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Security personnel patrol a street after militants indiscriminately opened fire on tourists near Pahalgam in Indian controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, April 23, 2025
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A tourist massacre in Kashmir is escalating tensions between India and Pakistan. Here’s what we know
An ambulance carrying the bodies of tourists killed in a suspected militant attack near Pahalgam, in Indian controlled Kashmir, arrive at the police control room in Srinagar, on Wednesday.
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Dozens killed as gunmen massacre tourists in Kashmir beauty spot
The scene after a car plowed into a crowd of people outside a school in Jinhua in the province of Zhejiang, China, on Wednesday.
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Pope Francis arrives for the weekly general audience as people wave Chinese flags at Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, June 19, 2024.
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Pope’s death receives muted official response in China, which has a tense relationship with the Vatican
Tiangong Ultra, a humanoid robot, runs across the finish line while securing the first position during the E-Town Humanoid Robot Half Marathon, in Beijing, China, on April, 19 2025.
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Chinese robots ran against humans in the world’s first humanoid half-marathon. They lost by a mile
Democratic Party's anti-goods and services tax (GST) protest march from Southorn Playground in Wan Chai to Central Government Offices, in Hong Kong, on August 20, 2006.
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Hong Kong’s oldest pro-democracy party is shutting down as Beijing leaves no room for dissent
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Actress Nora Aunor of the Philippines poses with her trophy after winning the Best Actress award for the film "Thy Womb" at the Asian Film Awards in Hong Kong March 18, 2013. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu (CHINA - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT)
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Nora Aunor, one of Philippine cinema’s biggest stars, dies at 71
A volunteer pours water on a pedestrian's head to cool off during a hot summer day along a street in Karachi on April 5, 2025.
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Extended heatwave in India, Pakistan to test survivability limits, with temperatures reaching Death Valley levels

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CHENNAI, INDIA DECEMBER 22: The black polymetallic sea nodules, the nickel, manganese and cobalt rich mineral deposits, these balls form naturally deep under the sea. Indian deep ocean exploration vehicle under development as part of Samudrayaan (Ocean Craft) program a part of deep ocean mission, seen on December 22, 2022 at the National Institute Of Ocean Technology Institute, Chennai, India. The metallic sphere is called Matysa 6000 and it is estimated it can travel to six kilometres below the sea surface. The endeavour is to explore the Indian Ocean to tap and mine the polymetallic sea nodules, the nickel, manganese and cobalt rich mineral deposits and to explore the biodiversity. Indian scientists are working to complete it as soon as possible. The pressurised crew module can accommodate three crew. (Photo by Pallava Bagla/Corbis via Getty Images)
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This 2010 courtroom artists drawing shows Chicago businessman Tahawwur Hussain Rana, center, as he appears before in a Chicago federal court.
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Oita, a scenic region known for its natural hot springs on the Japanese island of Kyushu, has recently renamed its air hub Oita Hello Kitty Airport to lure fans and tourists.
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A view of Mount Paektu from the North Korean side of the mountain, June 2017.
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North Korea’s sacred Mount Paektu designated as UNESCO Global Geopark
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A model of China's Tiangong-1 space station, at the Shanghai Astronomy Museum in Shanghai, China, in 2021.
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Pakistani astronaut will become first foreign national to enter Chinese space station
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