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Snakes on a plane: Indian smuggler caught with venomous vipers 02 Jun 2025 - 07:53 am
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Russian investigator classifies bridge collapses in border regions as "terrorist attack" 01 Jun 2025 - 11:59 pm
This handout photograph posted on the Telegram account of Kursk region acting governor Alexander Khinshtein (Telegram/@Hinshtein) on June 1, 2025 shows a damaged freight train at the site of a railway bridge collapse in the Kursk region. (Photo by Handout / Telegram/@Hinshtein / AFP)
US says trade row with China could ease after Trump-Xi talks 01 Jun 2025 - 11:45 pm
US President Donald Trump tours US Steel - Irvin Works in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, on May 30, 2025. (Photo by Saul Loeb / AFP)
Polish presidency rivals both claim election victory 01 Jun 2025 - 11:25 pm
Preliminary results are displayed during the election night event showing the percentage of votes for presidential candidates, Karol Nawrocki and Rafal Trzaskowski, at the Mala Warszawa Theatre in Warsaw, Poland, on June 1, 2025. (Photo by Wojtek Radwanski / AFP)
Ukraine strikes grounded Russian bombers in major drone assault 01 Jun 2025 - 09:30 pm
This picture grabed from a video released by the Ukrainian secret services on June 1, 2025 shows what they say are several aircraft on fire on Belaya air base in eastern Siberia, more than 4,200 kilometers from Ukraine, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Handout / SECURITY SERVICE OF UKRAINE / AFP)
HRW urges Gulf region to protect outdoor workers as temperatures soar 01 Jun 2025 - 09:17 pm
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South Korea's export falls 1.3 pct in May 01 Jun 2025 - 08:32 pm
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Sudan's new PM says to prioritise national security, state authority 01 Jun 2025 - 08:13 pm
Kamil Idris attends the swearing-in ceremony in Port Sudan, eastern Sudan, May 31, 2025. (Photo by Ibrahim Adaroub/Xinhua)
Egypt's startup funding surges 130 pct to 228 mln USD in Jan.-May 01 Jun 2025 - 07:44 pm
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Britain "has lost control" of borders as illegal migrants surge defense secretary 01 Jun 2025 - 07:41 pm
A handout picture released by the BBC, taken and received on June 1, 2025, shows Britain's Defence Secretary John Healey speaking on the BBC's
Bangladeshi chief adviser urges Chinese investors to make Bangladesh their home, production hub 01 Jun 2025 - 07:23 pm
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus (C) speaks during a press conference upon his arrival at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on August 8, 2024. (Photo by Munir UZ ZAMAN / AFP)
Guinea-Bissau intercepts 55 migrants bound for Spain 01 Jun 2025 - 06:58 pm
File photo: Members of police forces and emergency services help 175 migrant people on board a boat, upon its arrival at Restinga port on the Canary island of El Hierro on August 18, 2024. (Photo by Antonio Sempere / AFP)
Current aid distribution methods fail to meet urgent humanitarian needs in Gaza: UNRWA 01 Jun 2025 - 05:56 pm
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India's monsoon rains kill at least 30 in northeast 01 Jun 2025 - 04:26 pm
Residents wade through a flooded street following heavy rainfall in the Khurai Konsam Leikai village in Imphal East district of India's Manipur state on May 31, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
Gaming fans bring electric energy to Rotterdam as TwitchCon arrives 01 Jun 2025 - 04:06 pm
People attend the international event TwitchCon Europe at the Ahoy area in Rotterdam on May 31, 2025. (Photo by Robin Utrecht / ANP / AFP)
More than 1,100 migrants crossed Channel on Saturday: UK govt data 01 Jun 2025 - 04:03 pm
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Indian airline IndiGo orders 30 Airbus A350 widebody planes 01 Jun 2025 - 04:01 pm
Indigo CEO Pieter Elbers addresses a media briefing in New Delhi on May 30, 2025. (Photo by Money Sharma / AFP)
'All I think about is Gaza': War weighs heavy on hajj pilgrims 01 Jun 2025 - 03:42 pm
A Saudi flag flies as behind are pictured tents housing Muslim pilgrims in Mina near Islam's holy city of Mecca ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage on June 1, 2025. (Photo by Hazem Bader / AFP)