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Santorini seismic activity down but schools stay shuttered: Greece 23 Feb 2025 - 04:00 pm
An aerial view shows the main town of Amorgos, on the Greek island of Amorgos, in the Aegean Sea, on February 15, 2025. (Photo by Angelos Tzortzinis / AFP)
Trump gets rock star welcome at conservative convention 23 Feb 2025 - 03:46 pm
US President Donald Trump dances after speaking at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Oxon Hill, Maryland, on February 22, 2025. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt / AFP)
Video: Death toll doubles to six in Peru food court roof collapse 23 Feb 2025 - 03:43 pm
This handout picture released by Regional Government of La Libertad shows damages after the roof of a shopping mall collapsed in Trujillo, Peru on February 22, 2025. Photo by Larry CAMPOS / Peru's Regional Government of La Libertad / AFP
Tens of thousands vow support for Hezbollah at Beirut funeral of slain leader 23 Feb 2025 - 03:29 pm
Women walk in front of a banner covering the facade of a building in Tehran, hours before his funeral in Beirut on February 23, 2025. (Photo by Atta Kenare / AFP)
Spain smashes human trafficking ring 23 Feb 2025 - 02:19 pm
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14 die in central Nigeria road crash: official 23 Feb 2025 - 01:51 pm
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Wide power cuts in S.Africa in new electricity failure 23 Feb 2025 - 01:40 pm
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Germans vote under shadow of far-right surge, Trump 23 Feb 2025 - 01:16 pm
A voter casts his ballot paper for Germany's general elections at a polling station in Kochel, southern Germany, February 23, 2025. (Photo by Michaela Stache / AFP)
Musk says all US govt staff must justify their work or lose jobs 23 Feb 2025 - 08:11 am
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Von Allmen leads Swiss 1-2-3 in Crans-Montana downhill 22 Feb 2025 - 04:27 pm
Second-placed Switzerland's Marco Odermatt, first-placed Switzerland's Franjo Von Allmen and third-placed Switzerland's Alexis Monney pose with their staff after the men's downhill event at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup in Crans-Montana on February 22, 2025. (Photo by maxime schmid / AFP)
Hamas releases three more Israeli detainees in phase one ceasefire exchange 22 Feb 2025 - 04:05 pm
Israeli hostage Omer Shem Tov and Palestinian Hamas fighters after being released along with two others as part of the seventh hostage-prisoner exchange ,in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip, on February 22, 2025. (Photo by Bashar TALEB / AFP)
'History will not forgive' failure to seal pandemic deal: WHO chief 22 Feb 2025 - 04:00 pm
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US urges backing of 'simple' resolution as Trump calls for Putin-Zelensky talks 22 Feb 2025 - 03:21 pm
A Ukrainian serviceman leaves a message as he visits the sign indicating the entrance to the Donetsk region, covered by Ukrainian brigades flags and covered with a net to protect it against damages and drones, on February 21, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Genya SAVILOV / AFP)
France still seeking to block EU-Mercosur trade deal: Macron 22 Feb 2025 - 01:39 pm
(Files) French farmers are seen sitting on a bale of hay as policemen secure the area in front of the Arc de Triomphe near the Champs-Elysees Avenue during a protest by the French farmers' union in Paris on March 1, 2024. (Photo by Thomas Samson / AFP)
Pentagon says will cut civilian workforce by at least 5% 22 Feb 2025 - 12:34 pm
(Files) US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives for a press conference at the Ministry of Defence headquarters in Warsaw on February 14, 2025. (Photo by Wojtek Radwanski / AFP)
On $15 a month, Venezuela's teachers live hand to mouth 22 Feb 2025 - 12:21 pm
A teacher browses clothes inside a second-hand run by the Venezuelan Teachers' Federation (FVM) in Caracas, on February 17, 2025. (Photo by Pedro Mattey / AFP)
Release of six Israeli detainees underway in Gaza  22 Feb 2025 - 11:39 am
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The last carriage horses of Indonesia's capital endure harsh lives 22 Feb 2025 - 09:59 am
A horse-drawn carriage driver takes passengers for a ride around the National Monument (Monas) park in Jakarta on January 28, 2025. (Photo by Bay Ismoyo / AFP)