll run again 27 Dec 2022 - 10:53 pm
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US House administration arm bans TikTok on official devices 27 Dec 2022 - 10:45 pm
Reuters file photo
Nearly 200 starving Rohingya reach Indonesia after month at sea 27 Dec 2022 - 10:35 pm
Rohingya refugees eat food in a temporary shelter following their arrival by boat in Laweueng, Aceh province on December 27, 2022. (Photo by Chaideer Mahyuddin / AFP)