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South Korea says fatal crash cockpit transcript nearly complete 05 Jan 2025 - 06:05 pm
Tarpaulin covers shroud the wreckage of the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 aircraft, which on December 29 crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport in Muan, some 288 kilometres southwest of Seoul, on January 5, 2025. Photo by YONHAP / AFP
Italy's Meloni visits Trump in Florida 05 Jan 2025 - 05:33 pm
This handout picture released by the Palazzo Chigi press office on January 5, 2025 shows Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni posing with US President-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-A-Lago Club on January 4, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Filippo ATTILI / Palazzo Chigi press office / AFP)
UK airports reopen runways after snow disruption 05 Jan 2025 - 04:58 pm
A photograph taken on January 5, 2025, shows Snows of pavement outside Anfield in Liverpool, north west England on January 5, 2025. (Photo by Darren Staples / AFP)
Virginia nurse arrested after babies in NICU suffer unexplained injuries 05 Jan 2025 - 03:15 pm
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Massive storm slams US with snow, ice, bitter cold 05 Jan 2025 - 02:44 pm
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Snow, black ice cancels dozens of flights in Germany 05 Jan 2025 - 02:35 pm
A person walks on a snow-covered street after snowfall in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on December 29, 2024. Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP.
Buyer splashes out $1.3m for Tokyo new year tuna 05 Jan 2025 - 01:34 pm
A bluefin tuna from Oma, Aomori Prefecture, which was purchased earlier in the day for 1.3 million USD, is presented to the media following the first tuna auction of the New Year at Tokyo's Toyosu Market on January 5, 2025. (Photo by JIJI PRESS / AFP)
NYC starts driver congestion charging despite opposition 05 Jan 2025 - 01:26 pm
One World Trade Center (C), also known as the Freedom Tower, stands out on the Manhattan skyline on December 31, 2024 in New York. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)
Health ministry in Gaza says 88 killed in 24 hours by Israeli airstrikes 05 Jan 2025 - 01:23 pm
A woman mourns her relatives who were killed by Israeli bombardment outside the Aqsa Martyrs hospital in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on January 5, 2025. Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP.
Snow across England causes disruption for air travellers 05 Jan 2025 - 01:06 pm
A pedestrian carries a milk bottle across the covered in snow streets of Stow-on-the-Wold, central England, on January 5, 2025 as heavy snow across parts of England are set to cause disruption. Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP
Syrian ministers arrive on first visit to Qatar 05 Jan 2025 - 12:44 pm
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Bird flu outbreaks strike Japan farms 05 Jan 2025 - 11:57 am
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South Koreans protest in snow as Yoon arrest deadline nears 05 Jan 2025 - 11:15 am
Demonstrators wear thermal blankets during a rally against impeached South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol near his residence in Seoul on January 5, 2025. Photo by Philip FONG / AFP.
EV sales hit record in UK but still behind target 05 Jan 2025 - 10:46 am
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Turkiye’s defence exports hit record $7.2bn in 2024 05 Jan 2025 - 10:32 am
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Abidjan port says 'precautions' in place for hazardous cargo 04 Jan 2025 - 11:37 pm
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Austria's chancellor says will step down in 'coming days' 04 Jan 2025 - 10:31 pm
(FILES) (L-R) The leader of Austria's social democratic SPOe party Andreas Babler, the leader of Austria's conservative OeVP party, Austria's Chancellor Karl Nehammer and the leader of Austria's liberal NEOS party Beate Meinl-Reisinger address a press conference following talks on forming a new government, on November 18, 2024 in Vienna, Austria. (Photo by HELMUT FOHRINGER / APA / AFP) / Austria OUT
39 bell tolls begin final national sendoff for Jimmy Carter 04 Jan 2025 - 07:51 pm
The hearse carrying President Jimmy Carter's flag draped casket passes near the main street of Carter's hometown on January 04, 2025, in Plains, Georgia. (Photo by JOE RAEDLE / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)