In April 1827, a French consul got into an argument with the ruler of Algiers, who then allegedly swiped the Frenchman across the face with a fly…
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After more than six months of Israel's war on Gaza, the conflict has offered rare insight into the relationship between allies in Washington and Tel…
Total eclipse, Eid and mesmerising wildlife
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An aeroplane passes near the total solar eclipse during the Hoosier Cosmic Celebration at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana, US. April 8, 2024.
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A person walks past an area of a damaged building which is cordoned off following the earthquake on April 04, 2024, in Hualien, Taiwan.
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A newborn female Sumatran elephant, born on April 6 and weighing 75 kg, stands next to her mother, a 20-year-old elephant named Puja, at the Sebanga Elephant Conservation Center in Bengkalis, Indonesia on April 6, 2024.
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A genocide survivor from the Kakira Imigongo Cooperative paints a piece of traditional Imigongo cow dung art in Kirehe on April 4, 2024.
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Cannonball jellyfish are pictured off the coast of Chuao, Aragua State, Venezuela, on April 5, 2024.
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A view of digital artworks displaying flowers and leaves heralds the arrival of spring and the season of renewal at 'Outernet London', which is covered with floor-to-ceiling LED video screens in London on April 5, 2024.
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Two pandas are playing at Chongqing Zoo in Chongqing, China, on April 6, 2024.
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A slow-speed picture shows athletes running at the start of Milan's marathon at Piazza Duomo in Italy on April 7, 2024.
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People buy dry fruits ahead of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, at a market in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on April 8, 2024.
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According to a UN report issued in January, Gaza needs 70 years to rebuild its damaged and destroyed infrastructure.Before Israel's war, Gaza was…
In his 2005 book One Day in September, British author Simon Reeve describes the scene in Tel Aviv before launching Operation of Spring of Youth in…
Whenever Israel’s devastating war in Gaza concludes or drastically subsides, Washington will most likely restart the US-led process of Saudi Arabia…
The intellectual journey of philosopher Ahmed Nassim Barqawi has been long and rich. Throughout it, he has explored many issues, dilemmas, and themes…
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