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Moldova temporarily closes airspace: Air Moldova 14 Feb 2023 - 04:49 pm
Moldovan President Maia Sandu speaks during the third ministerial conference of the Moldova Support Platform at the Ministerial Conference Centre in Paris, France, 21 November 2022. FILE PHOTO: YOAN VALAT/REUTERS
Taiwan threatens to shoot down any Chinese balloons 14 Feb 2023 - 04:12 pm
This Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) handout picture taken and released on February 14, 2023 shows Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benitez (L) greeting Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu at the Taoyuan International Airport near Taipei. (Photo by Handout / MOFA / AFP)
China's Xi hails Iran 'solidarity' during 'complex' world situation 14 Feb 2023 - 03:54 pm
This handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency shows Chinese President Xi Jinping welcoming the Islamic Republic's President Ebrahim Raisi (L) during his visit in Beijing on February 14, 2023. (Photo by Iranian Presidency / AFP)
Norway to donate eight Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine 14 Feb 2023 - 03:43 pm
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere (right) and Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda address a press conference after their meeting at the prime minister's residence in Oslo on February 13, 2023. (Photo by Annika Byrde / NTB / AFP) / Norway OUT
North Korea's 'first daughter': Everything we know about Kim Ju Ae 14 Feb 2023 - 03:42 pm
This picture taken on February 7, 2023 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on February 8, 2023 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attending a banquet to mark the 75th anniversary of the Korean People's Army (KPA), with his wife Ri Sol-Ju (left) and his daughter (centre) in North Korea. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP)
Haley announces presidential campaign, challenging Trump 14 Feb 2023 - 03:34 pm
Former US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley. File photo / AFP
NATO chief unfazed about Finland, Sweden joining together 14 Feb 2023 - 03:00 pm
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks to the press as he arrives for a two-day meeting of the alliance's Defence Ministers at the NATO headquarters in Brussels on February 14, 2023. (Photo by Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP)
Seoul court rules against plaintiffs in Japanese wartime labour case 14 Feb 2023 - 02:55 pm
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US renews warning it'll defend Philippines after China spat 14 Feb 2023 - 02:42 pm
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Sri Lanka bans single-use plastics to save elephants 14 Feb 2023 - 02:40 pm
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New Zealand declares emergency as Cyclone Gabrielle eases 14 Feb 2023 - 02:27 pm
An aerial photo taken on February 14, 2023 shows flooding caused by Cyclone Gabrielle in Awatoto, near the city of Napier. Photo by AFP
WHO to hold emergency meeting on E.Guinea Marburg outbreak 14 Feb 2023 - 02:13 pm
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Deadly Marburg virus spreads to Equatorial Guinea for first time 14 Feb 2023 - 02:03 pm
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DOJ giving states $231M for gun violence prevention programs 14 Feb 2023 - 01:56 pm
LANSING, MI - FEBRUARY 13: Police and emergency vehicles are on the scene of an active shooter situation on the campus of Michigan State University on February 13, 2023 in Lansing, Michigan.
Sweden, Finland joining NATO together not 'main question': Stoltenberg 14 Feb 2023 - 12:52 pm
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks to the press as he arrives for a two-day meeting of the alliance's Defence Ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels on February 14, 2023. (Photo by Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP)
Man driving U-haul truck allegedly kills 1, wounds 8 in New York 14 Feb 2023 - 12:49 pm
FEBRUARY 13: An NYPD vehicle is seen parked in front of a crashed U-Haul truck on Hamilton Avenue on February 13, 2023 in the Red Hook neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough in New York City. Photo by Michael M. Santiago / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP
3 people killed at Michigan State University; gunman dead 14 Feb 2023 - 10:06 am
Police and emergency vehicles are on the scene of an active shooter situation on the campus of Michigan State University on February 13, 2023 in Lansing, Michigan. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images/AFP
Syria to open two border crossings for quake aid: UN chief 14 Feb 2023 - 12:55 am
This handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows Syria's President Bashar al-Assad (right) meeting with Martin Griffiths, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, in the capital Damascus on February 13, 2023. (Photo by SANA / AFP)