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Paw patrol: Philippine security guards adopt stray cats 30 Sep 2023 - 12:35 pm
This picture taken on September 27, 2023 shows Conan the cat, seen wearing a black-and-yellow security vest, failing to catch a ball during playtime. (Photo by Jam Sta Rosa / AFP)
Maldivians vote in shadow of India-China power play 30 Sep 2023 - 12:23 pm
Election officials checks id cards of voters at a polling station during the second round of Maldives' presidential election in Male on September 30, 2023. (Photo by Mohamed Afrah / AFP)
Taiwanese sisters take gold in women's doubles tennis at the Asian Games 30 Sep 2023 - 12:04 pm
Taiwan's Chan Hao-ching (L) and Chan Yung-jan celebrate their win against Taiwan's Lee Ya-hsuan and Liang En-shuo during their Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games women's double final tennis match. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)
Malaysia blames Indonesian fires for haze, poor air quality 30 Sep 2023 - 11:34 am
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New York flooded by heavy rains, subway partly paralyzed 29 Sep 2023 - 11:42 pm
People walk under umbrellas during a coastal storm in Lower Manhattan on September 29, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images/AFP)
Four more officials held after Libya flood disaster 29 Sep 2023 - 10:59 pm
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Putin orders former Wagner commander to take charge of 'volunteer units' in Ukraine 29 Sep 2023 - 10:05 pm
This pool photograph distributed by Russian agency Sputnik shows Russia's President Vladimir Putin meeting Russian servicemen taking part in Russia's special military operation, at the Kremlin in Moscow on September 29, 2023. (Photo by Pavel Bednyakov / POOL / AFP)
Malta summit urges more EU action to stop migration at source 29 Sep 2023 - 09:50 pm
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (centre) surrounded by other leaders arrives for a joint press conference at the end of the EU-MED9 summit in Malta on September 29, 2023. (Photo by Ludovic Marin / AFP)
More than 50 killed, dozens wounded in Pakistan bomb blast 29 Sep 2023 - 08:05 pm
People gather at the site of a suicide bomb attack that targeted a religious gathering in Mastung district in Pakistan's Balochistan province on September 29, 2023.  (Photo by Banaras Khan / AFP)
Afghan embassy in India to shut following layoffs on fund crunch 29 Sep 2023 - 07:55 pm
An Afghan national stands outside the embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in New Delhi on September 29, 2023. (Photo by Arun Sankar / AFP)
China's gateway to North Korea waits in vain for border opening 29 Sep 2023 - 07:43 pm
This photo taken on September 22, 2023 shows a general view of the flags of China and North Korea near the Yalu River, on the border between the North Korean town of Sinuiju and the city of Dandong, in China's northeastern Liaoning province.  (Photo by Pedro Pardo / AFP)
Norway joins EU nations in banning Russian-registered cars from entering its territory 29 Sep 2023 - 06:00 pm
File photo: Cars queue to enter Finland from Russia at Finland's most southern crossing point Vaalimaa, around three hour drive from Saint Petersburg, in Vaalimaa, Finland September 23, 2022. (Reuters/Janis Laizans)
Afghan woman sprinter sends message of defiance at Asian Games 29 Sep 2023 - 05:41 pm
Afghanistan's Kimia Yousofi reacts after the women's 100m heats athletics event during the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou in China's eastern Zhejiang province on September 29, 2023. (Photo by William West / AFP)
Gabon charges ousted president's wife with 'money laundering' 29 Sep 2023 - 05:31 pm
File: Gabon President Ali Bongo Ondimba (left) and Gabon First Lady Sylvia Bongo Ondimba are seen at the Nzang Ayong stadium in Libreville on July 10, 2023, a day after he announced that he would seek a third term as the oil-rich African nation's head of state. (Photo by Steeve Jordan / AFP)
Millions travel across China as national holiday kicks off 29 Sep 2023 - 01:45 pm
Passengers arrive at Beijing railway station on the first day of peak travel ahead of the National Day holidays in China's capital city on September 29, 2023. Photo by Jade GAO / AFP
Teen bailed in UK after 'Robin Hood tree' cut down 29 Sep 2023 - 01:39 pm
An aerial view shows the felled Sycamore Gap tree, along Hadrian's Wall, near Hexham, northern England on September 28, 2023. Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP
Philippines vows to remove future barriers at disputed reef 29 Sep 2023 - 01:34 pm
This photo taken on September 28, 2023 shows an aerial view of the mouth of the Chinese-controlled Scarborough Shoal, seen without any barriers obstructing the passageway, as Chinese coast guard ships (top L) are seen anchored inside the lagoon of the Chinese-controlled Scarborough Shoal during a maritime surveillance flight by the Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) over disputed waters of the South China Sea. Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP
UK economy stronger than thought in first quarter: data 29 Sep 2023 - 12:21 pm
Pedestrians shelter from the rain beneath umbrellas while walking past the London landmark, the London Eye, from Embankment by the River Thames, in central London, on August 18, 2023 on a gloomy summer's day. Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP