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Egypt working with Qatar and US to secure Gaza ceasefire, says foreign minister  14 Jan 2025 - 09:27 pm
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Sweden wants to narrow path to citizenship 14 Jan 2025 - 08:29 pm
Prime Minister of Sweden Ulf Kristersson gives a statement as he arrives ahead of the summit of the Baltic Sea NATO countries at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, on January 14, 2025. (Photo by Vesa Moilanen / Lehtikuva / AFP) / Finland OUT
Germany's far-right AfD sends out mock plane tickets for migrants 14 Jan 2025 - 08:22 pm
Alice Weidel, co-leader of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, addresses delegates during a party congress on January 11, 2025 in Riesa, eastern Germany. (Photo by JENS SCHLUETER / AFP)
UK minister in Bangladesh graft probe quits govt 14 Jan 2025 - 07:34 pm
(FILES) Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves (C), holding the red Budget Box, poses with members of her Treasury team, Parliamentary Secretary Emma Reynolds (3L), Exchequer Secretary James Murray (L), Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones (2L), Economic Secretary Tulip Siddiq (R) and Financial Secretary Spencer Livermore outside of 11 Downing Street, in central London, on October 30, 2024, to present the government's annual Autumn budget to Parliament. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)
Israel must accept 'time-bound, conditions-based' path to Palestinian state: Blinken 14 Jan 2025 - 07:22 pm
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at the Atlantic Council in Washington, DC, on January 14, 2025. Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP.
Norway finds Air France seating policy discriminatory 14 Jan 2025 - 06:00 pm
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US to ban smart cars containing Chinese tech 14 Jan 2025 - 05:45 pm
(Files) This photo taken on April 18, 2024 shows BYD electric cars for export waiting to be loaded onto a ship at a port in Yantai, in eastern China's Shandong province. (Photo by AFP)
'Take my data': US 'TikTok refugees' flock to alternative Chinese app 14 Jan 2025 - 05:06 pm
A detail view of the pin worn by TikTok educational influencer, Tiffany Cianci as she livestreams outside the U.S. Supreme Court Building while the court hears oral arguments on whether to overturn or delay a law that could lead to a ban of TikTok in the U.S., on January 10, 2025 in Washington, DC. Photo by Kayla Bartkowski / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP.
French woman faces cyberbullying after falling for fake Brad Pitt 14 Jan 2025 - 04:28 pm
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We're full! Hotspots fight overtourism 14 Jan 2025 - 03:38 pm
Tourists visit Sensoji Temple in Asakusa, Tokyo on January 14, 2025. Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP
UK launches probe into dominance of Google search 14 Jan 2025 - 03:02 pm
This illustration picture shows the US multinational technology and Internet-related services company Google logo displayed on a tablet in Paris on February 18, 2019. Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP
German court halts sales of 'Dubai' chocolate made outside UAE 14 Jan 2025 - 02:06 pm
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Impeachment trial of South Korean President Yoon begins 14 Jan 2025 - 01:24 pm
(L to R) Constitutional Court Judges Chung Kye-sun, Kim Bok-hyeong, Jung Jung-mi, Lee Mi-son, acting head of the Constitutional Court Moon Hyung-bae, Kim Hyung-du, Cheong Hyung-sik and Cho Han-chang attend the first formal hearing of the impeachment trial of suspended South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol at the Constitutional Court in Seoul on January 14, 2025. Photo by KIM Min-Hee / POOL / AFP
Dozens rescued, bodies pulled from S. Africa mining pit 14 Jan 2025 - 12:29 pm
Rescuers and South African Police Service (SAPS) officers carry remains in blue body bags during a rescue operation to retrieve illegal miners from an abandoned gold shaft in Stilfontein on January 13, 2025.Photo by Christian Velcich / AFP
Japanese tourist magnet Kyoto to hike hotel taxes 14 Jan 2025 - 12:02 pm
Tourists visit Fushimi Inari Shrine in the city of Kyoto on January 13, 2025. Photo by PAUL MILLER / AFP
Philippines alarmed by Chinese ships moving closer to shore 14 Jan 2025 - 11:40 am
This handout aerial photo taken on January 13, 2025 and released by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on January 14 shows Chinese Coast Guard ship 5901 sailing in the South China Sea. Photo by Handout / Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) / AFP
Sydney closes nine beaches due to mystery balls 14 Jan 2025 - 08:12 am
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Embassy to reopen in Syria very soon: Kuwaiti FM 14 Jan 2025 - 12:35 am
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