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Omani FM holds separate Talks with US, Iranian delegations in Muscat 06 Feb 2026 - 02:16 pm
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Islamabad mosque blast kills 15, wounds 80: local authorities 06 Feb 2026 - 01:43 pm
A man carries an injured boy to a hospital following an explosion at a mosque in Islamabad on February 6, 2026. (Photo by Aamir Qureshi / AFP)
Brazilian runs record 24h on treadmill, 188 kilometres 05 Feb 2026 - 10:06 pm
A photo of Pepe Fiamonini at Rio de Janeiro’s Ipanema beach. (Photo taken from the official Instagram account of YoPRO Brasil)
Morocco says evacuated 140,000 people due to severe weather 05 Feb 2026 - 08:58 pm
Civil defence rescuers ride in a boat on flood waters in the Sidi Kacem region, in northwestern morocco on February 5, 2026. (Photo by AFP)
Filipino Nobel laureate, Canadian tech pioneer nominated to UN's AI panel 05 Feb 2026 - 08:02 pm
File photo of Filipino Nobel laureate Maria Ressa
Macau hotel rips up trademark gold bricks for $13 million payoff 05 Feb 2026 - 04:51 pm
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UK court jails Russian captain for 6 years for fatal North Sea crash 05 Feb 2026 - 04:04 pm
(Files) This undated handout photo released by Humberside Police on February 2, 2026 shows Vladimir Motin, the Russian captain of the cargo ship Solong that hit an anchored oil tanker in the North Sea in March, 2025, at an undisclosed location. (Photo by Handout / Humberside Police / AFP)
Albania lifts TikTok ban: official 05 Feb 2026 - 01:45 pm
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Indian police investigate suspected suicide of three young sisters 05 Feb 2026 - 01:41 pm
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Highest storm alert lifted in Spain, one woman missing 05 Feb 2026 - 12:17 pm
This picture shows a flooded area in Jimera de Libar, southern Spain, on February 4, 2026 amid Storm Leonardo. (Photo by Jorge Guerrero / AFP)
Pokemon theme park opens in Tokyo 05 Feb 2026 - 08:18 am
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Sri Lanka to launch sweeping education reforms 05 Feb 2026 - 12:05 am
Sri Lanka's President Anura Kumara Dissanayake (front, R) arrives to hoist the national flag during the country's 78th Independence Day celebrations at Independence Square in Colombo on February 4, 2026. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)
Man sentenced to life in prison for plotting to kill Trump in 2024 04 Feb 2026 - 09:19 pm
(FILES) This booking photo obtained on September 19, 2024 from the Palm Beach County Sheriff's office in Florida, shows the mugshot of Ryan Wesley Routh, 58. (Photo by Handout / Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office / AFP)
UN chief warns of humanitarian 'collapse' in Cuba over oil shortage 04 Feb 2026 - 09:08 pm
Two US flags and a Cuban flag flutter on the roof of a tricycle in front of the Capitolio in Havana on February 3, 2026. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP)
Colombia to work with US on drug trafficking: president 04 Feb 2026 - 08:26 pm
(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on February 03, 2026 shows (L/R) Colombia's President Gustavo Petro in Bogota on November 13, 2025 and US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 2, 2026. (Photo by Raul ARBOLEDA and SAUL LOEB / AFP)
Albania arrests 20 for toxic waste trafficking 04 Feb 2026 - 04:05 pm
This aerial drone photograph shows containers of toxic industrial waste stored at a controlled site near the port city of Durres on November 8, 2025. (Photo by Adnan Beci / AFP)
GSK profit jumps on strong specialty medicine sales 04 Feb 2026 - 01:24 pm
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WFP suspends activity in S.Sudan county after aid convoy attacks 04 Feb 2026 - 01:09 pm
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Estithmar Holding net profit surges 122% to QAR 938 million; revenue rises 54% to QAR 6.4 billion for the year ended 31 December 2025