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Thousands rally in Georgia as president challenges vote in court 19 Nov 2024 - 09:47 pm
Georgian opposition supporters protest against the results of the last month's parliamentary elections in Tbilisi on November 19, 2024. (Photo by Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP)
SpaceX set for Starship's next flight, Trump watching 19 Nov 2024 - 09:29 pm
The SpaceX Starship sits on the launch pad ahead of its sixth flight test from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on November 17, 2024. The test is scheduled for November 19, 2024, (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP)
Gaza death toll rises to 43,972; over 104,000 injured 19 Nov 2024 - 08:27 pm
People and rescures carry the covered body of a preson pulled from the rubble of a house destroyed in an Israeli strike on al-Jalaa street in central Gaza City on November 18, 2024. (Photo by Omar Al-Qattaa / AFP)
'Minecraft' to come to life in UK and US under theme park deal 19 Nov 2024 - 07:30 pm
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Ukraine approves budget with 60% earmarked for defence and security 19 Nov 2024 - 05:33 pm
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France's Macron meets China's Xi on G20 sidelines 19 Nov 2024 - 05:28 pm
France's President Emmanuel Macron (L) shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 19, 2024. Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP.
China's Xi urges 'strategic' ties in talks with Germany's Scholz 19 Nov 2024 - 05:21 pm
China's President Xi Jinping attends the second session of the G20 Leaders' Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 18, 2024. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
Drop in Paris population causes alarm in city hall 19 Nov 2024 - 05:12 pm
An aerial view shows the Arc de Triomphe during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris on July 14, 2017.  Photo by JEAN-SEBASTIEN EVRARD / AFP
8 soldiers killed in Pakistan, seven police briefly kidnapped 19 Nov 2024 - 04:51 pm
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'Hybrid warfare' suspected after two Baltic Sea cables cut 19 Nov 2024 - 04:42 pm
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Illegal farm fires fuel Indian capital's smog misery 19 Nov 2024 - 04:07 pm
 A garbage truck rides across the Ghazipur landfill amid smoggy conditions in New Delhi on November 19, 2024. Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP
Second Baltic Sea telecom cable damaged: Sweden 19 Nov 2024 - 03:33 pm
This picture taken on October 12, 2015 shows the C-Lion1 submarine telecommunications cable being laid to the bottom of the Baltic Sea by cable laying ship
Spain royals visit flood epicentre after chaotic trip 19 Nov 2024 - 03:00 pm
Spain's King Felipe VI greets residents during a visit to the flood damaged town of Chiva, in the region of Valencia, eastern Spain, in the aftermath of catastrophic deadly floods, on November 19, 2024. Photo by JOSE JORDAN / AFP
Three auto workers dead after incident at Hyundai car factory 19 Nov 2024 - 02:27 pm
A general view shows the front gate of a Hyundai car plant in Ulsan on November 19, 2024. Photo by YONHAP / AFP
UN says over 200 children killed in Lebanon in under two months 19 Nov 2024 - 01:50 pm
Civil Defence teams look for survivors amid the rubble of a destroyed house at the scene of an overnight airstrike that targeted the eastern entrance of the southern Lebanese city of Tyre on November 19, 2024. (Photo by Kawnat Haju / AFP)
Burst dike leaves Filipino farmers under water 19 Nov 2024 - 12:36 pm
A farmer inspects his rice field after a river dike burst at the height of Super Typhoon Man-yi at a farming village in Aliaga, Nueva Ecija province on November 19, 2024. (Photo by TED Aljibe / AFP)
Putin broadens rules on Russia's use of nuclear arms 19 Nov 2024 - 12:22 pm
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Crisis-hit Thyssenkrupp books another hefty annual loss 19 Nov 2024 - 12:00 pm
A photo shows the logo of German industrial giant Thyssenkrupp before their annual news conference at their headquarters in Essen, western Germany on November 19, 2024. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP)