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Rescuers comb muddy riverbanks after Japan floods kill seven 23 Sep 2024 - 11:03 am
A man looks on as debris washed away from flooding is seen piled by houses along the Tsukada river following heavy rain in Wajima city, Ishikawa prefecture on September 23, 2024. Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP.
Family of murdered Sri Lanka editor seek justice from new president 23 Sep 2024 - 10:45 am
Photo used for a demonstration purpose. A woman with a Sri Lankan national flag stands at the Galle fort while watching the play of the fourth day of first Test cricket match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand at the Galle International Cricket Stadium in Galle on September 22, 2024. Photo by IDREES MOHAMMED / AFP.
China's Xi says hopes to deepen ties with new Sri Lankan president 23 Sep 2024 - 10:37 am
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Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lanka's president 23 Sep 2024 - 10:32 am
A supporter of Sri Lanka's newly elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka, waves country's national flag near the Presidential Secretariat after Dissanayaka's swearing-in ceremony in Colombo on September 23, 2024. Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara / AFP.
Long wait for justice in India's backlogged courts 23 Sep 2024 - 10:22 am
In this photograph taken on September 6, 2024, lawyers go through a case file inside their chamber at the court complex in Ghaziabad. (Photo by Money Sharma / AFP)
Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka's presidential election 22 Sep 2024 - 07:47 pm
Sri Lanka's president-elect Anura Kumara Dissanayaka (C), gestures as he leaves the Election Commission office in Colombo on September 22, 2024, following his victory in the country's presidential election. Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara / AFP.
Blast targeting foreign diplomats’ convoy kills policeman in Pakistan’s restive northwest 22 Sep 2024 - 06:07 pm
Security personnel examine the site of a bomb explosion, at Malam Jabba in the Swat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on September 22, 2024. A Pakistan policeman was killed and three others injured after a roadside bomb hit a convoy of foreign diplomats in the northwest, police said on September 22. (Photo by Mehboob UL HAQ / AFP)
Asia's oldest operating trams see slow death in India 22 Sep 2024 - 03:12 pm
In this photo taken on September 8, 2024, passengers commute in a tram along a street in Kolkata. (Photo by Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP)
Torrential rainfall forces 1,500 to evacuate, causes widespread damage to homes, roads in S.Korea 22 Sep 2024 - 03:00 pm
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Marxist leader set to become Sri Lanka's next president 22 Sep 2024 - 01:56 pm
National People's Power (NPP) party's presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayaka leaves a polling station after casting his ballot during voting in Sri Lanka's presidential election in Colombo on September 21, 2024. (Photo by Ishara S Kodikara / AFP)
Floods, landslides hit central Japan months after major quake 22 Sep 2024 - 12:57 pm
A man pushes his bicycle along a muddy sidewalk following heavy rain in Wajima city of Ishikawa prefecture on September 22, 2024. (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki / AFP)
Nine Indian fishermen feared dead after trawler capsizes 22 Sep 2024 - 12:05 pm
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Curfew imposed in Sri Lanka after polls close peacefully 21 Sep 2024 - 07:56 pm
Election officials seal a ballot box at the end of voting in Sri Lanka's presidential election at a polling station in Colombo on September 21, 2024. Cash-strapped Sri Lanka voted for its next president on September 21 in an effective referendum on an unpopular International Monetary Fund austerity plan enacted after the island nation's unprecedented financial crisis. (Photo by Ishara S.KODIKARA / AFP)
Pakistan's polio tally surges to 21 as three more cases confirmed 21 Sep 2024 - 04:00 pm
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Dozens in China disciplined over deadly January fire 21 Sep 2024 - 02:18 pm
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New Zealand pilot freed in Indonesia after 19 months in rebel captivity 21 Sep 2024 - 09:22 am
This handout taken and released on September 21, 2024 by the Cartenz Peace Task Force shows New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens (L) following his release at a press conference in Timika. (Photo by Handout / Cartenz Peace Task Force / AFP) /
Sri Lanka votes in first poll since economic collapse 21 Sep 2024 - 08:31 am
People wait in a queue to cast their ballots at a polling station as police keep watch during voting in Sri Lanka's presidential election in Colombo on September 21, 2024. (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara / AFP)
Japan orders evacuations as heavy rains trigger floods in quake-hit region 21 Sep 2024 - 08:22 am
This handout image taken from a CCTV camera from the Ishikawa Prefectural River Information System and received via Jiji Press on September 21, 2024 shows the Kawarada River near its crest due to heavy rains in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture. (Photo by Handout / various sources / AFP)

Europe

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a joint press conference with the President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) in Kyiv on February 10, 2025. (Photo by Tetiana Dzhafaroav / AFP) Ukraine prepared to offer territory swap with Russia: Zelensky
File: This handout photo taken by the UME-Spanish Military Emergencies Unit shows Spanish rescuers taking residents on a dinghy boat following deadly flooding, in Valencia, on October 30, 2024. (Photo by Handout / UME / AFP) Spain to give legal status to migrants affected by deadly floods
(Files) The logo of the World Health Organization (WHO) is pictured on the facade of the WHO headquarters on October 24, 2017 in Geneva. (Photo by Fabrice Coffrini / AFP) WHO launches plan for free child cancer medicines
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a plenary session at the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit, at the Grand Palais, in Paris, on February 11, 2025. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP) EU chief announces 200-bn-euro AI investment push

Africa

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir / File photo South Sudan president fires security chief, promotes ally
People seek medical care at a hospital in Wad Madani, which was retaken by the Sudanese army a month earlier, in Sudan's al-Jazira state on February 11, 2025. (Photo by AFP) Sudan war is world's 'worst humanitarian crisis': African Union
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Image used for representation only. 5.2-magnitude earthquake jolts Morocco

Americas

Firefighters work at the scene of an accident in which a bus fell down a ravine in Guatemala City on February 10, 2025. Photo by Johan ORDONEZ / AFP At least 55 dead after Guatemala bus plunges into ravine
Workers pick strawberries at a farm in Florida. (Photo by Eve Edelheit/Bloomberg) US gives South Africans record number of temporary farm-worker permits
Volunteer firefighters work at the scene of an accident in which a bus fell down a ravine in Guatemala City on February 10, 2025. (Photo by Johan ORDONEZ / AFP) At least 51 dead after Guatemala bus plunges into ravine
A file photo showing traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading in New York City, US. (AFP) US stocks gain, shrugging off latest tariff headlines

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