Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have struck fresh trade deals, covering a range of sectors in what could be the first in a series of more accords between…
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Screams of Gaza, colourful forests, and magical bookstores
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A woman visits a bookstore in Chengdu, in southwestern China's Sichuan province on October 13, 2024.
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A young man sits in The Colored Forrest, in the village of Poienari, southern Romania, a project by local artists meant to raise awareness of the large-scale deforestation due to excessive logging, Saturday, October 12, 2024.
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People ride on the Diamond and Flower Ferris wheel during the evening hour at Kasai Rinkai Park in Tokyo on October 14, 2024.
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A monkey is pictured outside the Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple in Dambulla on October 14, 2024.
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A young girl dressed as Hindu Goddess 'Durga' sits near the deity's idol during the traditional 'Kumari Puja' as a part of the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata on October 11, 2024.
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People take photos of the spray from waves crashing against the Malecon seawall, brought by the passing of Hurricane Milton in the Gulf of Mexico, in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, October 9, 2024.
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People react at the site of an Israeli strike on tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in front of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, October 14, 2024.
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The grandmother of Palestinian boy Yaman Al-Zaanin, who was born and killed during Israel's war on Gaza, reacts at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, October 14, 2024.
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Rescue workers search for victims at the site of Thursday's Israeli air strike in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, October 11, 2024.
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Iranian and Omani soldiers take part in a joint in a military exercise at an undisclosed location in Oman on October 10 2024.
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US attacks on Iran's bridges widen the divide
