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Israeli navy attacks Palestinian fishermen off Gaza 09 Feb 2023 - 05:23 pm
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More Americans apply for jobless benefits last week 09 Feb 2023 - 05:00 pm
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UK govt defends potential talks with Xinjiang governor 09 Feb 2023 - 05:00 pm
The cross-party group of MPs said Erkin Tuniyaz had played ‘a central role in the persecution of Uyghurs – crimes our own parliament has declared a genocide’. Photograph: Mark Schiefelbein/AP
Japan, Philippines agree to sharply boost defense ties 09 Feb 2023 - 04:31 pm
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos attend a press conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on February 9, 2023. (Photo by Kimimasa MAYAMA / POOL / AFP)
Lavrov in Khartoum to meet with Sudanese military leaders 09 Feb 2023 - 04:21 pm
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) and Sudanese acting foreign minister Ali al-Sadiq (R) give a joint press conference at the airport in Khartoum on February 9, 2023 during an official visit to Sudan. (Photo by ASHRAF SHAZLY / AFP)
Egypt's inflation continues to surge as food prices rise 09 Feb 2023 - 03:57 pm
Oil bottles are displayed at a market selling food at discounted prices, after a devaluation of the Egyptian pound led to a sharp increase in prices, in Giza, Egypt, January 28, 2023. REUTERS/Hanaa Habib
Eritrea leader calls Tigray rights abuse claims a 'fantasy' 09 Feb 2023 - 03:08 pm
(FILE PHOTO) In this file photo taken on November 09, 2018 Eritrea's President Isaias Afwerki smiles upon his arrival at the airport in Gondar, for a visit in Ethiopia. - Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki said on February 9, 2023 that allegations of rights abuses by Eritrean troops in Ethiopia's Tigray region during the two-year war there amounted to
Tragedy cuts short Turkey trip for Cypriot students 09 Feb 2023 - 03:01 pm
A photo taken on on February 8, 2023, shows residents and rescue personnel searching for victims and survivors through the rubble of collapsed buildings in Adiyaman, two days after a 7,8-magnitude earthquake struck southeast Turkey.  Photo by ILYAS AKENGIN / AFP
Earthquake hits Indonesia, killing 4 as restaurant collapses 09 Feb 2023 - 02:48 pm
People stand on the roofing of collapsed shops in the port after a 5.1-magnitude earthquake in Jayapura, Indonesia's eastern province of Papua on February 9, 2023. (Photo by FAISAL NARWAWAN / AFP)
5 dead in apartment building fire in Novosibirsk, Russia 09 Feb 2023 - 02:41 pm
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Mini quakes shut museums in Italy's Siena 09 Feb 2023 - 02:13 pm
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Beijing calls US claims over balloons 'information warfare' 09 Feb 2023 - 12:01 pm
Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recover a high-altitude surveillance balloon off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on February 5, 2023.  (Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Tyler Thompson / US NAVY / AFP)
Zelenskyy wraps up European tour with visit to EU summit 09 Feb 2023 - 11:56 am
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky attends a joint press conference with France's President and German Chancellor at the Elysee presidential Palace in Paris on February 8, 2023. Photo by SARAH MEYSSONNIER / POOL / AFP
Singapore drops most mask mandates as Covid-19 threat recedes 09 Feb 2023 - 11:48 am
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China slams Biden's 'remarks on Xi' 09 Feb 2023 - 11:44 am
US President Joe Biden walks to board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on February 8, 2023. - Biden is travelling to Wisconsin to speak about his economic plan. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)
North Korea unveils 'record' number of ICBMs at military parade 09 Feb 2023 - 11:28 am
Jets flying past during a military parade celebrating the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People's Army in Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP)
Japan, Philippines to sign plans to boost defense ties 09 Feb 2023 - 11:19 am
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Sudan's tropical disease spike reflects poor health system 09 Feb 2023 - 10:41 am
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