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South Korea's ex-first lady accused of taking over $200,000 in bribes 29 Dec 2025 - 11:08 am
South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee, wife of impeached former president Yoon Suk Yeol, arrives at a court to attend a hearing to review her arrest warrant requested by special prosecutors at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul on August 12, 2025. (Photo by Jung Yeon-Je / Pool / AFP)
China says to launch digital currency action plan 29 Dec 2025 - 10:56 am
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16 killed in nursing home fire in Indonesia 29 Dec 2025 - 10:53 am
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China’s high-speed rail network passes 50,000km mark 29 Dec 2025 - 09:46 am
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Arab League Council condemns Israel's recognition of Somaliland, affirms rejection to any measures to displace Palestinians 28 Dec 2025 - 09:01 pm
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Three missing in southern Spain after flooding 28 Dec 2025 - 08:16 pm
File: A picture taken on October 31, 2024 shows the Spanish flag flying at half-mast at the start of three days of national mourning after Spain's deadliest floods in decades, at Cibeles Square in Madrid. (Photo by Oscar Del Pozo / AFP)
S. Korea's presidential office moves back to Blue House 28 Dec 2025 - 06:48 pm
The Blue House (C), known as Cheong Wa Dae in Korean, is seen over Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul on December 22, 2025. Photo by JUNG YEON-JE / AFP
'Shivering from cold and fear': winter rains batter displaced Gazans 28 Dec 2025 - 05:49 pm
Displaced Palestinians walk past a large pool of rain water accumulated near tent shelters as the region experiences rain and cold winter conditions, in Gaza City on December 28, 2025. Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP
Somali PM condemns Israel's recognition of Somaliland 28 Dec 2025 - 04:54 pm
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Russia reports capture of five new towns in eastern Ukraine 28 Dec 2025 - 04:49 pm
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Hakimi to feature in Morocco's final AFCON group game 28 Dec 2025 - 04:45 pm
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470-kilo WWII bomb removed in Belgrade 28 Dec 2025 - 02:27 pm
This handout photograph taken on December 28, 2025 and released by Serbia's Ministry of Interior, shows Serbian bomb disposal experts removing a 470-kg World War II aerial bomb, dropped on Nazi-occupied Belgrade in 1944, from a construction site in the Serbian capital. (Photo by Handout / Serbian Ministry of Interior Affairs / AFP)
Polls close in first round of Myanmar's election 28 Dec 2025 - 01:22 pm
Members of Myanmar Union Election commission (UEC) count ballots after the closing of polls at a polling station in the first phase of Myanmar general election in Yangon on December 28, 2025. (Photo by Lillian Suwanrumpha/ AFP)
Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes off coast of Peru 28 Dec 2025 - 11:56 am
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Brazil's ex-president Bolsonaro treated for hiccups 28 Dec 2025 - 11:17 am
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro underwent medical treatment on December 27, 2025, for the hiccups he has been suffering from for months. (Photo by Pablo Porciuncula / AFP)
A saint, a monk, a rock: Bulgaria's euro coin designs 28 Dec 2025 - 10:45 am
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'Acoustic hazard': Noise complaints spark Vietnam pickleball wars 28 Dec 2025 - 08:26 am
This picture taken on December 23, 2025 shows people playing pickleball in the playground of a residential area in Hanoi. (Photo by Nhac Nguyen / AFP)
Highway accident kills 10 in northeast Brazil 27 Dec 2025 - 11:52 pm
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