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Trump hits out at evangelical magazine that called for his ouster 22 Dec 2019 - 08:58 pm
The magazine, a day after Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives, said it was
GOP governors grapple with whether to accept refugees or not 22 Dec 2019 - 08:58 pm
A girl who crossed the Canada-US border with her family claiming refugee status in Canada at a temporary detention centre in Blackpool, Quebec, on August 5, 2017. AFP / Geoff Robins
Battles lines harden over Trump impeachment trial witnesses 22 Dec 2019 - 08:58 pm
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) watches the vote count in his Capitol Hill office as the US House of Representatives votes on the first of two articles of impeachment against US President Donald Trump in Washington, December 18, 2019. Reuter
For Canadian researcher, it's a microscopic Christmas 22 Dec 2019 - 08:21 pm
This image released on December 18, 2019, by the Canadian Centre for Electron Microscopy at McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada, show the tiniest gingerbread house on top of a snowman. AFP / McMaster University / Travis Casagrande
Police: 13 people shot at house party in Chicago 22 Dec 2019 - 03:48 pm
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At least 18 prisoners dead in clash at Honduras jail 21 Dec 2019 - 06:50 pm
Forensic police arrive to the penitentiary of Tela after a fight between rival gangs ocurred in the prison. December 21, 2019/ AFP / STR
US denies public was lied to about Afghanistan 21 Dec 2019 - 02:12 am
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark Milley exits after an end of year press conference at the Pentagon on December 20, 2019 in Arlington, Virginia. Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP
Hundreds of Chinese held in Philippine online gaming crackdown 21 Dec 2019 - 02:12 am
Chinese workers illegally working at an unlicensed online gambling firm are arrested by Philippine authorities at an office building in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, December 19, 2019. Picture taken December 19, 2019. Bureau of Immigrations/Hand
Criminal or victim? Female drug mules trapped as 'legal zombies' in Brazil 20 Dec 2019 - 10:00 pm
The outside of the main women's penitentiary in Sao Paulo, Brazil, October 29, 2019. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Fabio Teixeira
'Oh my God, look at that ship!': massive cruise liners collide off Mexico 20 Dec 2019 - 09:34 pm
Carnival Glory cruise ship crashes into Carnival Legend at Cozumel cruise port, Mexico December 20, 2019 in this still image taken from a video obtained from social media. Matthew Bruin via Reuters
Infamous New York island jail could have new, green life 20 Dec 2019 - 09:34 pm
The Rikers Island Prison complex (foreground) is seen from an airplane in the Queens borough of New York City, New York, US, April 2, 2017. Reuters/Mike Segar
Haiti demands justice for women and girls abused by UN peacekeepers 20 Dec 2019 - 09:34 pm
UN peacekeepers patrol the neighborhood of Cite Soleil together with Haitian national police officers and members of UNPOL (United Nations Police) in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, March 3, 2017. Andres Martinez Casares/Reuters
Trump says talked with China's Xi on trade deal, Hong Kong, North Korea 20 Dec 2019 - 08:02 pm
Trump announced the phone call in a tweet. A White House official said they spoke on Friday morning. China Central Television said Xi spoke to Trump at the request of the U.S. president.
Ex-governor defends pardon of man convicted of child rape 20 Dec 2019 - 06:46 pm
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Bloomberg health plan aims to lower costs, cover more people 19 Dec 2019 - 09:24 pm
Former New York Mayor and Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg speaks about his plan for clean energy during a campaign event at the Blackwall Hitch restaurant in Alexandria, Virginia on December 13, 2019. / AFP / Olivier Douliery
White House says it is confident Senate will exonerate Trump after impeachment 19 Dec 2019 - 07:15 am
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Battle Creek, Michigan, U.S., December 18, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Trump impeachment - What happens next? 19 Dec 2019 - 07:13 am
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Battle Creek, Michigan, U.S., December 18, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Divided US House impeaches Donald Trump in historic vote 19 Dec 2019 - 07:05 am
U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) wields the gavel as she presides over the House of Representatives approving two counts of impeachmeant against U.S. President Donald Trump in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., Decembe

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File photo Hajj season free of epidemic outbreaks: Saudi Arabia
Peninsula Suspected floating mine spotted in Strait of Hormuz, Oman warns mariners
Muslims pilgrims perform the symbolic Muslim faithful leave Mecca after hajj
File photo Saudi health system provides over 1.2 million health services to pilgrims

Middle East

Peninsula OIC welcomes Israeli Occupation Authorities' inclusion on UN 'blacklist' of conflict-related violations of bodily integrity
Picture: QNA/ X Over 12 detained, 7 injured in Israeli and colonizers' rampages across West Bank
Picture: QNA/ X Two Lebanese troops wounded after Israeli drone hits vehicle in Nabatieh
File photo Egypt looks to deepen strategic partnership with China at 70-year milestone: foreign ministry

Asia

This photograph taken on May 19, 2026 shows a stone quarry near Avinashi village in Rajasthan's Neem Ka Thana town. (Photo by AFP) Mining turns India's heat-shield hills to dust
A resident affected by the Lapindo mudflow sits on the embankment in the mud volcano area, marking 20 years since a gas exploration accident triggered a mud flow that inundated more than a dozen villages and permanently displaced tens of thousands of people in Porong, Sidoarjo, East Java province on May 29, 2026. (Photo by JUNI KRISWANTO / AFP) Two decades later, impacts from Indonesia mud volcano linger
In this photo taken on May 5, 2026, chief scientific and operations officer Brett Kagan looks at cortical and hippocampal cells on cell culture plates in Melbourne. (Photo by William West / AFP) Australian researchers teach brain cells to play 'Doom'
This screen grab made from handout video footage taken on May 30, 2026, and provided by Adisak Wongsoraya, shows two men (centre L and centre R, with headlamp) being hugged after they were rescued from a semi-submerged cave in Laos' central Xaysomboun province, northeast of the capital Vientiane. Photo by Handout / Adisak Wongsoraya / AFP Survivors advise rescuers in search for last two stuck in Laos cave

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