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Osama Ahmed, a 20-year-old Syrian man shows a picture of him with his father at the house of the association ‘LaMargelle Calais’ where he lives since his father disappeared when their boat sank on the night of October 23, 2024, in Calais, northern France on November 7, 2024. — AFP pic

Living in hope: A Channel drama survivor’s journey to find his missing dad

In prison since a year and a half, The 28-year-old Russian art teacher critical of Moscow's Ukraine offensive believes the headmistress of the provincial school where he worked reported him to authorities for scrawling horns on magazine photos of state officials. — AFP pic

How doodling horns on officials’ photos got a Russian art teacher locked up for 20 years

Mohammad Shaqdih, the deputy director of Jordan's Darat al-Funun gallery, speaks to the press about a collective exhibition by four displaced Palestinian artists from Gaza, entitled

Portraits of pain: Exhibition reveals Gaza’s reality through smuggled art

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi wait for the results during a session on the day lawmakers vote to elect the new prime minister, at the Lower House of Parliament in Tokyo, Japan November 11, 2024. — Reuters pic

Japan PM Ishiba survives parliament vote as Trump looms large

The disease which continues to spread in Africa is currently classified by the UN health body as a public health emergency of international concern. — Reuters pic

WHO to convene emergency meeting on mpox on Nov 22

Taiwanese company Gold Apollo has not in recent years produced the AR-924 pager model, but they were produced by a company called Frontier Group Entity outside of Taiwan, the bureau said in a statement. — Reuters pic

Taiwan says exploding pagers in Lebanon were not made in Taiwan

A resident inspects destroyed house in Santa Ana town, Cagayan province, north of Manila on November 8, 2024, following Typhoon Yinxing hitting the province. — AFP pic

Fourth typhoon in a month hits Philippines

Kathy Hughes holds a sign as she takes part in a march led by New Zealand political party Te Pati Maori to demonstrate against the incoming government and its policies, in Wellington, New Zealand, December 5, 2023. — Reuters pic

New Zealand Maori begin march on capital to protest indigenous treaty bill

A handout picture provided by the Saudi Ministry of Media on November 10, 2024, shows Saudi Minister of Foreign Afairs Faisal bin Farhan (centre) chairing the Foreign Ministers Meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the Arab League, a day ahead of a joint extraordinary leaders summit in Riyadh. — AFP pic

Arab, Muslim leaders fly to Saudi for talks on Mideast wars

Protesters take part in a Pro-Palestinian demonstration on Dam Square in Amsterdam on November 10, 2024. — AFP pic

Dozens of pro-Palestine protesters detained for defying Amsterdam ban, after chaos instigated by Israeli football fans

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (right) attends a meeting with opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPP) head Yuichiro Tamaki (left) at the parliament in central Tokyo on November 11, 2024. — AFP pic

‘Basically true’: Head of Japanese kingmaker opposition party admits affair with model ahead of parliament vote for PM

The mammoth fan blades used on industrial wind turbines can weigh as much as 22 tonnes and measure more than 60 metres in length.— Pixabay/Pexels pic

Man crushed to death by fan blade at Australian wind farm

Betar, a pro-Israel youth movement, plans to gather alongside the MEJF on the sidelines of the 'Israel Is Forever' gala, an event in support of Israel organised by far-right individuals. — AFP pic

Jewish group plans pro-Israel rally ahead of Paris football match

Hezbollah had previously blamed its arch-foe for the blasts that dealt a major blow to the Iran-backed militant group, and vowed revenge. — AFP pic

Israel’s Netanyahu says he gave go-ahead for Lebanon pager attacks that killed nearly 40, wounded thousands others

Republican senators are in the process of picking their next leader, who will wield significant power come January after the party wrested back control of the upper chamber from Democrats—albeit with a narrow majority. — Reuters file pic

Trump demands Senate bypass votes to confirm appointees

People farm in the Punakha valley, Bhutan, December 13, 2017. — Reuters pic

Buddhist Bhutan to build ‘mindfulness city’ to woo investment, create jobs