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US and Saudi mediators announce 24-hour Sudan truce with warning to rival generals 09 Jun 2023 - 08:59 pm
Black smoke billows behind buildings amid ongoing fighting in Khartoum on June 9, 2023. (Photo by AFP)
Philippines' Mayon volcano forces people to evacuate as fear of eruption magnifies 09 Jun 2023 - 08:28 pm
This handout photo made available by Kristin Moral shows the Mount Mayon spewing white smoke as seen from Camalig, Albay, in the Philippines, on June 8, 2023. (Photo by Handout / AFP) 
Canada unemployment rises for first time in nine months 09 Jun 2023 - 07:46 pm
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Japan agrees to refugee law change allowing forced repatriation of asylum seekers 09 Jun 2023 - 07:41 pm
Members of the chamber vote to pass the revised Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act, which reviews the detention and deportation rules of foreigners, during a plenary session of the House of Councillors at the parliament building in Tokyo on June 9, 2023. (Photo by JIJI Press / AFP) 
Assange loses latest bid to stop extradition to the US on spying charges 09 Jun 2023 - 06:07 pm
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Russia working to produce Iranian drones: White House 09 Jun 2023 - 05:39 pm
This April 4, 2023, satellite image courtesy of MAXAR Technologies shows the Alabuga special economic zone in Russia. (Photo by Handout / Satellite image ゥ2023 Maxar Technologies / AFP) 
Erdogan names former Wall Street executive as head of Turkiye central bank 09 Jun 2023 - 05:23 pm
This photograph taken on June 9, 2023, shows the Central Bank of Turkiye, in Ankara. (Photo by Adem Altan / AFP)
Sudan warring parties agree 24-hour ceasefire: mediators 09 Jun 2023 - 03:03 pm
Men walk down a street in Khartoum on June 8, 2023, as smoke rises from behind buildings amid continuing fighting between the army and paramilitary forces. Photo by AFP
Smoke from Canadian wildfires detected in Norway 09 Jun 2023 - 02:49 pm
A pedestrian walks along the waterfront in West New York, New Jersey, across the Hudson River from Manhattan, as smoke haze from Canadian wildfires blankets the area. Photo by Leonardo Munoz / AFP
Greta Thunberg marks last 'school' strike as she graduates 09 Jun 2023 - 02:05 pm
A file photo taken on November 19, 2021 shows Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg as she poses for a picture holding a sign reading
NYC air improves to moderate for first time since Monday 09 Jun 2023 - 11:10 am
The Manhattan skyline is seen across the Hudson river past a pedestrian walking along the waterfront in West New York. (Photo by Leonardo Munoz / AFP)
Indonesia's Anak Krakatoa volcano erupts, spews huge ash column 09 Jun 2023 - 11:03 am
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Two children 'still critical' after France knife attack 09 Jun 2023 - 10:56 am
Investigators of the judicial police work at the scene of a stabbing attack in a the 'Jardins de l'Europe' parc in Annecy, French Alps, on June 8, 2023. Photo by OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE / AFP
Smoke from Canadian wildfires cloaks eastern US with haze 08 Jun 2023 - 11:46 pm
A cyclist rides under a blanket of haze partially obscuring the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on June 8, 2023. (Photo by Mandel Ngan / AFP)
Messi mural to cover student dormitory in Tirana, make Albanians happy 08 Jun 2023 - 08:01 pm
People walk in front of a mural depicting Argentine football player Lionel Messi in Miami on June 7, 2023. (Photo by Giorgio Viera / AFP)
Indian households see inflation falling: survey 08 Jun 2023 - 07:18 pm
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Philippines isn’t shifting away from China, says President Marcos 08 Jun 2023 - 05:29 pm
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr speaks at a session during the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos on January 18, 2023. (Photo by Fabrice Coffrini / AFP)
Swiss team to visit Lebanon in bank chief probe: judicial official 08 Jun 2023 - 05:20 pm
File Photo: Lebanon's Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh during a news conference at Central Bank in Beirut, Lebanon, November 11, 2019. (Reuters/Mohamed Azakir)