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New UK high-speed rail service may not connect to central London: Report 27 Jan 2023 - 01:56 pm
A worker walks along a walkway at the HS2 rail Curzon Street Station construction site in Birmingham, Britain, October 3, 2022. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo
Iran: One person dies in attack on Azerbaijan's embassy 27 Jan 2023 - 01:34 pm
Police stay guard in front of the Azerbaijan embassy in Tehran on January 27, 2023, following an attack. Photo by AFP
UK's Hunt pledges to boost growth but won't budge on tax hikes 27 Jan 2023 - 01:10 pm
British Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt leaves his house in London, Britain, November 16, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville
Japan to downgrade coronavirus classification on May 8, PM Kishida says 27 Jan 2023 - 12:47 pm
People wearing face masks cross a street in Tokyo on January 27, 2023. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP)
India police charge 10 with homicide over bridge collapse that killed 135 27 Jan 2023 - 12:41 pm
People look on as rescuers in boats work at the site of a suspension bridge collapse in Morbi town in the western state of Gujarat, India, October 31, 2022. ANI via REUTERS
Teacher's home becomes school in destroyed Ukraine village 27 Jan 2023 - 12:18 pm
Ukrainian teacher Oleksandr Pogoryelov, 45, gives lessons to students in the living room of his house in Shandrigolovo, Donetsk region, on January 24, 2023. (Photo by Anatolii Stepanov / AFP)
Nine killed in Israeli raid in West Bank 27 Jan 2023 - 08:30 am
Palestinian women mourn at the funeral of one of the victims killed during an Israeli raid on the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, yesterday. (AFP)
US targets Chinese firm for helping Russian group in Ukraine 27 Jan 2023 - 12:13 am
A man wearing a camouflage uniform walks out of PMC Wagner Centre, which is a project implemented by the businessman and founder of the Wagner private military group Yevgeny Prigozhin, during the official opening of the office block in Saint Petersburg, Russia, November 4, 2022. (REUTERS/Igor Russak)
Ex-Wagner commander witnessed comrades shot for fleeing, says his Norwegian lawyer 26 Jan 2023 - 11:24 pm
Graves of Russian Wagner mercenary group fighters are seen in a cemetery near the village of Bakinskaya in Krasnodar region, Russia, on January 22, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer
UK police charge man with terrorism after arrest at Leeds hospital 26 Jan 2023 - 10:55 pm
Police officers walk towards Downing Street, in London, Britain on February 12, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
IMF weighs Ukraine aid package worth up to $16bn 26 Jan 2023 - 10:21 pm
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva attends a news conference following a meeting at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany on November 29, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
'Give Labour a go': British rocker Rod Stewart makes surprise call to news programme 26 Jan 2023 - 10:11 pm
Sir Rod Stewart performs onstage during Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Party at the Palace in front of Buckingham Palace, in London, Britain, on June 4, 2022.  File Photo / Reuter
Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign faces trouble in crucial Iowa 26 Jan 2023 - 10:04 pm
Former US President Donald Trump, who announced a third run for the presidency in 2024, hosts a New Year's Eve party at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, US on December 31, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Nigeria launches domestic card scheme in cashless bid 26 Jan 2023 - 09:49 pm
The Central Bank of Nigeria's logo is seen on its headquarters building in Abuja, Nigeria, on January 22, 2018. File Photo / Reuters
Egypt, India launch 'strategic partnership' to boost trade 26 Jan 2023 - 09:43 pm
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (left) shakes hands with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi after their joint media briefing at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi on January 25, 2023. (Photo by Sajjad Hussain / AFP)
US to 'deepen' ties with hotly courted Africa 26 Jan 2023 - 09:24 pm
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen shakes hands with South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago, at the Reserve Bank Offices in Pretoria, South Africa, January 26, 2023. (REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko)
Board of Brazil's Petrobras elects Lula ally as new president 26 Jan 2023 - 09:23 pm
Petrobras has in recent years focused on its main activity of pumping deepwater crude while selling off non-core assets. File Photo / Reuters
National Archives asks former US presidents, VPs to check for classified documents- CNN 26 Jan 2023 - 09:18 pm
The National Archives building is seen in Washington on March 4, 2012. File Photo / Reuters