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France to enforce water ‘Sobriety Plan’ amid severe drought risk 26 Feb 2023 - 09:16 pm
This photograph taken on February 26, 2023, shows the trunk of a fallen tree on the dry riverbed of the Loire river, in Les Rosiers-sur-Loire, near Angers, western France. (Photo by JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER / AFP)
22 Syrian migrants on hunger strike in Libyan prison 26 Feb 2023 - 08:54 pm
Libyan prison.
'Embezzled' Lebanese cash in Swiss banks: media report 26 Feb 2023 - 08:38 pm
File Photo: Lebanon's Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh reacts after a news conference at Central Bank in Beirut, Lebanon, November 11, 2019. (REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir)
Ethiopian dissident Eskinder Nega freed from detention: party 26 Feb 2023 - 08:30 pm
Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
Putin says Russia cannot ignore NATO nuclear capability 26 Feb 2023 - 08:09 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putinsaid troops in Ukraine were fighting for
Senior Indian opposition official arrested in graft probe 26 Feb 2023 - 07:35 pm
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Afghan refugees in Pakistan protest delay in US resettlement 26 Feb 2023 - 07:28 pm
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Around 60 migrants die in boat wreck off Italy 26 Feb 2023 - 07:25 pm
This photo obtained from Italian news agency Ansa, taken on February 26, 2023 shows rescued migrants wrapped in a blanket in Steccato di Cutro, south of Crotone, after their boat sank off Italy's southern Calabria region. (Photo by STRINGER / ANSA / AFP)
Jill Biden says Horn of Africa needs more drought relief 26 Feb 2023 - 07:15 pm
US First Lady Jill Biden interacts with women from the Maasai community at Loseti village in Kajiado county, Kenya, on February 26, 2023 where she heard about the impoverishing impact of drought to the herder community during the third day of her visit to Kenya where she toured a drought response site to highlight the impacts of drought on communities. (Photo by Tony Karumba / AFP)
CIA chief says US 'confident' China mulling arms for Russia 26 Feb 2023 - 06:56 pm
File Photo: A charred Russian tank is seen on the front line in the Kyiv region, Ukraine March 20, 2022. (Ukrainian Ground Forces/via REUTERS)
Iran official says schoolgirls poisoned in holy city 26 Feb 2023 - 06:20 pm
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'Dilbert' creator says his reputation is 'destroyed' after racist rant 26 Feb 2023 - 06:12 pm
Dilbert creator Scott Adams/Source: Dilbert official Facebook page
Iran frees Spanish woman detained since late 2022: Madrid 26 Feb 2023 - 05:30 pm
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi fields a question during a press conference in New York on 22 September, 2022.  (File photo / AFP)
Carter: Still a model for candidates asking 'Why not me?' 26 Feb 2023 - 05:28 pm
File photo of former President Jimmy Carter. Reuters
Sri Lanka police fire tear gas at election protest; 15 hurt 26 Feb 2023 - 04:54 pm
Police fire tear gas to disperse activists of the opposition National People痴 Power (NPP) party during a protest held to urge the government to hold local council election as scheduled in Colombo on February 26, 2023. (Photo by ISHARA S. KODIKARA / AFP)
Germany wants to ease visa application for Indian IT workers 26 Feb 2023 - 04:44 pm
This handout photo taken and released by Indian Press Information Bureau (PIB) on February 25, 2023 shows India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in New Delhi. (Photo by PIB / AFP)
Russia, Iran sending top envoys to UN's human rights council 26 Feb 2023 - 04:33 pm
The United Nations headquarters building is seen on the East Side of Manhattan,in New York City. File photo / AFP
Ethiopian dissident Eskinder Nega arrested: political party 26 Feb 2023 - 04:25 pm
Ethiopian jounalist Eskinder Nega gestures from a car after being released from Kaliti Prison in Addis Ababa, on February 14, 2018.  File photo / AFP