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Palestinians mourn teenager killed in West Bank 20 Jan 2024 - 03:01 pm
The mother (C) of 17-year-old Palestinian Tawfeek Ajaq mourns over his body ahead of his funeral procession on January 20, 2024. (Photo by Marco Longari / AFP)
LIVE UPDATES: UN figures show two mothers killed every hour as Israel bombards Gaza 20 Jan 2024 - 09:31 am
A picture taken from Rafah shows smoke billowing over Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip during Israeli bombardment on January 19, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
Women and children are the main victims of Israel-Hamas war with 16,000 killed, UN says 20 Jan 2024 - 09:25 am
Relatives mourn during the funerals of some of the Palestinians, who were killed during a days-long Israeli raid, in a refugee camp in Tulkarm in the occupied West Bank on January 19, 2024 . (Photo by Zain Jaafar / AFP)
13 dead in China school fire: state media 20 Jan 2024 - 08:29 am
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Newborn found in shopping bag in London’s freezing conditions 20 Jan 2024 - 08:25 am
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Pakistan and Iran agree to 'de-escalate' after trading air strikes 19 Jan 2024 - 10:16 pm
In this handout photograph taken and released by the Pakistan's Press Information Department (PID) on January 19, 2024, Pakistan's Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar (2ndR) chairs a National Security Committee meeting along with armed forces chiefs and other government officials in Islamabad. Pakistan and Iran
Japan's lunar spacecraft is on the moon but its status is unclear 19 Jan 2024 - 08:14 pm
This handout file photo taken on September 7, 2023 and released by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) shows a H-IIA rocket carrying a small lunar surface probe and other objects lifting off from the Tanegashima Space Centre on Tanegashima island, Kagoshima prefecture. (Photo by Handout / Japan AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY (JAXA) / AFP)
Prince Harry drops libel case against Mail on Sunday 19 Jan 2024 - 06:53 pm
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Boeing 747 cargo plane makes emergency landing in Miami 19 Jan 2024 - 03:37 pm
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Thailand discovers nearly 15 million tonnes of lithium 19 Jan 2024 - 01:24 pm
Aerial view of brine ponds and processing areas of the lithium mine of the Chilean company SQM (Sociedad Quimica Minera) in the Atacama Desert, Calama, Chile, on September 12, 2022. Photo by Martin BERNETTI / AFP
Thai court orders emergency plan to improve air quality 19 Jan 2024 - 01:11 pm
A general view shows hazy conditions due to high level of air pollution in Chiang Mai in northern Thailand on March 10, 2023. Photo by AFP
Japan's little Moon toy: the camera probe ready to roll 19 Jan 2024 - 12:34 pm
This handout photo taken in 2022, received on January 18, 2024 from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and credited to JAXA, Takara Tomy, Sony Group Corporation and Doshisha University shows the transformable lunar surface robot
10 people dead after landslide buries house in southern Philippines 19 Jan 2024 - 12:22 pm
This handout photo taken and released by the Municipality of Monkayo on January 18, 2024 shows rescuers conducting a rescue and retrieval operation, a day after a landslide hit a house in Monkayo, where at least seven people were killed, a disaster official said, with the death toll expected to rise. Photo by Handout / Municipality of Monkayo / AFP
LIVE UPDATES: Israeli bombardment in Gaza continues amid telecomms blackout 19 Jan 2024 - 11:32 am
Palestinians mourn the death of loved ones following Israeli bombardment on January 18, 2024, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Photo by AFP
Deaths from Israel's Gaza war top 24,600 19 Jan 2024 - 09:01 am
Destruction in Gaza caused by Israel's ongoing offensive, on January 17, 2024. (AFP)
Who's running for US president? See a rundown of the major 2024 candidates 18 Jan 2024 - 08:47 pm
Children listen as Republican presidential candidate, former US President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Atkinson Country Club on January 16, 2024 in Atkinson, New Hampshire. (Photo by Brandon Bell / Getty Images via AFP)
Turkey hails discovery of endangered leopard barbel fish 18 Jan 2024 - 08:35 pm
This handout photograph taken and released on January 18, 2024 by Turkish news agency DHA (Demiroren News Agency) shows a leopard barbel fish inside an aquarium after it has been spotted in Tigris river, in Sirnak. (Photo by Demiroren News Agency via AFP) 
German far-right party assailed over report of extremist meeting 18 Jan 2024 - 07:41 pm
Honorary chairman of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party Alexander Gauland (R) walks past AfD parliamentary group member Stefan Keuter as they attend a debate at the Bundestag (lower house of parliament) over a meeting of AfD officials with an Austrian extremist leader in November 2023, where mass deportations of immigrants were discussed, on January 18, 2024 at the Bundestag in Berlin. (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL / AFP)