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Government to seek to restore trust within Lebanon and beyond: Lebanon's PM 08 Feb 2025 - 09:04 pm
This handout picture released by the Lebanese presidency shows designate Prime Minister Nawaf Salam delivering a statement to the press at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut on February 8, 2025. (Photo by Lebanese Presidency / AFP)
Nuclear disarmament not on table for US talks: North Korea 08 Feb 2025 - 08:49 pm
A North Korea flag flutters next to concertina wire at the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia March 9, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo
Finland monitors Russian cable repair in Baltic Sea 08 Feb 2025 - 08:46 pm
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Four people killed in landmine explosion in southern Iraq 08 Feb 2025 - 08:41 pm
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New anti-far-right protest draws 200,000 in Munich 08 Feb 2025 - 08:11 pm
Participants display placards against the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party during a rally against the far right at the Theresienwiese in Munich, southern Germany, on February 8, 2025, almost two weeks ahead of parliamentary elections. (Photo by LUKAS BARTH-TUTTAS / AFP)
102 venomous snakes caught in a backyard in Australia 08 Feb 2025 - 07:53 pm
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Harsh winter claims 7,500 head of livestock in Mongolia 08 Feb 2025 - 07:31 pm
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Sudan army claims major advances in greater Khartoum 08 Feb 2025 - 07:19 pm
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South Africa condemns 'misinformation' after Trump freezes aid 08 Feb 2025 - 06:43 pm
(COMBO) This combination of file pictures created on February 7, 2025 shows US President Donald Trump (L) speaking in Washington, DC, on February 6, 2025, and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa attending Mozambique President-elect Daniel Chapo's inauguration in Maputo on January 15, 2025. (Photo by Ting Shen and ALFREDO ZUNIGA / AFP)
Lebanese president signs decree forming new 24-minister government 08 Feb 2025 - 06:19 pm
This handout picture released by the Lebanese presidency shows President Joseph Aoun (C) signing a decree at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut on February 8, 2025. (Photo by Lebanese Presidency / AFP)
China builds over 30,000 smart factories 08 Feb 2025 - 06:13 pm
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Indonesia sees significant tourism growth in 2024 08 Feb 2025 - 05:30 pm
Dancers perform during a Chinese New Year Carnival at Malioboro Street in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on Feb. 6, 2025. (Photo by Agung Supriyanto/Xinhua)
Botswana to rearm rangers to combat poaching 08 Feb 2025 - 05:17 pm
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Death toll from Israeli offensive on Gaza rises to 48,181 08 Feb 2025 - 05:14 pm
Palestinians walk around their tents, set up amid heavily damaged buildings in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip, on February 6, 2025. (Photo by Bashar TALEB / AFP)
El Salvador toughens penalties for violent crimes, corruption 08 Feb 2025 - 05:08 pm
Two inmates watch a virtual trial at the Counter-Terrorism Confinement Centre (CECOT) mega-prison, where hundreds of members of the MS-13 and 18 Street gangs are being held, in Tecoluca, El Salvador on January 27, 2025. (Photo by Marvin RECINOS / AFP)
Johnson wins shock world downhill gold, US teammate Vonn 15th 08 Feb 2025 - 03:49 pm
US's Breezy Johnson competes in the Women's Downhill event of the Saalbach 2025 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Hinterglemm on February 8, 2025. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
China launches emergency response after landslide strikes Sichuan 08 Feb 2025 - 03:11 pm
YIBIN, Feb. 8, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 8, 2025 shows the site of a landslide in Jinping Village, Junlian County in the city of Yibin, southwest China's Sichuan Province.
Palestinian prisoners freed by Israel arrive in Ramallah 08 Feb 2025 - 03:08 pm
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