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Macron begins the first state visit to Germany by a French president in 24 years 26 May 2024 - 05:49 pm
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (2ndL) and his wife Elke Buedenbender (L) walk with French President Emmanuel Macron (2ndR) and his wife Brigitte Macron (R) past the Chancellery on their way to attend a debate as part of the Festival of Democracy (Demokratiefest) on May 26, 2024 in Berlin. Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP.
Seven young elephants drown in Sri Lanka 26 May 2024 - 05:49 pm
A carcass of a wild elephant, believed to have drowned following the onset of the South-West monsoon in Dimbulagala, 250 kilometres (156 miles) north-east of Colombo on May 26, 2024. Photo by AFP
Four children among 27 dead in India amusement park fire 26 May 2024 - 05:36 pm
Officials inspect the site of a fire accident on the following day of the disaster, at an amusement park facility in Rajkot, in India's Gujarat state on May 26, 2024. Photo by AFP
Recognising Palestinian state is 'justice' for Palestinians: Spain 26 May 2024 - 05:07 pm
Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, Jose Manuel Albares speaks during a meeting with Palestinian Prime Minister at the Permanent Representation of Spain to the European Union in Brussels, on May 26, 2024. Photo by Simon Wohlfahrt / AFP.
At least 5 dead in Texas after severe weather sweeps across Texas and Oklahoma, authorities say 26 May 2024 - 04:29 pm
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Sunday cricket an escape for migrant workers in Lebanon 26 May 2024 - 04:05 pm
A player from Eleven Brothers migrants' team plays weekly in the Lebanese capital Beirut, on May 19, 2024. (Photo by Anwar Amro / AFP)
Six newborns killed in fire at India baby hospital: police 26 May 2024 - 03:44 pm
A medical ward of a children's hospital lies in shambles a day after a fire blazed through it in New Delhi on May 26, 2024. Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP
Thousands flee as Philippine storm hits main island 26 May 2024 - 02:58 pm
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Hamas military wing claims launched big missile attack on Tel Aviv 26 May 2024 - 02:44 pm
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More than 115,000 flee as cyclone approaches Bangladesh 26 May 2024 - 02:25 pm
A man reacts as high tidal waves hit the coast along a sea beach during rainfall in Kuakata on May 26, 2024, ahead of cyclone Remal's landfall in Bangladesh. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman / AFP)
China, Japan premiers in Seoul for talks, rare summit 26 May 2024 - 01:53 pm
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (R) shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during a meeting at the Presidential Office in Seoul on May 26, 2024. (Photo by Ahn Young-joon / Pool / AFP)
Israeli occupation continues deadly offensive in Rafah, close crossings 26 May 2024 - 11:25 am
Palestinians near the ruins of destroyed buildings following the withdrawal of Israeli troops in Khan Younis, southern gaza, on April 10. MUST CREDIT: Ahmad Salem/Bloomberg
UN migration agency estimates more than 670 killed in Papua New Guinea landslide 26 May 2024 - 10:54 am
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Number of casualties of Israeli war on Gaza climb to 35,903 martyrs, 80,420 injured 25 May 2024 - 07:08 pm
Palestinians transport the bodies of gazans killed in an Israeli strike to a clinic in gaza City on May 25, 2024. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
At least 20 dead in a fire in an amusement park in western INDIA, police say. 25 May 2024 - 06:32 pm
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Haiti still waiting for international force to tackle gangs 25 May 2024 - 05:41 pm
A police tank patrols the area where armed gangs have spread terror, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on May 24, 2024. Photo by Clarens SIFFROY / AFP.
NASA launches ground-breaking climate change satellite 25 May 2024 - 05:33 pm
The United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket sits at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on May 5, 2024. Photo by Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo / Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo / AFP / AFP.
Migrants arriving in UK by sea top 10,000 this year 25 May 2024 - 04:08 pm
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