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Thousands gather to welcome Nepal's former king 09 Mar 2025 - 06:32 pm
Nepal's former King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev waves as he arrives at Tribhuwan International Airport in Kathmandu on March 9, 2025. (Photo by Prakash Mathema / AFP)
China to expand mental health services nationwide: official 09 Mar 2025 - 06:16 pm
People look at the skyline next to the Jialing river in Yuzhong District in Chongqing in southwestern China on March 6, 2025. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP)
Phone bans sweep US schools despite skepticism 09 Mar 2025 - 06:12 pm
Eighth-grader Ja’ Nae Dorsey (R) unlocks her cell phone pouch after school followed by her twin sister La’ Mae Dorsey (L) and 7th-grader Hayden Jones (C) at Mark Twain Middle School in Alexandria, Virginia, on March 6, 2025. Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP
Nigeria seeks to cash in on soaring cocoa prices 09 Mar 2025 - 05:05 pm
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UN Rapporteur: Mass deportation of Palestinians from Gaza is "pure fantasy" 09 Mar 2025 - 04:34 pm
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China to use AI in elder care as population ages: official 09 Mar 2025 - 04:31 pm
Women dance for a video next to flowers and a windmill by Jialing river in Yuzhong District in Chongqing in southwestern China on March 6, 2025. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP)
Japan's worst wildfire in 50 years brought under control: mayor 09 Mar 2025 - 04:27 pm
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Brush fires on Long Island spark state of emergency 09 Mar 2025 - 04:21 pm
A rescue helicopter picks up water at Wild Wood Lake on March 8, 2025 in Westhampton, New York. Photo by Andrew Theodorakis / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP
US Secret Service shoots armed man near White House: spokesman 09 Mar 2025 - 04:00 pm
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Ailing pope thanks doctors as condition improves 09 Mar 2025 - 03:30 pm
People pray at the statue of John Paul II outside the Gemelli Hospital where Pope Francis is hospitalised with pneumonia, in Rome, on March 9, 2025. Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP
Syria leader issues plea for national unity, peace 09 Mar 2025 - 02:47 pm
A convoy of Syria's new security forces departs from the northwestern city of Idlib, as reinforcement for the coastal area on March 8, 2025. Photo by Omar HAJ KADOUR / AFP.
Washington ends waiver for Iraq to buy Iranian electricity 09 Mar 2025 - 01:39 pm
Photo used for representational purposes. This picture shows the busy Shorja market in central Baghdad on February 27, 2025. Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP.
310,000 homes in Australia suffer power cuts as storm Alfred hits east coast 09 Mar 2025 - 01:29 pm
A general view shows erosion at Miami Beach after the sand was washed away during Tropical Cyclone Alfred on the Gold Coast on March 9, 2025. Photo by David GRAY / AFP.
Art lovers mob Paris's Pompidou Centre ahead of five-year closure 09 Mar 2025 - 01:19 pm
Visitors stroll through the Centre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou (Centre Pompidou) in Paris on March 8, 2025. (Photo by Anna Kurth / AFP)
China pledges to provide certainty as world grapples with turbulence 09 Mar 2025 - 08:40 am
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attends a press conference on China's foreign policy and external relations on the sidelines of the third session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, capital of China, March 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)
Ethiopian Airlines marks International Women's Day with 6 all-women-functioned flights 09 Mar 2025 - 12:57 am
Ethiopian Airlines' all-women-operated flight arrives in Delhi. Pic by: flyethiopian on X.
Turkiye's daily oil production reaches 132,000 barrels minister 09 Mar 2025 - 12:48 am
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3 killed, 5 missing after flash floods, landslides hit Indonesia's West Java 08 Mar 2025 - 11:20 pm
People wade through flood water after heavy rain and overflow of Siak River in Pekanbaru, Riau province, Indonesia, March 6, 2025. (Photo by Hadly Vavaldi/Xinhua)