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Police officer shot at in German raids linked to extremists 22 Mar 2023 - 06:04 pm
German police in Cologne. File photo / AFP
Niger army says 20 jihadists killed at Nigeria border 22 Mar 2023 - 05:47 pm
 A soldier stands guard near information stands in a camp in Diffa, Niger. File photo / AFP
Rohingya sceptical of Myanmar refugee return offer 22 Mar 2023 - 05:25 pm
A Rohingya family arrives for a meeting with the Myanmar officials in Teknaf on March 19, 2023. (AFP)
Europe is running out of doctors and nurses, WHO warns 22 Mar 2023 - 05:02 pm
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (left) speaks with nursing staff during his visit to Croydon University Hospital in south London, UK, on October 28, 2022. (AFP Photo)
Tear gas, clashes as Lebanon protesters try to storm govt HQ 22 Mar 2023 - 02:32 pm
Security offices in the background watch as retired Lebanese army and security forces veterans gather to protest outside the government palace headquarters in the centre of Beirut on March 22, 2023, demanding inflation-adjustments to their pensions. (Photo by JOSEPH EID / AFP)
Tear gas, clashes as Lebanon protesters try to storm govt HQ 22 Mar 2023 - 02:03 pm
Tear gas fumes fill the air as retired Lebanese army and security forces veterans attempt to break into the government palace premises in the centre of Beirut on March 22, 2023 . (Photo by Joseph Eid / AFP)
Ethiopian lawmakers remove Tigray group from terror list 22 Mar 2023 - 02:03 pm
In this file photo taken on November 02, 2022 Redwan Hussein (2nd L), Representative of the Ethiopian government, and Getachew Reda (2nd R), Representative of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), sign a peace agreement between the two parties during a press conference regarding the African Union-led negotiations to resolve conflict in Ethiopia at the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) offices in Pretoria.(Photo by PHILL MAGAKOE / AFP)
Two dead, one wounded in ongoing Thai shooting 22 Mar 2023 - 01:09 pm
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Dust storms cause air pollution spike across north China 22 Mar 2023 - 01:06 pm
People commute on a street during a sandstorm in Jilin, in China's northeastern Jilin province on March 22, 2023. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT
After Greek rail disaster, trains gradually restart 22 Mar 2023 - 12:47 pm
This aerial drone photograph taken on March 1, 2023, shows emergency crews searching wreckage after a train accident in the Tempi Valley near Larissa, Greece. Photo by Vasilis VERVERIDIS / Eurokinissi / AFP
Boris Johnson faces high-stakes grilling over 'partygate' 22 Mar 2023 - 12:40 pm
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson returns to his house after a run, in London on March 22, 2023. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)
Sri Lanka leader warns hard times to follow IMF bailout 22 Mar 2023 - 12:35 pm
People watch Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe addressing the parliament, on a television in Colombo on March 22, 2023. (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara / AFP)
New York plays waiting game over expected Trump indictment 22 Mar 2023 - 12:18 am
People gather outside of a Manhattan courthouse as the nation waits for the possibility of an indictment against former president Donald Trump by the Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office on March 21, 2023 in New York City. Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP
Gwyneth Paltrow defends against 'meritless' skiing lawsuit in Utah court 22 Mar 2023 - 12:11 am
US actress Gwyneth Paltrow looks on before leaving the courtroom in Park City, Utah, on March 21, 2023, where she is accused in a lawsuit of crashing into a skier during a 2016 family ski vacation, leaving him with brain damage and four broken ribs. (Photo by Rick Bowmer / POOL / AFP)
US tells China a Taiwan president stopover is 'nothing new' 21 Mar 2023 - 11:52 pm
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen (centre) visits a military base in Chiayi recently. File photo / AFP
Protests in Lebanon as pound hits new low against dollar 21 Mar 2023 - 11:36 pm
File Photo: Lebanese demonstrators block a road with burning tyres in front of the Electricite Du Liban company building in the southern city of Sidon, as the country struggles with a deep economic crisis. (AFP)
US renews opposition to Assad normalisation after UAE trip 21 Mar 2023 - 11:11 pm
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Ukrainian soldiers near finish of Patriot missile training 21 Mar 2023 - 11:06 pm
In this photograph taken on March 18, 2003 a US M1A1 Abrams tank from the US Army 3rd Infantry Division in the northern Kuwait desert advances close to Iraq. - The United States will deliver Abrams tanks to Ukraine by the fall of 2023 -- significantly faster than expected -- while Patriot air defenses will also arrive on an