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Pelosi undecided if US House will take up TikTok government device ban bill 15 Dec 2022 - 08:52 pm
US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi during her weekly press conference at the US Capitol in Washington on December 15, 2022. (Photo by Win Mcnamee / Getty Images via AFP)
Biden plans Africa visit in follow-up to summit 15 Dec 2022 - 08:47 pm
US President Joe Biden speaks at the US-Africa Summit Leaders Session on partnering on the African Union’s Agenda 2063, in Washington, US, on December 15, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
US sanctions Russia’s richest tycoon, Nornickel chief Potanin 15 Dec 2022 - 07:07 pm
Vladimir Potanin, co-owner of Norilsk Nickel, attends an agreement signing ceremony with the Krasnoyarsk region's government, in Moscow, Russia, on December 12, 2017. File Photo / Reuters
Peru declares state of emergency, seeks 18-months jail for Castillo 15 Dec 2022 - 12:28 am
Police officers walk beside protesters taking part in a march demanding the dissolution of the Congress and to hold democratic elections rather than recognising Dina Boluarte as Peru's President, after the ouster of Peruvian leader Pedro Castillo in Arequipa, Peru, December 14, 2022. (REUTERS/Oswald Charca)
Biden joins Morocco PM for historic World Cup match 14 Dec 2022 - 11:32 pm
US President Joe Biden speaks at the US-Africa Business Forum during the US-Africa Leaders Summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC on December 14, 2022. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)
US to remove some Chinese entities from red flag list soon, US official says 14 Dec 2022 - 09:54 pm
Flags of US and China are seen in this illustration picture taken August 2, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
US businesses pump investment into Africa at Biden summit 14 Dec 2022 - 07:31 pm
Attendees of the US - Africa Leaders Summit walk through the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, the site of the summit that brings together leaders from across Africa to meet with US President Joe Biden and other US representatives, in Washington, DC, on December 13, 2022. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)
Ousted Peru leader to remain in prison as hearing postponed 14 Dec 2022 - 07:10 pm
Members of the police escort supporters of former President Pedro Castillo while they march to the center of the city of Arequipa, Peru, demanding the closure of Congress and the release of Castillo, on December 14, 2022. (Photo by Diego Ramos / AFP)
US close to providing Patriot missile defense system to Ukraine, says officials 13 Dec 2022 - 11:15 pm
Patriot missile defence system is seen at Sliac Airport, in Sliac, near Zvolen, Slovakia, on May 6, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Danske Bank admits fraud, to pay $2bn fine: US 13 Dec 2022 - 10:56 pm
A person rides a bicycle past a Danske Bank branch in Copenhagen, Denmark, July 29, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
US grapples with sprawling winter storm system 13 Dec 2022 - 07:06 pm
A winter rain storm brings welcome moisture to San Diego, California, US, December 12, 2022. (REUTERS/Mike Blake)
Following Griner's release, US lawmakers want a "National Hostage" day 13 Dec 2022 - 05:20 pm
US basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis, is escorted before the verdict in Khimki outside Moscow, Russia, on August 4, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Haiti receives first shipment of cholera vaccines: WHO 13 Dec 2022 - 03:50 pm
A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland, on April 6, 2021. File Photo / Reuters
US set to announce nuclear fusion breakthrough 13 Dec 2022 - 12:14 pm
National Ignition Facility (NIF) Target Area operators inspect a final optics assembly (FOA) during a routine maintenance period at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory federal research facility in Livermore, California, United States in an undated photograph. Jason Laurea/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory/Handout via Reuters
Alabama, Utah become the latest US states to ban TikTok on state devices 13 Dec 2022 - 11:13 am
TikTok app logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 22, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
US seizes 55 websites for illegally live-streaming World Cup 12 Dec 2022 - 11:42 pm
The crest of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is seen at their headquarters in Washington, DC, US, May 10, 2021. File Photo / Reuters
Cuba forecasts only slight growth rise as crisis grips island 12 Dec 2022 - 11:04 pm
A drifting boat with Cuban citizens trying to leave the country is seen on the coast of Havana on December 12, 2022. (Photo by YAMIL LAGE / AFP)
Mexican state brings back mask mandate as COVID numbers rise 12 Dec 2022 - 10:39 pm
File photo: People wearing face masks walk along a street in Mexico City on June 4, 2021. (REUTERS/Edgard Garrido)

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Peninsula Drones from Iraq target two northern border posts in Kuwait: Defense Ministry
Vehicles drive along a highway in Kuwait City on April 22, 2026, amid a regional ceasefire. Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP Kuwait reopens airspace starting this evening
QNA / X UAE President, Italian Defense Minister discuss strengthening relations, regional developments
Picture: Etihad Rail/ X UAE-Oman rail project reaches 40% completion milestone

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Diggers remove the rubble of buildings destroyed in Israeli strikes as they look for survivors buried underneath in the southern Lebanese coastal city of Tyre on April 21, 2026. Photo by Mahmoud Zayyat / AFP In south Lebanon's Tyre, man seeks family mementos after deadly Israeli raid
Security personnel stands guard at a closed road leading to the Serena Hotel in the Red Zone area of Islamabad on April 23, 2026. (Photo by Asif Hassan / AFP) Iran foreign minister expected in Islamabad Friday night: official Pakistan source
Peninsula Tehran airport to resume international flights Saturday
US President Donald Trump gestures during a meeting at the White House in Washington, DC on April 23, 2026. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) Lebanon ceasefire extended as Trump hopes for historic deal

Asia

This photograph taken on March 28, 2026 shows a climber scaling a rock wall during a rock climbing festival at a sandstone cliffs site in Karnataka's Badami town. (Photo by Sajjad Hussain / AFP) 'Raw and honest': India climbers face obstacles in race to the top
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Dhaka's motorbike taxi drivers grapple with high prices and long waiting times, struggling to earn their usual living © MUNIR UZ ZAMAN / AFP Bangladesh sweats as Mideast fuel shortages force power cuts

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