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Get to know UAE’s new 10-year 'Blue Residency' visa 20 May 2024 - 07:59 pm
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Japan's Studio Ghibli receives honorary Palme d'Or in Cannes 20 May 2024 - 07:41 pm
Japanese director and Ghibli Park Creative Development manager Goro Miyazaki is awarded with the Honorary Palme by Spanish director, producer, and writer and member of the Jury of the 77th Cannes Film Festival Juan Antonio Bayona during the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 20, 2024. Photo by LOIC VENANCE / AFP.
Hungary detains cruise ship captain involved in deadly collision 20 May 2024 - 07:34 pm
Damage can be seen on the nose of the Swiss hotel ship Heidelberg, which was involved in an accident on the night before on the river Danube in Komarom, Hungary on May 19, 2024. Photo by Ferenc ISZA / AFP
Two airport staff in Manila lauded for honesty, turned over large sums of cash and gold 20 May 2024 - 06:45 pm
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Girl, 6, dies after being found unconscious in Swiss forest: police 20 May 2024 - 06:39 pm
This handout photograph taken and released by the Swiss Police of the Canton of Valais on May 19, 2024 shows about 250 volunteers taking part in a search operation to recover a 6-year-old girl found unconscious in a forest after disappearing in still unknown circumstances while attending a family party. Photo by Handout / POLICE CANTONALE VALAISANNE / AFP.
Record-breaking rainfall hits south China's Guangxi 20 May 2024 - 04:38 pm
This photo taken on May 19, 2024 shows a man pushing his scooter along a flooded street following heavy rains in Nanning, in China's southern Guangxi region. (Photo by AFP)
Ship that caused deadly Baltimore bridge collapse refloated, returns to port 20 May 2024 - 04:36 pm
A section of the Francis Scott Key Bridge rests in the water next to the Dali container ship in Baltimore on May 13, 2024 after crews conducted a controlled demolition. Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP
Funeral rites for Raisi to start Tuesday: Iran state media 20 May 2024 - 04:28 pm
(Files) This handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency shows Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi giving the annual address to the nation for Nowruz, the Persian New Year, in Tehran on March 20, 2024. (Photo by Iranian Presidency / AFP)
UK report finds decades-long infected blood scandal was covered up 20 May 2024 - 04:08 pm
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Philippines blames China for loss of giant clams in disputed shoal and urges environmental inquiry 20 May 2024 - 03:56 pm
A journalist takes a photo of a presentation by the Philippine Coast Guard showing alleged Chinese activities in Scarborough Shoal, during a press conference in Manila on May 20, 2024. (Photo by JAM STA ROSA / AFP)
ICC prosecutor seeks Gaza 'war crimes' arrest warrant for Netanyahu 20 May 2024 - 03:34 pm
(Files) Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a special session to vote on a new government at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on June 13, 2021. (Photo by Emmanuel Dunand / AFP)
Iran mourns president Raisi's death in helicopter crash 20 May 2024 - 03:10 pm
A handout picture released by the Iranian presidency shows Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber, with the seat of the late president Ebrahim Raisi (portrait) next to him empty, addressing the country's cabinet in Tehran on May 20, 2024. (Photo by Iranian Presidency / AFP)
Uncertain future for thousands after deadly Brazil floods 20 May 2024 - 02:58 pm
A man navigates a boat through a flooded street in front of the public market in downtown Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, on May 19, 2024. Photo by Nelson ALMEIDA / AFP
Saudia Group in 'landmark' deal for 105 Airbus planes 20 May 2024 - 02:46 pm
Saleh Eid, Vice President of Fleet Management & Agreements at Saudia Airlines speaks during an interview at the Future Aviation Forum in Riyadh on May 20, 2024. (Photo by Fayez Nureldine / AFP)
Two dead in stabbing at central China primary school: state media 20 May 2024 - 02:24 pm
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Australia police arrest 554 in domestic violence crackdown 20 May 2024 - 01:46 pm
This picture taken on May 8, 2024 shows Shazya Singh, domestic and family violence case manager at Lou's Place that provides daytime shelter to women seeking support from domestic violence, pasting messages on a chart at the shelter in Sydney. Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP
South Korea, Britain host AI summit with safety top of agenda 20 May 2024 - 01:21 pm
A man walks along a pavement in Seoul on May 14, 2024. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP)
Spain demands Milei public apology for 'corrupt wife' comment 20 May 2024 - 12:36 pm
Argentina's president Javier Milei gestures as he delivers a speech on stage during the Spanish far-right wing party Vox's rally