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Hunger in Gaza merely one facet of horrors endured by Palestinians, says UNRWA 21 May 2025 - 04:21 pm
Palestinians gather for a hot meal at a food distribution point in the Nuseirat camp for refugees in the central Gaza Strip on May 21, 2025. (Photo by Eyad Baba / AFP)
Tokyo to waive basic water bills to combat extreme heat 21 May 2025 - 04:18 pm
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Six killed in school bus bombing in SW Pakistan 21 May 2025 - 04:13 pm
Security personnel stand guard at the site of a school bus bombing in Khuzdar district of Balochistan province on May 21, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
Flood victims stranded on roofs as downpours lash eastern Australia 21 May 2025 - 08:39 am
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)
'Red alert': Fires drive tropical forest loss to record high 21 May 2025 - 07:16 am
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Sri Lanka train kills elephant despite new safety moves 20 May 2025 - 11:34 pm
A signboard alerting elephant crossing is pictured near the site of a train accident in Habarana, on May 20, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
Personal secretary, adviser to Mexico City's mayor murdered in attack 20 May 2025 - 11:27 pm
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Pentagon chief orders review of US withdrawal from Afghanistan 20 May 2025 - 11:17 pm
Taliban security personnel pose on a Soviet tank along a road in Surobi district, Kabul province on May 20, 2025. (Photo by MOHAMMAD FAISAL NAWEED / AFP)
Spain denies power generation control centers subjected to cyber attack In April 20 May 2025 - 10:53 pm
A woman uses her phone's torch while she walks her dog as the street lies in complete darkness during a massive power cut affecting the entire Iberian peninsula and the south of France, in Vigo on April 28, 2025. Photo by MIGUEL RIOPA / AFP
Rubio vows to keep stripping student visas in heated hearing 20 May 2025 - 10:28 pm
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on May 20, 2025 in Washington, (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/AFP)
Kenya's Kip Keino Classic continental Tour meet moved to new venue 20 May 2025 - 10:06 pm
Representational file photo. Kenya's Ferdinand Omanyala celebrates wining the men's 100 meters race during the third edition of Kip Keino Classic at the Kasarani stadium in Nairobi, Kenya May 7, 2022. REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi
Philippines' Marcos says open for reconciliation with Duterte family 20 May 2025 - 09:51 pm
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Kenya's tea exports drop 20 pct in Q1 amid dry spell 20 May 2025 - 08:56 pm
Workers pick tea leaves at a plantation in Nandi Hills, in Kenya's highlands region west of capital Nairobi. File Photo / Reuters
Wall Street dips but European, Asian stocks rise 20 May 2025 - 08:41 pm
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on May 19, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP)
Elon Musk shares his vision for AI, electric vehicles at QEF 2025 20 May 2025 - 08:15 pm
Elon Musk speaks at the Qatar Economic Forum in Doha on May 20, 2025. (Photo by Karim JAAFAR / AFP)
Spain calls on European Union to reassess relations with Israeli entity 20 May 2025 - 06:45 pm
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Sudan army says Khartoum state 'completely free' of paramilitaries 20 May 2025 - 06:25 pm
Sudanese people sell goods at an open market in the East Nile district of Khartoum on May 19, 2025. (Photo by Ebrahim Hamid / AFP)
French Foreign Minister affirms his country's determination to recognise Palestinian State 20 May 2025 - 05:40 pm
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