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G7 to 'maximize pressure' on Russia if it resists Ukraine ceasefire 23 May 2025 - 12:18 am
Tiff Macklem (left) Governor of the Bank of Canada and Fracois-Philippe Champagne, Canada's Minister of Finance and National Revenue gesture after their closing press conference during the G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting in Banff, Alberta, Canada on May 22, 2025. (Photo by Dave Chidley / AFP)
West Nile virus detected in British mosquitoes for first time 22 May 2025 - 11:18 pm
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Ireland accuses Israeli occupation of genocide in Gaza 22 May 2025 - 11:15 pm
Ireland's Deputy PM Simon Harris / File photo: AFP
Trump admin blocks Harvard from enrolling int'l students 22 May 2025 - 11:09 pm
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'Handful of bakeries' making bread again in Gaza: UN 22 May 2025 - 10:05 pm
Employees of a bakery in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, fill bags with freshly-baked bread, after Israel allowed limited humanitarian aid to enter the Palestinian territory on May 22, 2025. (Photo by Eyad Baba / AFP)
Pakistan passes resolution against suspension of Indus Waters Treaty 22 May 2025 - 09:51 pm
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Bangladesh leader threatens to resign amid political turmoil 22 May 2025 - 09:47 pm
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) supporters gather near the chief adviser's residence in Dhaka on May 21, 2025, demanding BNP's Hossain as the capital's mayor. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman / AFP)
Young Mongolians demand PM resign over corruption claims 22 May 2025 - 09:32 pm
This photo taken on May 20, 2025 shows people gathering for a protest calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene over alleged economic mismanagement and corruption involving his family, at Sukhbaatar Square in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia. (Photo by Byambasuren Byamba-Ochir / AFP)
Africa records over 2,400 cholera deaths in 2025 22 May 2025 - 08:28 pm
Pilirani Wanja, a clinician at Ndirande Health Centre, demonstrates to clients how to take the cholera vaccine in response to the latest cholera outbreak in Blantyre, Malawi, November 16, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
South Africans voice unhappiness with Trump's 'genocide' claims 22 May 2025 - 07:45 pm
US President Donald Trump speaks as South African President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks with a member of his delegation in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 21, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)
Egypt cuts interest rates for second time in two months 22 May 2025 - 07:24 pm
Egypt central bank. Reuters file photo.
Mexico still negotiating with Trump on tariffs: president 22 May 2025 - 06:34 pm
Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during her 'Mananera' daily press conference at Palacio Nacional in Mexico City on May 19, 2025. (Photo by Alfredo ESTRELLA / AFP)
START UK and Qatar sign Typhoon extension agreement 22 May 2025 - 06:27 pm
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Sri Lanka cuts lending rate as economy slowly recovers 22 May 2025 - 04:28 pm
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UK net migration in 2024 fell by half to 431,000 22 May 2025 - 03:12 pm
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US House approves Trump tax cuts mega-bill 22 May 2025 - 02:37 pm
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) arrives to a House Rules Committee meeting on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act at the US Capitol on May 21, 2025. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/AFP
Norway cabin owner snoozes as cargo ship runs aground outside 22 May 2025 - 01:34 pm
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Japan shows off futuristic 'railgun' at defence expo 22 May 2025 - 12:46 pm
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