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Taiwan receives first batch of US-made Abrams tanks 16 Dec 2024 - 11:28 am
This handout photo taken and released on December 16, 2024 by Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense shows a US-made M1A2 Abrams battle tank rolling down from a trailer at an army armour training centre in Hsinchu County, Hsinchu. Photo by Handout / Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense / AFP.
Filipina on Indonesia death row moved before transfer home 16 Dec 2024 - 10:41 am
Filipina inmate on death row in Indonesia Mary Jane Veloso waves to journalists at the Yogyakarta Class IIB Women's Correctional Institution in Wonosari, Yogyakarta, on December 15, 2024. Photo by DEVI RAHMAN / AFP.
Bangladesh to hold elections in late 2025 or early 2026 16 Dec 2024 - 09:37 am
(Files) Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus gives a speech during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku on November 13, 2024. Photo by Alexander Nemenov / AFP.
S. Korean opposition urges swift removal of impeached President Yoon 15 Dec 2024 - 05:14 pm
This handout photo taken on December 14, 2024 and released by the South Korean Presidential Office shows President Yoon Suk Yeol giving a public address from his official residence in Seoul. Photo by Handout / South Korean Presidential Office / AFP
Rare foreign-born CEO says Japan needs immigration to thrive 15 Dec 2024 - 01:05 pm
This picture taken on August 5, 2024 shows Lekh Juneja, chairman and CEO of Kameda Seika, posing for photos at the company's headquarters in Niigata city, Niigata prefecture. (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki / AFP)
QNB: Japan is on track for rebound in economic growth 14 Dec 2024 - 06:11 pm
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EU urges 'orderly resolution' to South Korea crisis after president impeached 14 Dec 2024 - 02:30 pm
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South Korea's Yoon: from rising star to impeachment 14 Dec 2024 - 12:54 pm
This handout from the South Korean Presidential Office via Yonhap taken and released on December 14, 2024 shows President Yoon Suk Yeol giving a public address from his official residence in Seoul. Photo by Handout / South Korean Presidential Office via Yonhap / AFP.
South Korean PM vows to 'ensure stable governance' after Yoon impeached 14 Dec 2024 - 12:48 pm
South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo attends a plenary session, where a question-and-answer session was held relating to the martial law declaration, at the National Assembly in Seoul on December 11, 2024. Photo by JUNG YEON-JE / AFP.
South Korean lawmakers impeach President Yoon over martial law bid 14 Dec 2024 - 11:09 am
South Korean lawmakers cast their votes during a plenary session for the impeachment vote of President Yoon Suk Yeol at the National Assembly in Seoul on December 14, 2024. (Photo by Woohae Cho / Pool / AFP)
Habitat loss stokes rabid jackal attacks in Bangladesh 14 Dec 2024 - 11:03 am
A jackal rests at the zoo in Dhaka on December 12, 2024. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman / AFP)
South Korean president faces second impeachment vote as thousands rally 14 Dec 2024 - 09:07 am
People take part in a protest calling for the ouster of South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol outside the National Assembly in Seoul on December 14, 2024. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)
Malaysian veteran dives water hazards for sunken golf treasure 14 Dec 2024 - 08:53 am
In this picture taken on November 11, 2024, Sumadi Ibrahim shows a golf ball he found inside a pond at a course in Shah Alam, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. (Photo by Mohd Rasfan / AFP)
Japan space firm postpones second attempt at orbit 14 Dec 2024 - 08:32 am
(Files) This frame grab taken from AFPTV via online footage broadcast by Wakayama Telecasting Corp. (WTV) on March 13, 2024 shows a small rocket being launched by Tokyo-based startup Space One, at the Spaceport Kii site in Kushimoto, Wakayama prefecture. AFP Photo / AFPTV via Wakayama Telecasting Corp. (WTV)
Six rare giant catfish surface in Cambodia 13 Dec 2024 - 10:42 pm
This handout from USAID Wonders of the Mekong taken on December 10, 2024 and released on December 13, 2024 shows people carrying a Mekong giant catfish in Cambodia's Tboung Khmum Province.  (Photo by Chhut Chheana / USAID Wonders of the Mekong / AFP)
Indian actor arrested after stampede death at film screening 13 Dec 2024 - 10:09 pm
Indian actor Allu Arjun (centre) comes out of the Chikkadpally police station following his arrest by the police in Hyderabad on December 13, 2024. (Photo by Noah Seelam / AFP)
Filipina on Indonesia death row says planned transfer 'miracle' 13 Dec 2024 - 09:38 pm
Filipino drug convict on death row in Indonesia, Mary Jane Veloso, shows a batik design she created during her time at Yogyakarta Women's Correctional Institution Class IIB in Wonosari, Yogyakarta on December 13, 2024. (Photo by Devi Rahman / AFP)
Kyrgyzstan warns power supply at risk as demand hits record 13 Dec 2024 - 07:32 pm
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