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Director of British Museum steps down amid controversy over thefts of ancient items 25 Aug 2023 - 08:39 pm
File photo: Visitors gather outside the The British Museum in central London on August 24, 2018. (Photo by Daniel Leal / AFP)
Sudan conflict fuels humanitarian emergency of 'epic proportions': UN aid chief 25 Aug 2023 - 08:11 pm
Smoke rises above buildings as people walk along a street in Omdurman City in Sudan on July 15, 2023. (Photo by AFP)
Sarkozy faces 2025 trial over alleged Libyan corruption 25 Aug 2023 - 08:02 pm
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy reacts during a book signing session for his last book, in Arcachon, southwestern France, on August 25, 2023. (Photo by Christophe ARCHAMBAULT / AFP)
Fed probably needs at least one more rate increase, Summers says 25 Aug 2023 - 07:53 pm
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Drought-hit Panama Canal to restrict access for one year 25 Aug 2023 - 07:24 pm
Aerial view of cargo ships waiting at the entrance of the Panama Canal at Panama Bay off Panama City, on Aug 23, 2023. (Photo by Luis Acosta / AFP)
Trump returns to Musk’s X with post of Georgia mug shot 25 Aug 2023 - 05:32 pm
This illustration photo shows former US President Donald Trump's mugshot on X (formerly Twitter), on August 24, 2023. (Photo by Chris Delmas / AFP)
Red Cross receives mysterious gold bars left on Swiss train 25 Aug 2023 - 04:48 pm
File photo: A package containing 120 gold bars was left behind on a train in October 2019. (Photo by Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images)
'Absolute lie': Kremlin rejects Prigozhin killed on its orders 25 Aug 2023 - 04:35 pm
A portrait of Yevgeny Prigozhin is seen amid flowers at a makeshift memorial in front of the Private Military Company (PMC) Wagner Centre in Saint Petersburg, on August 25, 2023. (Photo by Olga Maltseva / AFP)
Heat in southern Europe set to give way to cooler temperatures 25 Aug 2023 - 02:35 pm
Tourists protect themselves of the sun while they visit the Royal Palace in Madrid city centre under very high temperatures, on June 26, 2023 as Spain is facing its first heatwave of the summer, with temperatures expected to exceed 44 degrees locally in the south of the country. Photo by Thomas Coex / AFP)
German business morale falls again in August 25 Aug 2023 - 12:55 pm
A man ride bicycle along the Main river embankment during a sunny day in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on August 10, 2023. Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP
Greek fires rage unabated for a week 25 Aug 2023 - 12:47 pm
A picture taken on August 24, 2023 shows a Canadair amphibious aircraft, droping water over wildfires spreading in Dadia forest near Alexandroupoli, north Greece, on August 24, 2023. Photo by Sakis MITROLIDIS / AFP
EU brings down the hammer on big tech as tough rules kick in 25 Aug 2023 - 12:42 pm
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Fukushima operator says released water samples within safe limits 25 Aug 2023 - 12:35 pm
This aerial picture shows storage tanks (bottom) used for storing treated water at TEPCO's crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Okuma, Fukushima prefecture on August 24, 2023. Photo by JIJI PRESS / AFP
UK energy price cap falls but millions set to see higher bills 25 Aug 2023 - 09:51 am
Pedestrians shelter from the rain beneath umbrellas while walking past the London landmark, the London Eye, from Embankment by the River Thames, in central London, on August 18, 2023 on a gloomy summer's day. Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP
Trash fire 'emergency' chokes locals on Indonesia's Java 25 Aug 2023 - 09:37 am
Firefighters try to extinguish a fire that has been burning for five days, causing air pollution for some 12,000 residents in the surrounding area, at the landfill in Sarimukti on the outskirts of Bandung, West Java on August 24, 2023. Photo by Timur MATAHARI / AFP
Japan's 'Moon Sniper' mission looks to match Indian success 25 Aug 2023 - 09:30 am
This handout photo taken on June 1, 2023 and released by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) shows the
Philippine, Australian troops hold South China Sea drills 25 Aug 2023 - 09:22 am
Philippine and Australian soldiers march in formation while a US marines V-22 Osprey hovers above during military exercise Alon (wave), a joint amphibious landing drill held at a naval base in San Antonio town in Zambales province, north of Manila on August 25, 2023. Photo by TED ALJIBE / AFP
What we know - and don't know - about the crash of a Russian mercenary's plane 24 Aug 2023 - 11:58 pm
This photograph posted on a Wagner linked Telegram channel @grey_zone on August 23, 2023, that AFP was able to authenticate, reportedly shows a wreckage of a burning plane near the village of Kuzhenkino, Tver region. (Photo by Handout / TELEGRAM/ @grey_zone / AFP)