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Trump says US delegation to head to Pakistan for new Iran talks 20 Apr 2026 - 07:58 am
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Indonesia to halt diesel imports from July 1 20 Apr 2026 - 12:19 am
People fishing at a pier on Indonesia's resort island of Bali. AFP file photo for representational purposes only.
Over 46 million Ethiopians register for upcoming general election 19 Apr 2026 - 10:12 pm
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North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles into sea: Seoul 19 Apr 2026 - 07:12 pm
People watch a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a train station in Seoul on April 19, 2026. Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP
Malaysia: massive fire destroys nearly 1,000 homes, displaces thousands 19 Apr 2026 - 06:52 pm
This handout photo taken and released by Malaysia's Sandakan Fire and Rescue Department on April 19, 2026, shows a general view of the Kampung Bahagia water village after a fire, in Sandakan, on Malaysia's Borneo island. (Photo by Handout / Malaysia's Sandakan Fire and Rescue Department / AFP)
Egypt's President reaffirms rejection of any violation of Arab states' sovereignty 19 Apr 2026 - 06:24 pm
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Fire at India firecracker factory kills 20: police 19 Apr 2026 - 06:23 pm
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Bomb experts try to defuse WWII bomb near Paris 19 Apr 2026 - 04:55 pm
This undated handout photograph made available by the Precture de Police on April 19, 2026 shows a bomb from World War II partially uncovered near a residential area, prompting a vast operation by emergency services to neutralise the device, in Paris' northwestern suburb of Colombes. Photo by Handout / Préfecture de police / AFP
Iran to resume international flights from Mashhad airport on Monday 19 Apr 2026 - 03:03 pm
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Nine killed after small truck overturned in Northern Thailand 19 Apr 2026 - 02:32 pm
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Fit in fatigues: German army presses recruitment drive 19 Apr 2026 - 02:07 pm
A visitor performs on a reconnaissance vehicle of the German Federal army Bundeswehr at their booth at the FIBO trade show for health, fitness and wellness in Cologne, western Germany on April 16, 2026. (Photo by Ina Fassbender / AFP)
GCC affirms commitment to strengthen stability, development, resolve disputes through peaceful means 19 Apr 2026 - 01:47 pm
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US Blue Origin launches New Glenn rocket to transport satellite into orbit 19 Apr 2026 - 01:11 pm
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Police probing gunshots reported on US campus: Iowa university 19 Apr 2026 - 12:38 pm
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Crisis-hit Bulgaria votes in eighth election in five years 19 Apr 2026 - 12:15 pm
Photo by Dimitar KYOSEMARLIEV and Dimitar KYOSEMARLIEV / AFP
200 homes destroyed, hundreds displaced in Malaysia’s Sandakan fire 19 Apr 2026 - 11:59 am
This handout photo taken and released by Malaysia Sandakan Fire and Rescue Department on April 19, 2026, shows a general view of the Kampung Bahagia water village after a fire, in Sandakan, on Malaysia Borneo island. (Photo by Handout / Malaysia Sandakan Fire and Rescue Department / AFP)
VIDEO: Humans far behind as robot breaks record at Beijing half marathon 19 Apr 2026 - 11:07 am
A robot runs in the second Beijing E-Town Half Marathon and humanoid Half Marathon in Beijing on April 19, 2026. Photo by Pedro PARDO / AFP
Ukraine intercepts 203 out of 236 Russian drones overnight 19 Apr 2026 - 10:48 am
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