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US urges citizens to leave Lebanon while commercial options available 22 Sep 2024 - 08:17 am
Smoke billows at the site of an Israeli airstrike on the outskirts of the southern Lebanese village of Zawtar on September 21, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
Curfew imposed in Sri Lanka after polls close peacefully 21 Sep 2024 - 07:56 pm
 Election officials seal a ballot box at the end of voting in Sri Lanka's presidential election at a polling station in Colombo on September 21, 2024. Cash-strapped Sri Lanka voted for its next president on September 21 in an effective referendum on an unpopular International Monetary Fund austerity plan enacted after the island nation's unprecedented financial crisis. (Photo by Ishara S.KODIKARA / AFP)
Hungary Danube waters reach decade high after Storm Boris 21 Sep 2024 - 06:29 pm
Pedestrians walk across The Szechenyi Chain Bridge as workers help to protect a tunnel with sandbags, near Buda Castle on September 21, 2024. (Photo by FERENC ISZA / AFP)
Environmental protesters block French cruise liner port 21 Sep 2024 - 05:23 pm
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Death toll from Israeli airstrike on Beirut suburb rises to 31 as Israeli entity and Hezbollah militants trade fire 21 Sep 2024 - 04:36 pm
Rescuers sift through the rubble at the scene of an Israeli airstrike that targeted Beirut's southern suburbs a day earlier, as search and rescue operations continue on September 21, 2024. Photo by AFP.
Pakistan's polio tally surges to 21 as three more cases confirmed 21 Sep 2024 - 04:00 pm
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An Israeli strike on a school kills at least 22 people, Gaza Health Ministry says 21 Sep 2024 - 03:58 pm
Graphic content / A dead child lies on the ground as a young Palestinian girl receives medical care for her injuries sustained in an Israeli strike near Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, at the Nasser hospital on September 18, 2024. Photo by Bashar TALEB / AFP.
Kyiv says struck ammo depots in southern and western Russia 21 Sep 2024 - 03:53 pm
This handout satellite image taken and released on September 18, 2024 by Maxar Technologies shows smoke billowing over an ammunition depot in Toropets, Russian Tver region, after it was struck by Ukrainian drones. Photo by Handout / Satellite image ©2024 Maxar Technologies / AFP.
South Africa snowfall closes roads, strands motorists overnight 21 Sep 2024 - 03:11 pm
This aerial view taken on September 21, 2024, shows cars driving on a road next to snowfall on farmlands near Warden, Free State province, South Africa. (Photo by Wikus de Wet / AFP)
Gaza health sector suffering from shortage of medicines, medical supplies: Field Hospitals Director 21 Sep 2024 - 02:35 pm
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Dozens in China disciplined over deadly January fire 21 Sep 2024 - 02:18 pm
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Gaza rescuers say 17 killed in strike on school-turned-shelter 21 Sep 2024 - 02:11 pm
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Environmental protesters block French cruise liner port 21 Sep 2024 - 12:58 pm
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Three children among 31 dead in Israel Beirut strike: new toll 21 Sep 2024 - 12:02 pm
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Hezbollah names second commander killed in Israel Beirut strike 21 Sep 2024 - 09:27 am
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New Zealand pilot freed in Indonesia after 19 months in rebel captivity 21 Sep 2024 - 09:22 am
This handout taken and released on September 21, 2024 by the Cartenz Peace Task Force shows New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens (L) following his release at a press conference in Timika. (Photo by Handout / Cartenz Peace Task Force / AFP) /
Sri Lanka votes in first poll since economic collapse 21 Sep 2024 - 08:31 am
People wait in a queue to cast their ballots at a polling station as police keep watch during voting in Sri Lanka's presidential election in Colombo on September 21, 2024. (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara / AFP)
Japan orders evacuations as heavy rains trigger floods in quake-hit region 21 Sep 2024 - 08:22 am
This handout image taken from a CCTV camera from the Ishikawa Prefectural River Information System and received via Jiji Press on September 21, 2024 shows the Kawarada River near its crest due to heavy rains in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture. (Photo by Handout / various sources / AFP)