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Australia tells US influencer: 'leave baby wombat alone' 13 Mar 2025 - 08:33 am
Pic: Representational photo of a wombat from Pixabay
African Union warns of huge risk of partition in Sudan 12 Mar 2025 - 11:45 pm
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.
Duterte says 'responsible' as lands in Netherlands to face ICC charges 12 Mar 2025 - 11:32 pm
(FILES) Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his speech during the presentation ceremony of the signed document on the Organic Law for Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao to officials of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) at Malacanang palace in Manila on August 6, 2018. (Photo by TED ALJIBE / AFP)
European stocks fall as US-EU tariff dispute escalates 12 Mar 2025 - 11:22 pm
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Thailand's industrial confidence continues to improve in February 12 Mar 2025 - 10:24 pm
Bangkok skyline. Reuters file photo.
Pope stable, X-ray confirms improvements: Vatican 12 Mar 2025 - 09:56 pm
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)
Turkiye to become central hub for 'peace diplomacy': Erdogan 12 Mar 2025 - 09:32 pm
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)
Libya announces resumption of oil field operations after 10-year hiatus 12 Mar 2025 - 09:24 pm
File photo: General view of Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC)
Ex-Philippine president Duterte lands in the Netherlands to face ICC charges 12 Mar 2025 - 07:33 pm
A Gulfstream G550 plane believed to carry former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is seen after landing at Rotterdam The Hague Airport, following his arrest on an International Criminal Court warrant tied to his deadly crackdown on drugs, on March 12, 2025. (Photo by John Thys / AFP)
Canada announces additional tariffs on $20.7 billion of US goods 12 Mar 2025 - 07:27 pm
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)
US House sends Senate must-pass bill to avert government shutdown 12 Mar 2025 - 06:51 pm
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)
Lawyers of arrested Philippine ex-president Duterte demand his return to Manila 12 Mar 2025 - 06:33 pm
A demonstrator waves a Philippines national flag and holds a banner reading
Beijing to roll out AI lessons for primary, secondary students 12 Mar 2025 - 06:30 pm
The CCTV Headquarters building (L) is seen as pedestrians walk along the Central Business District (CBD) in Beijing on March 11, 2025. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP)
Dog shoots man in bed, 'paw stuck in trigger' 12 Mar 2025 - 06:00 pm
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Pakistan security forces free 190 hostages in train siege 12 Mar 2025 - 04:39 pm
Soldiers secure Mach railway station after Pakistani security forces freed some passengers following a security operation against armed militants who ambushed the train in the remote mountainous area, in Mach, southwestern Balochistan province on March 12, 2025. (Photo by Banaras KHAN / AFP)
Ukraine showed readiness for ceasefire, Russia must now respond: Zelensky 12 Mar 2025 - 04:16 pm
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)
Snorkel with me to understand climate change, Palau president tells Trump 12 Mar 2025 - 04:00 pm
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Albania ban only latest setback for TikTok 12 Mar 2025 - 02:47 pm
This file photo taken on March 16, 2023 shows the TikTok logo displayed outside the social media app's company offices in Culver City, California. Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP