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Tens of thousands of Palestinians perform Friday prayer at Al-Aqsa 31 Oct 2025 - 05:17 pm
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Nvidia to supply 260,000 cutting-edge chips to South Korea 31 Oct 2025 - 04:10 pm
Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang speaks during a press conference at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in Gyeongju on October 31, 2025. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)
French police arrest six over armed robbery at gold laboratory 31 Oct 2025 - 02:20 pm
Members of the French Brigade de Recherche et d'Intervention (BRI - Research and Intervention Brigade) police unit check the scene of a robbery at a gold refining laboratory in Lyon, central-eastern France, on October 30, 2025. Photo by OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE / AFP
Row leaves radioactive shipment stranded off Philippines 31 Oct 2025 - 02:10 pm
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India seizes endangered primates found in checked bag 31 Oct 2025 - 12:45 pm
This handout picture taken and released by Customs Mumbai International Airport on October 30, 2025, shows a silvery gibbon as it was seized from a checked baggage of a passenger travelling from Malaysia via Thailand, at Mumbai International Airport. Photo by Handout / Customs Mumbai International Airport / AFP
Istanbul meetings unify Afghanistan-Pakistan ceasefire agreement mediated by Qatar, Turkiye 30 Oct 2025 - 11:28 pm
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Pakistan, Afghanistan to restart talks in Istanbul on Nov 6: Turkish ministry 30 Oct 2025 - 11:12 pm
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UN warns of 'atrocities,' 'horror' in Sudan as RSF advances 30 Oct 2025 - 11:04 pm
A displaced woman rests in Tawila, in the country's war-torn western Darfur region, on October 28, 2025, after fleeing El-Fasher following the city's fall to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). (Photo by AFP)
Congo's Goma airport to reopen, over $1.7bn in aid pledged: Macron 30 Oct 2025 - 10:44 pm
France's President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Democratic Republic of the Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi before a meeting at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on October 30, 2025, on the sidelines of the Paris Peace Forum. (Photo by Ludovic Marin / AFP)
Sri Lanka sees modest population growth, rapid aging 30 Oct 2025 - 08:51 pm
A general view shows Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo. (AFP)
Nepal PM holds first talks with parties and 'Gen Z' since deadly protest 30 Oct 2025 - 08:25 pm
File: Smoke billows from the burning Hilton Hotels, a day after it was set ablaze by protesters in Kathmandu on September 10, 2025. (Photo by Prabin Ranabhat / AFP)
Greece announces 2.5-bn-euro plan to tackle drought threat 30 Oct 2025 - 03:21 pm
This aerial photograph shows the low water level of the Mornos artificial lake following a drought, near the village of Lidoriki, about 240 km northwest of Athens, on September 1, 2024. Photo by Angelos TZORTZINIS / AFP
IOC removes Saudi Arabia as host of inaugural Esports Olympics 30 Oct 2025 - 01:43 pm
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Trump orders US to start nuclear weapons testing 30 Oct 2025 - 12:56 pm
US President Donald Trump speaks to the media aboard Air Force One as he returns to the United States on October 30, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
Four killed in Turkiye building collapse 30 Oct 2025 - 11:50 am
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Vietnam floods kill 10, river level at 60-year high 30 Oct 2025 - 11:22 am
A man wades through a flooded street following heavy rains in Hoi An on October 30, 2025.  Photo by Nhac Nguyen / AFP
France arrests five new suspects in Louvre heist probe: prosecutor 30 Oct 2025 - 10:49 am
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Tanzania blackout after election chaos, deaths feared 30 Oct 2025 - 10:39 am
A Tanzanian police officer stops a man accused by electoral officials of attempting to taint the voting process at a polling station in Stone Town on October 29, 2025, during Tanzania presidential elections. Photo by Marco Longari / AFP