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Russia vows 'punishment' after strike on Belgorod kills 14 30 Dec 2023 - 08:12 pm
This photo taken from video released by the Russia Emergency Situations Ministry on December 30, 2023, shows firefighters extinguishing flames after shelling in Belgorod, about 30 kilometres (19 miles) from the border with Ukraine. (Photo by Handout / Russian Emergencies Ministry / AFP)
Thousands of Serbians protest alleged electoral fraud 30 Dec 2023 - 06:42 pm
A protester holds a sticker reading
Fresh Eurostar cancellations cause misery for travellers 30 Dec 2023 - 06:09 pm
A frame grab taken from a handout video footage posted on the Southeastern Railway's X account on December 30, 2023 shows flooded water in a tunnel used by Eurostar trains, near Ebbsfleet International station in Kent, southern England. (Photo by Handout / Southeastern / ESN / AFP)
Venomous snake halts Australia tennis tournament match 30 Dec 2023 - 05:37 pm
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Rescuers comb through rubble after deadly Russian strikes across Ukraine 30 Dec 2023 - 03:50 pm
Smoke rises following missile strikes in Lviv, western Ukraine, on December 29, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Yuriy Dyachyshyn / AFP)
China tensions rising, US revives WWII-era Pacific airfield 30 Dec 2023 - 01:03 pm
This January 10, 2022 satellite image released on December 28, 2023 by Maxar Technologies shows the Tinian airfield in the Mariana Islands. (Photo by Handout / Satellite image 2023 Maxar Technologies / AFP)
Eurostar cancels 14 trains due to flooded UK tunnel 30 Dec 2023 - 12:20 pm
(Files) A Eurostar train is parked at a platform of the Paris' Gare du Nord station on August 3, 2023. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini / AFP)
Powerful Pacific swell brings threat of more dangerous surf to California 30 Dec 2023 - 10:26 am
A person takes photos as large waves break near the beach on December 29, 2023 in Manhattan Beach, California. Mario Tama/Getty Images/AFP
'Exhausted' Gazans desperate for war to end as Israel presses offensive 30 Dec 2023 - 09:51 am
People inspect the damage following Israeli bombardment in Rafah on the southern Gaza Strip on December 29, 2023. (Photo by AFP)
LIVE UPDATES: UN denounce 'unlawful' Israeli attack on Gaza humanitarian relief 30 Dec 2023 - 09:45 am
People mourn loved ones killed in Rafah during Israeli bombardment on the southern Gaza strip, at Al-Najar hospital on December 29, 2023. (Photo by AFP)
Mexican president inaugurates centralized 'super pharmacy' to supply medicines to all of Mexico 29 Dec 2023 - 11:56 pm
File Photo: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador holds his first news conference following a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection, at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico, on February 8, 2021. 
South Africa files case at top UN court accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza 29 Dec 2023 - 11:04 pm
An aerial view shows Palestinians mourning their relatives, killed in an overnight Israeli strike on the Al-Maghazi refugee camp, during a mass funeral at the Al-Aqsa hospital in Deir Al-Balah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on December 25, 2023. (Photo by Mahmud Hams / AFP)
Michael Cohen says AI-Created fake cases mistakenly used in court brief 29 Dec 2023 - 10:51 pm
In this file photo taken on November 29, 2018, Michael Cohen, former personal attorney to US President Donald Trump, exits federal court, in New York City. / AFP / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Drew Angerer
30 killed as Russia launches biggest aerial barrage of the war, says Ukraine 29 Dec 2023 - 09:08 pm
A teacher inspects her classroom that was damaged after a missile attack in Lviv, western Ukraine, on December 29, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Yuriy Dyachyshyn / AFP)
Kenya GDP grows, inflation slows in respite for battered economy 29 Dec 2023 - 09:00 pm
This photo taken on July 14, 2023, shows a hot air balloon at the Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. (Xinhua)
China cuts soy use in animal feed in bid to boost food security 29 Dec 2023 - 08:46 pm
Workers transport imported soybeans at a port in Nantong, Jiangsu province, China April 9, 2018. Reuters
Architect of Argentina’s reforms says he isn’t even halfway done 29 Dec 2023 - 08:08 pm
Hector Daer (C), the general secretary of the General Confederation of Labor (CGT), speaks accompanied by other union leaders during a press conference at CGT headquarters in Buenos Aires on December 28, 2023. (Photo by LUIS ROBAYO / AFP)
Spanish PM appoints new economy minister 29 Dec 2023 - 07:54 pm
Newly appointed Spain's Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo swears on the constitution in front of Spain's King Felipe VI during a ceremony at la Zarzuela Palace in Madrid, on December 29, 2023. (Photo by Andres Ballesteros / POOL / AFP)