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Pakistan shoots down six Indian Harop drones 09 May 2025 - 07:18 pm
Security personnel stands guard near the Karachi Port in Karachi on May 9, 2025, amid the ongoing border tensions between India and Pakistan after the Kashmir tourist attack. (Photo by Rizwan TABASSUM / AFP)
Fresh Pakistani drone attacks in Indian Kashmir: India defence ministry source 09 May 2025 - 07:17 pm
A security personnel stands guard near the Karachi Port in Karachi on May 9, 2025, amid the ongoing border tensions between India and Pakistan after the Kashmir tourist attack. Photo by Rizwan TABASSUM / AFP.
Mpox death toll in Africa surpasses 1,750 since 2024 Africa CDC 09 May 2025 - 07:06 pm
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Mexico sues Google over 'Gulf of America' name change: president 09 May 2025 - 06:50 pm
This photo illustration shows the Gulf of Mexico branded as Gulf of America displayed on the Google Maps application on a tablet on February 11, 2025, in Bogota, Colombia. (Photo by Luis Acosta / AFP)
Pacquiao to un-retire and fight Barrios for welterweight title: report 09 May 2025 - 06:17 pm
Photo used for representational purposes. Philippine senatorial candidate Manny Pacquiao attends the campaign rally of senatorial candidates under the party of the Philippines' president Ferdinand Marcos Jr in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, on May 9, 2025, ahead of the midterm elections. Photo by Jam STA ROSA / AFP.
India shuts schools near Pakistan border amid escalating tensions 09 May 2025 - 06:06 pm
People watch an unclaimed part of an aircraft at Wuyan village in Pulwama district, about 20 km south of Srinagar city, the summer capital of Indian-controlled Kashmir, May 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)
Namibia sees 45 pct drop in wildlife crime as gov't steps up anti-poaching efforts 09 May 2025 - 05:44 pm
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Ethiopia to plant 5 mln indigenous species for biodiversity conservation 09 May 2025 - 05:39 pm
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Cricket's India Premier League suspended for one week over India-Pakistan conflict 09 May 2025 - 05:13 pm
A cricket fan stands outside the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on May 9, 2025, after the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket tournament was suspended for a week following the cross-border tensions between India and Pakistan. Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP.
Humanitarian aid distribution in Gaza nearly impossible without UNRWA: Spokesperson 09 May 2025 - 03:13 pm
A Palestinian boy salvages bread from a makeshift bakery hit in Israeli strikes at the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on May 8, 2025. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)
Building collapse kills nine in Moroccan city of Fez 09 May 2025 - 02:43 pm
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Germany's Merz urges EU to scrap green business rules 09 May 2025 - 02:39 pm
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz gives a joint press conference with the European Commission president at the EU headquarters in Brussels on May 9, 2025. (Photo by Nicolas TUCAT / AFP)
China cracks down on smuggling to enforce rare earth export controls 09 May 2025 - 01:56 pm
Shipping containers are stacked at a port in Shanghai on May 9, 2025. Photo by AFP
Pope Leo XIV says Church must illuminate 'dark nights of this world' 09 May 2025 - 01:41 pm
This photo taken and handout on May 9, 2025 by The Vatican Media shows Pope Leo XIV during a mass with cardinals in the Sistine Chapel in The Vatican. (Photo by Handout / VATICAN MEDIA / AFP)
Two men found guilty of chopping down iconic UK tree 09 May 2025 - 01:34 pm
 Daniel Graham (L), and Adam Carruthers, wearing face-coverings, arrive at Newcastle Magistrates' Court in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, north east England on May 15, 2024, where they face two counts of criminal damage following the felling of the Sycamore Gap tree, in September 2023. Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP
Denmark's Queen Margrethe expected to leave hospital this weekend 09 May 2025 - 12:32 pm
A TV camera is set near the Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen on May 8, 2025. Photo by Mads Claus Rasmussen / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP
North Korea fires flurry of short-range ballistic missiles 09 May 2025 - 10:09 am
People watch a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a train station in Seoul, yesterday. (AFP)
Trump calls for 'unconditional' 30-day Russia-Ukraine ceasefire 09 May 2025 - 12:26 am
US President Donald Trump takes questions outside the West Wing of White House in Washington, DC, on May 8, 2025. (Photo by Jim Watson / AFP)