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US, UK impose cybersecurity sanctions on Russian group 09 Feb 2023 - 08:16 pm
The US Treasury Department in Washington, DC, US. Photo: US Department of Treasury
Turkey-Syria quake toll nears 20,000 as hopes dim 09 Feb 2023 - 07:11 pm
This aerial view shows a collapsed building during ongoing rescue searches in Hatay, southeastern Turkey, on February 9, 2023, two days after a strong earthquake struck the region. (Photo by DHA (Demiroren News Agency) / AFP)
Tourism collapses in Russia following Western sanctions 09 Feb 2023 - 06:57 pm
Crowds are thinner at Moscow's top sights. Alexander NEMENOV / AFP/File
Sen. John Fetterman hospitalized after feeling lightheaded 09 Feb 2023 - 06:44 pm
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 07: Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) arrives to the House Chambers for U.S. President Joe Biden's State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol on February 07, 2023 in Washington, DC. The speech marks Biden's first address to the new Republican-controlled House. Win McNamee/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by WIN MCNAMEE / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Three ancient cities damaged in Turkey-Syria quake 09 Feb 2023 - 06:42 pm
Turkish Hard Coal Enterprises (TTK) miners from Zonguldak take part in search operations in Antakya, on February 9, 2023, three days after a 7,8-magnitude earthquake struck southeast Turkey. (Photo by Remi BANET / AFP)
Malaysia's Anwar urges Thailand to step up on Myanmar crisis 09 Feb 2023 - 06:26 pm
Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (left) and Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha attend a joint press conference during an official state visit at Government House in Bangkok on February 9, 2023. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)
Days after quake, aid trucks reach northwest Syrian enclave 09 Feb 2023 - 06:09 pm
Armenian rescuers (orange helmet) and Syrian soldiers sift through the rubble of a collapsed building in the northern city of Aleppo, searching for victims and survivors days after a deadly earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, on February 9, 2023. (Photo by AFP)
UK says aware of 'escalatory risks' in arming Ukraine 09 Feb 2023 - 06:04 pm
British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace attends during a press conference at the end of a meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defence of the Italian Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at Villa Madama in central Rome, on February 9, 2023. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP)
Souq from Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) time located in Makkah 09 Feb 2023 - 06:02 pm
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US says Chinese military behind vast aerial spy program 09 Feb 2023 - 05:52 pm
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (right) and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speak during a joint press conference at the State Department on February 08, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by WIN MCNAMEE / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Israeli navy attacks Palestinian fishermen off Gaza 09 Feb 2023 - 05:23 pm
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More Americans apply for jobless benefits last week 09 Feb 2023 - 05:00 pm
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UK govt defends potential talks with Xinjiang governor 09 Feb 2023 - 05:00 pm
The cross-party group of MPs said Erkin Tuniyaz had played ‘a central role in the persecution of Uyghurs – crimes our own parliament has declared a genocide’. Photograph: Mark Schiefelbein/AP
Japan, Philippines agree to sharply boost defense ties 09 Feb 2023 - 04:31 pm
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos attend a press conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on February 9, 2023. (Photo by Kimimasa MAYAMA / POOL / AFP)
Lavrov in Khartoum to meet with Sudanese military leaders 09 Feb 2023 - 04:21 pm
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L) and Sudanese acting foreign minister Ali al-Sadiq (R) give a joint press conference at the airport in Khartoum on February 9, 2023 during an official visit to Sudan. (Photo by ASHRAF SHAZLY / AFP)
Egypt's inflation continues to surge as food prices rise 09 Feb 2023 - 03:57 pm
Oil bottles are displayed at a market selling food at discounted prices, after a devaluation of the Egyptian pound led to a sharp increase in prices, in Giza, Egypt, January 28, 2023. REUTERS/Hanaa Habib
Eritrea leader calls Tigray rights abuse claims a 'fantasy' 09 Feb 2023 - 03:08 pm
(FILE PHOTO) In this file photo taken on November 09, 2018 Eritrea's President Isaias Afwerki smiles upon his arrival at the airport in Gondar, for a visit in Ethiopia. - Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki said on February 9, 2023 that allegations of rights abuses by Eritrean troops in Ethiopia's Tigray region during the two-year war there amounted to
Tragedy cuts short Turkey trip for Cypriot students 09 Feb 2023 - 03:01 pm
A photo taken on on February 8, 2023, shows residents and rescue personnel searching for victims and survivors through the rubble of collapsed buildings in Adiyaman, two days after a 7,8-magnitude earthquake struck southeast Turkey.  Photo by ILYAS AKENGIN / AFP