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UAE President Sheikh Mohamed speaks to US President Joe Biden at the G20 Summit in New Delhi last year. AFP

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Hana, now a 20-year-old mother of two, is a victim of underage marriage. She says her husband abused her and abandoned his family. Photo: UNFPA

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Lebanese troops prepare to destroy a communication device found on the ground in southern Lebanon, after 37 people were killed in blasts involving pagers and walkie-talkies. AFP

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More than 1,000 people, including Hezbollah fighters and medics, were wounded when pagers exploded across Lebanon. Reuters

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An image grab taken from Hezbollah's Al-Manar TV shows the Lebanese militant group's chief Hassan Nasrallah addressing the nation from an undisclosed location on September 19, 2024. Nasrallah said in his first televised appearance after this week's electronic devices' attacks in Lebanon that Israel had dealt an "unprecedented" blow to his group, crossing all red lines with device explosions that killed 37 people and wounded nearly 3,000 over two days. Israel has not commented on the attacks. (Photo by Al-Manar / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO / AL-MANAR" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

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Auckland City coach Albert Riera says he is now settled in New Zealand. Reuters

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Saudi Arabia's tallest volcano Jebel Abyad last erupted around the seventh century. Photo: Visit Saudi

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Jameela Khatoon, 70, was bitten by a cobra. She underwent treatment at a hospital in Purnea, a district in the Indian state of Bihar. Photo: Taniya Dutta

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Key takeaways from Nasrallah’s speech after pager attacks in Lebanon

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An aerial view of the open-air Sumerian theatre that forms part of the Ur Tourist City Project in central Iraq. AFP

A villager crosses a makeshift bridge at a coastal village near Bacoor city, in Cavite province, about 30km south-east of Manila. Scores of people are dead or missing in the Philippines due to floods and landslides caused by the passage of three tropical storms. EPA

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