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German man sets world record living for 120 days underwater 25 Jan 2025 - 07:57 am
German aerospace engineer Rudiger Koch, 59, jumps into the water to celebrate breaking the Guinness world record on January 24, 2025. (Photo by MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP)
DR Congo battles intensify, Western nations ask citizens to leave Goma 25 Jan 2025 - 07:47 am
A woman sits by a lamp at her stall in Goma on January 24, 2025, as the rest of the market is plunged into obscurity following a powerline damage . (Photo by Jospin Mwisha / AFP)
US Senate confirms former Fox News co-host as Pentagon chief 25 Jan 2025 - 07:40 am
Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth and his family arrive at the US Capitol on January 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images/AFP
Colonial monument toppled ahead of Australia's national holiday 25 Jan 2025 - 07:37 am
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Philippines stops research survey after Chinese 'harassment' in disputed sea 25 Jan 2025 - 07:35 am
In this handout photo taken on January 24, 2025, China Coast Guard officers check an incident with Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) during a marine scientific survey near Thitu Island. (Photo by Handout / Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) / AFP)
Russia announces downing of 23 Ukrainian drones 24 Jan 2025 - 11:52 pm
This handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Emergency Service on January 23, 2025, shows a rescuer working with a water hose to extinguish a fire at the site of a missile strike in Zaporizhzhia. (Photo by Handout / Ukrainian Emergency Service  / AFP)
Sudan army breaks paramilitary siege on Khartoum HQ, reclaims oil refinery 24 Jan 2025 - 11:09 pm
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2,200-year-old mosaic, 1800-year-old monument found in Turkiye 24 Jan 2025 - 10:39 pm
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Hamas to release four Israeli female soldiers tomorrow, Jan 25 24 Jan 2025 - 10:15 pm
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Putin says he is ready for talks with Trump on Ukraine 24 Jan 2025 - 07:45 pm
Photo used for representational purposes. In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin visits the Moscow State University (MSU) in Moscow on January 24, 2025. Photo by Ramil SITDIKOV / POOL / AFP.
DR Congo battles intensify, Western nations ask citizens to leave Goma 24 Jan 2025 - 07:27 pm
Uruguayan soldiers members of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) drive towards Goma as a soldier of the Armed forces of the Democratic republic of Congo (FARDC) walks along the road leading to the entrance of the town of Sake, 25km north-west of Goma, on January 23, 2025. Photo by Michael Lunanga / AFP.
Leader of new Syrian administration meets Saudi Foreign Minister 24 Jan 2025 - 07:10 pm
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Google to clamp down on fake reviews in UK: regulator 24 Jan 2025 - 06:44 pm
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400,000 displaced this year as conflict rages in DRC's volatile east 24 Jan 2025 - 05:32 pm
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Saudi Arabia taps composer Zimmer to rework national anthem 24 Jan 2025 - 01:37 pm
Official X account of General Entertainment Authority chairman Turki Alalshikh.
Deadly teen knife crisis UK's 'new normal' 24 Jan 2025 - 01:26 pm
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Hong Kong revives border village in alternative tourism push 24 Jan 2025 - 01:20 pm
Photo taken on January 18, 2025 shows old village houses in the 300-year-old seaside Kuk Po village at the edge of Hong Kong as scores of visitors descend on the place as the city seeks to diversify its tourism offerings with glimpses of history and lush nature. Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP
Bangkok air pollution forces 352 schools to close 24 Jan 2025 - 01:12 pm
People in face masks are seen on a pedestrian skywalk amidst high levels of air pollution in Bangkok on January 24, 2025. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)