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South Korea scrambles jets, fires warning shots as N.Korean drones intrude 26 Dec 2022 - 01:03 pm
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Philippines floods force tens of thousands to flee homes 26 Dec 2022 - 12:18 pm
This handout photo taken on December 25, 2022 and received on December 26 from the Philippine Coast Guard shows rescuers evacuating a child from a flooded area in Ozamiz City, Misamis Occidental. Photo by Handout / Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) / AFP)
All missing people found alive after Austrian avalanche: APA 26 Dec 2022 - 12:14 pm
Rescuers works on the mountain where an avalanche allegedly caused an accident with skiers in Zurs, eastern Austria, on December 25, 2022. (Photo by Daniel LIEBL / APA / AFP) / Austria OUT
Blizzard kills 13 in Buffalo, NY, area as Christmas Day freeze grips US 26 Dec 2022 - 09:23 am
Vehicles are left stranded on the road following a winter storm that hit the Buffalo region on Main St. in Amherst, New York, US, December 25, 2022. Reuters/Brendan McDermid
Several foreign NGOs stop work in Afghanistan after Taliban ban on women staff 25 Dec 2022 - 11:23 pm
An Afghan woman sits in a parked taxi along the roadside in Kandahar on December 25, 2022. (Photo by Naveed Tanveer / AFP)
EU strongly condemns Taliban ban on female staff at NGOs 25 Dec 2022 - 11:01 pm
European Union Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell attends the European Union leaders' summit in Brussels, Belgium October 20, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
South Africa fuel tanker blast death toll rises to 15 25 Dec 2022 - 09:44 pm
The damaged bridge where a gas tanker exploded in Boksburg near Johannesburg, South Africa, on December 24, 2022. REUTERS/Sumaya Hisham
Around 10 people buried in Austrian avalanche - APA 25 Dec 2022 - 09:38 pm
In this Handout photo made available by Lech Zuers Tourismus shows members of the emergency services working near the scene of an avalanche at Bregenz, Austria on December 25, 2022 - A
Iran’s Guards arrest UK-Iranian dual nationals over protests 25 Dec 2022 - 09:04 pm
Iranians walk through Tehran Bazaar, in Tehran, on December 25, 2022. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Dutch king says slavery apology start of 'long journey' 25 Dec 2022 - 08:49 pm
Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima pose during an official photo session in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on November 4, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
22 dead as savage US blizzard cuts power, snarls travel 25 Dec 2022 - 07:53 pm
A row of tents is seen at The Hope Village, a secure tent encampment established for homeless people, on December 24, 2022 in Louisville, Kentucky. Heavy winter precipitation and temperatures 40 degrees below average are expected throughout the Christmas weekend over much of the United States. Jon Cherry/Getty Images/AFP
Paris shooting suspect admits 'pathological' hatred of foreigners 25 Dec 2022 - 07:43 pm
French scientific police work on Rue d'Enghien after gunshots were fired, killing and injuring several people, in a central district of Paris, France, on December 23, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File Photo
Israeli authorities re-demolish Al Araqib village to displace residents 25 Dec 2022 - 07:18 pm
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Three foreign NGOs stop work in Afghanistan after Taliban ban on women staff 25 Dec 2022 - 07:12 pm
Some Afghan women travel in a vehicle along the road in Kandahar on December 25, 2022. (Photo by Naveed Tanveer / AFP)
Maldives former president Yameen gets 11-year jail term 25 Dec 2022 - 06:57 pm
Abdulla Yameen, chief of the Progressive Party of Maldives, poses for a photo at his party office in Male, Maldives, on March 21, 2022. Picture taken on March 21, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
China to stop publishing daily Covid figures: NHC 25 Dec 2022 - 06:33 pm
A man wearing a protective mask holds a picture frame of a loved one outside a funeral home, as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreaks continue, in Shanghai, China, on December 23, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
King Charles invokes late Queen and faith in humanity in Christmas message 25 Dec 2022 - 06:28 pm
A family sits in a living room in Liverpool, as they watch Britain's King Charles III delivering his first annual Christmas Day message, on television, on December 25, 2022. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP)
Tunisia rights group slams 'inhumane' move to deport migrants 25 Dec 2022 - 06:15 pm
A group of migrants has lived at a youth centre north of Tunis after being evacuated from the Choucha refugee camp.  FETHI BELAID / AFP