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Students walk out after told to limit Black History program 09 Feb 2023 - 11:25 pm
Peninsula
World Bank to provide Turkey $1.78 bn for recovery after quake 09 Feb 2023 - 11:20 pm
Two women sit next to a tent in Nurdagi, in the countryside of Gaziantep, on February 9, 2023, three days after a deadly earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria. (Photo by Zein Al Rifai / AFP)
Syria orphans from quake taken in by overwhelmed relatives 09 Feb 2023 - 11:09 pm
A child's toy lies amidst the rubble of a home destroyed in a deadly earthquake in the town of Jandaris, in Syria's rebel-held part of Aleppo province on February 9, 2023. (Photo by Bakr Alkasem / AFP)
Stone Age discovery fuels mystery of who made early tools 09 Feb 2023 - 10:20 pm
Peninsula
In a first, Swiss rescuers save quake victims abroad 09 Feb 2023 - 09:53 pm
Rescue workers search collapsed buildings in Kahramanmaras, Turkey. Ozan Kose/AFP
GOP asks for records from Biden's family on business deals 09 Feb 2023 - 09:28 pm
With a poster of a New York Post front page story about Hunter Biden's emails on display, Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer, Rep. Jim Jordon and Rep. Lauren Boebert listen during a hearing before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee at Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on February 8, 2023 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP
Ex-security chief stole $745 million from contracts - Mexico 09 Feb 2023 - 08:54 pm
Mexico's Genaro Garcia Luna speaks during a ceremony to designate June 2 as Federal Police Day in Mexico City, June 2, 2011.  (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini, File)
Ex-chief of Iraqi public lender held in UAE: anti-graft agency 09 Feb 2023 - 08:47 pm
A handout picture released by the United Arab Emirates' presidential court shows Emirati President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan welcoming Iraq's Premier Mohamed Shia al-Sudani in Abu Dhabi on February 9, 2023. (Photo by UAE PRESIDENTIAL COURT / AFP)
US, UK impose cybersecurity sanctions on Russian group 09 Feb 2023 - 08:16 pm
The US Treasury Department in Washington, DC, US. Photo: US Department of Treasury
Turkey-Syria quake toll nears 20,000 as hopes dim 09 Feb 2023 - 07:11 pm
This aerial view shows a collapsed building during ongoing rescue searches in Hatay, southeastern Turkey, on February 9, 2023, two days after a strong earthquake struck the region. (Photo by DHA (Demiroren News Agency) / AFP)
Tourism collapses in Russia following Western sanctions 09 Feb 2023 - 06:57 pm
Crowds are thinner at Moscow's top sights. Alexander NEMENOV / AFP/File
Sen. John Fetterman hospitalized after feeling lightheaded 09 Feb 2023 - 06:44 pm
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 07: Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) arrives to the House Chambers for U.S. President Joe Biden's State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol on February 07, 2023 in Washington, DC. The speech marks Biden's first address to the new Republican-controlled House. Win McNamee/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by WIN MCNAMEE / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Three ancient cities damaged in Turkey-Syria quake 09 Feb 2023 - 06:42 pm
Turkish Hard Coal Enterprises (TTK) miners from Zonguldak take part in search operations in Antakya, on February 9, 2023, three days after a 7,8-magnitude earthquake struck southeast Turkey. (Photo by Remi BANET / AFP)
Malaysia's Anwar urges Thailand to step up on Myanmar crisis 09 Feb 2023 - 06:26 pm
Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (left) and Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha attend a joint press conference during an official state visit at Government House in Bangkok on February 9, 2023. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)
Days after quake, aid trucks reach northwest Syrian enclave 09 Feb 2023 - 06:09 pm
Armenian rescuers (orange helmet) and Syrian soldiers sift through the rubble of a collapsed building in the northern city of Aleppo, searching for victims and survivors days after a deadly earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, on February 9, 2023. (Photo by AFP)
UK says aware of 'escalatory risks' in arming Ukraine 09 Feb 2023 - 06:04 pm
British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace attends during a press conference at the end of a meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defence of the Italian Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at Villa Madama in central Rome, on February 9, 2023. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP)
Souq from Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) time located in Makkah 09 Feb 2023 - 06:02 pm
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US says Chinese military behind vast aerial spy program 09 Feb 2023 - 05:52 pm
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (right) and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speak during a joint press conference at the State Department on February 08, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by WIN MCNAMEE / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)