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Meryl Streep says a 'squirrel has more rights' than an Afghan girl 24 Sep 2024 - 11:10 am
US actress Meryl Streep (2R) attends an event on “The Inclusion of Women in the Future of Afghanistan” on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly on September 23, 2024. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP)
New Zealand scientists discover ghostly 'spookfish' 24 Sep 2024 - 08:15 am
Handout picture released by the National Institute Of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd (NIWA) on September 24, 2024, shows a new species of ghost shark. (Photo by Handout / NIWA / AFP)
Pakistan appoints new army general as head of powerful spy agency 23 Sep 2024 - 09:07 pm
File: Army personnel patrol on a road in Rawalpindi / AFP 
India reports its first case of virulent mpox virus strain 23 Sep 2024 - 08:47 pm
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Myanmar soldiers help clean up after a typhoon that killed more than 380 people 23 Sep 2024 - 05:41 pm
(FILES) Flood-affected residents are transported on a rescue boat in Taungoo, Myanmar's Bago region on September 14, 2024, following heavy rains in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi. (Photo by Sai Aung MAIN / AFP)
South Korea warns of 'decisive' action against trash balloons 23 Sep 2024 - 03:28 pm
AFP File photo of remains of a fallen trash balloon sent from North Korea to South Korea. Photo used for demonstration purposes.
Sri Lanka's new leader says no magic solution to crisis 23 Sep 2024 - 01:00 pm
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Beijing slams reported US trade ban on cars with Chinese tech 23 Sep 2024 - 12:55 pm
An employee works on an electric vehicle (EV) production line at the Leapmotor factory in Jinhua, China's eastern Zhejiang province on September 18, 2024. Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP.
India's one-horned rhino numbers charging ahead, govt says 23 Sep 2024 - 11:09 am
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Rescuers comb muddy riverbanks after Japan floods kill seven 23 Sep 2024 - 11:03 am
A man looks on as debris washed away from flooding is seen piled by houses along the Tsukada river following heavy rain in Wajima city, Ishikawa prefecture on September 23, 2024. Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP.
Family of murdered Sri Lanka editor seek justice from new president 23 Sep 2024 - 10:45 am
Photo used for a demonstration purpose. A woman with a Sri Lankan national flag stands at the Galle fort while watching the play of the fourth day of first Test cricket match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand at the Galle International Cricket Stadium in Galle on September 22, 2024. Photo by IDREES MOHAMMED / AFP.
China's Xi says hopes to deepen ties with new Sri Lankan president 23 Sep 2024 - 10:37 am
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Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lanka's president 23 Sep 2024 - 10:32 am
A supporter of Sri Lanka's newly elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka, waves country's national flag near the Presidential Secretariat after Dissanayaka's swearing-in ceremony in Colombo on September 23, 2024. Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara / AFP.
Long wait for justice in India's backlogged courts 23 Sep 2024 - 10:22 am
In this photograph taken on September 6, 2024, lawyers go through a case file inside their chamber at the court complex in Ghaziabad. (Photo by Money Sharma / AFP)
Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka's presidential election 22 Sep 2024 - 07:47 pm
Sri Lanka's president-elect Anura Kumara Dissanayaka (C), gestures as he leaves the Election Commission office in Colombo on September 22, 2024, following his victory in the country's presidential election. Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara / AFP.
Blast targeting foreign diplomats’ convoy kills policeman in Pakistan’s restive northwest 22 Sep 2024 - 06:07 pm
Security personnel examine the site of a bomb explosion, at Malam Jabba in the Swat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on September 22, 2024. A Pakistan policeman was killed and three others injured after a roadside bomb hit a convoy of foreign diplomats in the northwest, police said on September 22. (Photo by Mehboob UL HAQ / AFP)
Asia's oldest operating trams see slow death in India 22 Sep 2024 - 03:12 pm
In this photo taken on September 8, 2024, passengers commute in a tram along a street in Kolkata. (Photo by Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP)
Torrential rainfall forces 1,500 to evacuate, causes widespread damage to homes, roads in S.Korea 22 Sep 2024 - 03:00 pm
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Europe

Members of the Institute of Terrestrial and Aquatic Wildlife Research (ITAW), monitor a stranded whale at the Timmendorfer Beach, northern Germany on March 23, 2026. (Photo by Jens Büttner / dpa / AFP) Rescue launched for whale stranded on German coast
Tempi 2023 Victims' Association president Maria Karystianou (C) sits with relatives inside the Over 30 go on trial over Greece worst train disaster
Screengrab of the wreckage of the collapsed buildings as viewed from the air ( NTV) Building collapses in central Istanbul, several trapped under rubble media
File representation 6 fuel ships to Australia cancelled or deferred: Energy minister

Africa

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(Files) Supporters cheer as the Senegalese football players ride on a bus during a trophy parade in the streets of Dakar on January 20, 2026. (Photo by Guy Peterson / AFP) AFCON stripping of Senegal's title a 'disgrace for Africa' say fans
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Americas

Peninsula Trump postpones strikes on Iranian power plants for five days
An Air Canada Express plane sits on the tarmac after it collided with a fire truck on the tarmac at LaGuardia Airport on March 23, 2026 in New York City. The plane had landed from a flight from Montreal. Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP Pilot, co-pilot killed in runway collision at New York airport
File photo Trump orders immigration agents to airports amid crippling budget standoff
A man walks on a street without electricity during a nation wide blackout in Havana on March 21, 2026. (Photo by Yamil Lage / AFP) Cuba scrambles to restore power after new blackout

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