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Islamist rebels kill at least 15 in eastern DR Congo 29 Jan 2023 - 10:55 pm
A soldier of the FARDC (Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo) takes cover during exchanges of fire with members of the ADF (Allied Democratic Forces) in Opira, North Kivu, on January 25, 2018. File Photo / AFP
Germany won't send fighter jets to Ukraine, says Scholz 29 Jan 2023 - 10:45 pm
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz addresses the lower house of parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany January 25, 2023. (REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch)
Tunisia election turnout was 11.3%, electoral commission says 29 Jan 2023 - 10:33 pm
Farouk Bouasker, President of the Independent High Authority for Elections, speaks during the announcement of the provisional turnout for the second round of the parliamentary election in Tunis,Tunisia, January 29, 2023. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi
Argentina, Brazil’s joint currency is terrible idea, says Krugman 29 Jan 2023 - 10:29 pm
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (left) and Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez attend a bilateral agreement signing ceremony, during Lula da Silva's first official visit abroad since his inauguration, at the Casa Rosada presidential palace in Buenos Aires, Argentina, January 23, 2023. (REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian)
Turkey may accept Finland into NATO: Erdogan 29 Jan 2023 - 10:21 pm
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New Czech leader talks to Zelensky, plans Taiwan call 29 Jan 2023 - 09:45 pm
Czech presidential candidate Petr Pavel reacts at his headquarters, after the results of the country's presidential election were announced, in Prague, Czech Republic on January 28, 2023. REUTERS/David W Cerny
At least 51 killed in twin Pakistan transport tragedies 29 Jan 2023 - 09:17 pm
People gather as rescue workers search for the victims, after a boat carrying students capsized in Tanda lake in Kohat, Pakistan, January 29, 2023. (REUTERS)
House Speaker McCarthy to discuss debt limit, spending with Biden on Wednesday 29 Jan 2023 - 08:46 pm
 The dome of the US Capitol is seen beyond a chain fence during the partial government shutdown in Washington, US, on January 8, 2019. File Photo / Reuters
Strikes over pensions to disrupt public transport in France on Tuesday 29 Jan 2023 - 08:32 pm
A general view shows the Eiffel Tower and vapour that billows from smokestacks in Paris skyline, in Paris, France, December 9, 2022. (REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes)
Russian shelling of Kherson leaves at least three dead 29 Jan 2023 - 08:24 pm
Ukrainian firefighters work in a house in flame following Russian shelling in the city of Kherson, on January 29, 2023, amid the Russian military invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Genya Savilov / AFP)
Germany overcome Belgium to win hockey World Cup 29 Jan 2023 - 08:08 pm
Germany's players pose with the trophy after winning the FIH men's hockey World Cup 2023 final match against Belgium at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, India, on January 29, 2023. (Photo by DIBYANGSHU SARKAR / AFP)
Government bears some blame for Grenfell fire, UK housing minister says 29 Jan 2023 - 07:45 pm
Workers stand on the roof of the burnt out remains of the Grenfell tower in London, Britain, on October 16, 2017. File Photo / Reuters
Iran condemns 'cowardly' drone attack on defence site 29 Jan 2023 - 07:44 pm
Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian meets with his Qatari counterpart in the capital Tehran, on January 29, 2023. (Photo by Aatta Kenare / AFP)
Rwanda troops clash with DRC police: Congolese sources 29 Jan 2023 - 07:09 pm
Congolese policemen guard the border crossing point with Rwanda after a Congolese soldier was killed in a clash near an area where the Congolese army is fighting M23 rebels, following renewed tensions around Goma in the North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo on June 17, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Few voting in Tunisian election amid rise in president's powers 29 Jan 2023 - 06:32 pm
A Tunisian voter casts her ballot in the second round of parliamentary elections on January 29, 2023, in Ettadhamen, a working-class suburb west of the capital Tunis. (Photo by FETHI BELAID / AFP)
Mourners honour British volunteer killed evacuating civilians on Ukraine frontline 29 Jan 2023 - 06:20 pm
A volunteer holds a booklet with a portrait of Andrew Bagshaw, one of the two British volunteers killed in eastern Ukraine while attempting a rescue from Soledar, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, during a memorial service in Kyiv, Ukraine, January 29, 2023. (REUTERS/Gleb Garanich)
Iranian military factory hit by drone attack 29 Jan 2023 - 05:32 pm
Members of the Iranian Army take part in a military exercise in Isfahan on September 8, 2022. [File: Handout/WANA via Reuters]
Scholz visits South America in a race with China to get lithium 29 Jan 2023 - 05:23 pm
Argentine President Alberto Fernandez and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (left) during a joint presser at Palacio San Martin in Buenos Aires, on January 28, 2023. (Photo by Luis Robayo / AFP)