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Senegal closes all foreign military bases  27 Dec 2024 - 10:51 pm
Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko addresses lawmakers during his policy speech in the National Assembly in Dakar on December 27, 2024. (Photo by Seyllou / AFP)
Israel continues to violate ceasefire agreement with Lebanon 27 Dec 2024 - 10:25 pm
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Driver who killed 35 in China car ramming sentenced to death 27 Dec 2024 - 07:09 pm
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Vietnam jails more officials over Covid-19 flight bribes 27 Dec 2024 - 06:03 pm
Vietnamese officials accused of corruption over repatriation flights at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic stand during their trial at the Hanoi People's Court in Hanoi on December 24, 2024. Photo by AFP
German President dissolves parliament, sets February 23 election date 27 Dec 2024 - 04:50 pm
The Reichstag building, which houses Germany's lower house of parliament (Bundestag) is reflected in the river Spree in Berlin on December 27, 2024. Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP
What's next for South Korea's political crisis? 27 Dec 2024 - 04:49 pm
South Korea's Prime Minister Han Duck-soo (C) leaves the Government Complex in Seoul on December 27, 2024, after his impeachment motion was passed by the National Assembly. Photo by YONHAP / AFP.
Kremlin says no comment on Azerbaijani plane crash until probe completed 27 Dec 2024 - 02:10 pm
Emergency specialists work at the crash site of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet near the western Kazakh city of Aktau on December 25, 2024. Photo by Issa Tazhenbayev / AFP
Two killed in wild weather on Sydney-Hobart yacht race 27 Dec 2024 - 02:05 pm
This handout photo taken on December 29, 2017 and received from Rolex on December 27, 2024 shows the yacht Flying Fish Arctos competing in the annual Sydney to Hobart yacht race. Photo by Carlo BORLENGHI / ROLEX / AFP
Mayotte faces environment, biodiversity crisis after cyclone 27 Dec 2024 - 01:36 pm
This photograph shows a truck unloading a garbages in a waste disposal site in the city of Tsountsou, on the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte on December 26, 2024. Photo by PATRICK MEINHARDT / AFP
Estonia begins naval patrols to protect cables with Finland 27 Dec 2024 - 01:12 pm
This handout picture released by The Finnish Border Guard on December 26, 2024 shows a Finnish Border Guard's ship Turva (front) and the oil tanker Eagle S on the sea near Porkkalanniemi. Photo by Handout / Finnish Border Guard / AFP
India announces state funeral for former PM Manmohan Singh 27 Dec 2024 - 01:07 pm
The Indian national flag flies half-mast at the Vidhana Soudha to mourn the death of former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in Bengaluru on December 27, 2024.
Kyrgyzstan starts building railway linking China, Uzbekistan 27 Dec 2024 - 01:00 pm
In this handout picture taken and released by the Kyrgyz presidential press office on December 27, 2024, fireworks explode behind state flags during the commencement ceremony of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway project in the settlement of Tash-Kitchu. (Photo by Handout / KYRGYZ PRESIDENTIAL PRESS OFFICE / AFP)
South Korean lawmakers impeach acting President Han Duck-soo 27 Dec 2024 - 12:51 pm
South Korea's Prime Minister Han Duck-soo (C) leaves the Government Complex in Seoul on December 27, 2024, after his impeachment motion was passed by the National Assembly.
Panama president rules out talks with Trump over canal threat 26 Dec 2024 - 11:09 pm
(COMBO) This combination of file pictures created on December 22, 2024 shows a handout picture released by the Panamanian Presidency of President Jose Raul Mulino (L) speaking during a press conference at the Las Garzas government palace in Panama City, on October 3, 2024 and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a news conference at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort on December 16, 2024 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Handout and Andrew Harnik / various sources / AFP)
China unveils results of 5th national economic census 26 Dec 2024 - 10:41 pm
This photo taken on Dec. 26, 2024 shows a press conference on the results of the fifth national economic census held by the State Council Information Office in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)
US low-income voters fear Trump may slash benefits: report 26 Dec 2024 - 10:28 pm
US President-elect Donald Trump speaks during Turning Point's annual AmericaFest 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona, on December 22, 2024. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP)
Saudi Arabia to host next edition of Arabian Gulf Cup 26 Dec 2024 - 09:35 pm
Minister of Sports and Youth and AGCFF President H E Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani poses for a group photo with heads of AGCFF member federations including President of Qatar Football Association Jassim bin Rashid Al Buenain. AGCFF Secretary-General Jassim Al Rumaihi is also present.
Death toll from Israeli aggression on Gaza rises to 45,399 26 Dec 2024 - 08:54 pm
Civilians look for survivors at the site of an Israeli strike in a residential area in the Tuffah neighbourhood, east of Gaza City, on December 26, 2024. (Photo by Omar Al-Qattaa / AFP)