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A man rides past a billboard with pictures of France's President Emmanuel Macron (3R) and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (2L), in Jaipur on January 25, 2024. President Emmanuel Macron arrives as the guest of honour in India on January 25, 2024, with a sumptuous palace feast and colourful military parade, as France eyes lucrative deals with the world's fifth-biggest economy. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP)
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India rolls out red carpet for Macron as France eyes trade deals

President Emmanuel Macron was given a red carpet welcome and an elephant…

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Lebanese bartender Hadi Ghassan prepares a drink behind the counter at "Meraki Riyadh", a pop-up bar offering non-alcoholic bellinis and spritzes, served in chilled cocktail glasses, in Riyadh on January 23, 2024. The bar's success highlights widening acceptance of more daring non-alcoholic fare even as booze itself remains strictly off-limits in the Gulf kingdom, home to Islam's holiest sites. (Photo by Fayez Nureldine / AFP)
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Mocktail mania in Saudi, where dry January lasts all year

The concept was controversial: a pop-up bar offering bellinis and spritzes that,…

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In this photo taken on January 20, 2024 a tourist takes a selfie picture in front of incense sticks arranged in the form of a Vietnamese flag in a courtyard in the village of Quang Phu Cau on the outskirts of Hanoi. Families living and working in the "incense village" of Quang Phu Cau now also make sticks in yellow, blue and green, catering to visitors eager to snap shots for Instagram. (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP)
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WATCH: Vietnam’s incense village turns into Instagram hotspot

In a tiny village in northern Vietnam, Dang Thi Hoa ties up…

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More than a decade after Ikea tried to kick them out, the raucous Shanghai pensioners' matchmaking group that gathers weekly in the furniture store's cafeteria is still very much alive and kicking.
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WATCH: Shanghai’s elderly seek romance at Ikea lonely hearts club

More than a decade after Ikea tried to kick them out, the…

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his handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency on January 5, 2024, shows Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi speaking during the funeral of victims killed in twin blasts on January 3, as they took part in a commemmoration marking the anniversary of the killing of Revolutionary Guards general Qasem Soleimani in the southern city of Kerman. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi joined mourners in Kerman on January 5 for the funerals of the 89 people killed in twin blasts claimed by the Islamic State group, state media said. (Photo by Iranian Presidency / AFP)
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Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi flies to Türkiye for delayed Gaza talks

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi arrives in Türkiye on Wednesday for twice-delayed talks…

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Iran executes man for killing policeman during 2022 protests

Iran executed a man Tuesday after convicting him of killing a policeman…

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WATCH: At least 50 injured in major earthquake on China-Kyrgyzstan border

At least fifty people were injured after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck along…

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Family law concept. Figures of small scales and families for adoption. United Nations panel to grill Russia on fate of Ukrainian children
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United Nations panel to grill Russia on fate of Ukrainian children

Moscow will be asked to explain at the United Nations (UN) on…

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Aerial footage and scenes of rescuers searching through rubble after a landslide struck a remote and mountainous part of southwestern China, burying 47 people according to state media. The landslide reportedly occurred early Monday morning local time in in Zhenxiong County, Yunnan province. IMAGES
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47 Buried in southwest China landslide

Forty-seven people were buried when a landslide struck a remote and mountainous…

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Riot policemen disperse protesters in the town of Baymak in Russia's central Bashkortostan region on January 17, 2024, after a court sentenced a local activist to four years in prison. Fail Alsynov, who campaigns against gold mining in the Urals region and advocates for the protection of the large ethnic Bashkir population's language, was sentenced for "inciting hatred" in the town of Baymak. (Photo by Anya Marchenkova / AFP)
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More arrests as Russia cracks down on rare protests

Police in the central Russian republic of Bashkortostan on Friday arrested more…

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