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Mike Pence to announce White House bid on June 7 31 May 2023 - 11:48 pm
Former US Vice President Mike Pence speaks at a campus lecture hosted by Young Americans for Freedom at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, on April 12, 2022. (Photo by Ryan M. Kelly / AFP)
ESPN will have to pay to keep broadcasting women's sports 31 May 2023 - 10:58 pm
France's forward Marie Antoinette Katoto takes part a training session at the team's base camp in Ashby-de-la-Zouch in central England, on July 11, 2022, during the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 football tournament. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP) / Image used for representational purposes.
Pentagon unveils new $300 million arms package for Ukraine 31 May 2023 - 10:50 pm
The Pentagon in Washington, DC, on May 10, 2023, in an aerial view. (Photo by Daniel Slim / AFP)
Canada to require warning labels on individual cigarettes 31 May 2023 - 10:35 pm
File Photo: A corner store owner in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada, holds a package of cigarettes on March 12, 2012. Canada will soon require that health warnings be printed on individual cigarettes and cigars in a further crackdown on smoking, Canadian Addictions Minister Carolyn Bennett announced May 31, 2023. (Photo by Geoff Robins / AFP)
Musk's visit eclipsed by panda reunion on Chinese social 31 May 2023 - 08:37 pm
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Petrol prices surge in Nigeria after Tinubu dumps fuel subsidies 31 May 2023 - 07:45 pm
Motorbike taxis converge to buy fuel at a petrol station at Ibafo, Ogun State in southwest Nigeria, on May 30, 2023. (Photo by PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP)
Chinese police clash with protesters over plans to demolish mosque 31 May 2023 - 06:56 pm
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Lebanon judge questions central bank chief over Munich arrest warrant 31 May 2023 - 05:49 pm
A file photo taken on December 20, 2021 shows Lebanon's Central Bank governor Riad Salameh posing during a studio photo session in Beirut. (Photo by Joseph Eid / AFP)
Private space mission with Saudi astronauts splashes down 31 May 2023 - 05:21 pm
This still image taken from an Axiom Space video shows a SpaceX capsule being retrieved after splashdown off the coast of Florida on May 31, 2023. (Photo by Jose Romero / AXIOM SPACE / AFP)
India records strong 7.2% annual growth 31 May 2023 - 05:11 pm
The city skyline is seen beside a construction site of a coastal road project near Haji Ali mosque in Mumbai on May 31, 2023. (Photo by Punit Paranjpe / AFP)
Brazil unemployment for April records eight-year low 31 May 2023 - 05:01 pm
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Philippine lawmakers approve $8.9 bn sovereign wealth fund 31 May 2023 - 04:36 pm
A protester holds a placard during a rally in front of the House of Representatives in Quezon City on December 12, 2022, as legislators deliberate on the sovereign wealth fund proposed law. (Photo by Ted Aljibe / AFP)
Russia evacuates children from border villages as situation 'alarming' 31 May 2023 - 03:45 pm
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Typhoon Mawar losing strength as it heads toward Japan's Okinawa Islands 31 May 2023 - 03:18 pm
People use umbrellas to shield themselves from the rain in New Taipei City as typhoon Mawar approaches on the east coast of Taiwan on May 31, 2023. Photo by Sam Yeh / AFP
Germany orders four Russian consulates on its soil closed 31 May 2023 - 03:11 pm
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Sudan army suspends truce talks with paramilitary foes: official 31 May 2023 - 02:47 pm
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Peru battles record dengue outbreak, in a warning for a warming world 31 May 2023 - 02:35 pm
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North Korea spy satellite launch fails as rocket falls into the sea 31 May 2023 - 10:12 am
This handout photo taken on May 31, 2023 and provided by South Korean Defence Ministry in Seoul shows an object presumed to be part of North Korea's claimed 'Space Launch Vehicle' being salvaged by South Korea's military in waters 200km (124 miles) west of Eocheong Island in the Yellow Sea. (Photo by Handout / South Korean Defence Ministry / AFP)