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Biden 'deeply saddened' by Turkiye, Syria quake; pledges US aid 06 Feb 2023 - 07:18 pm
Rescue workers and volunteers conduct search and rescue operations in the rubble of a collasped building, in Diyarbakir on February 6, 2023, after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country's south-east. (Photo by ILYAS AKENGIN / AFP)
Beijing confirms balloon flying over Latin America is Chinese 06 Feb 2023 - 11:38 am
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US looks for Chinese balloon debris 06 Feb 2023 - 10:15 am
This still image taken from a cellphone video by Haley Walsh in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, shows an alleged Chinese surveillance balloon after it was shot down on February 4, 2023. Photo by Haley WALSH / AFP
Chileans who survived deadly forest fire fear flames will return 06 Feb 2023 - 09:58 am
View of a fire in Puren, Araucania region, Chile on February 4, 2023. Photo by JAVIER TORRES / AFP
Colombia says 'object' spotted overhead after Chinese balloon warning 06 Feb 2023 - 12:33 am
The suspected Chinese spy balloon drifts to the ocean after being shot down off the coast in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, US, February 4, 2023. (REUTERS/Randall Hill)
F-22 makes first air-to-air strike in Chinese balloon takedown 06 Feb 2023 - 12:16 am
A jet flies by a suspected Chinese spy balloon as it floats off the coast in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, US on February 4, 2023. REUTERS/Randall Hill/File Photo
US lawmakers clash over Biden's handling of Chinese balloon 06 Feb 2023 - 12:07 am
US President Joe Biden gestures to reporters before boarding Air Force One en route to Camp David at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in Syracuse, New York, US, February 4, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
Chile forest fire toll rises, hundreds left homeless 05 Feb 2023 - 11:53 pm
Burnt vehicles are seen at an area affected by a forest fire in Santa Juana, Concepcion province, Chile on February 5, 2023. (Photo by JAVIER TORRES / AFP)
Ecuador votes on extradition amid crime boom 05 Feb 2023 - 10:44 pm
Ecuadorean President Guillermo Lasso gestures after voting during the local election at the Ileana Espinel Cedeٌo school in Guayaquil, Ecuador on February 5, 2023. (Photo by Marcos Pin / AFP)
Pope says critics 'exploited' predecessor's death 05 Feb 2023 - 10:44 pm
Pope Francis arrives to address the media while aboard the plane from Juba to Rome on February 5, 2023 returning from he Pope's visit to Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / POOL / AFP)
Canada deploys patrol plane to help Haiti fight gangs 05 Feb 2023 - 07:58 pm
Credit: Canadian government
Republicans assail Biden over handling of Chinese balloon 05 Feb 2023 - 07:26 pm
US President Joe Biden speaks to the press after arriving at Hagerstown Regional Airport in Hagerstown, Maryland, on February 4, 2023. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
US school district retracts Eid holiday decision 05 Feb 2023 - 05:21 pm
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US shoots down Chinese spy Balloon, drawing Beijing's ire 05 Feb 2023 - 10:29 am
This still image taken from a cellphone video by Haley Walsh in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, shows an alleged Chinese surveillance balloon after it was shot down (loser L) on February 4, 2023. (Photo by Jose Romero / AFP
Cuban president meets Iranian FM 05 Feb 2023 - 10:02 am
President of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel (R) during his meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. Source: Twitter/@QatarNewsAgency
Death toll in Chile forest fires rises to 22 05 Feb 2023 - 09:07 am
A man is seen during a fire in Santa Juana, Concepcion province, Chile on February 3, 2023. - Chile has declared a state of disaster in several central-southern regions after a devastating heat wave provoked forest fires that left four people dead, authorities said on Friday. (Photo by JAVIER TORRES / AFP)
US cargo train derails, causing huge fire and leaking hazardous gas 05 Feb 2023 - 07:52 am
Smoke rises from a derailed cargo train in East Palestine, Ohio, on February 4, 2023. (Photo by Dustin Franz / AFP)
US cargo train derails, causing massive fire 04 Feb 2023 - 11:36 pm
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