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Putin pledges 8.4 trln rubles for navy upgrade 11 Apr 2025 - 06:57 pm
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Trump renews call for end to seasonal clock changes 11 Apr 2025 - 06:55 pm
US President Donald Trump (C) looks on during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on April 10, 2025, in Washington, DC. Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP.
Xinhua, Malaysia top think tank sign exchange, cooperation agreement 11 Apr 2025 - 06:41 pm
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China lifts tariffs on US goods to 125% as trade war escalates 11 Apr 2025 - 05:41 pm
A man works at a Christmas tree factory for export and domestic markets in Jinhua, China's eastern Zhejiang province on April 11, 2025. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP)
Over 76,000 people die alone in Japan in 2024 11 Apr 2025 - 05:19 pm
This general view shows an elevated expressway alongside highrise buildings in downtown Osaka on April 10, 2025. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP)
France urged to find 'humane' solution after Spain refuses to take in two orcas 11 Apr 2025 - 05:18 pm
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Penguin in a box caused South Africa chopper crash 11 Apr 2025 - 05:02 pm
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Putin to meet Trump envoy Witkoff for Ukraine talks 11 Apr 2025 - 04:44 pm
This combination of pictures created on April 11, 2025 shows, L-R, US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on February 18, 2025 and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on March 18, 2025. Photo by EVELYN HOCKSTEIN and Maxim Shemetov / POOL / AFP.
China-ASEAN partnership vital for regional prosperity: Malaysian officials 11 Apr 2025 - 04:42 pm
Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Fadillah Yusof delivers a speech at the China-ASEAN Media and Think Tank Forum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 11, 2025. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)
Recovering pope 'happy' to get out and about: Vatican 11 Apr 2025 - 03:45 pm
This video grab taken from a footage released by Ansa shows Pope Francis, who is recovering from life-threatening pneumonia, during an unscheduled visit to St Peter's Basilica in The Vatican on April 10, 2025. (Photo by ANSA / AFP)
Gaza rescuers say children among 10 killed in Israeli strike 11 Apr 2025 - 03:30 pm
An elderly Palestinian man reactsas he stands in front of a building hit by an Israeli strike, in Gaza City's eastern neighbourhood of Shujaiya on April 10, 2025. Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP
South Korea's disgraced Yoon quits presidential residence 11 Apr 2025 - 02:05 pm
Ousted South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol is greeted by a college student before leaving the presidential residence in Seoul on April 11, 2025. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon / POOL / AFP)
Tourist family, pilot killed in 'tragic' NY helicopter crash 11 Apr 2025 - 12:43 pm
A crashed helicopter is raised from the Hudson River on April 10, 2025 in Jersey City, New Jersey. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Two trapped in metro construction site collapse near Seoul 11 Apr 2025 - 12:37 pm
A general view shows the site of a collapsed construction site in Gwangmyeong, southwest of Seoul on April 11, 2025, which was part of an underground transit project connecting Seoul's Yeouido district to Ansan and Siheung in Gyeonggi province, the country's most populous region. (Photo by YONHAP / AFP)
Israeli Occupation preventing 75% of UN missions from entering Gaza: WHO Director-General 11 Apr 2025 - 10:46 am
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus delivers a speech at the World Health Organization (WHO) HUB during the 'Global Health in Transition 2025' event in Berlin, on April 2, 2025. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP)
Destination Gabon: Africa's 'Eden' bids to woo world tourists 10 Apr 2025 - 11:40 pm
A jet-ski passes as two tourists swim at the beach at River Lodge, a hotel site located at Pointe-Denis on April 6, 2025. (Photo by Nao Mukadi / AFP)
Pakistan to send delegation to the US for tariff negotiations 10 Apr 2025 - 10:31 pm
Stockbrokers monitor share prices on computers during a trading session at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) in Karachi on April 9, 2025.  (Photo by Rizwan Tabassum / AFP)
UK to add 3,000 police officers to combat rising street crimes 10 Apr 2025 - 09:40 pm
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. File photo.