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US 'extremely concerned' over new West Bank violence 22 Feb 2023 - 11:41 pm
Palestinians clash with Israeli security forces during a raid in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, on February 22, 2023. (Photo by Zain Jaafar / AFP)
Cyclone Freddy heads to Mozambique after killing 5 in Madagascar 22 Feb 2023 - 11:24 pm
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Iran executes Kurdish 'political prisoner' 22 Feb 2023 - 11:01 pm
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian speaks during a joint press conference with his Iraqi counterpart, in Baghdad on February 22, 2023. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)
Human bones in car matched to Georgia man missing since 1976 22 Feb 2023 - 10:45 pm
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Supreme Court seems to favor tech giants in terror case 22 Feb 2023 - 10:41 pm
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Pentagon and Microsoft are investigating leak of military emails 22 Feb 2023 - 10:34 pm
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Shamima Begum loses bid to restore UK citizenship after joining Islamic State 22 Feb 2023 - 10:23 pm
In this file photo taken on February 22, 2015 Renu, eldest sister of missing British girl Shamima Begum, holds a picture of her sister Shamima, while being interviewed by the media in central London. (Photo by Laura Lean / AFP)
Mexican president hopes ex security chief will turn informer 22 Feb 2023 - 10:02 pm
Handout picture released by the Mexican Presidency showing Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador smiling during a press conference in Mexico City, on February 22, 2023. (Photo by Mexican Presidency / AFP) /
WHO using Syria sanctions pause to ship in health supplies 22 Feb 2023 - 09:59 pm
A building damaged by the 7.8-magnitude quake in Aleppo city's al-Masharqa neighbourhood, on February 21, 2023. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP)
Ukraine first lady urges UN to create tribunal for Russian 'crimes' 22 Feb 2023 - 09:29 pm
Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska speaks to members of the US Congress about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, in the US Capitol Visitors Center Auditorium on July 20, 2022, in Washington, DC. File photo / AFP
Pakistan, Taliban officials talk on 'terrorism threat' after deadly attacks 22 Feb 2023 - 09:02 pm
In this picture taken on February 21, 2023, Taliban security personnel watch horsemen compete in the traditional sport of Buzkashi in Fayzabad district of Badakhshan province. (Photo by OMER ABRAR / AFP)
Russia denies plan to test new missile off South Africa 22 Feb 2023 - 08:26 pm
People listen as President Vladimir Putin (center on the stage) gives a speech during a patriotic concert dedicated to the upcoming Defender of the Fatherland Day at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow on February 22, 2023. (Photo by Natalia KOLESNIKOVA / AFP)
Biden slams Russia over treaty, Putin tightens China ties 22 Feb 2023 - 08:04 pm
US President Joe Biden  together with the Polish President Andrzej Duda (second right), Romanian President Klaus Iohannis (left) and Slovakian President Zuzana Caputova attend a Bucharest Nine (B9) meeting at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw on February 22, 2023. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)
Georgia jailed ex-leader claims doctors trying to 'kill' him 22 Feb 2023 - 07:34 pm
In this file photo taken on March 19, 2021 former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili gestures as he speaks during a press conference, in Kiev. - The health of Mikheil Saakashvili, Georgia's jailed ex-president, is deteriorating due to drastic weight loss, his doctors said on February 18, 2023 following international calls for his release. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP)
Horn of Africa drought trends said worse than in 2011 famine 22 Feb 2023 - 07:08 pm
Image credit: World Meteorological Organization.
Candidates battle for 'Buhari' votes in north Nigerian stronghold 22 Feb 2023 - 06:03 pm
President of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari (2nd R) raises his fist as he arrives at the All Progressives Congress (APC campaign rally at Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos on February 21, 2023 ahead of the Nigerian presidential election scheduled for February 25, 2023. (Photo by Michele Spatari / AFP)
South Africa army defends controversial naval drills with Russia 22 Feb 2023 - 05:45 pm
A general view of the Russian military frigate
Energy-starved South Africa offers tax breaks to boost green power 22 Feb 2023 - 05:31 pm
Electricity pylons in front of cooling towers at an Eskom coal-burning power station near Sasolburg in the northern Free State province.