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Open mic caught Xi, Putin discussing immortality 04 Sep 2025 - 11:16 am
This picture taken on September 3, 2025 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 4, 2025 shows (front L-R) Russia's President Vladimir Putin, China's President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arriving to a military parade. (Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP)
Searchers retrieve bodies as Afghan quake toll expected to rise 04 Sep 2025 - 10:40 am
Afghans commute along a hillside, in the aftermath of an earthquake at the Nurgal district of Kunar province on September 3, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
Indonesia fires police officer over killing that sparked protests 03 Sep 2025 - 06:20 pm
Police take a position to block protesters during a demonstration against higher lawmakers’ allowances and calling for the ratification of an asset confiscation bill in Gorontalo, Sulawesi, on September 1, 2025. (Photo by Dhidot / AFP)
Homeless and fearful, Afghan quake survivors sleep in the open 03 Sep 2025 - 03:36 pm
An Afghan man sits amid the remains of a damaged house, in the aftermath of an earthquake at the Dara-i-Nur district of Nangarhar province on September 3, 2025. Photo by AFP
Singapore to order Meta clamp down on govt impersonator scams 03 Sep 2025 - 03:13 pm
People walk past a poster warning of scam threats in the financial business district of Raffles Place in Singapore on September 3, 2025. Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP
Acting Thai government moves to dissolve parliament 03 Sep 2025 - 12:06 pm
A general view shows Thai MPs and members of the government after a no-confidence vote at the Thai Parliament in Bangkok on March 26, 2025. Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP
China endured its hottest summer on record in 2025 03 Sep 2025 - 11:59 am
A woman wearing sun protective clothing crosses a street in Beijing on June 23, 2025. Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP
Indian software engineer dies after venomous snake hid in sandals 02 Sep 2025 - 08:42 pm
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Fresh quake hits disaster-struck Afghanistan, as toll passes 1,400 02 Sep 2025 - 04:58 pm
Afghans walk past damaged houses, after earthquakes at Mazar Dara village in Nurgal district, Kunar province, in Eastern Afghanistan, on September 1, 2025. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar / AFP)
Xi calls for forging ahead with solid steps as SCO convenes largest-ever summit 02 Sep 2025 - 02:20 pm
Chinese President Xi Jinping chairs the 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Tianjin, north China, Sept. 1, 2025. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)
Scramble for survivors as Afghan earthquake death toll passes 1,400 02 Sep 2025 - 01:56 pm
An Afghan injured man receives intravenous drips in a corn field, after earthquakes at Mazar Dara village in Nurgal district, Kunar province, in Eastern Afghanistan, on September 1, 2025. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar / AFP)
Over the Moon: Fake astronaut scams lovestruck Japanese octogenarian 02 Sep 2025 - 01:00 pm
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Philippines heralds opening of South Korean-run shipyard 02 Sep 2025 - 12:26 pm
This handout photo taken and released by the Philippines' Presidential Communications Office (PCO) on September 2, 2025 shows Philippines' President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (2nd L) inspecting the production during the inauguration of the Hyundai Shipyard in the province of Zambales. Photo by Handout / Presidential Communications Office (PCO) / AFP
North Korea's Kim in China ahead of massive military parade 02 Sep 2025 - 11:58 am
This frame grab made from AFPTV video footage taken on September 2, 2025 shows a train believed to be carrying leader Kim Jong Un approaching Beijing Railway Station in Beijing. (Photo by Agatha Cantrill / AFPTV / AFP)
'Fortress' on wheels: Kim Jong Un's bulletproof train 02 Sep 2025 - 11:29 am
This picture taken on September 1, 2025 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on September 2, 2025 shows North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (L) as he departs from Pyongyang by special train to visit China. Photo by KCNA VIA KNS / AFP
Sri Lanka records nearly 200,000 foreign tourist arrivals in August 01 Sep 2025 - 10:03 pm
People take part in the Colombo International Kite Festival in Colombo on August 24, 2025. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)
Afghanistan earthquake death toll rises to 812, flattens villages 01 Sep 2025 - 09:54 pm
An man Afghan walks past a damaged house following earthquakes in the Mazar Dara village of Nurgal, a district of the Kunar Province, in Eastern Afghanistan, on September 1, 2025. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar / AFP)
Thailand's business sentiment rises in August 01 Sep 2025 - 09:28 pm
File photo. Traffic at an underpass in Bangkok, Thailand.