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Pakistan launches national polio vaccination drive 25 May 2025 - 10:16 pm
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Suriname votes for new government to steer oil windfall 25 May 2025 - 09:16 pm
Suriname's President Chandrikapersad Santokhi shows his ballot at a polling station during parliamentary elections in Paramaribo on May 25, 2025. (Photo by Juan Barreto / AFP)
Bangladesh tax workers end strike after government backtracks 25 May 2025 - 07:39 pm
Civil officials stage a demonstration inside the Secretariat building in Dhaka on May 25, 2025, demanding the repeal of a government order giving it greater power to sack employees for disciplinary breaches. (Photo by AFP)
Gaza death toll from Israeli offensive rises to 53,939 25 May 2025 - 06:56 pm
TOPSHOT - People watch as smoke billows following an Israeli strike in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip on May 25, 2025. (Photo by Bashar TALEB / AFP)
Malaysia urges ASEAN to speak up against 'double standards' on Gaza 25 May 2025 - 04:29 pm
Malaysia's Foreign Affairs Minister Mohamad Hasan attends a press conference ahead of the 46th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Kuala Lumpur on May 25, 2025. (Photo by Jam STA ROSA / AFP)
22 killed, many wounded as Israeli strikes continue in Gaza 25 May 2025 - 04:18 pm
People move past destroyed buildings as smoke billows following an Israeli strike in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip on May 25, 2025. (Photo by Bashar Taleb / AFP)
Iraq's water reserves lowest in 80 years: official 25 May 2025 - 03:14 pm
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Spain hosts European, Arab nations to pressure Israel on Gaza 25 May 2025 - 02:33 pm
Photo used for representational purposes. Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares in the Treaty Room of the State Department in Washington, DC, on May 22, 2025. Photo by Drew ANGERER / AFP.
At least 14 killed in Pakistan storms after heatwave 25 May 2025 - 01:40 pm
A man pours water for a chicken on a hot summer day in Rawalpindi on May 23, 2025. (Photo by Farooq Naeem / AFP)
Europe’s budget airlines to introduce option of ultra cheap standing seats starting 2026 25 May 2025 - 12:49 pm
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Trump defends block on foreign students at Harvard 25 May 2025 - 12:36 pm
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Container ship sinks off India's south coast with hazardous cargo 25 May 2025 - 11:20 am
This photograph taken and released on May 25, 2025 by the Indian Defence Public Relations Office (PRO) of Mumbai, shows Liberian-flagged ship's containers after it capsized off India's southern coast of Kerala. (Photo by Indian Defence Public Relations Office (PRO) of Mumbai / AFP)
In India's congested cities, delivery apps cash in 25 May 2025 - 11:00 am
A rider leaves with customers' orders for delivery after collecting from a BigBasket dark store, in Mumbai. (Photo by Indranil Mukherjee / AFP)
Chinese 12-year-old Yu Zidi set for world stage after stunning swims 25 May 2025 - 10:15 am
China's Yu Zidi reacts after finishing the women's 200 meters freestyle semifinal at the 2025 National Swimming Championships in Shenzhen on May 19, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
Rescuers say 9 children of Gaza doctor couple killed in Israeli strike 25 May 2025 - 12:29 am
Graphic content / Palestinian stand over the shrouded bodies of people killed during an Israeli drone strike in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip on May 23, 2025 (Photo by Bashar TALEB / AFP)
Libya shuts down pipeline after oil leak near NW city Zawiya 25 May 2025 - 12:17 am
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One dead, 50,000 stranded in eastern Australia floods 24 May 2025 - 11:40 pm
This handout photo taken and released on May 21, 2025 by the New South Wales State Emergency Service (NSWSES) shows SES officials on patrol in flood-affected areas in and around Taree. (Photo by Handout / New South Wales State Emergency Service / AFP)
Int'l agricultural fair opens in West Africa with China as guest of honor 24 May 2025 - 11:23 pm
Representational photo. A farmer displays macadamia nuts at an orchard in Murang'a County, Kenya, on April 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)