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Zelensky visits Sweden for talks with government, royal family 19 Aug 2023 - 12:07 pm
A handout photograph taken and released by Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on August 14, 2023, shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visiting the main command post of the operational-tactical group
China launches military drills around Taiwan as 'stern warning' 19 Aug 2023 - 11:15 am
File photo. Tourists prepare to go on a boat cruise along the coast of Pingtan island, opposite Taiwan, in China's southeast Fujian province on April 9, 2023.
Japan to increase minimum pay by record as inflation takes hold 19 Aug 2023 - 11:09 am
People cross a street in Yurakucho district of Tokyo on April 28, 2023. (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki / AFP)
Looming heat and wind threaten to stoke Spain's island wildfires 19 Aug 2023 - 10:59 am
Picture shows a forest in El Rosario after being ravaged by a wildfire raging in the interior of the Canary island of Tenerife, on August 18, 2023. Photo by DESIREE MARTIN / AFP
Japan PM to visit Fukushima plant before water release 19 Aug 2023 - 09:20 am
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio delivers remarks during a joint news conference with U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol following three-way talks at Camp David on August 18, 2023 in Camp David, Maryland. Photo by CHIP SOMODEVILLA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP
'We're all tired': Thousands of evacuees arrive in southern Canada 19 Aug 2023 - 08:50 am
People carry bags near the Emergency response center at the Expo Center on August 18, 2023, in Edmonton, Canada. (Photo by ANDREJ IVANOV / AFP)
US approves transfer of Dutch, Danish F-16s to Ukraine 18 Aug 2023 - 11:49 pm
File photo: A Ukrainian military helicopter is seen, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donbas region, Ukraine on January 25, 2023. REUTERS/Oleksandr Ratushniak
Saudi Arabia, India sign cooperation agreement on digital economy 18 Aug 2023 - 11:04 pm
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Brazil police to probe Bolsonaro bank accounts 18 Aug 2023 - 10:59 pm
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro / Reuters file photo
Biden salutes 'new era' of united Japan, South Korea in face of China 18 Aug 2023 - 09:18 pm
US President Joe Biden (left) welcomes South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (centre) and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to Camp David, Maryland, for a Trilateral Summit on August 18, 2023. (Photo by Jim Watson / AFP)
Canadian city of 150,000 declares emergency as wildfires near 18 Aug 2023 - 05:21 pm
This screengrab from a video provided by Jordan Straker shows vehicles driving on the freeway as people evacuate from Yellowkife, Northwest Territories, Canada, on August 16, 2023. (Photo by Jordan Straker / UGC / AFP)
EU deplores democracy 'erosion' in Hong Kong 18 Aug 2023 - 05:02 pm
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British nurse found guilty of murdering seven babies 18 Aug 2023 - 04:02 pm
An undated handout image released by Cheshire Constabulary police force in Manchester on August 17, 2023, shows a hand-written note alongside the 2016 Diary of nurse Lucy Letby. (Photo by Cheshire Constabulary / AFP) /
Indian colleges told to suicide-proof rooms after student deaths 18 Aug 2023 - 03:44 pm
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Firefighters battle wildfire in Spain's Tenerife island 18 Aug 2023 - 02:59 pm
In this handout image released by Military Emergency Unit (UME), military firefighters battle a forest fire on August 17, 2023 raging in the northeastern part of the Canary island of Tenerife. (Photo by Handout / UME / AFP)
Greenpeace slams Poland's new river protection law 18 Aug 2023 - 01:41 pm
(Files) An aereal view shows Polish firefighters setting up a floating damm to catch dead fish from the river Oder, on August 16, 2022, in Gryfino near Szczecin, Poland. (Photo by Marcin Bielecki / AFP)
Apple fans celebrate 30 years of tech giant in China 18 Aug 2023 - 01:20 pm
People attend an event celebrating Apple's 30th anniversary in China at an Apple retail store in Beijing on August 18, 2023. (Photo by Jade Gao / AFP)
Pakistan appoints former state bank chief as finance minister 18 Aug 2023 - 01:08 pm
Pakistan Ministry of Finance shared the picture on X, formerly known as Twitter