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Man badly hurt by falling palm tree at Cannes film festival 17 May 2025 - 03:17 pm
Emergency services assist a passerby injured after an old palm tree fell along the Boulevard de la Croisette, on May 17, 2025. (Photo by Miguel Medina / AFP)
At Arab summit, Spain calls for pressure on Israel to end Gaza 'massacre' 17 May 2025 - 02:41 pm
Iraq's Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein (R) meets with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez ahead of the 34th Arab League summit in Baghdad on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Murtada Al-Sudani / Pool / AFP)
Arab summit host Iraq pledges $40 mn for Gaza, Lebanon reconstruction 17 May 2025 - 01:10 pm
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Trump bashes Bruce Springsteen and Taylor Swift on Truth Social 17 May 2025 - 11:32 am
President Donald Trump lobbed insults at both Bruce Springsteen and Taylor Swift on Friday. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post
Trump blasts Supreme Court over block on deportations 17 May 2025 - 11:09 am
(Files) The US Supreme Court is seen in Washington DC on May 25, 2023. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)
Rescuers say 100 dead as Israel launches fresh Gaza offensive 17 May 2025 - 10:06 am
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Latest Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 100, say civil defence rescuers 16 May 2025 - 11:17 pm
A Palestinian man looks at burnt out vehicles in the Barkan Industrial area, near Salfit in the occupied West Bank on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Jaafar Ashtiyeh / AFP)
'Bring him home': Clamour grows as Duterte wins Philippines mayoral election from ICC jail 16 May 2025 - 08:59 pm
A supporter holds a portrait of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte in front of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, on March 14, 2025. (Photo by Nicolas Tucat / ANP / AFP)
UN rights chief warns of 'ethnic cleansing' in Gaza 16 May 2025 - 08:15 pm
Palestinians carry their belongings as they flee Gaza City on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Bashar Taleb / AFP)
Cat on train tracks? 20 minutes to retrieve it, France says 16 May 2025 - 06:35 pm
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Indonesia arrests 170 foreigners in immigration sweep 16 May 2025 - 05:54 pm
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Turkiye FM calls for Ukraine-Russia ceasefire 16 May 2025 - 04:21 pm
File photo of Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan.
Malaysia's FDI position increases by 980 mln USD at end of Q1 16 May 2025 - 04:08 pm
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Trump says 'a lot of people are starving' in Gaza 16 May 2025 - 11:30 am
US President Donald Trump attends a business forum in Abu Dhabi on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Giuseppe Cacace / AFP)
New Jersey transit strike halts trains statewide 16 May 2025 - 11:24 am
Passengers ride the air train at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey on May 7, 2025. (Photo by Kena Betancur / AFP)
Chad's former prime minister 'abducted' from home: party 16 May 2025 - 11:20 am
(Files) Chad's Prime Minister, Succes Masra, addresses media at his residence in N'Djamena on May 8, 2024. (Photo by Issouf SANOGO / AFP)
Rubio lands in Istanbul ahead of Russia-Ukraine talks: AFP 16 May 2025 - 10:20 am
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (C) arrives at Istanbul international airport, in Istanbul, on May 16, 2025. (Photo by Francisco Seco / Pool / AFP)
YouTube star MrBeast upsets Mexican officials with temple videos 16 May 2025 - 10:08 am
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