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Video: Sydney on alert for escaped boa constrictor 10 Apr 2025 - 12:53 pm
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Vatican releases image of Charles, Camilla meeting pope 10 Apr 2025 - 12:36 pm
This photo taken on April 9, 2025 and handout on April 10, 2025 by The Vatican Media shows Pope Francis during a private meeting with Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla in The Vatican. (Photo by Handout / Vatican Media / AFP)
Trump stuns with tariff backtrack but hikes China rate to 125% 10 Apr 2025 - 08:12 am
US President Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on April 9, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Saul Loeb / AFP)
Trump says 90 day reciprocal tariff pause 'except for China' 09 Apr 2025 - 08:49 pm
This combination of pictures created on April 09, 2025 shows Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on February 6, 2025 and US President Donald Trump in Washington, DC on April 8, 2025. (Photo by Andres Martinez Casares and Saul Loeb / AFP)
Azerbaijan's non-oil exports rise 14.7% in Q1 of 2025 09 Apr 2025 - 08:22 pm
Men fishing in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. File photo for representational purposes only.
Kenyan apex bank cuts lending rate to boost private sector credit 09 Apr 2025 - 07:26 pm
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Saudi Energy Minister announces new gas, oil discoveries 09 Apr 2025 - 07:23 pm
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Trump's NASA chief pick says will 'prioritize' Mars mission 09 Apr 2025 - 07:02 pm
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Ethiopian Airlines to launch passenger flight to Sharjah, UAE 09 Apr 2025 - 06:42 pm
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What responses have Trump's tariffs triggered? 09 Apr 2025 - 06:14 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) dinner at the National Building Museum on April 08, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP
China slams 'ignorant and impolite' US VP over 'peasants' comments 09 Apr 2025 - 06:06 pm
US Vice President JD Vance arrives to attend President Donald Trump's remarks on reciprocal tariffs during a so-called
China retaliates with 84% tariffs on US products from Thursday 09 Apr 2025 - 06:04 pm
A screen showing the Shanghai composite index (top), Shenzhen component index (C) and Beijing stock exchange 50 index (bottom) is seen in Jing'an district in Shanghai on April 9, 2025. Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP
Philippines' relying on foreign support to 'make trouble in South China Sea' will backfire: Chinese defense spokesperson 09 Apr 2025 - 05:47 pm
File photo: The USS Gabrielle Giffords receives passing honours by Philippine Navy Officers aboard BRP Gregorio Del Pilar during the 3rd AFP-USINDOPACOM Maritime Cooperative Activity in the disputed South China Sea. (Photo by Handout / Armed Forces of the Philippines' Western Command / AFP)
Bank of Spain to reduce growth predictions due to Trump tariffs 09 Apr 2025 - 05:42 pm
An employee works at DCOOP olive oil factory, which exports around 60,000 tonnes a year in Antequera, in southern Spain's Andalusia region, on April 8, 2025. (Photo by JORGE GUERRERO / AFP)
Sri Lanka targets 250,000 tourists per month with new global marketing push 09 Apr 2025 - 05:37 pm
A man rides a motor bike under blossoming Tabebuia rosea trees in Kandy, Sri Lanka, April 2, 2025. (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua)
Never take peace for granted, King Charles tells Italy parliament 09 Apr 2025 - 05:35 pm
Britain's King Charles III delivers a speech at the Italian Parliament as part of a State visit in Italy on April 9, 2025. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP)
Nepal sees growth in remittances, forex reserves 09 Apr 2025 - 05:32 pm
A general view shows the urban area of the Kathmandu Valley with Swayambhunath stupa from Ichangu Narayan village, on the outskirts of Kathmandu on November 9, 2020. AFP / Prakash Mathema
UK to host Europe's first Universal theme park 09 Apr 2025 - 05:28 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (L) shakes hands with Comcast Corporation President Michael Cavanagh, on the day of an announcement that US media giant Comcast Corp will build its first Universal theme park and resort in Europe, set to open in 2031, during a visit to Bedford, north of London, on April 9, 2025. Photo by John Sibley / POOL / AFP