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Sleepy seal diverts traffic in Australian seaside town 10 Apr 2026 - 10:20 am
This frame grab from handout video footage by Laura Ellen taken on April 10, 2026 shows traffic along a road in the seaside Australian town of Dromana, located south of Melbourne in the southern state of Victoria, that was briefly diverted after a local seal decided to take a nap. (Photo by Handout / Laura Ellen / AFP
Storms, floods kill more than 220 in Afghanistan and Pakistan in three weeks 09 Apr 2026 - 06:17 pm
A man walks along a flooded path as torrential rains cause water channels to overflow, inundating nearby areas of Peshawar on April 7, 2026. Photo by Abdul MAJEED / AFP
Pakistan strongly condemns Israeli aggression against Lebanon 09 Apr 2026 - 04:32 pm
Workers clear rubble from the site of an Israeli airstrike the day before that targeted the Bir Hassan neighbourhood in Beirut's southern suburbs on April 9, 2026. (Photo by AFP)
China bans civil aviation from large area off Shanghai 09 Apr 2026 - 04:13 pm
A woman walks along the Huangpu River as the city's skyline is seen in the background in Shanghai on April 9, 2026. (Photo by Jade Gao / AFP)
Bangladesh sentences two policemen to death for protest murder 09 Apr 2026 - 03:53 pm
Peninsula
Modi to push bill that will increase number of women in parliament 09 Apr 2026 - 12:44 pm
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IMF approves $700 mn for Sri Lanka, warning of Mideast war shock 09 Apr 2026 - 10:56 am
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China launches new set of satellites 09 Apr 2026 - 10:42 am
Peninsula
Shallow Indonesian quake damages houses, injures residents 09 Apr 2026 - 10:09 am
A resident clears debris from a damaged wall of his home after a shallow 4.9 magnitude earthquake in Adonara, East Nusa Tenggara on April 9, 2026, damaging dozens of homes and injuring multiple people, an official said. (Photo by Handrianus Hali / AFP)
Red or black: Thai men tempt fate at military draft draw 08 Apr 2026 - 04:09 pm
A group of men wait for the drawing of the Thai military conscription lottery at Watmatchantikaram School in Bangkok on April 7, 2026. (Photo by Chanakarn Laosarakham / AFP)
Bangladesh FM in India, most senior visit since 2024 uprising 08 Apr 2026 - 03:16 pm
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Thailand confirms deaths of three ship crew in Gulf attack 08 Apr 2026 - 02:37 pm
Peninsula
India mulls reptile river guards on Bangladesh border 08 Apr 2026 - 01:41 pm
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Man fined $300 for entering hippo Moo Deng's pen: Thai zoo 08 Apr 2026 - 01:38 pm
Moo Deng (R), a 1-year-old female pygmy hippo who became a viral internet sensation, eats birthday cake with her mother at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province on July 10, 2025. Photo by Chanakarn Laosarakham / AFP
China's top diplomat to visit North Korea this week 08 Apr 2026 - 11:14 am
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Iraq reopening airspace after Mideast war closure 08 Apr 2026 - 11:06 am
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Jet fuel supplies to take 'months' to recover from war disruption: IATA 08 Apr 2026 - 09:50 am
Peninsula
North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles in two rounds: Seoul military 08 Apr 2026 - 09:24 am
People watch a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a train station in Seoul on April 8, 2026. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)