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Thousands greet the sun at Stonehenge solstice celebration 21 Dec 2024 - 04:39 pm
Revellers celebrate the pagan festival of 'Winter Solstice' at Stonehenge in Wiltshire in southern England on December 21, 2024. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)
Israeli occupation forces detain 25 Palestinians from West Bank 21 Dec 2024 - 04:22 pm
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Death toll from Cyclone Chido rises to 76 in Mozambique 21 Dec 2024 - 04:14 pm
A car drives past destroyed homes in Pamandzi on the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte, after the cyclone Chido hit the archipelago on December 21, 2024. (Photo by PATRICK MEINHARDT / AFP)
Gaza rescuers say Israeli air strike kills 7 children from one family 21 Dec 2024 - 03:47 pm
Palestinian women mourn a dead child, killed in an Israeli strike the previous night, at Al-Ahli Arab hospital, also known as the Baptist hospital, in Gaza City on December 21, 2024. (Photo by Omar Al-Qattaa / AFP)
Germany says Christmas market attack toll rises to 5 dead, over 200 injured 21 Dec 2024 - 03:39 pm
Debris a closed stalls are seen as a police officers stands on the site of a car-ramming attack on a Christmas market in Magdeburg, eastern Germany, on December 21, 2024. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP)
Heavyweight foes Usyk, Fury set for titanic rematch 21 Dec 2024 - 02:47 pm
Ukraine's Oleksandr Usyk (C-L) and Britain's Tyson Fury (C-R) stand on stage during the official weigh-in on the eve of their undisputed heavyweight world championship rematch in Riyadh on December 20, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
Drone attack hits Russian city 1,000km from Ukraine frontier 21 Dec 2024 - 02:13 pm
In this handout photograph taken and released on the official Telegram account of the Mayor's Office of Kazan on December 21, 2024, a Russian rescuer works in the courtyard of a residential building following a drone attack in Kazan, amid the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict. (Photo by Handout / Telegram / @kzn_official / AFP)
US approves first drug treatment for sleep apnea 21 Dec 2024 - 01:54 pm
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Sri Lanka president to visit key lender China 21 Dec 2024 - 01:39 pm
Sri Lanka's President Anura Kumara Dissanayake walks during his ceremonial reception at India's presidential palace Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on December 16, 2024. (Photo by Sajjad Hussain / AFP)
Indonesians embrace return of plundered treasure from the Dutch 21 Dec 2024 - 12:50 pm
In this photo taken on October 11, 2024, the statue of Ganesha is displayed during the reopening ceremony ahead of the public opening at the National Museum of Indonesia in Jakarta. (Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP)
Imposing pickup trucks symbolise Pakistan's power gulf 21 Dec 2024 - 12:00 pm
This photograph taken on November 12, 2024 shows car enthusiast Zohaib Khan driving a Toyota Tundra pick-up truck locally known as 'Dala', along a street in Karachi. (Photo by Asif Hassan / AFP)
US Congress passes bill to avert shutdown 21 Dec 2024 - 09:36 am
The US Capitol is seen in Washington, DC, on December 20, 2024. (Photo by Richard Pierrin / AFP)
Sierra Leone student tackles toxic air pollution 21 Dec 2024 - 08:52 am
Self-thought innovator James Samba (L) drives an eco-friendly electric vehicle he made from scrap metals in Freetown on December 18, 2024. (Photo by Saidu Bah / AFP)
'Torn from my side': horror of German Christmas market attack 21 Dec 2024 - 08:46 am
Forensics police inspect the car that crashed into a crowd at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, eastern Germany, on December 21, 2024. (Photo by John MacDougall / AFP)
Google counters bid by US to force sale of Chrome 21 Dec 2024 - 08:38 am
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US authorizes military sales of more than $5 billion to Egypt 21 Dec 2024 - 08:32 am
US President Joe Biden speaks during a holiday visit to patients and families at Children痴 National Hospital in Washington, DC, on December 20, 2024. (Photo by Ting Shen / AFP)
Italy fines OpenAI €15 million after ChatGPT probe 21 Dec 2024 - 12:19 am
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US hours from government shutdown over Christmas 21 Dec 2024 - 12:05 am
Travelers pass through the Miami International Airport as some of the year's busiest travel days occur during the holiday season on December 20, 2024 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP)