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WHO Director-General describes conditions in Gaza as 'hellish' 26 Jan 2024 - 11:26 am
Injured people receive treatment in Gaza City's Al-Shifa hospital on January 25, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
Death toll in southwest China landslide rises to 43 25 Jan 2024 - 02:08 pm
Rescue workers search for missing people at the site of a landslide in Zhaotong, in southwest China's Yunnan province on January 24, 2024. (Photo by CNS / AFP)
South Korean ruling party MP attacked in street : Yonhap 25 Jan 2024 - 01:31 pm
A man watches a television screen showing a news broadcast with a file footage of South Korean ruling People Power Party's lawmaker Bae Hyun-jin, at a railway station in Seoul on January 25, 2024. Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP
Japan craft made successful pin-point Moon landing, space agency says 25 Jan 2024 - 12:54 pm
This handout photo released on January 25, 2024 from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and credited to JAXA, Takara Tomy, Sony Group Corporation and Doshisha University shows an image of the lunar surface taken and transmitted by LEV-2
Ukraine opens criminal probe into downing of Russian plane 25 Jan 2024 - 12:38 pm
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Fuming French farmers pile pressure on Paris 25 Jan 2024 - 12:24 pm
Farmers of the CR47 (Coordination rurale) union block the A62 motor way near Agen, southwerstern France, on January 25, 2024, as part of a nation-wide day of actions and road blockades called by several farming union to protest against increases in production costs and environmental regulations. Photo by Christophe ARCHAMBAULT / AFP
Colombia declares emergency over raging forest fires 25 Jan 2024 - 12:09 pm
This aerial view shows smoke billowing from a forest fire in Nemocon, Colombia on January 24, 2024. (Photo by Luis Acosta / AFP)
Japanese man sentenced to death in anime arson trial 25 Jan 2024 - 11:58 am
A woman (R) walks past as journalists (C) try to record the departure of a vehicle as it leaves the Kyoto District Court in Kyoto on January 25, 2024, following the verdict for a Japanese man who admitted to starting a fire that killed 36 people at an animation studio in 2019. Photo by Philip FONG / AFP
More heavy snow expected in Japan after 800 vehicles trapped on expressway 25 Jan 2024 - 11:39 am
A woman walks on the street as it snows in Kyoto on January 25, 2024. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)
LIVE UPDATES: Khan Younis in Gaza under intense Israeli bombardment 25 Jan 2024 - 11:36 am
A picture taken from Rafah shows smoke billowing over Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip during Israeli bombardment on January 24, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
Delta plane loses nose wheel as it prepared for takeoff from Atlanta 25 Jan 2024 - 10:28 am
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Former Zimbabwe opposition chief convicted of incitement 24 Jan 2024 - 08:25 pm
Zimbabwe former legislator and prominent member of the opposition party Citizens Colaition for Change (CCC) Job Sikhala climbs into a prisons truck at the Harare Magistrates Court in Harare on January 24, 2024 after the court convicted him of inciting public violence. (Photo by Jekesai NJIKIZANA / AFP)
German foreign minister urges 'pressure' on Sudan warring sides 24 Jan 2024 - 07:31 pm
A man walks down a road in Khartoum amid ongoing fighting between the forces of two rival generals, on May 18, 2023. (Photo by AFP)
Trump closes in on Biden rematch after New Hampshire win 24 Jan 2024 - 05:22 pm
Republican presidential hopeful and former US President Donald Trump speaks during an Election Night Party in Nashua, New Hampshire, on January 23, 2024. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP)
Sri Lanka passes tough social media law 24 Jan 2024 - 03:51 pm
A blindfolded activist with a rope tied around his wrists and covered with logos of different social media platforms takes part in a protest against the proposed 'Online Safety Bill' on January 24, 2024. (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara / AFP)
China fire death toll rises to 39: state media 24 Jan 2024 - 03:37 pm
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Philippines bars entry of 3,359 foreigners in 2023 24 Jan 2024 - 01:22 pm
People are seen inside a shopping mall in Quezon City, the Philippines, Jan. 12, 2024. Xinhua/Rouelle Umali
Heavens remain shut over Catalonia as three-year drought persists 24 Jan 2024 - 01:12 pm
This photograph taken on January 15, 2024 shows the dry soil next to the low water-level reservoir of Sau with in background Sant Roma de Sau church, in the province of Girona in Catalonia. Catalonia struggles with historic drought for three years, with some residents already experiencing water restrictions in their daily life. (Photo by LLUIS GENE / AFP)

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Qatar’s local vegetable production to reach 120,000 tonnes by end of 2026, achieving 70% self-sufficiency