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Gunmen kidnap 15 children in yet another school abduction in northern Nigeria 09 Mar 2024 - 10:18 pm
A general view of writing on a wall outside a classroom at Kuriga school in Kuririga on March 8, 2024, where more than 250 pupils kidnapped by gunmen. (Photo by Haidar Umar / AFP)
GCC Secretary General welcomes Security Council's resolution calling for cessation of hostilities in Sudan during Ramadan 09 Mar 2024 - 09:16 pm
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Biden-Trump rematch comes into view with dueling visits to Georgia 09 Mar 2024 - 07:56 pm
US President Joe Biden waves as he arrives to board Air Force One at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on March 9, 2024. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)
Caribbean leaders call emergency meeting on Haiti 09 Mar 2024 - 06:52 pm
A woman cries as she walks near her husband's shop that armed gang members set fire to in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, March 7, 2024. (Photo by clarens SIFFROY / AFP)
Thousands protest in Madrid over Catalan amnesty bill 09 Mar 2024 - 06:11 pm
Protestors hold a banner reading
China must do more to lift employment, stabilise housing market: officials 09 Mar 2024 - 06:04 pm
This long exposure picture shows traffic along a road leading to the Jing'an Temple in Shanghai on March 9, 2024. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP)
Soaring food prices dampen Ramadan spirits in Nigeria 09 Mar 2024 - 05:10 pm
A man prays in front of the Lagos Central Mosque in Lagos on March 8, 2024, ahead of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. (Photo by Benson Ibeabuchi / AFP)
At least 10 dead and 10 missing as landslide and flash floods hit Indonesia’s Sumatra island 09 Mar 2024 - 04:33 pm
Motorists drive through a muddy road following flash flooding in Pesisir Selatan Regency, West Sumatra on March 9, 2024. (Photo by REZAN SOLEH / AFP)
Pakistan's Asif Ali Zardari voted president for second time: local media 09 Mar 2024 - 04:06 pm
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UK's Cameron opposes sending troops to Ukraine, even for training 09 Mar 2024 - 03:55 pm
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Sweden, Canada resume funding for UNRWA 09 Mar 2024 - 03:15 pm
Picture shared on X on March 6, UNRWA teams distributing much needed food to families in Gaza.
Gaza war has "ruptured any sense of a shared humanity": ICRC 09 Mar 2024 - 02:31 pm
A Palestinian woman searches amid the rubble of a residential building hit in an overnight Israeli air strike in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on March 9, 2023. (Photo by Said Khatib / AFP)
Bayer working to replace controversial chemical in weed killer 09 Mar 2024 - 01:53 pm
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Aid ship set to sail from Cyprus to Gaza on new corridor: charity 09 Mar 2024 - 11:49 am
A handout picture provided by the Cypriot government's Press and Information Office (PIO) shows Cyprus' President Nikos Christodoulides (R) and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen inspecting the Larnaca Port, in Larnaca, Cyprus. (Photo by Andreas Loucaides / PIO / AFP)
Pakistan enters fourth week of nationwide X disruption 09 Mar 2024 - 11:28 am
A general view of the Pakistan's Parliament House during the presidential election in Islamabad on March 9, 2024. (Photo by Aamir QURESHI / AFP)
Plans to get aid into Gaza by sea gain pace as airdrop mishap kills five 09 Mar 2024 - 09:57 am
Aid parcels are airdropped over the northern Gaza Strip on March 8, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
Gunshots ring out as gang crisis brings Haiti to 'standstill' 09 Mar 2024 - 09:39 am
Haitian citizens take part in the Dajabon border market at the Dominican Republic-Haiti border, as seen from Dajabon, Dominican Republic on March 8, 2024. (Photo by Erickson Polanco / AFP)
Cambodia earns new world record for largest 'bridal carry' 09 Mar 2024 - 08:28 am
Men carry women as a test ahead of a competition and Guinness World Record attempt in Phnom Penh on March 8, 2024. (Photo by Tang Chhin Sothy / AFP)