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Georgia ruling party set to install loyalist president amid constitutional crisis 14 Dec 2024 - 12:50 pm
A parliament member casts his ballot during a session to elect a new president in Tbilisi on December 14, 2024. Photo by Vano SHLAMOV / AFP.
South Korean PM vows to 'ensure stable governance' after Yoon impeached 14 Dec 2024 - 12:48 pm
South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo attends a plenary session, where a question-and-answer session was held relating to the martial law declaration, at the National Assembly in Seoul on December 11, 2024. Photo by JUNG YEON-JE / AFP.
Italy grants Argentina's President Milei citizenship 14 Dec 2024 - 12:44 pm
Photo used for representational purposes. Italy's Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni welcomes Argentina's President Javier Milei at Palazzo Chigi prior their meeting in Rome on December 13, 2024. Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP.
Syria war monitor reports Israeli strikes on military sites 14 Dec 2024 - 12:21 pm
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Trump calls for end to “inconvenient” daylight saving time 14 Dec 2024 - 12:13 pm
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South Korean lawmakers impeach President Yoon over martial law bid 14 Dec 2024 - 11:09 am
South Korean lawmakers cast their votes during a plenary session for the impeachment vote of President Yoon Suk Yeol at the National Assembly in Seoul on December 14, 2024. (Photo by Woohae Cho / Pool / AFP)
Habitat loss stokes rabid jackal attacks in Bangladesh 14 Dec 2024 - 11:03 am
A jackal rests at the zoo in Dhaka on December 12, 2024. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman / AFP)
Herzog says 'stereotypical' AI inferior to human directors 14 Dec 2024 - 10:37 am
German filmmaker, actor, opera director, and author, Werner Herzog, poses during a photo session in Paris, on December 12, 2024. (Photo by Joel Saget / AFP)
'Balancing life and death': Ukrainian activists urge minute of silence 14 Dec 2024 - 09:42 am
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Turkiye says Damascus embassy to be 'operational' Saturday 14 Dec 2024 - 09:38 am
Aerial view shows people celebrating the ouster of Syria's president Bashar al-Assad near the landmark Damascus Sword sculpture at the Umayyad Square in central Damascus on December 13, 2024. (Photo by Sameer Al-Doumy / AFP)
South Korean president faces second impeachment vote as thousands rally 14 Dec 2024 - 09:07 am
People take part in a protest calling for the ouster of South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol outside the National Assembly in Seoul on December 14, 2024. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)
Malaysian veteran dives water hazards for sunken golf treasure 14 Dec 2024 - 08:53 am
In this picture taken on November 11, 2024, Sumadi Ibrahim shows a golf ball he found inside a pond at a course in Shah Alam, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. (Photo by Mohd Rasfan / AFP)
France's Mayotte on highest alert as Cyclone Chido nears 14 Dec 2024 - 08:39 am
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Japan space firm postpones second attempt at orbit 14 Dec 2024 - 08:32 am
(Files) This frame grab taken from AFPTV via online footage broadcast by Wakayama Telecasting Corp. (WTV) on March 13, 2024 shows a small rocket being launched by Tokyo-based startup Space One, at the Spaceport Kii site in Kushimoto, Wakayama prefecture. AFP Photo / AFPTV via Wakayama Telecasting Corp. (WTV)
US, China agree to extend Science and Technology Agreement for five years 14 Dec 2024 - 12:02 am
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G7 leaders call for peaceful, inclusive transition process in Syria 13 Dec 2024 - 11:37 pm
This handout picture taken in Rome and released on December 13, 2024 by Italy's Prime Minister press office (Palazzo Chigi Press Office), shows a screen displaying the G7 leaders meeting by video link. From top left : Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz, France's France's Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, US President Joe Biden, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and President of the European Council Antonio Costa. (Photo by Handout / Palazzo Chigi press office / AFP) 
Over two-thirds of displaced families in east Sudan short of food: NGO 13 Dec 2024 - 11:16 pm
File: Sudanese people who fled escalating violence in the al-Jazira state are pictured at a camp for the displaced in the eastern city of Gedaref on November 23, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
Six rare giant catfish surface in Cambodia 13 Dec 2024 - 10:42 pm
This handout from USAID Wonders of the Mekong taken on December 10, 2024 and released on December 13, 2024 shows people carrying a Mekong giant catfish in Cambodia's Tboung Khmum Province.  (Photo by Chhut Chheana / USAID Wonders of the Mekong / AFP)