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Trump says would 'love' to send US citizens to El Salvador jail 15 Apr 2025 - 07:02 pm
US President Donald Trump meets with El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, April 14, 2025. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
China's Xi begins Malaysia visit in shadow of Trump tariffs 15 Apr 2025 - 06:58 pm
This handout photo taken and released by Malaysia's Department of Information on April 15, 2025 shows Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (C) shaking hands with China's President Xi Jinping (R) upon his arrival at the Bunga Raya VIP complex of Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang. (Photo by Farhan ABDULLAH / MALAYSIA'S DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION / AFP)
China, Vietnam vow to jointly oppose hegemonism, power politics 15 Apr 2025 - 06:55 pm
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, holds talks with To Lam, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee, at the CPV Central Committee headquarters in Hanoi, Vietnam, April 14, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Xueren)
Somalia launches first voter registration in capital in five decades 15 Apr 2025 - 06:45 pm
Workers at Sea Port of Kismayu, Somalia. File photo for representational purposes only.
Mexico seeks talks to avoid US duties on tomatoes 15 Apr 2025 - 06:23 pm
(FILES) Boxes of tomatoes are seen at the Central de Abastos market in Guadalajara, Jalisco state, Mexico on January 31, 2025. (Photo by ULISES RUIZ / AFP)
Jordan arrests 16 for 'targeting national security' 15 Apr 2025 - 05:25 pm
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Macron to honour craftspeople who rebuilt Notre Dame 15 Apr 2025 - 04:13 pm
(Files) Workers operate on scaffoldings during reconstruction works around the wooden structure of the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral, in Paris on July 4, 2024. (Photo by Joel Saget / AFP)
Harvard sees $2.2bn funding freeze after defying Trump 15 Apr 2025 - 03:17 pm
(Files) People take photos by the entrance to Harvard Yard in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on June 29, 2023. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP)
Second debris removal trial starts at Fukushima plant 15 Apr 2025 - 02:43 pm
This handout photo taken and released on April 15, 2025 from Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) shows a combination of images illustrating the end jig passing through the isolation valve during the second fuel debris trial retrieval at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima prefecture. Photo by Handout / TEPCO / AFP
Maldives bans entry of Israeli passport holders 15 Apr 2025 - 02:26 pm
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Iraq sandstorm closes airports, puts 3,700 people in hospital 15 Apr 2025 - 02:21 pm
Motorists drive their vehicles along a highway through low visibility conditions as a massive dust storm advances on Iraq's central city of Najaf on April 14, 2025. (Photo by Qassem al-KAABI / AFP)
Employee dead, client critical after Paris cryotherapy session goes wrong 15 Apr 2025 - 01:52 pm
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Bomb blast kills three police officers in southwest Pakistan: officials 15 Apr 2025 - 10:11 am
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Harvard defies Trump demands for policy changes, risking funding 15 Apr 2025 - 12:01 am
People walk through Harvard Yard at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on December 12, 2023. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP)
Flying car makes debut flight at Japan’s 2025 Expo 14 Apr 2025 - 11:32 pm
A flying vehicle makes its debut flight in front of visitors at the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo on Monday. Photo by The Japan News via Washington Post
Powerful dust storm covers Kuwait and parts of southern Iraq 14 Apr 2025 - 10:52 pm
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EU announces €1.6 billion in new aid package for Palestine 14 Apr 2025 - 10:27 pm
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa (left) and EU High Representative and Vice-President for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas ahead of a European Union Foreign Affairs Council meeting at the European Convention Center Luxembourg (ECCL) in Luxembourg City on April 14, 2025.  (Photo by John Thys / AFP)
Ghana bans foreigners from local gold trading in major overhaul 14 Apr 2025 - 09:31 pm
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