A gas flare on an oil production platform in the Soroush oil fields is seen alongside an Iranian flag in the Gulf July 25, 2005. — REUTERS Sides agreed to continue diplomatic dialogue in
A representational image of a childcare worker dealing with children as another sits at left, with students at Wilcox’s Academy of Early Learning in New Orleans, Louisiana, US on August 24, 2021. — Reuters
This undated image shows China’s foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning during a press briefing. — Chinese Foreign Ministry website/File Arrangement was part of swap deal with Beijing, says source. US officials negotiated return of Americans
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US President Joe Biden meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, US, November 13, 2024. — Reuters Tariffs would be removed if illegal immigration, drug trafficking
The combined image shows China’s capital Beijing and Pakistani Punjab’s capital Lahore. — Reuters/File The Chinese capital Beijing has drastically reduced its air pollution in 10 years by cutting its PM 2.5 pollution by
An aerial photo of the excavated trackway surface in northern Kenya, with members of the research team along its perimeter, is seen in this photograph released on November 28, 2024. —Reuters About 1.5 million
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a press conference following the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, November 28, 2024. — Reuters ASTANA: President Vladimir Putin stated on Thursday that Russia would
An excavator moves soil during the search and rescue of victims on the site of a landslide caused by heavy rain at Semangat Gunung Village in Karo, North Sumatra province, Indonesia, November 25, 2024. —
A representational image of school children using phones. — Reuters SYDNEY: Australia approved on Thursday a social media ban for children aged under 16 after an emotive debate that has gripped the nation, setting a