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Global stars eye India, but show needs fine-tuning 16 Feb 2025 - 03:04 pm
(Files) Chris Martin (L) of the British rock band Coldplay performs onstage during a concert, at the DY Patil stadium in Navi Mumbai on January 18, 2025. (Photo by Sujit Jaiswal / AFP)
China winter sports sector zooms along despite climate risk ahead 16 Feb 2025 - 02:45 pm
China's Wu Shaotong competes in the women's snowboard halfpipe qualification during the Harbin 2025 Asian Winter Games in Yabuli, Northeast China's Heilongjian province on February 12, 2025. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP)
Greece announces measures to support businesses on quake-hit islands 16 Feb 2025 - 02:35 pm
This photograph shows a general view of the Oia village on the Greek island of Santorini while the authorities restrict the access to the tourists in some areas as a precaution due to recent seismic activity on February 5, 2025. Photo by STRINGER / AFP
Austrian city mourns after deadly stabbing 16 Feb 2025 - 02:12 pm
A woman stands at a makeshift memorial of candles and flowers placed on February 16, 2025 at the site where a man randomly attacked passers-by with a knife and stabbed to death a teenager and wounded five other people in Villach, Austria. Photo by GERD EGGENBERGER / APA / AFP
Trump tariffs fuel US auto anxiety 16 Feb 2025 - 11:46 am
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18 dead in India stampede to catch trains to Hindu mega-festival 16 Feb 2025 - 07:58 am
A general view shows passengers standing outside the New Delhi railway station in the early morning hours in New Delhi on February 16, 2025. (Photo by Sajjad Hussain / AFP)
Lebanese President, US Senator discuss complete Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon 15 Feb 2025 - 11:21 pm
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Germany to strengthen exchanges, cooperation with China: Scholz 15 Feb 2025 - 11:00 pm
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives to attend a dinner on the sidelines of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit at the presidential Elysee palace in Paris, France, on Feb. 10, 2025. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
Wild poliovirus detected in 8 districts of Pakistan 15 Feb 2025 - 09:55 pm
People walk on a bridge as a full moon is seen over Islamabad, Pakistan, on Feb. 12, 2025. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)
European health authorities urge greater WHO support 15 Feb 2025 - 09:52 pm
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Indonesia to launch 15 downstream megaprojects this year 15 Feb 2025 - 06:41 pm
Indonesia's Defence Minister and president-elect Prabowo Subianto speaks during the 21st Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore on June 1, 2024. (Photo by Nhac Nguyen / AFP)
Brazilian President pledges to respond to US tariffs on steel imports 15 Feb 2025 - 06:30 pm
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gestures during a ceremony to announce investments in the defense industry at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia on February 12, 2025. (Photo by EVARISTO SA / AFP)
6.4 magnitude earthquake strikes southern Siberia 15 Feb 2025 - 06:22 pm
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Philippines' Marcos puts China at centre of poll campaign 15 Feb 2025 - 04:35 pm
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Raid on Pakistan fort kills at least four soldiers 15 Feb 2025 - 04:25 pm
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UNRWA Spokesperson lauds Qatar's crucial support for UNRWA 15 Feb 2025 - 04:06 pm
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Scholz says does 'not accept outsiders intervening' in German election 15 Feb 2025 - 02:56 pm
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz gives a speech during the 61st Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, southern Germany on February 15, 2025. (Photo by Thomas Kienzle / AFP)
Occupation releases 369 Palestinians as part of prisoner exchange deal with Hamas 15 Feb 2025 - 02:43 pm
A former Palestinian prisoner is welcomed by relatives upon arriving in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah on February 15, 2025. (Photo by Zain Jaafar / AFP)