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New Caledonia police detain independence leader and 7 others in wake of revolt against French rule 19 Jun 2024 - 12:43 pm
A pro-independence supporter holds a Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS) flag in front of police officers outside the headquarters of the Union Caledonienne (UC), after police intervened in the UC offices this morning, where a press conference of the Cellule de Coordination des Actions de Terrain (CCAT) was due to be held, in Noumea, on June 19, 2024. Photo by Delphine Mayeur / AFP.
Central China farmers face crop failures in 'withering' drought 19 Jun 2024 - 12:23 pm
A farmer sits on a dry rice field affected by drought at Hudianxiang village in Xinyang, in central China’s Henan province on June 18, 2024. Photo by JADE GAO / AFP.
Russia and North Korea sign strategic partnership, vowing closer ties in face of rivalry with West 19 Jun 2024 - 11:25 am
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (R) and and Russian President Vladimir Putin pose after a welcoming ceremony at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on June 19, 2024. Photo by Gavriil GRIGOROV / POOL / AFP.
Landslides kill nine as Bangladesh lashed by rain 19 Jun 2024 - 11:09 am
This aerial photo shows a truck driving past a landslide site after storms in Liuzhou, in southwestern China's Guangxi province on June 13, 2024. Photo by AFP.
Philippine officials say Chinese forces seized 2 navy boats in disputed shoal, injuring sailors 18 Jun 2024 - 05:21 pm
A China Coast Guard ship (R) sailing past a Philippine fishing boat with volunteers from the civilian-led mission Atin Ito (This Is Ours) Coalition on board, in the disputed South China Sea on May 15, 2024. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP)
Power demand peaks in northern India heatwave 18 Jun 2024 - 03:22 pm
A man wears a scarf as he walks past the India Gate on a hot summer day in New Delhi on June 18, 2024. (Photo by Arun Sankar / AFP)
Court finds four Philippine police guilty in drug war killings 18 Jun 2024 - 11:30 am
Philippine police officers attend their trial in Manila on June 18, 2024 at a court where they were found guilty of killing a father and son. (Photo by Ted Aljibe / AFP)
Former Thai PM Thaksin indicted on charge of royal defamation as court cases stir political woes 18 Jun 2024 - 11:15 am
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Survivors recall horror of deadly double Indian train crash 18 Jun 2024 - 09:31 am
Railway workers walk past the wreckage of Kanchenjunga Express passenger train at Rangapani in India's West Bengal state on June 18, 2024. (Photo by Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP)
Eight killed in India train crash after driver misses signal 17 Jun 2024 - 05:39 pm
Railway workers help to restore services at the accident site following a collision between a passenger and a goods train in Nirmaljote, near Rangapani station in India's West Bengal state, on June 17, 2024. (Photo by DIBYANGSHU SARKAR / AFP)
China blames Philippines for ship collision in South China Sea, Manila calls the report deceptive 17 Jun 2024 - 04:10 pm
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Low snow on the Himalayas threatens water security: Study 17 Jun 2024 - 11:02 am
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Passenger plane lands safely in New Zealand after fire shuts down an engine 17 Jun 2024 - 10:45 am
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Indian passenger and goods trains collide in West Bengal 17 Jun 2024 - 08:38 am
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Mongolia opposition candidate killed during election campaign 16 Jun 2024 - 05:34 pm
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Chinese Premier Li toasts warming trade ties in Australia 16 Jun 2024 - 11:53 am
Wang Wang the panda (top) chews a box as South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas and China's Premier Li Qiang listen to a zoo ranger at the Adelaide Zoo in Adelaide on June 16, 2024. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake / Pool/ AFP)
Team 'Melodi' woos India as Meloni-Modi video goes viral 16 Jun 2024 - 11:11 am
Picture: X / Narendra Modi
New China rules allow detention of foreigners in South China Sea 15 Jun 2024 - 08:32 pm
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