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Macron says France isn't prepared to participate in securing Strait of Hormuz in 'current context' 17 Mar 2026 - 08:39 pm
:France's President Emmanuel Macron (C) speaks next to France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu (4L) and France's Defence Minister Catherine Vautrin (3L) during a national defence council meeting on Middle East conflict at the Elysee Palace in Paris on March 17, 2026. (Photo by Benoit Tessier / POOL / AFP)
Sudanese families cling to Eid al-Fitr traditions amid hardship 17 Mar 2026 - 08:36 pm
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Thai petrol queues lengthen as price cap expires 17 Mar 2026 - 08:02 pm
A notice is seen at a temporarily closed petrol station as it waits to be restocked in Bangkok on March 16, 2026 following import disruptions caused by the Middle East conflict. Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP
Argentina withdraws from World Health Organization 17 Mar 2026 - 07:00 pm
This photograph shows a logo of the World Health Organisation (WHO) displayed on the facade of organisation's headquarters in Geneva on April 23, 2025. Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP
Two men in Kenyan court for ant-smuggling 17 Mar 2026 - 06:42 pm
A Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) warden displays some of the syringe cartridges modified to carry live ants at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport law courts in Nairobi on March 17, 2026. Photo by Tony KARUMBA / AFP
Omani, Armenian Foreign Ministers discuss ties, regional developments 17 Mar 2026 - 06:27 pm
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Britain rushes to contain 'unprecedented' meningitis outbreak 17 Mar 2026 - 05:47 pm
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Germany targets oil firms to prevent wartime price gouging 17 Mar 2026 - 04:16 pm
Germany's Economy and Energy Minister, Katherina Reiche speaks to the media as she arrives for a Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council in Brussels on March 16, 2026. (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP)
Jordan's wheat reserves sufficient for 5.5 months, Minister says 17 Mar 2026 - 04:12 pm
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Two medical personnel injured after shrapnel hits ambulance center in Kuwait 17 Mar 2026 - 04:09 pm
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Millions of Indonesians in Eid travel exodus 17 Mar 2026 - 01:08 pm
Passengers prepare to board a train to return home ahead of Eid al-Fitr, at Gubeng station in Surabaya on March 17, 2026. (Photo by Juni Kriswanto / AFP)
China says to provide humanitarian assistance to Iran, Mideast nations 17 Mar 2026 - 12:01 pm
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LIVE UPDATES: Qatar intercepts second wave of missiles attack 17 Mar 2026 - 11:43 am
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IN PHOTOS: 'Many dead': Wounded survivor escaped Kabul clinic strike 17 Mar 2026 - 10:42 am
Taliban security personnel inspect the site after Pakistani airstrikes hit the Secondary Rehabilitation Services Centre in Kabul on March 17, 2026. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar / AFP)
Pakistani national killed by falling debris in Abu Dhabi 17 Mar 2026 - 08:52 am
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Logistics center near Baghdad Airport and oil field targeted by drones: Iraq 16 Mar 2026 - 10:46 pm
An Iraqi man walks through Al-Umma Park during rainfall in Baghdad on March 15, 2026. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)
Israeli occupation renews incursion into Syrian Quneitra 16 Mar 2026 - 10:14 pm
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8 drones intercepted, destroyed in eastern province: Saudi Defense Ministry 16 Mar 2026 - 10:02 pm
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