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After 17 days trapped in tunnel, India workers say hope kept them alive 29 Nov 2023 - 09:51 am
An IAF Chinook helicopter carrying rescued workers to a hospital in Rishikesh takes off at Chinyalisaur airstrip in Uttarakashi district of Uttarakhand State on November 29, 2023. (Photo by Sajjad Hussain / AFP)
All 41 Indian workers trapped in tunnel for 17 days rescued: minister 28 Nov 2023 - 05:47 pm
This handout picture released by the Uttarakhand's Department of Information and Public Relation (DIPR) and taken on November 28, 2023 shows a contruction worker (front 2L) interacting with Chief minister of Uttarakhand Pushkar Singh Dhami (C) following his rescue from inside the under construction Silkyara tunnel during a rescue operation for trapped workers after a section of the tunnel collapsed in the Uttarkashi district of India's Uttarakhand state. (Photo by Department of Information and Public Relation (DIPR) Uttarakhand / AFP)
Philippines, communist rebels agree to resume peace talks 28 Nov 2023 - 05:40 pm
File photo: Guerrillas of the New People's Army (NPA) are seen in formation in the Sierra Madre mountain range, east of Manila, on July 30, 2017. (Photo by Noel Celis / AFP)
Doctors warn of New Zealand health tragedy after smoking ban scrapped 28 Nov 2023 - 08:50 am
New Zealand's new PM Christopher Luxon (L) looks on as New Zealand's Governor General Dame Cindy Kiro signs documents during the swearing-in of the new government at Government House in Wellington on November 27, 2023. (Photo by Marty Melville / AFP)
Indian army digs by hand to free 41 trapped tunnel workers 27 Nov 2023 - 11:53 am
Rescue personnel arrive for manual drilling at the collapsed under construction Silkyara tunnel on November 27, 2023. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP)
Bangladesh arrest thousands in 'violent' crackdown: HRW 27 Nov 2023 - 11:03 am
Motorists watch as Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) activists set fire on a road during clashes with the police in Araihazar, on October 31, 2023. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman / AFP)
Strong cold wave to lash various parts of China 26 Nov 2023 - 03:52 pm
Cars make their way during snowfall in Dalian, in China's northeastern Liaoning province on November 23, 2023. Photo by AFP
China says surge in respiratory illnesses caused by flu and other known pathogens 26 Nov 2023 - 03:26 pm
Children receive a drip on the stairs at a children hospital in Beijing on November 23, 2023. (Photo by Jade Gao / AFP)
India bid to free 41 trapped workers enters third week 26 Nov 2023 - 03:02 pm
Rescue personnel work at the mouth of the collapsed under construction Silkyara tunnel in the Uttarkashi district of India's Uttarakhand state, on November 25, 2023. Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP
Dragon boat races return to Cambodian capital for water festival 26 Nov 2023 - 01:19 pm
Pigeons fly past as participants row dragon boats during a competition as part of the Water Festival on the Tonle Sap river in Phnom Penh on November 26, 2023. (Photo by Tang Chhin Sothy / AFP)
Philippines, Australia launch joint patrols amid China tensions 26 Nov 2023 - 09:40 am
An Australian F-35A lightning fighter jets fly past during a joint exercise between Australian and Philippine troops at a naval base in San Antonio town, Zambales province on August 25, 2023. Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP
Pakistani shopping mall blaze kills at least 10 people and injures 22 others 25 Nov 2023 - 03:58 pm
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Indian man dies after wife punches him for not taking her to Dubai 25 Nov 2023 - 02:08 pm
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India rescuers hit snags in two-week bid to free 41 tunnel workers 25 Nov 2023 - 12:40 pm
General view of the Silkyara under construction road tunnel on November 25, 2023. (Photo by Arun Sankar / AFP)
Fire in Pakistan shopping mall kills 11 25 Nov 2023 - 11:38 am
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Philippines’ Marcos rejects international probe on Duterte 24 Nov 2023 - 04:25 pm
File photo: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Big in Japan: country's tallest skyscraper opens in Tokyo 24 Nov 2023 - 03:13 pm
This general view shows a night view of Tokyo's newest skyscraper, the Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower complex, after its official opening earlier in the day as Tokyo Tower (back R) looms nearby in central Tokyo on November 24, 2023. Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP
China allows French, German citizens to enter visa free 24 Nov 2023 - 12:49 pm
A woman walks on an overpass at the central business district in Beijing on November 14, 2023. (Photo by Jade Gao / AFP)

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Africa

US Palaeontologist Paul Sereno poses at the Fossil Lab of the University of Chicago, Illinois, on September 19, 2025. (Photo by Keith Ladzinski / Fossil Lab, University of Chicago / AFP) Scientists discover giant bird-like dinosaur in Niger desert
Peninsula Egyptian President discusses regional developments with Sudanese Prime Minister
A clinician fills a syringe a dose of the long-acting injectable HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), Lenacapavir injection before administering to a client, during its launch marking the first phase of the national rollout at the Riruta Health Centre in Nairobi on February 26, 2026. (Photo by Simon Maina / AFP) Kenya administers first HIV prevention shots
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Americas

File photo of President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum Mexican president reaffirms commitments for 2026 World Cup ahead of FIFA visit
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attends a talk session (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki/ AFP OpenAI says Pentagon deal agrees to use its models with 'safeguards'
This illustration photograph shows a figurine in front of the logo of the US artificial intelligence safety and research company Anthropic during a photo session in Paris on February 13, 2026. (Photo by Joel Saget / AFP) Trump tells US govt to 'immediately' stop using Anthropic AI tech
Military personnel stand next to pieces of a military plane that crashed in el Alto, near La Paz on February 27, 2026. At least 11 people were killed on February 27 when a Bolivian military cargo plane carrying banknotes crashed while landing near the capital city La Paz, prompting police to repel bystanders grabbing cash. (Photo by Aizar Raldea / AFP) Death toll rises to 20 in Bolivia military plane crash: police

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