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Death toll rises to 28 in central Vietnam floods 31 Oct 2025 - 05:53 pm
A woman rows a boat on a flooded street following heavy rains in Hoi An on October 30, 2025. (Photo by NHAC NGUYEN / AFP)
Centrist D66 confirmed as Dutch general elections winner 31 Oct 2025 - 05:31 pm
Leader of D66 (Democrats 66) Rob Jetten (L) speaks to journalists in The Hague on Ocotber 31, 2025, after the D66 party won the the Dutch parliamentary elections. (Photo by Robin Utrecht / ANP / AFP)
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