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LIVE UPDATES: UN pleads for aid funding, warns of 'collapse' in Gaza relief efforts 31 Jan 2024 - 09:26 am
Children stand atop a small hill near tents at a make-shift shelter for Palestinians who fled to Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on January 30, 2024.
Italy targets energy, migration in 'new page' with Africa 30 Jan 2024 - 08:53 pm
Italy's Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni welcomes William Samoei Ruto, President of Kenya as he arrives for the Italy-Africa international conference 'A bridge for common growth’ at the Italian Senate in Rome on January 29, 2024. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP)
House Republicans taking a key vote toward impeaching Mayorkas as border becomes 2024 campaign issue 30 Jan 2024 - 07:43 pm
Migrants, mostly of Venezuelan origin, attempt to forcibly cross into the United States at the Paso del Norte International Bridge in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico, on March 12, 2023. (Photo by Herika Martinez / AFP)
UN confirms Europe hit record high temperature in 2021 30 Jan 2024 - 04:18 pm
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LIVE UPDATES: Israel undercover operatives kill three in West Bank hospital 30 Jan 2024 - 02:48 pm
The mother of Muhammad Ayman Ghazawi and Basel Ayman Ghazawi, two of three Palestinian men killed by undercover Israeli agents mourns during their funeral in the occupied West Bank city on January 30, 2024. (Photo by Zain Jaafar / AFP)
Thai police warn Liverpool fans not to fall for Alonso scam 30 Jan 2024 - 02:39 pm
Bayer Leverkusen's Spanish coach Xabi Alonso looks on ahead the UEFA Europa League Group semi final second leg football match between Bayer Leverkusen and AS Roma in Leverkusen, on May 18, 2023. Photo by INA FASSBENDER / AFP
Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan sentenced to 10 years jail: party 30 Jan 2024 - 10:43 am
A vendor sits at his tuck shop displaying posters of Pakistan's former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Imran Khan, in Hyderabad on January 29, 2024. (Photo by Akram SHAHID / AFP)
Vietnam, Philippines boost South China Sea ties amid China row 30 Jan 2024 - 10:33 am
Peninsula
Nikki Haley's dilemma in South Carolina: winning over voters who like her, but love Trump 30 Jan 2024 - 12:02 am
Republican presidential hopeful and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley greets supporters at a rally on January 28, 2024 in Conway, South Carolina. (Photo by Allison Joyce / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Philippines' Marcos blames fentanyl for Duterte's drug accusations 29 Jan 2024 - 11:55 pm
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr delivers a speech during the kick-off rally for the New Philippines movement at Quirino Grandstand in Manila on January 28, 2024. (Photo by Jam Sta Rosa / AFP)
Myanmar sends representative to ASEAN meet for first time in two years 29 Jan 2024 - 11:18 pm
(L-R) Myanmar Permanent secretary Marlar Than Htaik, Undersecretary Philippine Som leader Theresa P. Lazaro, Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, Thailand's Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara, Vietnam's Foreign Minister But Thanh Son, Laos' Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith, Malaysia's Foreign Mohamad Hasan, Brunei's Foreign Minister Erywan Pehin Yusof, Cambodia's Foreign Minister Sok Chenda Sophea, Indonesia's Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, East Timor's Foreign Minister Bendito dos Santos Freitas and ASEAN Secretary General Kao Kim Hourn pose for a group photo during the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' meeting in Luang Prabang on January 29, 2024. (Photo by TANG CHHIN SOTHY / AFP)
Mali sends ECOWAS 'formal notice' of withdrawal from bloc: ministry 29 Jan 2024 - 10:28 pm
Peninsula
Son of Bolsonaro targeted by investigation over alleged political spying 29 Jan 2024 - 06:19 pm
Federal Police vehicles drive on their way to the Federal Police headquarters after a raid on the house of councilman Carlos Bolsonaro in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 29, 2024. (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP)
Austin back at Pentagon after secret hospital stay 29 Jan 2024 - 06:01 pm
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Kuwait Prime Minister takes oath as Deputy Amir 29 Jan 2024 - 01:21 pm
Peninsula
CNN Philippines to close due to financial losses 29 Jan 2024 - 12:56 pm
The logo of CNN Philippines is seen outside their office in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila on January 29, 2024. Photo by JAM STA ROSA / AFP
Lawsuit filed over 'everyday' racial profiling by Japan police 29 Jan 2024 - 12:08 pm
Maurice (first name only), a US citizen with Japanese permanent residency status, speaks to the media outside Tokyo district court in Tokyo on January 29, 2024. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)
LIVE UPDATES: Dozens killed in overnight assault on Khan Younis 29 Jan 2024 - 11:36 am
Smoke and flames rise in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip during Israeli bombardment on January 29, 2024. (Photo by AFP)