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Indonesia celebrates Independence Day in future capital 17 Aug 2024 - 08:26 am
Performers take part in a ceremonial event to mark Indonesia's 79th Independence Day in Banda Aceh on August 17, 2024. (Photo by CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN / AFP)
Gaza health ministry confirms first case of polio 17 Aug 2024 - 12:52 am
A child peeks out from the window of a car as Palestinians flee with their belongings Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on August 16, 2024. (Photo by Eyad Baba / AFP)
GCC welcomes decision of Sudan's Transitional Sovereignty Council to open 'Adri' border crossing 17 Aug 2024 - 12:03 am
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UN chief calls for 'Polio Pause' in Gaza 16 Aug 2024 - 11:31 pm
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Pakistan, Sweden report first cases of mpox virus 16 Aug 2024 - 10:35 pm
File: This undated file image obtained from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) in Bethesda, Maryland, shows a colorised transmission electron micrograph of monkeypox particles (green) found within an infected cell (pink and purple), cultured in the laboratory. (Photo by Handout / National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases / AFP)
Gunmen abduct at least 20 students in Nigeria 16 Aug 2024 - 10:01 pm
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India launches advanced earth observation satellite 16 Aug 2024 - 08:09 pm
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UN says food trucks ready to roll from Chad into Sudan 16 Aug 2024 - 07:00 pm
People already displaced by conflict, rest by tents at a makeshift campsite they were evacuated to following deadly floods in the eastern city of Kassala on August 11, 2024. Every year in Sudan, sasonal peak flow on the Nile is accompanied by torrential rains, destroying homes, wrecking infrastructure and claiming lives. But the impact is expected to be worse this year after nearly 16 months of fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) that has pushed millions of displaced people into flood zones. (Photo by AFP)
OIC condemns escalating crimes by extremist settlers in the West Bank 16 Aug 2024 - 06:49 pm
Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations Riyad Mansour (R) and Jordanian Foreign Minster Ayman Safadi, attend the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meeting in Jeddah on August 7, 2024. Photo by Amer HILABI / AFP.
Hurricane Ernesto barrels toward Bermuda as wealthy British territory preps for storm 16 Aug 2024 - 06:28 pm
This satellite image obtained from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Ernesto at 13:40 Zulu on August 15, 2024. Photo by Handout / NOAA/GOES / AFP
Nepal flood waters smash through village 16 Aug 2024 - 05:27 pm
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Europe must prepare for more mpox cases: EU health agency 16 Aug 2024 - 04:52 pm
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Nigeria records 39 mpox cases this year 16 Aug 2024 - 03:49 pm
(FILES) This undated file image obtained from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) in Bethesda, Maryland, shows a colorized transmission electron micrograph of monkeypox particles (green) found within an infected cell (pink and purple), cultured in the laboratory. (Photo by Handout / National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases / AFP)
Thailand parliament elects Paetongtarn Shinawatra as new Prime Minister 16 Aug 2024 - 03:12 pm
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Uganda garbage landslide death toll rises to 34 16 Aug 2024 - 01:05 pm
A Red Cross officer runs for help following a landfill collapse in Kampala on August 10, 2024. (Photo by BADRU KATUMBA / AFP)
Tokyo cancels flights as a strong typhoon swerves nearby 16 Aug 2024 - 12:34 pm
A train station employee walks out of an office next to a digital display informing passengers that the high-speed bullet train, or
Taylor Swift returns to stage for first time since foiled terror plot 16 Aug 2024 - 12:12 am
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Ukraine using UK-gifted tanks in Russia offensive: reports 15 Aug 2024 - 11:52 pm
Ukrainian servicemen operate a tank on a road near the border with Russia, in the Sumy region of Ukraine, on August 14, 2024. (Photo by Roman Pilipey / AFP)