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ECB's Lagarde hopes Trump won't fire US Fed chief Powell 22 Apr 2025 - 07:08 pm
(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on April 21, 2025 shows, L-R, US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at the Economic Club of Chicago on April 16, 2025, in Chicago, Illinois and US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 7, 2025. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI and SAUL LOEB / AFP)
Indonesia considers exporting rice if domestic reserves sufficient 22 Apr 2025 - 06:58 pm
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Philippine typhoon victims remember day Pope Francis brought hope 22 Apr 2025 - 06:40 pm
Jenita Aguilar, a member of the family that Pope Francis visited in 2015, demonstrates the Popes blessing gesture during an interview with AFP at her home in Tacloban City, province of Leyte on April 22, 2025, a day after the Pope's death. (Photo by Jam STA ROSA / AFP)
US envoy to visit Moscow as US pushes for ceasefire 22 Apr 2025 - 06:19 pm
US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff looks on before a meeting with France's President at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris on April 17, 2025. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP)
Vietnam urges stricter controls on origin of goods after tariff shock 22 Apr 2025 - 04:22 pm
A label on a toy made in Vietnam is seen at
US VP Vance says 'progress' in India trade talks 22 Apr 2025 - 04:06 pm
US Vice President JD Vance addresses the gathering at the Rajasthan International Centre in Jaipur on April 22, 2025. Photo by Kenny Holston / POOL / AFP
Twelve children and teens drown in I.Coast boat capsize: minister 22 Apr 2025 - 04:01 pm
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600,000 children at risk of permanent paralysis due to Israeli Occupation's bans on polio vaccines 22 Apr 2025 - 03:20 pm
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Self-driving car AI firm Wayve expands to Asia 22 Apr 2025 - 02:44 pm
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Pope Francis's funeral set for Saturday, world leaders expected 22 Apr 2025 - 02:22 pm
A portrait of Pope Francis is seen displayed at the altar of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Kuta on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on April 22, 2025, a day after his death. Photo by SONNY TUMBELAKA / AFP.
Norway's Queen Sonja leaves hospital after breathing problems 22 Apr 2025 - 02:14 pm
Queen Sonja of Norway reacts as she visits the
Roche says will invest $50 bn in US, as tariff war uncertainty swells 22 Apr 2025 - 12:57 pm
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Ukraine delegation to visit London for peace talks 22 Apr 2025 - 12:21 am
In this handout photograph taken and released on April 21, 2025, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky waits for a phone call with Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer as he sits at his desk in his office in Kyiv. (Photo by Handout / Ukrainian Presidential Press Service / AFP)
Macron vows to step up reconstruction in cyclone-hit Mayotte 21 Apr 2025 - 10:50 pm
Files: This aerial view shows destroyed shelters and houses in the town of Vahibe, on the outskirts of Mamoudzou, on the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte, on December 24, 2024. (Photo by Patrick Meinhardt / AFP)
African Space Agency's headquarters inaugurated in Egypt's Cairo 21 Apr 2025 - 09:20 pm
This photo taken on April 21, 2025 shows a view of Cairo, the capital city of Egypt. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)
Muscat Stock Exchange index closes lower 21 Apr 2025 - 09:12 pm
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Gaza genocide: Death toll jumps to 51,240; injured 116,931  21 Apr 2025 - 08:59 pm
A boy and girl sit by the ruins of a destroyed building in Gaza City on April 21, 2025. (Photo by Omar Al Qattaa / AFP)
UN agency opens migration response center in northern Somalia 21 Apr 2025 - 08:51 pm
Refugees who crossed from Sudan to Ethiopia wait in line to register at IOM (International organization for Migration) in Metema, on May 4, 2023. (Photo by Amanuel Sileshi / AFP)