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Iran judiciary to rule on famed filmmaker's release: lawyer 21 Jan 2023 - 06:36 pm
A handout picture provided by the Islamic Consultative Assembly News Agency (ICANA) on January 21, 2023, shows Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (right) meeting with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) chief Hossein Salami, in the capital Tehran. (Photo by ICANA NEWS AGENCY / AFP)
Russia says held air defence training in Moscow region 21 Jan 2023 - 05:25 pm
A woman looks at a tank of Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed during Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an exhibition in the museum
Tanzania opposition holds first rally since ban lifted 21 Jan 2023 - 05:18 pm
Freeman Mbowe (L), Chairman Tanzania's main opposition party Chadema, flashes a victory sign during party's first political rally after an imposed ban in 2016 was lifted, at Furahisha Grounds in Mwanza, on January 21, 2023. (Photo by MICHAEL JAMSON / AFP)
Ukraine honours interior minister, other senior officials, killed in helicopter crash 21 Jan 2023 - 05:14 pm
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy offers relatives his condolences during the funeral ceremony of Ukrainian Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky and other employees of his department at the Ukrainian House in Kyiv on January 21, 2023. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP)
Thousands protest against Spanish govt in Madrid 21 Jan 2023 - 04:33 pm
People protest against the government of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez at Cibeles Square in Madrid, Spain, on January 21, 2023. REUTERS/Susana Vera
Nigeria sets date for first census in 17 years 21 Jan 2023 - 04:10 pm
Vehicles drive in traffic gridlock at Ojodu-Berger bus station in Lagos, Nigeria, on October 19, 2022. (AFP/Getty Images)
Buzz Aldrin, second man on the Moon, marries on 93rd birthday 21 Jan 2023 - 03:25 pm
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Germany faces backlash over refusal to give Ukraine tanks 21 Jan 2023 - 03:09 pm
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and first lady Olena Zelenska attend a memorial ceremony for Ukrainian Interior Minister Denys Monastyrskyi, his deputy and officials who died in the helicopter crash near Kyiv, in Kyiv, Ukraine, January 21, 2023. Reuters/Nacho Doce
China says Covid outbreak has infected 80% of population 21 Jan 2023 - 01:23 pm
People walk on a street in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province, on January 21, 2023. (Photo by Hector Retamal/ AFP)
Occupation forces kill Palestinian citizen in Ramallah 21 Jan 2023 - 12:57 pm
Family members of a Palestinian man, who was killed by Israeli forces after an attempted stabbing, react, near Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, January 21, 2023. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
Elon Musk says Twitter has a headcount of about 2,300 21 Jan 2023 - 12:17 pm
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Death toll from Tibet avalanche rises to 28 21 Jan 2023 - 10:42 am
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Europeans to quiz Lebanon central bank chief 21 Jan 2023 - 12:12 am
A view shows Lebanon's Central Bank building in Beirut, Lebanon, July 19, 2022. (REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir)
Blast claimed by separatist group derails train in Pakistan; 15 hurt 20 Jan 2023 - 11:39 pm
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Trump warns US House Republicans not to touch Social Security, Medicare 20 Jan 2023 - 11:27 pm
File Photo: Former US President Donald Trump announces that he will once again run for U.S. president in the 2024 US presidential election during an event at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, US, November 15, 2022. (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)
Dutch to ban unhealthy designer pets 20 Jan 2023 - 10:47 pm
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Anti-French protesters rally in Burkina Faso 20 Jan 2023 - 09:45 pm
A demonstrator holds placards during a protest to support Burkina Faso President Captain Ibrahim Traore and to demand the departure of France's ambassador and military forces, in Ouagadougou, on January 20, 2023. (Photo by OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP)
Lebanese MPs sleep in parliament to press for end to impasse 20 Jan 2023 - 08:07 pm
This handout picture provided by the Lebanese Parliament Press Office on January 19, 2023, shows Lebanese deputies Melhem Khalaf (left) and Najat Saliba giving a statement to the press at the end of a session in the parliament building, in the capital Beirut's downtown district. (Photo by Stringer / Lebanese Parliament / AFP)