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Floating offshore oil platform runs aground off Tunisia 13 Jan 2025 - 07:23 pm
A general view of an oil platform that skidded is pictured on the beach of Hwaichat in Bizerte region, on January 13, 2025, after the traction cables connecting the platform to the ship that was pulling it broke, local media reported. (Photo by Fethi Belaid / AFP)
Lebanon's president names ICJ judge Nawaf Salam prime minister 13 Jan 2025 - 07:21 pm
(FILES) President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Nawaf Salam listens on the second day of a two-day hearing in the case that Mexico has filed against Ecuador, at the International Justice court in the Hague, on May 1, 2024. (Photo by Remko de Waal / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT
UK's Starmer urged to fire minister hit by Bangladesh graft probe 13 Jan 2025 - 07:04 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer reacts while delivering a speech during a visit of the Manufacturing Futures Lab at UCL (Unnivesrity College London), in London, on January 13, 2025. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / POOL / AFP)
China targets coupons and 'silver economy' to boost tourism 13 Jan 2025 - 07:01 pm
This photo taken on January 12, 2025 shows a boat sailing on Songhua River as visitors gather to see the frost-covered trees on the riverbank in Jilin, northeast China's Jilin province. (Photo by AFP)
US announces new restrictions on AI chip exports 13 Jan 2025 - 06:19 pm
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US stocks mostly fall as markets await inflation data 13 Jan 2025 - 06:08 pm
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Kazakhstan encouraged by rare leopard sighting 13 Jan 2025 - 06:08 pm
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Somalia-Ethiopia: Will Ankara deal ease tensions in Horn of Africa 13 Jan 2025 - 05:18 pm
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Bangladesh files graft cases against ousted leader's family 13 Jan 2025 - 05:02 pm
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Last tourist information centre in Paris closes 13 Jan 2025 - 04:28 pm
Pedestrians walk past the Grand Bassin Rond of the Tuileries Garden with the Sacre Coeur Basilica in the background in central Paris, on January 10, 2025. (Photo by Martin LELIEVRE / AFP)
German police probe drone sightings over military sites 13 Jan 2025 - 04:13 pm
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Japan issues tsunami advisory after 6.9 magnitude quake 13 Jan 2025 - 04:00 pm
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Germany races to contain foot-and-mouth outbreak amid export fears 13 Jan 2025 - 03:27 pm
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Death toll from Los Angeles fires rises, with dangerous winds incoming 13 Jan 2025 - 03:19 pm
A cadaver dog, from the Los Angeles County Sheriff, sniffs through the rubble of beachfront properties destroyed by the Palisades Fire along Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, California, on January 12, 2025. Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP
Philippine sect gathers to oppose VP Duterte impeachment 13 Jan 2025 - 02:37 pm
Members of the influential sect Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ) watch Philippine lawmaker Rodante Marcoleta speak as they attend a rally to oppose calls to unseat Vice-President Sara Duterte in Manila on January 13, 2025. (Photo by JAM STA ROSA / AFP)
Heathrow airport reports record passengers in 2024 13 Jan 2025 - 02:08 pm
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South Korea's impeached president gets a pay rise 13 Jan 2025 - 12:55 pm
Supporters of impeached South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol attend a rally near his residence in Seoul on January 13, 2025. (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP)
Flights cancelled as Belgium hit by national strike 13 Jan 2025 - 12:42 pm
A passenger stands at the departures terminal during a strike at the Brussels Airport, in Zaventem on January 13, 2025. (Photo by Eric Lalmand / Belga / AFP)