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Passenger’s unruly behavior forced a plane to divert; now he has to pay for fuel 14 Sep 2024 - 10:21 am
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Australia PM hits back at Musk after 'fascists' quip 14 Sep 2024 - 08:50 am
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Myanmar battles Yagi floods as Vietnam begins clear-up 13 Sep 2024 - 08:15 pm
Residents are helped through high flood waters by police in Pyinmana town in Myanmar's Naypyidaw region on September 13, 2024, following heavy rains in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi. (Photo by Sai Aung Main / AFP)
India's top court releases New Delhi's chief minister on bail after 6 months in jail 13 Sep 2024 - 08:00 pm
Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Minister of Delhi and leader of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), greets his supporters after Supreme Court granted him bail in New Delhi on September 13, 2024. (Photo by Money Sharma / AFP)
'When can I get my pension?' Chinese process rise in retirement age 13 Sep 2024 - 04:23 pm
People commute on a train in Shanghai on September 20, 2022. Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP
Highway trash spikes during Chuseok 13 Sep 2024 - 11:39 am
Pedestrians wait to cross a road as a cooling water mist is sprayed from nearby pipes in Busan on September 4, 2024. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP)
Pakistan says it has met all the conditions set by IMF to secure $7 billion loan 12 Sep 2024 - 10:02 pm
A worker sorts plastic objects at a recycling unit in Karachi on September 10, 2024. (Photo by Asif Hassan / AFP)
Japan, China, South Korea agree to boost mutual travellers to 40 million by 2030 12 Sep 2024 - 08:56 pm
Japan tourism minister Tetsuo Saito (centre), South Korea’s tourism minister (right), and China’s vice minister for culture and tourism hold copies of a joint declaration in Kobe on Wednesday. (Photo by The Japan News)
Philippines recovers oil from sunken tanker, avoids disaster 12 Sep 2024 - 02:45 pm
This aerial photo shows an oil slick in Manila Bay, about two kilometres off the coast of Malolos municipality, Bulacan province on July 29, 2024. Photo by JAM STA ROSA / AFP
China, Philippines hold 'candid' talks on disputed shoal 11 Sep 2024 - 09:57 pm
File: This photo taken on February 15, 2024 shows Filipino fishermen aboard their wooden boats, as a Chinese coast guard ship monitors near the China-controlled Scarborough Shoal, in disputed waters of the South China Sea. (Photo by Ted Aljibe / AFP)
Workers strike at Samsung factory in India 11 Sep 2024 - 08:10 pm
Workers stage a protest to demand higher wages and recognition of their union, at Samsung India's plant in Sriperumbudur, near Chennai on September 11, 2024. (Photo by R Satish Babu / AFP)
Hanoi river level hits 20-year high as SE Asia typhoon toll passes 150 11 Sep 2024 - 04:02 pm
A man walks through flood waters in Hanoi on September 11, 2024, in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi hitting northern Vietnam. (Photo by NHAC NGUYEN / AFP)
Gunmen kill a polio worker and a policeman during a vaccination campaign in Pakistan 11 Sep 2024 - 03:04 pm
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'Miracle' Japan penguin found two weeks after escape 11 Sep 2024 - 12:37 pm
This handout photo taken on September 8, 2024. Photo by Ryosuke IMAI / Courtesy of Ryosuke Imai / AFP.
Hundreds flee after Philippine volcano warning 11 Sep 2024 - 10:12 am
Picture credit: Latest IP Camera image of Kanlaon Volcano taken from the Canlaon City (KVO) observation station on September 11, 2024 with obscured summit.
Vietnam evacuates 59,000 as typhoon floods toll climbs to 127 10 Sep 2024 - 09:18 pm
A man standing on Long Bien Bridge looks down at houses partially submerged in floodwaters in Hanoi on September 10, 2024, after typhoon Yagi hit Vietnam. Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP
Philippines opens first Muslim-dedicated beach 'Marhaba Boracay' 10 Sep 2024 - 08:52 pm
Image: Department of Tourism - Philippines on Facebook
A Taiwanese fighter jet crashes during a training exercise and the pilot is missing 10 Sep 2024 - 06:08 pm
Photo used for demonstration purposes. Sunlight shines through clouds above Taipei, as seen from the 508-meter Taipei 101 skyscraper on September 3, 2024. Photo by Yan ZHAO / AFP.

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File photo for representational purposes only, European stocks fall as US-EU tariff dispute escalates
A picture shows the statue of John Paul II under heavy rain outside the Gemelli hospital where Pope Francis is hospitalized with pneumonia, in Rome on March 12, 2025. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP) Pope stable, X-ray confirms improvements: Vatican
This handout photograph taken and released by Turkish Presidency Press Office on March 12, 2025, shows Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (left) welcoming Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk prior to their meeting at the Presidential Complex in Ankara. (Photo by HANDOUT / Turkish Presidency Press Office / AFP) Turkiye to become central hub for 'peace diplomacy': Erdogan
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to the media during a press conference in Kyiv on March 12, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Roman PILIPEY / AFP) Ukraine showed readiness for ceasefire, Russia must now respond: Zelensky

Africa

Smoke billows during air strikes in central Khartoum as the Sudanese army attacks positions held by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) throughout the Sudanese capital on October 12, 2024. Photo by AFP. African Union warns of huge risk of partition in Sudan
File photo: General view of Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) Libya announces resumption of oil field operations after 10-year hiatus
File photo for representational purposes only. Sudan's grain production in 2024-2025 summer season reaches 6.6 mln tons minister
South African emergency services personnel, police and forensic officers stans next to the covered bodies at the scene of a bus accident in Ekurhuleni on March 11, 2025. Photo by WIKUS DE WET / AFP South Africa bus crash toll climbs to 16

Americas

The US and Canadian flags fly on the US side of the St. Clair River near the Bluewater Bridge border crossing on January 29, 2025. (Photo by Geoff Robins / AFP) Canada announces additional tariffs on $20.7 billion of US goods
US House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks to reporters outside of the House Chambers following a series of votes at the Capitol on March 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images via AFP) US House sends Senate must-pass bill to avert government shutdown
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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 11, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by SPENCER PLATT / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) Stock markets extend losses over US tariffs, recession fears

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