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California Lunar New Year mass shooter dead, motive unclear: police 23 Jan 2023 - 10:23 am
A law enforcement official looks into the window of a van with a body in the driver's seat in Torrance, California, on January 22, 2023. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP)
UN Alliance of Civilizations condemns burning of Holy Quran in Sweden 23 Jan 2023 - 09:56 am
People set on fire a photograph of far right activist Rasmus Paludan during a protest outside the Swedish consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, Jan 22, 2023. File Photo: Francisco Seco/AP
Pakistan suffers major power outage after grid failure 23 Jan 2023 - 09:49 am
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Japan urges Russia to start annual talks over safe fishing pact 23 Jan 2023 - 09:24 am
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Germany ready to let Poland send Leopard tanks to Ukraine: foreign minister 23 Jan 2023 - 12:10 am
French Foreign and European Affairs Minister Catherine Colonna (right) speaks with German Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Anna lena Baerbock as they arrive for a group picture prior to a cabinet meeting, as part of the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Elysee Treaty, to seal reconciliation between France and West Germany, 18 years after the Second World War at the presidential Elysee Palace in Paris on January 22, 2023.  (Photo by Christophe PETIT TESSON / POOL / AFP)
South Africa’s Ramaphosa urges Eskom to delay power-price hikes 22 Jan 2023 - 11:57 pm
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks at the Summit on Economic Empowerment for Persons with Disabilities in Johannesburg, South Africa, on December 8, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
New Zealand's incoming PM Hipkins says 'making haste' on changes in priorities 22 Jan 2023 - 11:53 pm
New Zealand's new Prime Minister Chris Hipkins speaks at his first press conference at Parliament in Wellington on January 22, 2023. (Photo by Marty Melville / AFP)
Biden to name Jeff Zients as next chief of staff 22 Jan 2023 - 11:47 pm
File Photo: White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients delivers remarks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, US, April 13, 2021. (REUTERS/Tom Brenner)
Egypt lawyers end strike after colleages released 22 Jan 2023 - 11:14 pm
The High Court of Justice in Cairo. REUTERS/File photo
Egypt signs $1.5bn financing agreement with ITFC - CNBC Arabia 22 Jan 2023 - 10:46 pm
Egypt's Minister of Planning Hala al-Said speaks on the country's economic outlook and post-COVID-19 recovery during an interview with Reuters at her office in Cairo, Egypt, January 24, 2022. Picture taken on January 24, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Spain says Germany to join hydrogen pipeline project 22 Jan 2023 - 10:34 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz leave the Elysee Palace prior to their dinner, as part of the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Elysee Treaty, to seal reconciliation between France and West Germany, 18 years after the Second World War at the presidential Elysee Palace in Paris on January 22, 2023. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
Macron wants Burkina 'clarifications' on call for French troops to leave 22 Jan 2023 - 10:31 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron holds a press conference with German Chancellor (unseen) at the presidential Elysee Palace in Paris on January 22, 2023. (Photo by BENOIT TESSIER / POOL / AFP)
Greek police find no bomb on Ryanair flight from Poland 22 Jan 2023 - 10:26 pm
A Ryanair plane is seen on the runway, after landing at Athens' International Eleftherios Venizelos airport, following a bomb threat in midair, on the outskirts of Athens, Greece, January 22, 2023. (REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis)
Key Algeria rights group ordered shut 22 Jan 2023 - 09:12 pm
A demonstrator's shadow is cast on a national flag during an anti-government rally in Algiers, Algeria on December 24, 2019. File Photo / Reuters
France, Germany plan high-speed train between Paris and Berlin 22 Jan 2023 - 08:58 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attend a joint news conference as part of a Franco-German joint cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France January 22, 2023. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/Pool
Arab states boycott regional meet in divided Libya's capital 22 Jan 2023 - 08:49 pm
Libyan Foreign Affairs Minister Najla Mangoush holds a press conference at the end of the Arab foreign ministers meeting in the capital Tripoli, on January 22, 2023. - Arab states boycotted a meeting hosted by Libya's unity government, with just five of the Arab League's 22 members sending their top diplomats and even the bloc's secretary general staying away. (Photo by Mahmud Turkia / AFP)
Turkish elections to be held on May 14, says Erdogan 22 Jan 2023 - 08:40 pm
Participants hold Turkish flags and a banner reading 'Recep Tayyip Erdogan - We love you' during a demonstration of the pro-Turkish organization Union of European Turkish Democrats in support of Turkey and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan outside the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden, on January 21, 2023.(Photo by Fredrik Sandberg / TT News Agency / AFP)
Gunmen kill Eswatini opposition politician: spokesman 22 Jan 2023 - 08:34 pm
In this file photo taken on September 22, 2018 Thulani Maseko, human rights lawyer and activist, looks on as he gives an interview to Agence France-Presse in Lobamba, Eswatini.  (Photo by GIANLUIGI GUERCIA / AFP)