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Floods swamp Bangladesh as nation finds its feet after protests 22 Aug 2024 - 03:49 pm
People carrying umbrellas, wade through a flooded street amid rainfall in Feni on August 22, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
Crew rescued from stricken oil tanker in Red Sea: EU 22 Aug 2024 - 03:41 pm
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Passenger exits plane in Australia via emergency door 22 Aug 2024 - 12:59 pm
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Laos arrests nearly 800 people over cyber scam network 22 Aug 2024 - 12:22 pm
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Heat dome moves into Texas with record highs expected 22 Aug 2024 - 12:01 am
A child sits near a fountain at the National Gallery of Art Pavilion Cafe in Washington, DC, on August 20, 2024. (Photo by Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images/AFP)
18 Palestinians martyred as IOF continue raids over central, southern Gaza 21 Aug 2024 - 11:26 pm
A man looks at the debris after an Israeli strike on a school, housing displaced Palestinians, in the Rimal neighbourhood of central Gaza City on August 20, 2024. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
Portugal seeks EU help as wildfire threatens UNESCO-listed forest 21 Aug 2024 - 11:18 pm
A Regional Civil Protection Service helicopter fights a wildfire raging through Pico do Areeiro mountain on August 21, 2024 in Santana on the Portuguese island of Madeira, which broke out one week ago in the Ribeira Brava district. (Photo by Helder Santos / AFP)
Five bodies found, one still missing in UK tycoon shipwreck 21 Aug 2024 - 09:23 pm
Divers of the Vigili del Fuoco, the Italian Corps. of Firefighters arrive in Porticello harbor near Palermo, with a third body at the back of the boat on August 21, 2024, two days after the British-flagged luxury yacht Bayesian sank. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP)
Somalia threatens to suspend Ethiopian Airlines over sovereignty spat 21 Aug 2024 - 09:14 pm
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Police shoot man who set fire at French town hall 21 Aug 2024 - 08:08 pm
French police stand guard in front of the Town Hall after a man attempted to set the building alight with petrol in Angouleme on August 21, 2024. (Photo by Romain PERROCHEAU / AFP)
Divers retrieve 4 bodies during sunken Sicily superyacht wreckage search 21 Aug 2024 - 07:57 pm
Italian Coast Guards carry a body on a rescue boat in Porticello harbor near Palermo, with a third body at the back of the boat on August 21, 2024, two days after the British-flagged luxury yacht Bayesian sank. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP)
Kursk assault 'severe blow' to Putin: EU's Borrell 21 Aug 2024 - 07:29 pm
An image taken from a handout footage released by the Russian Defence Ministry on August 21, 2024, reportedly shows a Russian Mi-35m attack helicopter firing rockets on Ukrainian Armed Forces at the border area of Kursk region in Russia. (Photo by Handout / Russian Defence Ministry / AFP)
Dutch, Zimbabwean nationals killed in Malawi plane crash 21 Aug 2024 - 07:28 pm
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South Africa's national zoo frees its last elephant 21 Aug 2024 - 07:17 pm
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Ukraine civilians flee advancing Russian troops in east 21 Aug 2024 - 07:03 pm
Ukrainian firefighters work to extinguish a fire in a private house that broke out a day after a missile attack in Myrnograd, Donetsk region, on August 21, 2024. (Photo by Genya SAVILOV / AFP)
Trump to hold first outdoor rally since shooting 21 Aug 2024 - 06:31 pm
Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event at the Livingston County Sheriff's Office in Howell, Michigan, August 20, 2024. (Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP)
Sri Lanka generates 9 bln USD in exports, plans new investment zones in 2024 21 Aug 2024 - 06:22 pm
Clouds loom over the sky of Sri Lanka's capital Colombo on August 20, 2024. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)
Greek authorities rescue 147 migrants trying to reach the country in small boats 21 Aug 2024 - 06:13 pm
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