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Russia agrees to extend Ukraine grain deal in a boost for global food security 17 May 2023 - 07:18 pm
File Photo: The Joint Coordination Centre officials board cargo ship Mehmet Bey as she waits to pass the Bosphorus strait off the shores of Yenikapi during a misty morning in Istanbul, Turkey, on October 31, 2022. (Mehmet Emin Calsikan/Reuters)
Eight dead, Grand Prix postponed after flooding in northern Italy 17 May 2023 - 04:01 pm
A speleological alpine rescuer looks in a car for missing persons near a supermarket in a flooded area in Cesena on May 17, 2023. Photos by Alessandro SERRANO / AFP
UK to end 'no-fault' evictions as housing crisis bites 17 May 2023 - 01:19 pm
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Floods caused by heavy rains kill at least two in Italy 17 May 2023 - 11:45 am
Firemen and civil protection rescuers evacuate a woman with an inflatable boat in Forli on May 17, 2023 after heavy rains have caused major floodings in central Italy, where trains were stopped and schools were closed in many towns while people were asked to leave the ground floors of their homes and to avoid going out. Photo by AFP
Putin, Zelenskyy agree to meet with 'African leaders' peace mission,' says South Africa president 16 May 2023 - 06:44 pm
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky.  (Photo by Carl Court / POOL / AFP)
Mishandling of luggage soars as air travel rebounds: Study 16 May 2023 - 03:01 pm
Passengers wait for information about their flights at terminal 3 of Ninoy International Airport in Pasay, Metro Manila on January 1, 2023. (Photo by KEVIN TRISTAN ESPIRITU / AFP)
Philips says sleep respirators 'unlikely' to harm 16 May 2023 - 12:59 pm
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German court sentences 5 over 100-million-euro jewelry heist 16 May 2023 - 12:23 pm
Andreas Ziegel (2nd L), presiding judge at the Higher Regional Court in Dresden, eastern Germany, sits in front of defendants prior to a hearing on May 16, 2023 in the trial over a jewellery heist on the Green Vault (Gruenes Gewoelbe) museum in Dresden's Royal Palace in November 2019. Photo by Sebastian Kahnert / POOL / AFP
Verdict due in spectacular German museum jewel heist 16 May 2023 - 09:53 am
In this file photo taken on January 10, 2023, police officers secure the building of the Higher Regional Court in Dresden, eastern Germany, prior to a hearing in the trial over a jewellery heist on the Green Vault (Gruenes Gewoelbe) museum in Dresden's Royal Palace in November 2019. (Photo by Jens Schlueter / AFP)
WHO shuts specialised Moscow office over Ukraine 15 May 2023 - 08:01 pm
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Girl wounded in Belgrade school shooting dies 15 May 2023 - 03:19 pm
A parent escorts her child following a shooting at a school in the capital Belgrade on May 3, 2023. (Photo by Oliver Bunic / AFP)
Russian missile strike kills four in Ukraine as Zelensky visits UK 15 May 2023 - 02:50 pm
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Prince William's Earthshot Prize to be hosted in Singapore 15 May 2023 - 01:55 pm
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Kremlin says expecting Turkey ties to 'deepen' regardless of vote outcome 15 May 2023 - 01:38 pm
Supporters of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan wave flags outside the AK Party headquarters after polls closed in Turkey's presidental and parliamentary elections in Ankara, Turkey. (Photo by Adem Altan / AFP)
Ukraine hails 'first success' of offensive around Bakhmut 15 May 2023 - 12:51 pm
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Macron to discuss joint projects with Elon Musk  15 May 2023 - 12:17 pm
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Zelensky on UK trip wins vow of 'hundreds' more missiles 15 May 2023 - 10:59 am
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky arrives at the Elysee presidential palace prior to a meeting with French president in Paris on May 14, 2023.  (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
Serbia: 13,500 weapons collected in amnesty, including rocket launchers 14 May 2023 - 02:42 pm
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