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China’s Xi attends BRICS dinner after skipping business forum 22 Aug 2023 - 11:43 pm
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa bestows the Order of South Africa to President of China Xi Jinping during Jinping's state visit at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on August 22, 2023. (Photo by Phill Magakoe / AFP)
Some Canadian wildfire evacuees return home as cooler weather brings relief 22 Aug 2023 - 10:18 pm
Performer Spandy Andy entertains families of evacuees from the Northwest Territories at the REMAX Field in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on August 21, 2023. (Photo by Andrej Ivanov / AFP)
Russia's Putin attends BRICS summit in South Africa remotely 22 Aug 2023 - 09:21 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his remarks virtually during the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg on August 22, 2023. (Photo by GIANLUIGI GUERCIA / AFP)
Rescuers save 8 people trapped in cable car dangling above canyon in Pakistan 22 Aug 2023 - 09:08 pm
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Thailand's ex-PM Thaksin jailed on return from exile 22 Aug 2023 - 07:38 pm
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra greets his supporters after landing at Bangkok's Don Mueang airport on August 22, 2023. (Photo by Manan Vatsyayana / AFP)
North Korea's Kim lambasts premier over flooding 22 Aug 2023 - 07:07 pm
This picture taken on August 21, 2023 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on August 22, 2023 shows North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un (centre) in waste-deep water as he visits the restoration site of reclaimed land which suffered flood damage due to the levee breaking in the western port city of Nampo. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP)
Athens district evacuated as Greek fire death toll hits 20 22 Aug 2023 - 06:56 pm
A firefighting vehicle rides on a road during a wildfire in Chasia in the outskirts of Athens on August 22, 2023. (Photo by Angelos Tzortzinis / AFP)
EU climate czar Frans Timmermans quits job to lead center-left coalition in Dutch elections 22 Aug 2023 - 06:50 pm
Source: Twitter/@TimmermansEU
Trump surrender to overshadow Republican debate 22 Aug 2023 - 06:27 pm
File photo: US President Donald Trump arrives to announce a new immigration proposal, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC on May 16, 2019. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
African Union suspends Niger over coup as 12 troops die in new attack 22 Aug 2023 - 06:22 pm
The logo of the African Union (AU) is seen at the entrance of the AU headquarters on March 13, 2019, in Addis Ababa. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP)
UK charges former OPEC president with bribery 22 Aug 2023 - 06:03 pm
File photo: Diezani Alison-Madueke, then Nigeria's Minister of Petroleum Resources and Alternate President of the OPEC Conference, speaks to journalists prior to the start of a meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) at their headquarters in Vienna on June 11, 2014. (Photo by Joe Klamar / AFP)
First children rescued from cable car dangling over Pakistan ravine 22 Aug 2023 - 05:27 pm
People watch as an army soldier slings down from a helicopter during a rescue mission to recover students stuck in a chairlift in Pashto village of mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, on August 22, 2023. (Photo by AFP) 
Balkan leaders sign declaration supporting Ukraine 22 Aug 2023 - 05:22 pm
(Front row L-R) President of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, European Council President Charles Michel, President of Moldova Maia Sandu, President of Montenegro Jakov Milatovic, (Back row L-R) President of Romania Marcel Ciolacu, Prime Minister of North Macedonia Dimitar Kovacevski, Prime Minister of Croatia Andrej Plenkovic, Prime Minister of Kosovo Albin Kurti, Chairwoman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Borjana Kristo and Prime Minister of Bulgaria Nikolai Denkov pose for a family photo outside the Maximos mansion in Athens, on August 21, 2023, during an informal meeting of Balkan leaders with top European Union officials. (Photo by Aris Messinis / AFP)
North Korea restarts international flights after 3 years 22 Aug 2023 - 05:00 pm
An Air Koryo plane is seen at Beijing Capital Airport on August 22, 2023. (Photo by Greg Baker / AFP)
China ramps up fight with Yuan bears to stop selloff spiraling 22 Aug 2023 - 04:47 pm
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Hong Kong to curb some Japan food imports over Fukushima water release 22 Aug 2023 - 03:08 pm
Customers look at the takeaway menu in a Japanese Sushi restaurant in Hong Kong on August 22, 2023. Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP
Spanish firefighters gain upper hand against Tenerife fire 22 Aug 2023 - 03:02 pm
A hydroplane drops water in the area of Guilmar over a huge wildfire raging through forested areas that surround the Mount Teide volcano natural park, on the Canary island of Tenerife, on August 21, 2023. Photo by CESAR MANSO / AFP
Elusive Japanese 'Ninja' bear killed 22 Aug 2023 - 01:08 pm