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UN probe warns Myanmar violence may worsen, four years since coup 30 Jan 2025 - 07:47 pm
People gather around a boat carrying newly-arrived Rohingya refugees, after authorities prevented the refugees from disembarking and ordered them to remain on board the vessel, at Leuge Beach in Indonesia's Aceh province on January 29, 2025. (Photo by Cek MAD / AFP)
Russians held in Tunisia on 'terrorism' allegations 30 Jan 2025 - 07:42 pm
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Lula says if Trump hikes tariffs, Brazil will reciprocate 30 Jan 2025 - 07:31 pm
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during a press conference at Planalto Palace in Brasilia on January 30, 2025. (Photo by EVARISTO SA / AFP)
ECB cuts rate again as eurozone falters, with eye on Trump 30 Jan 2025 - 06:21 pm
Sun shines on the headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) prior to a press conference on the Eurozone's monetary policy in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on January 30, 2025. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)
Ethiopia aims to double electricity generation capacity by 2028: president 30 Jan 2025 - 05:30 pm
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Air traffic controllers warned US Army helicopter ahead of crash: audio 30 Jan 2025 - 03:53 pm
Emergency response units assemble at Ronald Reagan Washington Airport as search and rescue operations are underway in the Potomac River on January 30, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. Win McNamee/Getty Images/AFP
Russian skaters including champion couple were aboard crashed US plane: agencies 30 Jan 2025 - 03:31 pm
A helicopter flies near the crash site of the American Airlines plane on the Potomac River on January 30, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. Win McNamee/Getty Images/AFP
Bangladesh probes spate of turtle deaths 30 Jan 2025 - 03:24 pm
Bangladeshi marine rescuers prepare to bury a dead olive ridley sea turtle at a beach in Cox's Bazar on January 29, 2025. (Photo by Suzauddin Rubel / AFP)
Koran burner shot dead in Sweden, five arrested 30 Jan 2025 - 03:06 pm
The building in Sweden, where the shooting of Koran burner Salwan Momika took place, is pictured on January 30, 2025. (Photo by Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP)
1.2 million in Japan told to use less water to help rescue man from sinkhole 30 Jan 2025 - 02:12 pm
Rescue operations continue for a truck driver after his vehicle plunged into a sinkhole at in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture on January 30, 2025. (Photo by Philip Fong / AFP)
Barcelona makes helmets mandatory for e-scooter users 30 Jan 2025 - 01:55 pm
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Hamas hands over detainees as third exchange begins 30 Jan 2025 - 01:40 pm
Gazans gather to watch as Hamas prepares to hand over Israeli hostage to a Red Cross team in Jabalia on January 30, 2025. (Photo by Omar Al-Qattaa / AFP)
German industry sounds alarm as government cuts growth forecast 30 Jan 2025 - 12:17 pm
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US Fed pauses rate cuts in first decision after Trump inauguration 30 Jan 2025 - 12:12 pm
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Plane carrying more than 60 collides with helicopter, crashes in Washington 30 Jan 2025 - 08:45 am
Emergency response units assess airplane wreckage in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington Airport on January 30, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images/AFP
Greek PM denies 'cover-up' over country's worst train crash 29 Jan 2025 - 10:45 pm
Search operations are underway after a head-on collision of a freight train with a passenger train carrying over 350 people killed dozens of people on February 28, the country's worst-ever rail disaster, in the Tempi Valley near Larissa on March 2, 2023. (Photo by Sakis MITROLIDIS / AFP)
US tariffs on China should be higher than other countries: Lutnick 29 Jan 2025 - 09:20 pm
Howard Lutnick, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for Commerce Secretary, speaks during his Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation confirmation hearing in the Russell Senate Office Building on January 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Sudan rescuers say 7 killed at famine-hit camp in North Darfur 29 Jan 2025 - 09:16 pm
(FILES) This image grab taken from AFPTV video footage on April 20, 2023, shows an aerial view of black smoke rising above the Khartoum International Airport amid ongoing battles between the forces of two rival generals. (Photo by AFP)