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Tunisia president fires foreign minister 07 Feb 2023 - 09:27 pm
Tunisian President Kais Saied addresses the nation in this screengrab taken from Tunisian President's office footage, Tunisia, July 25, 2021. (Reuters file)
DR Congo troops march in Goma to 'reassure' locals 07 Feb 2023 - 08:54 pm
Demonstrators gather before attacking a cafe allegedly run by Rwandophone Banyamulenge, during a demonstration against the East Africa Community Regional Force in Goma on February 6, 2023 during which protesters erected barricades, torched tyres and where some shops were looted. - Thousands of people demonstrated Monday in Goma, the commercial hub in eastern DR Congo, to protest the perceived inaction of an East African military force against the M23 rebel insurgency. (Photo by AFP)
UK's PM creates four ministries with new energy drive 07 Feb 2023 - 08:38 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (left) and Britain's Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Grant Shapps as they tour the Combined Heat and Power Plant (CHP) at King's Cross in London on February 7, 2023. (Photo by Jamie Lorriman / POOL / AFP)
Germany, Denmark, Netherlands to send Kiev older generation Leopard 1 tanks 07 Feb 2023 - 08:34 pm
This file photo taken on May 20, 2019 shows soldiers on a Leopard 2 A7 main battle tank of the German armed forces Bundeswehr driving during an educational practice of the
Turkey-Syria quake toll tops 7,300 as rescuers battle cold 07 Feb 2023 - 08:29 pm
Rescuers search the rubble of buildings for casualties and survivors in the village of Salqin in Syria's rebel-held northwestern Idlib province at the border with Turkey following an earthquake, on February 7, 2023. (Photo by Omar HAJ KADOUR / AFP)
Russia's Lavrov vows aid for West Africa's jihadist fight 07 Feb 2023 - 08:28 pm
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Malian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop hold a joint press conference following their talks in Bamako on February 7, 2023. (Photo by RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY / AFP) 
In a first, Egypt's Sisi calls Syria's Assad after quake 07 Feb 2023 - 08:10 pm
An aerial picture shows rescuers searching the rubble of buildings for casualties and survivors in the village of Besnaya in Syria's rebel-held northwestern Idlib province at the border with Turkey following an earthquake, on February 7, 2023. (Photo by Omar Haj Kadour / AFP)
US trade deficit widens in 2022 to record on strong imports 07 Feb 2023 - 05:56 pm
The US trade deficit widened in December, taking the full year trade gap for 2022 to a record. © MARIO TAMA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP/File
Iran unveils underground base for fighter jets 07 Feb 2023 - 05:32 pm
A handout picture provided by the Iranian Army office on February 7, 2023 shows Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Army Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi (right) and Armed Forces Chief of Staff Major General Mohammad Bagheri (centre) visiting Iran's first underground military air base in an undisclosed location. (Photo by Iranian Army office / AFP) 
France hit by new strikes, protests over pension reform 07 Feb 2023 - 05:06 pm
A protester (centre) holds a placard reading
Funeral held for Pakistan ex-president Musharraf 07 Feb 2023 - 05:02 pm
Army soldiers escort an ambulance carrying the coffin of Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf after his funeral prayers while transporting his body to an army graveyard for burial in Karachi on February 7, 2023. (Photo by Rizwan Tabassum / AFP)
UN says at least 20 killed in Somaliland clashes, urges probe 07 Feb 2023 - 04:24 pm
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India's Adani inches back up after loan pledge 07 Feb 2023 - 04:17 pm
Indian Youth Congress party (IYC) activists hold placards and shout slogans during a protest outside the regional headquarters of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) in New Delhi on February 7, 2023, calling for an enquiry into allegations of major accounting fraud at Adani, the country's biggest conglomerate.  (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP)
Disney+ in Hong Kong drops 'Simpsons' episode with 'forced labour' mention 07 Feb 2023 - 03:46 pm
FILE PHOTO: The logo of the Times Square Disney store is seen in Times Square, New York City, U.S. December 5, 2019. REUTERS/Nick Pfosi/File Photo
UK's Sunak appoints new Tory chair, creates four ministries 07 Feb 2023 - 03:45 pm
File photo of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak
Erdogan declares state of emergency in 10 quake-hit provinces 07 Feb 2023 - 03:36 pm
Civilians look for survivors under the rubble of collapsed buildings in Kahramanmaras, close to the quake's epicentre. (Photo by Adem Altan / AFP)
Quake impacts cross-border aid to Syria: UN 07 Feb 2023 - 03:21 pm
Syrian rescue workers gather amidst collapsed buildings on February 6, 2022 in the town of Sarmada, in Syria's rebel-held northwestern Idlib province, as a search operation continues following a deadly earthquake. - At least 1,400 people were killed and 3,411 injured across Syria today in an earthquake that had its epicentre in southwestern Turkey, the government and rescuers said. (Photo by AAREF WATAD / AFP)
UNESCO sounds alarm over quake damage to Turkey, Syria heritage 07 Feb 2023 - 02:57 pm
Rescuers and civilians look for survivors under the rubble of collapsed buildings in Kahramanmaras, close to the quake's epicentre, the day after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country's southeast, on February 7, 2023. Photo by Adem ALTAN / AFP