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El Salvador extends anti-gang state of emergency 16 Mar 2023 - 01:11 pm
This handout picture released by the El Salvador's Presidency shows the second arrival of inmates belonging to the MS-13 and 18 gangs to the new prison
Japan lifts export curbs on South Korea as Yoon visits 16 Mar 2023 - 10:54 am
South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol is escorted by Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on 16 March 2023. (Photo by Kiyoshi Ota / Pool / AFP)
'Increased' US spying on Russia led to drone incident: Moscow 15 Mar 2023 - 11:53 pm
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (left) and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attend a meeting of Russia's President Vladimir Putin with his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad (both not pictured) at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 15, 2023. (Photo by Vladimir GERDO / SPUTNIK / AFP)
US Senate confirms Garcetti as India ambassador after 20-month fight 15 Mar 2023 - 10:30 pm
Former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. File photo / AFP
Blinken says China's brokering of Iran-Saudi accord 'good thing' 15 Mar 2023 - 09:12 pm
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken gestures as he speaks during a visit to a UN Logistics centre warehouse in Addis Ababa on March 15, 2023.  (Photo by TIKSA NEGERI / POOL / AFP)
UK court ruled Ukraine can try to avoid repaying $3 billion loan to Russia 15 Mar 2023 - 08:38 pm
The logo for the Supreme court at the entrance to the court in central London on the third and final day of the hearing into the decision by the government to prorogue parliament on September 19, 2019. File photo / AFP
Senegalese opposition figure barricaded by police on eve of trial 15 Mar 2023 - 08:25 pm
Opposition party supporters gather during an opposition meeting two days before Ousmane Sonko's trail in Dakar on March 14, 2023. (Photo by GUY PETERSON / AFP)
Malawi calls for international aid after cyclone 'tragedy' kills 225 15 Mar 2023 - 08:08 pm
People repatriate residents and their property from a flood affected Chimwankhunda location in Blantyre on March 14, 2023 following heavy rains caused by cyclone Freddy. (Photo by Amos Gumulira / AFP)
Chinese businessman arrested in $1 billion fraud conspiracy 15 Mar 2023 - 07:42 pm
Fugitive Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui hold a news conference on November 20, 2018. File photo / AFP
Syrians mark 12th anniversary of anti-regime uprising 15 Mar 2023 - 07:15 pm
This aerial view shows people carrying a giant Syrian opposition flag before it is hoisted on a mast, during a rally to mark the 12th anniversary of the start of the uprising against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his government, in the rebel-held northwestern city of Idlib on March 15, 2023. (Photo by OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP)
Albania's 'wild river' granted national park status 15 Mar 2023 - 06:36 pm
An aerial view taken on March 14, 2023, shows Vjosa, one of the last wild rivers in Europe, at her natural flow, near the city of Fier. (Photo by ADNAN BECI / AFP)
Hundreds of thousands strike in UK over pay 15 Mar 2023 - 06:14 pm
A demonstrator takes part in a protest called by the British trade union Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) amid a dispute with the government over pay, outside Downing Street in London, on March 15, 2023. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)
Erdogan hints Turkiye may ratify Finland's NATO membership 15 Mar 2023 - 05:52 pm
Turkish President and leader of the Justice and Development Party (AKP), Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during the party's group meeting at the Turkish Grand National Assembly in Ankara on March 15, 2023. (Photo by Adem Altan / AFP)
UK Treasury chief predicts no recession in Britain this year 15 Mar 2023 - 04:02 pm
Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt poses with the red Budget Box as he leaves 11 Downing Street in central London on March 15, 2023, to present the government's annual budget to Parliament. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)
Turkiye floods kill 10 in earthquake-affected provinces 15 Mar 2023 - 03:56 pm
People stand at a high pont looking down at the flood waters in Sanliurfa, southeastern Turkey on March 15, 2023. (AFP)
Greek journalists strike over rail tragedy 15 Mar 2023 - 03:37 pm
File photo: Protesters run from police into a metro station during a massive demonstration in Athens on March 5, 2023, following the deadly train accident late on February 28. (Photo by Louisa Gouliamaki / AFP)
Rescuers scramble to find survivors in cyclone-hit Malawi 15 Mar 2023 - 03:30 pm
People wander in the water flooded affected Chimwankhunda location in Blantyre on March 14, 2023 following heavy rains caused by cyclone Freddy. (Photo by Amos Gumulira / AFP)
Pakistan police halt bid to arrest ex-PM Khan after clashes 15 Mar 2023 - 03:25 pm
Supporters of former prime minister Imran Khan clash with riot police near Khan's house to prevent officers from arresting him, in Lahore on March 15, 2023. (Photo by Arif ALI / AFP)