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Ship that destroyed Baltimore bridge set to move Monday 19 May 2024 - 07:16 pm
A section of the Francis Scott Key Bridge rests in the water next to the Dali container ship in Baltimore on May 13, 2024 after crews conducted a controlled demolition. Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP
France says will quell New Caledonia riots 'whatever the cost' 19 May 2024 - 07:09 pm
The resident in charge of the independantist roadblock at La Tamoa, holds a Kanak flag in the commune of Paita, France's Pacific territory of New Caledonia on May 19, 2024. Photo by Delphine Mayeur / AFP.
Iran presidential helicopter in 'accident', search underway: state media 19 May 2024 - 05:52 pm
A handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency shows Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi during a meeting with his Azeri counterpart ahead of the inauguration ceremony of Qiz Qalasi, the third dam jointly built by Iran and Azerbaijan on the Aras River. Photo by Iranian Presidency / AFP
Iran presidential helicopter in 'accident', unknown if Raisi on board: state media 19 May 2024 - 05:31 pm
A handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency shows Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi (C) at the site of Qiz Qalasi, the third dam jointly built by Iran and Azerbaijan on the Aras River, ahead of its inauguration ceremony on May 19, 2024. Photo by Iranian Presidency / AFP
2 dead, 5 missing after boat collision on Danube River in Hungary 19 May 2024 - 05:31 pm
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Pakistan evacuates hundreds of students from Kyrgyz capital 19 May 2024 - 05:28 pm
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UN aid chief warns of 'apocalyptic' consequences of Gaza shortages 19 May 2024 - 03:57 pm
United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths in Doha on May 19, 2024. (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR / AFP)
Fresh floods kill 66 in northern Afghanistan: provincial official 19 May 2024 - 03:16 pm
Afghan residents clean debris and salvage their belongings after flash floods following heavy rainfall at a damaged house in Firozkoh, Ghor province on May 18, 2024. Photo by AFP
DR Congo thwarts Kinshasa 'coup attempt' : army 19 May 2024 - 03:02 pm
(Files) Democratic Republic of Congo's Minister of Economy Vital Kamerhe at The Martyrs Stadium in Kinshasa on April 29, 2023. (Photo by Arsene Mpiana / AFP)
Body of second missing Mongolian climber found on Everest 19 May 2024 - 02:35 pm
An aerial picture taken midair from an helicopter shows the summit of Mount Makalu, in Nepal's Himalayas range on March 7, 2023. Photo by Sebastien BERGER / AFP
Tycoon Musk launches Starlink in Indonesia 19 May 2024 - 02:16 pm
Tech billionaire Elon Musk (L) speaks during a ceremony held to inaugurate satellite unit Starlink at a community health center in Denpasar on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on May 19, 2024. (Photo by Sonny Tumbelaka / AFP)
Slovak PM's life no longer in danger after shooting: minister 19 May 2024 - 01:26 pm
Slovak Defence Minister Robert Kalinak addresses a press conference in front of the F D Roosevelt University Hospital in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia on May 19, 2024, where Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is being treated after he was shot
Gaza officials say death toll from Israeli strike on Nuseirat rises to 31 19 May 2024 - 12:55 pm
Smoke billows during Israeli bombardment in eastern Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on May 19, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
Custodian of Two Holy Mosques to undergo medical tests: Saudi Royal Court 19 May 2024 - 11:30 am
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Two Palestinians injured by Israeli occupation forces' bullets in West Bank 18 May 2024 - 09:06 pm
This picture shows the occupied West Bank Jenin refugee camp, following an overnight Israeli army attack, on May 18, 2024. (Photo by Zain JAAFAR / AFP)
Flash floods due to unusually heavy seasonal rains kill at least 68 people in Afghanistan 18 May 2024 - 07:54 pm
Afghan men stand beside their belongings kept near a damaged house after flash floods following heavy rainfall in Firozkoh, Ghor province on May 18, 2024. Flash flooding has killed at least 50 people in western Afghanistan, provincial police said on May 18, a week after hundreds were washed away in the north of the country. (Photo by AFP)
Three Syrians missing after cargo ship sinks off Romania 18 May 2024 - 06:24 pm
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American doctors in Gaza see up-close toll of war weapons on children 18 May 2024 - 05:46 pm
Palestinians walk outside the European hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on May 17, 2024. (Photo by AFP)