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Putin accuses West of wanting 'to be done' with Russia 21 Feb 2023 - 01:04 pm
A family watches a TV broadcast of Russian President Vladimir Putin's annual state of the nation address in Moscow on February 21, 2023. (Photo by Yuri Kadobnov/ AFP)
Death toll rises to 8 from new Turkey-Syria earthquake 21 Feb 2023 - 12:19 pm
This aerial photograph taken on February 20, 2023 shows diggers removing the rubble of collapsed buildings in Antakya, southern Turkey. Photo by Sameer Al-DOUMY / AFP
Severe allergy season in Japan threatens to drag down spending 21 Feb 2023 - 12:08 pm
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Rescuers climb Philippine volcano to reach plane crash site 21 Feb 2023 - 11:22 am
Photo from the Facebook page of Albay Representative Joey Salceda.
Alligator captured in New York park, possibly 'cold shocked' 21 Feb 2023 - 11:07 am
In this handout photo provided by NYC Parks on February 20, 2023, an approximately 4 foot long alligator is tended to by Parks Enforcement Patrol and Urban Park Rangers, at Prospect Park in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on February 19, 2023. Photo by NYC Parks / AFP
Two endangered pink dolphins rescued from shallow Colombia river 21 Feb 2023 - 10:37 am
Handout picture released by the Colombian Navy showing members of the Navy and different organizations rescuing two dolphins in Juriepe, Vichada Department, Colombia, on February 20, 2023. (Photo by Colombia's Navy / AFP) /
Ukrainian soldiers take German tank course in double time 21 Feb 2023 - 10:31 am
Containers with tank simulators of the German Army (Bundeswehr) are pictured at the Armoured Corps Training Centre (Panzertruppenschule) in Munster, northern Germany, on February 20, 2023.  Photo by FOCKE STRANGMANN / AFP
India invokes emergency rules to avoid blackouts this summer 21 Feb 2023 - 09:46 am
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Botswana loses a third of rhino to poaching in five years 20 Feb 2023 - 11:44 pm
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Egypt unveils renovated wing of oldest museum, new papyrus 20 Feb 2023 - 11:31 pm
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3 dead, more than 200 hurt as new quake hits Turkey, Syria 20 Feb 2023 - 11:24 pm
This aerial photograph taken on February 20, 2023 collapsed buildings next to a makeshift camp in Antakya, southern Turkey. (Photo by Sameer Al-DOUMY / AFP)
Newborn saved from earthquake in Syria adopted by her aunt 20 Feb 2023 - 11:10 pm
An aerial view shows children playing by the rubble of destroyed buildings in the village of Azmarin in Syria's rebel-held northwestern Idlib province at the border with Turkey on February 18, 2023 following a 7.8-magnitude earthquake. (Photo by OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP)
Belarus to form new paramilitary force amid Ukraine conflict 20 Feb 2023 - 10:44 pm
Belarusian military officers view heavy rounds on display at the Russian pavilion during the International Defence Exhibtion (IDEX) at the Abu Dhabi International Exhibition Centre on February 20, 2023. (Photo by Ryan LIM / AFP)
Turkey hit by more earthquakes near epicenter of last disaster 20 Feb 2023 - 10:20 pm
Members of the Uzbek search and rescue team use a dog as they look for a body under the rubble of a collapsed building in Hatay along the Mediterranean coast, southern Turkey on February 19, 2023. (Photo by Yasin Akgul / AFP)
Poland imposes further border restriction in Belarus spat 20 Feb 2023 - 09:45 pm
Poland's Minister of Foreign Affairs Zbigniew Rau looks on as he arrives for a meeting of Foreign Affairs Council at the EU headquarters in Brussels, on February 20, 2023. (Photo by Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP)
Syria's Assad visits Oman after quake, in first since war 20 Feb 2023 - 09:26 pm
A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows President Bashar al-Assad (left) being welcomed by Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said in Muscat on February 20, 2023. (AFP)
UK summons Iran's top diplomat over threats to journalists 20 Feb 2023 - 09:25 pm
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Swedish intelligence says 'security' threat worst since 1980s 20 Feb 2023 - 09:18 pm
File Photo: Soldiers from Gotland's regiment patrol Visby harbour, amid increased tensions between NATO and Russia over Ukraine, on the Swedish island of Gotland, Sweden, 13 January 2022. (TT News Agency/Karl Melander via REUTERS)