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French mother on trial accused of starving teen daughter to death 20 Jan 2025 - 05:54 pm
French police secure an area in Villejuif near Paris, France, January 3, 2020 after police shot dead a man who tried to stab several people in a public park. File Photo: Reuters/Charles Platiau
Spain PM urges Europe to resist 'caste' controlling social media 20 Jan 2025 - 04:50 pm
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who is running for a second term, attends the second day of the parliamentary investiture debate to vote for a premier at the Spanish Congress (Las Cortes) in Madrid on July 23, 2019. / AFP / OSCAR DEL POZO
S Korea's central bank slashes forecasts over political crisis 20 Jan 2025 - 04:01 pm
Policemen stand guard in front of the main gate at the Seoul Western District Court in Seoul on January 20, 2025, after supporters of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol stormed the building on January 19. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)
India's 'digital arrest' scammers stealing savings 20 Jan 2025 - 02:30 pm
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Fire at Belgrade retirement home kills eight 20 Jan 2025 - 01:04 pm
A fireman inspects damages caused by a fire at a retirement home, on the outskirts of Serbia's capital Belgrade on January 20, 2025. (Photo by Andrej Isakovic / AFP)
Joy as 90 Palestinian prisoners released by Israel 20 Jan 2025 - 08:14 am
A Palestinian woman cries as she embraces a loved one who was released from Israeli jail in the early hours of January 20, 2025. (Photo by Zain Jaafar / AFP)
Hamas hands over three Israeli detainees to Red Cross in Gaza 20 Jan 2025 - 12:38 am
Supporters and relatives of Israeli detainees Romi Gonen, Emily Damari, and Doron Steinbrecher, watch a live television broadcast on their release on January 19, 2025.(Photo by Menahem Kahana / AFP)
80 killed, thousands displaced in Colombian guerrilla violence 20 Jan 2025 - 12:07 am
Displaced people from recent clashes between armed groups wait to cross the Tarra River, which divides Colombia and Venezuela, in Tibu, Norte de Santander department, Colombia, on January 19, 2025. (Photo by Schneyder Mendoza / AFP)
Gaza ceasefire agreement reflects months of diplomatic efforts: US president 19 Jan 2025 - 11:28 pm
US President Joe Biden speaks about the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage deal in North Charleston, South Carolina, on January 19, 2025. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt / AFP)
South Korean president arrested, accused of leading insurrection 19 Jan 2025 - 10:49 pm
A Seoul Regional Corrections inmate transport vehicle believed to be carrying the South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives at Seoul Western District Court on Saturday. (Photo by Jintak Han/The Washington Post)
UN races to feed one million Gazans after truce 19 Jan 2025 - 10:14 pm
Scores of displaced Palestinians walk along a road in the Saftawi area of Jabalia, as they leave areas near Gaza City where they had taken refuge, toward the further northern part of the Gaza Strip, shortly after a ceasefire deal was expected to be implemented. (Photo by Omar Al-Qattaa / AFP)
TikTok restores service in US, thanking Trump 19 Jan 2025 - 09:49 pm
A TikTok user holds a phone showing the screen of the social media app on January 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/AFP)
Biden welcomes Gaza truce, says region 'fundamentally transformed' 19 Jan 2025 - 08:39 pm
US President Joe Biden speaks about the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage deal in North Charleston, South Carolina, on January 19, 2025. (Photo by Roberto Sschmidt / AFP)
Trump calls for US to partly own TikTok, says will delay ban 19 Jan 2025 - 06:36 pm
The Tik Tok Logo is displayed on a billboard at Times Square in New York City on January 17, 2025. (Photo by Leonardo Munoz / AFP)
TikTok goes dark in US as Trump seeks reprieve from ban 19 Jan 2025 - 06:02 pm
In this photo illustration, the TikTok logo is displayed on a phone on January 17, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Alex Kent / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Wuhan keen to shake off pandemic label five years on 19 Jan 2025 - 05:48 pm
(Combo) This combination photograph created on December 23, 2024 shows a man wearing a protective face mask riding a motorcycle on a street in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province on January 26, 2020 (top) and cars on the same street on December 21, 2024. (Photo by Hector Retamal / AFP)
Displaced Gazans head home through rubble as Israel-Hamas truce begins 19 Jan 2025 - 05:20 pm
Displaced Palestinians transport their belongings as they return to central Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on January 19, 2025. (Photo by Bashar Taleb / AFP)
Pakistan's trade deficit with neighboring countries rises by 43.22 pct 19 Jan 2025 - 04:58 pm
File photo: A customer buys vegetables from a stall at a market in Karachi on July 3, 2023. (Photo by Asif HASSAN / AFP)