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30 killed in Pakistan blasts on eve of elections

No one claims responsibility for attacks in Balochistan; 128m eligible to vote today

Security personnel inspect the site of a bomb blast outside the office of an independent candidate in Pishin district, around 50 kilometres (30 miles) from Quetta on February 7, 2024.

Egypt votes for president, with Al Sissi certain to win

Dozens crowd in front of polling station in central Cairo school amidst heavy security

Voting underway at a polling station during the first day of the presidential election in Cairo on December 10, 2023.

US warship, other vessels attacked in Red Sea: Pentagon

Yemen’s Al Houthis claim strikes on two ships linked to Israel in Red Sea

The US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney transits the Suez Canal, Egypt, October 18, 2023. USS Carney and multiple commercial ships came under attack on December 3, 2023 in the Red Sea, the Pentagon said.

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake jolts Japan

Strong quake recorded off Japan's Chiba prefecture Friday

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Boeing bids farewell to iconic 747 jumbo jet

Over 50 years after first flight, last 747 that revolutionised air travel is delivered

The last Boeing 747-8 leaves the company’s widebody factory in Everett, Washington State, on December 7, 2022, aheads of its delivery to Atlas Air on January 31, 2023. Boeing officially bid farewell to the original jumbo jet, the 747, as it makes its final commercial delivery of an aircraft that democratised flying and serves US presidents.

5 dead as militants storm govt office in Mogadishu

16 wounded in Al Shabab militant attack

Police officers take up positions outside of the Mayor's office where an ongoing gun battle erupted following a reported explosion, in Mogadishu, on January 22, 2023.

20 killed in van crash as record floods haunt Pakistan

8 women, 10 children among dead in accident on flood-weakened highway in Sindh

A policeman stands beside a damaged passenger mini bus after an overnight accident in Sehwan of Sindh province on November 18, 2022.

Most people want more climate change action: poll

Climate change driving unprecedented forest fires, 16 football pitches lost every minute

File: A Military Emergency Unit personnel works to extinguish a forest fire in Useres, eastern Spain, on August 15, 2022.

Television's A-listers ooze glamour on Emmys red carpet

Gowns, tuxedos de rigueur at the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles

Julia Garner wins Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series for "Ozark" at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, U.S., September 12, 2022.

Sheryl Lee Ralph teaches Emmys with 'Abbott Elementary'

Ralph, 65, won the Emmy for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series

Sheryl Lee Ralph holds her Emmy for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for "Abbott Elementary" at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, U.S., September 12, 2022.

Indian bank employee shot dead in Kashmir

He moved from the western state of Rajasthan a week earlier

Employees of Jammu and Kashmir Teachers Association shout slogans during a protest against the killing of colleague Rajini Bala in Jammu, on June 2, 2022.

EU agrees historic deal to tame Internet 'Wild West'

Law targets Big Tech over hate speech, disinformation and other harmful content

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