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Russia, Ukraine conducts significant prisoner swap 24 May 2025 - 11:00 pm
In this video grab taken from a handout footage released by the Russian Defence Ministry on May 24, 2025, a Russian prisoner of war (POW) reacts as he takes his seat in a bus following an exchange at an undisclosed location in Belarus. (Photo by Russian Defence Ministry / AFP)
Chinese language proficiency competition held in Ethiopia to promote cultural exchanges 24 May 2025 - 10:56 pm
 A contestant displays Chinese calligraphy at the 24th
UNRWA says Israel's Gaza aid plan serves military objective more than humanitarian concern 24 May 2025 - 09:08 pm
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Israeli aerial offensives kill 7 Palestinians in central, southern Gaza 24 May 2025 - 09:00 pm
A cloud of smoke erupts from Israeli bombardment in the Bureij camp for Palestinian refugees in the central Gaza Strip on May 23, 2025. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)
Major Mexican drug cartel figure killed in clash with army 24 May 2025 - 07:41 pm
This handout picture released by Mexico's Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC) on May 24, 2025, shows Jorge Humberto Figueroa, alias
Floods hit southern Philippines, leaving 3 dead 24 May 2025 - 07:25 pm
Flood waters surround a building following a heavy storm in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao, Philippines October 28, 2022 in this still image obtained from a social media video. Alizain A. Tahir/via REUTERS
Malaysia's leading index up 0.6 pct in March 24 May 2025 - 06:16 pm
View of Kuala Lumpur. File photo for representational purposes.
UAE hits record May temperature of 51.6C 24 May 2025 - 05:08 pm
A dashboard display shows an external temperatue of 50 degrees celsius outside a vehicle in Dubai on May 23, 2025. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)
Bangladesh interim govt calls for unity to stop 'return of authoritarianism' 24 May 2025 - 04:26 pm
(FILES) Nobel laureate and Chief adviser of Bangladesh's new interim government Muhammad Yunus. (Photo by Indranil MUKHERJEE / AFP)
EU Commission tells Hungary to scrap bill against NGOs, media 24 May 2025 - 04:01 pm
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French taxi drivers threaten airports, French Open tennis in standoff 24 May 2025 - 03:46 pm
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Pilot and passengers killed in San Diego plane crash 24 May 2025 - 02:37 pm
Members of the the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) walk around the crash site after a small plane crashed into a neighborhood, setting homes and vehicles on fire on May 22, 2025 in San Diego, California. Ariana Drehsler/Getty Images/AFP
Power outage hits Cannes region during film fest: official 24 May 2025 - 01:38 pm
Traffic congests the center of Cannes as traffic lights no longer function after a power outage, on May 24, 2025. (Photo by Valery Hache / AFP)
'Seventh heaven': Tears and laughter as Ukrainian POWs return 24 May 2025 - 12:46 pm
Freed Ukrainian POW upon their arrival after a prisoner exchange in the Chernygiv region look at a people which holds portraits of their missing or captured relatives and friends on May 23, 2025. (Photo by Genya Savilov / AFP)
Water coolers, rubberized floors, misting fans installed for Hajj 2025 in Saudi Arabia 24 May 2025 - 12:18 pm
Pictures: X / Kidana
Bangladesh's Yunus to meet key parties as pressure grows 24 May 2025 - 11:06 am
(Files) Nobel laureate and Chief adviser of Bangladesh's new interim government Muhammad Yunus, gestures as he meets relatives of people who went missing during the tenure of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka on August 13, 2024.  (Photo by Indranil Mukherjee / AFP)
Oman inaugurates country's tallest flagpole 24 May 2025 - 10:50 am
All pictures by Oman News Agency
Judge temporarily halts Trump block on foreign students at Harvard 24 May 2025 - 09:50 am
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