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Ukraine plans $550m drone investment in 2023, says defence minister 30 Jan 2023 - 06:27 pm
Ukraine's Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov attends a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group during a NATO defence ministers meeting at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on October 12, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Slovenia arrests two men suspected on spying for Russia -newspaper 30 Jan 2023 - 06:09 pm
Slovenian President Natasa Pirc Musar speaks to the media in Radomlje, Slovenia, on November 13, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Iran summons Ukraine envoy over top aide's drone strike remarks 30 Jan 2023 - 05:53 pm
This image grab taken from a UGC video posted on January 29, 2023, reportedly shows an explosion in Iran's Isfahan province. (Photo by UGC / AFP) 
Adani gets backing as UAE royals buy $400 million in share sale 30 Jan 2023 - 05:49 pm
Travellers stand near a billboard of Adani Capital at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel international airport in Ahmedabad on January 30, 2023. (Photo by Sam PANTHAKY / AFP)
Mali investigators see breakthrough in murder mystery 30 Jan 2023 - 05:36 pm
Mali's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Abdoulaye Diop attends a news conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (not pictured), in Moscow, Russia on May 20, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Hong Kong's sovereign wealth fund suffers record loss 30 Jan 2023 - 05:03 pm
[1/2] A general view showing the Central Business District, in Hong Kong, China, September 15, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Finland to stick with Sweden in NATO bid, hopes for green light by July 30 Jan 2023 - 05:00 pm
Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto speaks during his press conference, commenting on the country's NATO process, in Helsinki, Finland on January 30, 2023. Antti Hamalainen/Lehtikuva/via REUTERS
Blinken reaffirms two-state solution as he lands in Israel 30 Jan 2023 - 04:54 pm
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken disembarks from his plane upon arrival at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, on January 30, 2023. (RONALDO SCHEMIDT/Pool via REUTERS)
Russia claims gains in relentless battles in east Ukraine 30 Jan 2023 - 04:53 pm
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New tiger goes on the loose in Johannesburg 30 Jan 2023 - 04:43 pm
A tiger was spotted in Edenvale, Johannesburg on 30 January 2023. PHOTO: Supplied/Screenshot
Fight climate change without slowing growth, says UAE's COP28 chief 30 Jan 2023 - 04:41 pm
United Arab Emirates' Industry Minister Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber speaks during the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, October 31, 2022. (REUTERS/Amr Alfiky)
Malaysia PM Anwar Tells Goldman to Pay Up on 1MDB Settlement 30 Jan 2023 - 04:28 pm
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim stands in front of the Singapore (L) and Malaysian national flags during a signing ceremony at the Istana Presidential Palace in Singapore on January 30, 2023. (Photo by HOW HWEE YOUNG /AFP)
Blinken says US will keep pressing Egypt on human rights 30 Jan 2023 - 04:25 pm
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives at the airport in Cairo on January 30, 2023, at the end of the Egyptian leg of his Middle East tour. - Washington's top diplomat, after meeting President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and the country's foreign minister, left Egypt headed for Israel and the Palestinian territories. KHALED DESOUKI/Pool via REUTERS
India hockey coach Reid quits after World Cup debacle 30 Jan 2023 - 04:16 pm
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At least 28 killed, scores injured in Pakistan mosque blast 30 Jan 2023 - 03:48 pm
:TOPSHOT - An ambulance transports injured blast victims outside the police headquarters in Peshawar on January 30, 2023. - A blast at a mosque inside a police headquarters in Pakistan on January 30 killed and wounded worshippers, hospital officials said. (Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP)
UK PM Sunak wants to "restore integrity" after sacking Zahawi 30 Jan 2023 - 03:45 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reacts as he leaves Teesside University in Darlington, Britain, January 30, 2023. Oli Scarff/Pool via REUTERS
US professional skier named as one victim of Japan avalanche 30 Jan 2023 - 02:13 pm
Rescue workers ride a gondola at a ski resort as they take part in a search for missing skiers following an avalanche the previous day, in the village of Otari in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, Jannuary 30, 2023, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Mandatory credit Kyodo via REUTERS
WHO maintains highest alert over COVID, but sees hope ahead 30 Jan 2023 - 01:56 pm
Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a briefing on global health issues in Geneva, Switzerland, December 14, 2022. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo