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Japanese man ends 6,000km Africa rickshaw trek in Cape Town 26 Jan 2025 - 07:39 pm
Gump Suzuki (C), the Japanese runner and social media sensation who started in July 2024 an overland journey of 6400km from Kenya to South Africa, reacts with members of his support team as he takes a rest on the side of a highway from pushing his rickshaw as he nears his end-goal at the Waterfront in Cape Town on January 26, 2025. (Photo by RODGER BOSCH / AFP)
CIA says Covid 'more likely' to have leaked from lab 26 Jan 2025 - 07:38 pm
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) seal is displayed in the lobby of CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia, on August 14, 2008. Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP
Sudan army chief visits HQ after recapture from paramilitaries 26 Jan 2025 - 07:21 pm
(FILES) People cheer as Sudan's de facto leader, armed forces chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan arrives at the market in Port Sudan on December 29, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
Elephant kills visitor at South Africa's Kruger park 26 Jan 2025 - 07:03 pm
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Colombia president says will not accept US deportation flights 26 Jan 2025 - 06:46 pm
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro (L) speaks next to Honduras' President Xiomara Castro during the CELAC Summit in Buccament Bay, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on March 1, 2024. (Photo by Randy Brooks / AFP)
Elton John, Paul McCartney warn UK govt over AI copyright threat 26 Jan 2025 - 06:22 pm
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Saudi stock market index closes higher 26 Jan 2025 - 06:07 pm
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Thailand detains British husband in 'Lady of the Hills' mystery 26 Jan 2025 - 02:42 pm
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Latest Nigeria petrol tanker accident kills 18 26 Jan 2025 - 02:35 pm
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In Photos: India shows military might and diversity at Republic Day parade 26 Jan 2025 - 02:26 pm
A soldier salutes next to an Akash missile system during country's 76th Republic Day parade in New Delhi on January 26, 2025. (Photo by Sajjad Hussain / AFP)
Paul McCartney warns UK government over AI copyright threat 26 Jan 2025 - 02:25 pm
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Lebanon army says one of its soldiers killed by Israeli fire 26 Jan 2025 - 02:19 pm
Lebanese soldiers clear the path for an ambulance arriving to evacuate residents injured by Israeli fire at a roadblock in Borj El Mlouk on January 26, 2025. Photo by Rabih DAHER / AFP.
South Korean president indicted as 'ringleader of an insurrection' 26 Jan 2025 - 01:43 pm
South Korea's impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol arrives to attend the fourth hearing of his impeachment trial over his short-lived imposition of martial law at the Constitutional Court in Seoul on January 23, 2025. Photo by JEON HEON-KYUN / POOL / AFP
Mbappe treble helps Liga leaders Real Madrid down Valladolid 26 Jan 2025 - 12:19 pm
Real Madrid's French forward #09 Kylian Mbappe celebrates his team's second goal during the Spanish league football match between Real Valladolid FC and Real Madrid CF at the Jose Zorrilla stadium in Valladolid on January 25, 2025. (Photo by Cesar Manso / AFP)
WHO says 70 killed in attack on western Sudan hospital 26 Jan 2025 - 12:19 pm
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Trump praises British PM for 'good job' ahead of phone call 26 Jan 2025 - 11:58 am
US President Donald Trump speaks with the press on board Air Force One after departing Las Vegas, Nevada, en route to Miami, Florida on January 25, 2025. (Photo by Mandel Ngan / AFP)
Israeli fire kills 2, wounds 32, on deadline for withdrawal from Lebanon 26 Jan 2025 - 11:38 am
This picture taken from Lebanon's southern village of Shaqra on January 25, 2025 shows an Israeli army Merkava main battle tank moving along a road at the entrance of the village of Hula in south Lebanon. Photo by AFP.
Hundreds of south Lebanon residents try to return to villages despite Israeli presence 26 Jan 2025 - 11:01 am
Photo used for representational purposes. A Lebanese soldier stands guard in a residential area that was devastated by the war between Israel and Hezbollah, in the southern coastal town of Naqura, on the border with Israel on January 22, 2025. Photo by Anwar AMRO / AFP.