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Spain holds 1st talks with Palestinian govt since recognising state 21 Nov 2024 - 09:03 pm
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (right) shakes hands with Palestinian prime minister Mohammad Mustafa before their meeting at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, on November 21, 2024. (Photo by Oscar Del Pozo / AFP)
Finland snowstorm leaves tens of thousands without power 21 Nov 2024 - 03:05 pm
A collapsed sports hall is pictured after it caved in under the weight of wet snow in Espoo, Finland, on November 20, 2024, during Storm Jari. Photo by Vesa Moilanen / Lehtikuva / AFP
Merkel's musings on Trump, Ukraine and her childhood 21 Nov 2024 - 02:24 pm
(Files) In this file photo taken on June 15, 2021, then German Chancellor Angela Merkel gives a press conference at the end of the second day of an EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels. (Photo by Stephanie Lecocq / Pool / AFP)
Body found on northern French beach adds to grim tally 21 Nov 2024 - 02:14 pm
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'Rust' to premiere three years after on-set shooting 20 Nov 2024 - 05:42 pm
US film director Joel Souza (L) and cinematographer Bianca Cline (R) stand on stage before the first screening of the
General strike in Greece against cost of living 20 Nov 2024 - 05:27 pm
People demonstrate in the streets of Athens on November 20, 2024, during a 24-hour nationwide strike called by unions against the rising cost of living. Photo by Aris MESSINIS / AFP
One Direction stars attend Liam Payne's funeral in UK 20 Nov 2024 - 05:07 pm
Pallbearers carry the coffin of the late One Direction singer Liam Payne, into the church ahead of his funeral service in the Home Counties, to the west of London, on November 20, 2024. Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP
Belarussian twins missing on Turkish mountain 20 Nov 2024 - 02:38 pm
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China urges 'calm' after Putin decree on broader use of nuclear weapons 20 Nov 2024 - 12:47 pm
Russia's President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow on November 18, 2024. Photo by Vyacheslav PROKOFYEV / POOL / AFP.
Russia vows response after Ukraine fires long-range US missiles 19 Nov 2024 - 11:36 pm
Ukrainian servicemen of the 24th Mechanized Brigade camouflage a 2s5 152 mm self-propelled howitzer at an undisclosed location near Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region on November 18, 2024. (Photo by Handout / 24th Mechanized Brigade of Ukrainian Armed Forces / AFP) 
Thousands rally in Georgia as president challenges vote in court 19 Nov 2024 - 09:47 pm
Georgian opposition supporters protest against the results of the last month's parliamentary elections in Tbilisi on November 19, 2024. (Photo by Giorgi ARJEVANIDZE / AFP)
'Minecraft' to come to life in UK and US under theme park deal 19 Nov 2024 - 07:30 pm
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Ukraine approves budget with 60% earmarked for defence and security 19 Nov 2024 - 05:33 pm
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Drop in Paris population causes alarm in city hall 19 Nov 2024 - 05:12 pm
An aerial view shows the Arc de Triomphe during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris on July 14, 2017.  Photo by JEAN-SEBASTIEN EVRARD / AFP
'Hybrid warfare' suspected after two Baltic Sea cables cut 19 Nov 2024 - 04:42 pm
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Second Baltic Sea telecom cable damaged: Sweden 19 Nov 2024 - 03:33 pm
This picture taken on October 12, 2015 shows the C-Lion1 submarine telecommunications cable being laid to the bottom of the Baltic Sea by cable laying ship
Spain royals visit flood epicentre after chaotic trip 19 Nov 2024 - 03:00 pm
Spain's King Felipe VI greets residents during a visit to the flood damaged town of Chiva, in the region of Valencia, eastern Spain, in the aftermath of catastrophic deadly floods, on November 19, 2024. Photo by JOSE JORDAN / AFP
Putin broadens rules on Russia's use of nuclear arms 19 Nov 2024 - 12:22 pm
File photo of Russian President Vladimir Putin