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Flooding in Yemen has left 30 people dead and hundreds displaced 08 Aug 2024 - 11:14 am
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Bangladesh's incoming interim leader Yunus to take office Thursday, appeals for calm 07 Aug 2024 - 09:50 pm
Bangladesh's finance pioneer Muhammad Yunus (centre) is escorted by French police personnel as he arrives at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport, north of Paris on August 7, 2024, enroute to Bangladesh. (Photo by Luis Tato / AFP)
India to appeal wrestler Phogat's Olympic disqualification 07 Aug 2024 - 08:36 pm
:India's Vinesh Phogat celebrates her win over Cuba's Yusneylis Guzman Lopez in their women's freestyle 50kg wrestling semi-final match at the Champ-de-Mars Arena during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Paris on August 6, 2024. (Photo by Luis ROBAYO / AFP)
Thai court bans popular politician, dissolves reformist party 07 Aug 2024 - 05:37 pm
Move Forward Party Leader and prime ministerial candidate Pita Limjaroenrat speaks to the media in Thai Parliament after the parliamentary vote for the premiership in Bangkok on July 13, 2023. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)
5 killed in helicopter crash northwest of Nepal's capital 07 Aug 2024 - 05:19 pm
This handout photograph taken on August 7, 2024 and released by the Nepal Army shows the remains of a Air Dynasty chopper that crashed in Nuwakot district on the outskirts of Kathmandu. (Photo by Nepalese Army / AFP)
Bangladesh Nobel winner Yunus to lead interim govt 07 Aug 2024 - 02:38 pm
Bangladeshi Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus addressing the media as he prepared to leave after filing an appeal for the extension of his bail at Labour Appellate Tribunal in Dhaka on March 3, 2024. Photo by REHMAN ASAD / AFP.
Pilot, 4 Chinese nationals killed in Nepal chopper crash 07 Aug 2024 - 01:33 pm
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China to crack down on fentanyl chemicals: US 06 Aug 2024 - 07:34 pm
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Bangaldesh Nobel winner Yunus ready to lead after Hasina flees 06 Aug 2024 - 05:50 pm
People gather to see burnt Jatrabari police station as anti-government protestors set fire in Dhaka on August 6, 2024, after former prime minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country. (Photo by Abdul Goni / AFP)
More than 120 people died in Tokyo from heatstroke in July 06 Aug 2024 - 04:41 pm
(File photo) taken on July 30, 2023 shows people using umbrellas and parasols to seek relief from the heat while walking outside Shinjuku station, as temperatures of 35C-plus (95F) have scorched the Japanese capital Tokyo for weeks. Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP
Pakistani climbers retrieve porter's body a year after K2 summit 06 Aug 2024 - 02:17 pm
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Bangladesh’s president dissolves parliament, clearing the way for elections to replace ousted leader 06 Aug 2024 - 01:55 pm
Anti-government protestors display Bangladesh's national flag as they storm Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's palace in Dhaka on August 5, 2024. Bangladesh army chief Waker-Uz-Zaman spent nearly four decades rising to the top of the military and said on August 5, he was
Military in control of Bangladesh after Hasina flees 06 Aug 2024 - 10:09 am
A man (R) reads a newspaper with an article on Bangladesh published on its front page, along a street in Jalandhar on August 6, 2024, a day after Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted by anti-government protestors. Photo by Shammi MEHRA / AFP
Bangladesh's army chief says consultations afoot to form interim government 05 Aug 2024 - 05:44 pm
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Philippines, Vietnam coast guards to hold first joint drills 05 Aug 2024 - 03:00 pm
Philippine Coast Guard personnel wave flags as a Vietnam Coast Guard ship makes a port call during a goodwill visit at a port in Manila on August 5, 2024. Photo by JAM STA ROSA / AFP.
PM Sheikh Hasina resigns and leaves Bangladesh amid widening unrest 05 Aug 2024 - 12:54 pm
Anti-government protestors display Bangladesh's national flag as they storm Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's palace in Dhaka on August 5, 2024. Photo by K M ASAD / AFP
Bangladesh protesters storm prime minister's palace 05 Aug 2024 - 12:31 pm
Anti-government protestors march towards Bangladesh prime minister's residence in Dhaka on August 5, 2024. Photo by Munir UZ ZAMAN / AFP
Bangladesh PM flees her palace as protesters roam streets 05 Aug 2024 - 12:25 pm
Protesters block the Shahbagh intersection during a protest in Dhaka on August 4, 2024. Photo by Munir UZ ZAMAN / AFP.

Europe

Local residents stand by a damaged shopping center following Russian strikes in Kyiv on May 25, 2026. (Photo by Tetiana Dzhafarova / AFP) Russia threatens more strikes on Kyiv, urges foreigners to leave city
People relax in deck chairs on the beach in Brighton, on the south coast of England on May 25, 2026, as Monday is expected to be the hottest bank holiday ever, with heatwave conditions spreading to parts of southeast England and London. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP) Record May heatwave sweeps Britain as temperatures forecast to hit 35 degrees Celsius
A paddleboarder is seen between the stanchions of the derelict West Pier off the beach in Brighton, on the south coast of England on May 25, 2026, as Monday is expected to be the hottest bank holiday.(Photo by Ben Stansaal / AFP) UK beats May heat record with 33.5C registered near London
Peninsula VIDEO: Paraglider survives mid-air collision with small plane in Austria

Africa

File Photo S.Africa government holds urgent talks over anti-migrant tensions
A woman (top R) reacts as a person suspected of having died from Ebola is buried in Bunia, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, on May 25, 2026. (Photo by Glody MURHABAZI / AFP) WHO urges DRC's neighbours to act immediately on Ebola
Parishioners wash their hands before entering the church following local authorities’ instructions to limit the spread of the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo in Bunia on May 24, 2026. (Photo by Seros Muyisa / AFP) Suspected Ebola cases top 900 in DR Congo: WHO chief
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Americas

Handout photo released by Mexico's Presidency press office shows Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum during her daily press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City on May 25, 2026. (Photo by Saul lopez Escorcia / Presidencia de Mexico / AFP) Mexico says will host Iran during World Cup
Orange County sheriff deputies block Western Avenue at Katella Avenue as roads remain closed after a chemical leak from a large storage tank prompted evacuations in Garden Grove, California, on May 24, 2026. Photo by Blake Fagan / AFP California chemical leak explosion threat 'eliminated,' fire officials say
Orange County sheriff deputies block Western Avenue at Katella Avenue as roads remain closed after a chemical leak in Garden Grove, California, on May 24, 2026. (Photo by Blake Fagan / AFP) Crack found in California toxic chemical tank could relieve pressure
Police vehicles and tape blocks off a crime scene near the White House after a gunman opened fire in Washington, DC, on May 23, 2026. (Photo by Alex Wroblewski / AFP) Gunman killed by US Secret Service after opening fire near White House

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