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One of the toughest tables to book in Paris? It’s in Disneyland. 22 Dec 2024 - 07:23 pm
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Thousands protest in Serbian capital over fatal train station accident 22 Dec 2024 - 07:08 pm
Students, pupils and citizens block a street in front of the Faculty of Law in Belgrade on December 20, 2024, standing in silence to honour the 15 victims of the tragedy that occurred at the railway station in Novi Sad in November 2024. Photo by Andrej ISAKOVIC / AFP
Death toll in Brazil bus crash rises to 41 22 Dec 2024 - 07:00 pm
Handout picture released by Minas Gerais Fire Department shows firefighters and other rescue teams working on the site of a crash in Teofilo Otoni, Minas Gerais state, Brazil on December 21, 2024. Photo by Handout / Minas Gerais Fire Department / AFP
Sanctions on Syria 'must be lifted as soon as possible': Türkiye FM 22 Dec 2024 - 06:57 pm
This handout picture released by the Turkish Foreign Ministry press service shows Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (L) being received by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, in Damascus on December 22, 2024. Photo by TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTRY / AFP.
Sick of screens, families are giving kids old Walkmen and MP3 players 22 Dec 2024 - 06:43 pm
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High winds hit UK Christmas travel plans 22 Dec 2024 - 06:34 pm
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At least nine dead in Brazil plane crash: authorities 22 Dec 2024 - 06:28 pm
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Neville says Rashford's career at Man Utd nearing 'inevitable ending' 22 Dec 2024 - 05:35 pm
A photograph taken on December 22, 2024 shows a picture of Manchester United's English striker #10 Marcus Rashford celebrating outside Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England, on December 22, 2024 ahead of the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Bournemouth. (Photo by Darren Staples / AFP)
France awaits appointment of new government 22 Dec 2024 - 05:02 pm
France's Prime Minister Francois Bayrou (C) attends a meeting with the President of the French National Assembly Yael Braun-Pivet (L), Senate President and party leaders excluding La France Insoumise (LFI) nor Rassemblement National party (RN), to finalise his government at the Hotel Matignon in Paris, on December 19, 2024. Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / POOL / AFP.
Putin says Russia does not lose desire to improve ties with U.S. 22 Dec 2024 - 04:58 pm
In this pool photograph distributed by Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends the opening ceremony of air and road infrastructure facilities in Russian regions via video link in Moscow on December 22, 2024. (Photo by Alexander KAZAKOV / POOL / AFP)
Large earthquake hits battered Vanuatu 22 Dec 2024 - 04:49 pm
A handout photo from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, dated December 22, 2024, shows Australian disaster response team members operating a station to support local authorities in Port Vila after a powerful earthquake struck Vanuatu's capital on December 17. Photo by Niki Kuatonga / AUSTRALIA'S DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE / AFP
'Don't mess with our mince pies,' some Brits plead 22 Dec 2024 - 04:35 pm
A croissant dough mince pie is pictured at Pophams bakery in London on December 20, 2024. Photo by BENJAMIN CREMEL / AFP
Germany pledges security inquest after Christmas market attack 22 Dec 2024 - 04:35 pm
People mourn at a makeshift memorial outside the Johanniskirche (Johannes Church), near the site of a car-ramming attack on a Christmas market in Magdeburg, eastern Germany, on December 22, 2024. Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP.
Death toll in Nigeria food queue stampedes rises to 32 22 Dec 2024 - 04:22 pm
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Women-only flight lands in Iran's Mashhad city for first time 22 Dec 2024 - 04:20 pm
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Turkiye's top diplomat meets Syria's new leader in Damascus 22 Dec 2024 - 04:05 pm
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Angry questions in Germany after Christmas market attack 22 Dec 2024 - 03:41 pm
The site of a car-ramming attack on a Christmas market is pictured in Magdeburg, eastern Germany, on December 22, 2024. Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP
Qatar to 'stop' EU gas shipments if penalties imposed under due diligence directive 22 Dec 2024 - 03:25 pm
File photo of Minister of State for Energy Affairs and the President and Chief Executive Officer of QatarEnergy, HE Saad bin Sherida Al Kaabi, speaks during the Doha Forum on December 7, 2024. (Photo by Karim Jaafar / AFP)
HMC pioneers bone reconstruction and restoration procedures in Qatar to save two limbs from amputation 22 Dec 2024 - 03:02 pm
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Serbia reimposes visa requirement on Qatari citizens ahead of accession to EU 22 Dec 2024 - 02:22 pm
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