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Italian politician says Trump Jr shot rare duck in Venice 04 Feb 2025 - 01:19 pm
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Thousands leave as fresh tremors shake Santorini 04 Feb 2025 - 12:53 pm
People queue to buy ferry tickets to leave the Greek Island of Santorini at a travel agency in the town of Fira on February 4, 2025. (Photo by Aris Messinis / AFP)
Women players beat the odds to cut a path for ice hockey in Iran 04 Feb 2025 - 08:28 am
Players compete during the Iranian Women's League Ice Hockey match between team M.R and team Hockey Panda at the Iran Mall ice rink in Tehran on January 29, 2025. (Photo by Atta Kenare / AFP)
Trump halts Canada and Mexico tariffs, China still targeted 04 Feb 2025 - 08:01 am
Trucks carry goods across the Ambassador Bridge from Canada into the United States on February 03, 2025 in Detroit, Michigan. Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP
Rubio says Panama addressing US concerns on canal after Trump threats 03 Feb 2025 - 11:16 pm
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio boards a plane en route to El Salvador at Panama Pacifico International Airport in Panama City on February 3, 2025. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein / Pool AP / AFP)
Trump halts Mexico tariffs; talks with Canada China continue 03 Feb 2025 - 10:52 pm
Avocados from Mexico are displayed for sale at a Whole Foods store on February 03, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/AFP)
Arab League calls for launching comprehensive Sudanese national dialogue 03 Feb 2025 - 10:15 pm
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Philippines declares food security emergency to tame rice prices 03 Feb 2025 - 10:06 pm
Rice prices are displayed at a market stall Quezon City, Metro Manila, the Philippines, on Saturday, April 6, 2024. (Photo by Veejay Villafranca/Bloomberg)
Saudi Stock Exchange index closes lower 03 Feb 2025 - 09:33 pm
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Putin announces plan for 'Intervision' music contest this year 03 Feb 2025 - 09:16 pm
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russian President Vladimir Putin lays flowers at the monument 'Rubezhny Kamen' (Boundary Stone) in Kirovsk, Leningrad region, on January 27, 2025. (Photo by Vyacheslav Prokofyev / POOL / AFP)
70 Palestinians martyred in occupied West Bank since beginning of 2025: Palestinian Health Ministry 03 Feb 2025 - 08:09 pm
A journalist looks on as smoke billows from the site of several explosions during an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin on February 2, 2025. (Photo by MOHAMMAD MANSOUR / AFP)
Russian air defenses destroy 70 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory 03 Feb 2025 - 06:25 pm
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Canada's Ontario bans US firms from govt contracts, dumps Starlink deal 03 Feb 2025 - 06:20 pm
(FILES) The US and Canadian flags fly on the US side of the St. Clair River near the Bluewater Bridge border crossing between Sarnia, Ontario and Port Huron, Michigan on January 29, 2025. (Photo by Geoff Robins / AFP)
US stocks open sharply lower on Trump tariffs 03 Feb 2025 - 06:15 pm
Stock market numbers are displayed at the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on February 03, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Norway nears 100% goal of all-electric cars 03 Feb 2025 - 05:59 pm
(FILES) Oslo Taxi's Tesla model Y (L) and the NIO ET5 electric vehicle from Nio Inc, a Chinese multinational electric car manufacturer, drive through the Norwegian capital Oslo, on September 27, 2024. (Photo by Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP)
Hong Kong's economy grows 2.5 pct in 2024 03 Feb 2025 - 05:59 pm
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South African President Ramaphosa denies Trump's accusation of "confiscating land" 03 Feb 2025 - 05:54 pm
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks at the Summit on Economic Empowerment for Persons with Disabilities in Johannesburg, South Africa, on December 8, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Latino community in Texas protests against Trump migrant deportations 03 Feb 2025 - 05:02 pm
People gather in support of immigrants in Houston, Texas, on February 2, 2025. (Photo by Moisés ءVILA / AFP)