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Laszlo Krasznahorkai: Hungarian 'master of apocalypse' 09 Oct 2025 - 02:48 pm
A photographer takes photos of Books of Hungarian writer Laszlo Krasznahorkai, the winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature, on display at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 9, 2025. (Photo by Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP)
Salah scores twice as Egypt qualify for 2026 World Cup 08 Oct 2025 - 09:57 pm
Egypt's forward #20 Ibrahim Adel celebrates with forward #10 Mohamed Salah after scoring his team's first goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Africa qualifier football match between Djibouti and Egypt at the Larbi Zaouli Stadium in Casablanca on October 8, 2025. (Photo by Abdel Majid BZIOUAT / AFP)
Egyptian, Algerian Presidents discuss efforts to end war in Gaza strip, regional issues by phone 08 Oct 2025 - 09:18 pm
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Putin lands in Tajikistan to shore up Russia's regional influence 08 Oct 2025 - 09:16 pm
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin (right) walks with his Tajik counterpart Emomali Rakhmon upon the Russian leader's arrival at the airport in Dushanbe on October 8, 2025. (Photo by Kristina Kormilitsyna / POOL / AFP)
Snakebite surge as Bangladesh hit by record rains 08 Oct 2025 - 08:52 pm
This aerial photograph taken on September 22, 2025, shows a general view of river Padma shrouded in mist at Rajshahi. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman / AFP)
Saudi Arabia condemns Israeli violations, urges global response 08 Oct 2025 - 08:14 pm
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Man arrested over deadly January fire in Los Angeles: authorities 08 Oct 2025 - 08:14 pm
File. Representational: A home is engulfed in flames during the Eaton fire in the Altadena area of Los Angeles County, California on January 8, 2025. (Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP)
Sri Lanka battles wild jumbos to save white-elephant airport 08 Oct 2025 - 04:29 pm
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Bear injures two in Japan supermarket, man killed in separate attack 08 Oct 2025 - 04:01 pm
This handout photo taken on October 7, 2025 and released by Gunma Prefectural Police via Jiji Press shows a CCTV camera footage of a bear walking inside a supermarket in Numata, Gunma prefecture. (Photo by various sources / AFP)
Wildlife flee as floods swamp Indian parks 08 Oct 2025 - 03:58 pm
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Greece train tragedy father ends 23-day hunger strike 08 Oct 2025 - 03:22 pm
Panos Routsi, father of a boy killed in the Tempi railway collision in February 2023, outside the Greek Parliament in Athens on September 21, 2025. Photo by Angelos TZORTZINIS / AFP
New documentary shows life in Gaza for AFP journalists 08 Oct 2025 - 03:04 pm
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Veggie 'burgers' face the chop as EU lawmakers back labeling ban 08 Oct 2025 - 02:52 pm
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Dutch make explosive discovery in French onion delivery 08 Oct 2025 - 02:51 pm
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Trio wins chemistry Nobel for new form of molecular architecture 08 Oct 2025 - 02:25 pm
Heiner Linke (L), Chair of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry, explains a model as Hans Ellegren (C), Secretary General of The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, and Olof Ramstroem, Member of the Nobel Committe for Chemistry, listen in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 8, 2025. (Photo by Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP)
Filipino vlogger arrested for Facebook post about president 08 Oct 2025 - 02:19 pm
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Ecuador president unharmed in attack on motorcade 08 Oct 2025 - 01:06 pm
This handout picture released by the Ecuadorean Presidency shows the vehicle in which Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa was traveling when it was hit by gunfire in Caٌar, Ecuador, on October 7, 2025. (Photo by Handout / Ecuadorian Presidency / AFP)
Vietnam records highest flood levels on three rivers since 1986 08 Oct 2025 - 11:17 am
A man pushes his motorbike on a flooded street due to heavy rains caused by Tropical Storm Matmo in Hanoi on October 7, 2025. (Photo by Nhac Nguyen / AFP)