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Turkey's natural gas find in Black Sea now comes to 710 bcm: Erdogan 26 Dec 2022 - 09:24 pm
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan attends a ceremony to mark an increase in capacity at a natural gas storage facility in Silivri near Istanbul, Turkey, on December 16, 2022. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
Tunisia to raise new taxes to close budget deficit 26 Dec 2022 - 09:06 pm
Tunisia's Finance Minister Sihem Boughdiri Nemsia presents the country's 2023 finance law during a press conference, in Tunis, on December 26, 2022. (Photo by Fethi Belaid / AFP)
China to end quarantine on arrival in fresh Covid rule relaxation 26 Dec 2022 - 08:24 pm
People cross a street in Beijing on December 26, 2022. (Photo by Wang Zhao / AFP)
Libya pro-Haftar pilot released in prisoner swap 26 Dec 2022 - 08:11 pm
Libya's eastern commander Khalifa Haftar speaks to the media after submitting his candidacy papers for the presidential elections at the office of the High National Elections Commission, in Benghazi, Libya, on November 16, 2021. File Photo / Reuters
Belarus activist athlete sentenced to prison in absentia 26 Dec 2022 - 07:58 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko ahead of a meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) leaders in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on December 26, 2022. Sputnik/Alexei Danichev/Pool via REUTERS
Texas Governor Abbott endangered lives with Christmas Eve migrant drop: White House 26 Dec 2022 - 07:49 pm
A migrant girl holds a Christmas present, as she queues with her family near the border wall to request asylum in El Paso, Texas, US, seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on December 25, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
Hundreds march in Paris in tribute to Kurds shot dead 26 Dec 2022 - 07:27 pm
Members of the Kurdish community attend a march organised by the Kurdish Democratic Council in France (CDK-F) in tribute to the victims of Friday's deadly attack, in Paris, France, on December 26, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier
Argentina’s president now says he’ll comply with top court order 26 Dec 2022 - 07:25 pm
Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez arrives for a G20 Leaders' Summit in Bali, Indonesia, November 15 2022.(Mast Irham/Pool via REUTERS)
Storm deaths rise to 25 in western New York county 26 Dec 2022 - 06:55 pm
Vehicles are left stranded on the road following a winter storm that hit the Buffalo region on Main St. in Amherst, New York, US, December 25, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Two 2016 Nice terror attack accomplices appeal conviction 26 Dec 2022 - 06:10 pm
This file court-sketch made on September 5, 2022 shows defendants (from left to right) Enkeledja Zace, Artan Henaj, Maksim Celaj, Chokri Chafroud, Endri Elezi, Ramzi Arefa and Mohamed Ghraieb as they attend the opening day of the trial of suspects over the 2016 Nice truck attack which killed 86 people and injured over 400, in the courthouse in Paris. (Photo by Benoit PEYRUCQ / AFP)
Moscow accuses Ukraine of deadly air base attack 26 Dec 2022 - 05:56 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) greets Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan ahead of an informal meeting of the heads of state of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) at the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library in Saint Petersburg on December 26, 2022. (Photo by Alexey DANICHEV / SPUTNIK / AFP)
UN urges Taliban to reverse ban on female foreign aid workers 26 Dec 2022 - 05:33 pm
An Afghan man walks past the office of a foreign aid group 'Care' in downtown Kabul on December 26, 2022. (AFP)
Russia places Bellingcat journalist on wanted list 26 Dec 2022 - 05:23 pm
In this file photo taken on September 05, 2022 Bulgarian investigative journalist and lead Russia investigator with Bellingcat Christo Grozev poses for a photo session at the Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po) in Paris.  (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP)
Summary executions claim 223 Palestinian martyrs since early 2022: Arab League 26 Dec 2022 - 05:18 pm
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Deadliest year for Rohingya at sea in years as 180 presumed drowned 26 Dec 2022 - 05:18 pm
Health workers check a Rohingya refugee who was feeling sick after his arrival by boat in Krueng Raya, Indonesia's Aceh province on December 25, 2022. (Photo by Chaideer Mahyuddin / AFP)
Philippines reports at least eight deaths as rains, floods disrupt Christmas celebrations 26 Dec 2022 - 05:13 pm
A rescuer helps people affected by floods in Gingoog city, Philippines December 25, 2022 in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. Philippine Red Cross/TWITTER@PHILREDCROSS/via REUTERS
Ethiopia govt team in rebel Tigray after November 2 peace deal 26 Dec 2022 - 04:44 pm
Former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta applauds Ethiopian government representative Redwan Hussien and Tigray delegate Getachew Reda after signing the AU-led negotiations to resolve the conflict in northern Ethiopia, in Pretoria, South Africa, on November 2, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Johannesburg tanker explosion death toll rises to 15, driver charged 26 Dec 2022 - 04:39 pm
 A gas tanker explodes, in Boksburg, South Africa December 24, 2022, in this screen grab from a video obtained by Reuters. AAA Security Group/via REUTERS