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Philippines vows removal of Chinese barriers at disputed reef 25 Sep 2023 - 05:08 pm
This photo taken on September 22, 2023 shows a wooden boat, with Philippine fisherman Arnel Satam on board, dwarfed by a Chinese coast guard vessel after he was intercepted for attempting to enter Scarborough Shoal in disputed waters of the South China Sea. (Photo by Ted Aljibe / AFP)
Egypt announces presidential vote on December 10-12 25 Sep 2023 - 04:41 pm
Judge Walid Hassan Hamza (L), Chairman of Egypt's National Election Authority (NEA) and Vice President of the Cassation Court, speaks during a press conference regarding the upcoming 2024 Egyptian Presidential Elections at the Cairo International Convention Centre in Cairo on September 25, 2023. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)
On the run for decades, convicted Mafia boss Messina Denaro dies in hospital months after capture 25 Sep 2023 - 04:33 pm
(FILES) This handout video grab taken and released by the Italian Carabinieri Press Office on January 16, 2023 shows the transfer of Italy's top wanted mafia boss, Matteo Messina Denaro (C) from the Carabinieri police station of San Lorenzo in Palermo on January 16, 2023 (Photo by Handout / ITALIAN CARABINIERI PRESS OFFICE / AFP)
Niger timeline: from military coup to French pullout 25 Sep 2023 - 03:40 pm
(Files) Officers of the Niger national Police are seen outside the French Embassy in Niamey on August 28, 2023. (Photo by AFP)
Libya orders 8 officials arrested after flood: prosecutor 25 Sep 2023 - 12:18 pm
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'So fun!' says 9-year-old Asian Games skateboarder 25 Sep 2023 - 11:46 am
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Petition against felling trees in historic Tokyo park area 25 Sep 2023 - 11:45 am
(Files) In this picture taken on February 12, 2023, people take part in a protest against the Tokyo metropolitan government's redevelopment project for the Meiji Jingu Gaien district in Tokyo.  (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki / AFP)
Chinese tourists get VIP welcome in Thailand as visa-free travel begins 25 Sep 2023 - 11:28 am
Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin (4th R) greets Chinese tourists as they arrive at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok on September 25, 2023. (Photo by Lillian Suwanrumpha / AFP)
Odesa port hit in major Russian attack: Ukraine military 25 Sep 2023 - 10:53 am
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Germany mulls tightening asylum laws to quell migration 24 Sep 2023 - 06:32 pm
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How war and aging dams left Libya exposed to a climate superstorm 24 Sep 2023 - 06:28 pm
An aerial picture shows a view of the damage in the aftermath of a devastating flood in eastern Libya's city of Derna, on September 16, 2023. (Photo by AFP)
Apple to scale up India production fivefold to $40 billion 24 Sep 2023 - 06:02 pm
People pose outside the new Apple retail store during a media preview on the eve of its opening in Mumbai on April 17, 2023. (Photo by Punit Paranjpe / AFP)
Biden aims to wrest influence from China in Pacific islands 24 Sep 2023 - 05:42 pm
US President Joe Biden speaks during the Phoenix awards dinner at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC on September 23, 2023. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP)
Usher to headline the 2024 Super Bowl halftime show in Las Vegas 24 Sep 2023 - 05:06 pm
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Italian PM admits she hoped to do 'better' on migration 24 Sep 2023 - 03:56 pm
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Flood strengthens Libya's national fabric, volunteers say 24 Sep 2023 - 03:38 pm
Participants work at a women's training and development center in Tripoli on September 23, 2023. (Photo by Mahmud Turkia / AFP)
A cappella singing warms Durban's Zulu soul 24 Sep 2023 - 03:15 pm
An a cappella group performs at the Natal Playhouse Theatre during the 2023 edition of the Isicathamiya Festival in Durban, on September 23, 2023. (Photo by Marco Longari / AFP)
Bavarian village to decide future of key BMW factory 24 Sep 2023 - 02:13 pm
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