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Indonesia's Mt Merapi erupts, spewing ash 6 km high 21 Jun 2020 - 10:56 am
This handout photo taken and released on June 21, 2020 by Indonesia's Research and Technology Development for Geological Hazard Mitigation (BPPTKG) shows the Merapi Mount volcano spewing thick smoke into the air as seen from Yogyakarta. AFP PHOTO / BPPTKG
'Ring of fire' solar eclipse thrills skywatchers in Africa, Asia 21 Jun 2020 - 10:30 am
The moon partially covers the sun during an annular solar eclipse as seen from New Delhi on June 21, 2020. / AFP / Jewel Samad
Indonesia's oldest zoo reopens with social distancing restrictions 20 Jun 2020 - 12:50 pm
Indonesian fire fighters spray disinfectant next to elephants at the Ragunan Zoo ahead of its reopening in Jakarta on June 17, 2020. AFP / ADEK BERRY
Australian state reinstates restrictions after spike in coronavirus cases 20 Jun 2020 - 11:57 am
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Modi says China isn’t occupying Indian territory after clashes 20 Jun 2020 - 09:21 am
A member of National Students' Union of India (NSUI) holds a placard during a protest against China, in Ahmedabad, India, June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Amit Dave
New Zealand shocked as policeman shot dead in rare attack 19 Jun 2020 - 03:58 pm
Police officers cordon off an area after a shooting incident in a residential neighbourhood in Auckland on June 19, 2020. An unarmed New Zealand police officer was shot dead on an Auckland street on June 19 in a rare fatal attack that Prime Minister Jacin
US condoles with India over soldiers killed in clash with China, tensions stay high 19 Jun 2020 - 03:44 pm
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Japan lifts coronavirus travel curbs to help economy bounce back 19 Jun 2020 - 03:39 pm
Pedestrians walk with umbrellas as evening rain falls in Tokyo on June 19, 2020. / AFP / CHARLY TRIBALLEAU
India reports record rise in coronavirus cases as major city locks down 19 Jun 2020 - 01:44 pm
Motorists ride past a deserted road after a lockdown was reimposed as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Chennai on June 19, 2020./ AFP / Arun SANKAR
Two blasts kill four in southern Pakistan 19 Jun 2020 - 01:32 pm
Security personnel cordon-off the site of a blast in the Pakistan's port city of Karachi on June 19, 2020. Two attacks killed at least four people including security personnel in southern Pakistan early on June 19, police said. / AFP / Asif HASSAN
Ten Indian soldiers freed by China’s army days after clashes 19 Jun 2020 - 12:49 pm
file photo/ REUTERS/Danish Ismail
India lifts export ban on hydroxychloroquine 18 Jun 2020 - 10:39 pm
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Beijing's coronavirus outbreak under control, Chinese expert says 18 Jun 2020 - 01:27 pm
People line up to go into a makeshift testing center to receive nucleic acid tests after a new outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Beijing, China, June 18, 2020. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Japan urges citizens to install virus-tracking app 18 Jun 2020 - 11:47 am
A large screen on a building shows live broadcast of Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's news conference in Tokyo, Japan May 25, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo
S. Korea says no suspicious activities by North Korea yet 18 Jun 2020 - 09:06 am
Tensions rise at a military checkpoint on the Unification Bridge near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) after the bombing of the joint liaison office by North Korea the day before on June 17, 2020 in Paju, South Korea. Jong-Hyun Kim - Anadolu
Fresh virus outbreak hinders Beijing's return to normal 18 Jun 2020 - 09:03 am
People wearing face masks wait to take a swab test for the COVID-19 coronavirus as officials conduct mass testing following a new cluster of cases last week, in Beijing on June 18, 2020. Beijing reported another 21 cases of the coronavirus on June 18, as
Fitch cuts India's sovereign rating outlook to 'negative' 18 Jun 2020 - 08:44 am
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Fists, stones and clubs: China and India's brutal high altitude, low-tech battle 17 Jun 2020 - 10:28 pm
:TOPSHOT - Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers guard a highway leading towards Leh, bordering China, in Gagangir on June 17, 2020. The long-running border dispute between Asian nuclear powers India and China turned deadly for the first time in nea

Europe

This illustration picture shows an employee of Rome's garbage collection Italian garbagemen help recover lost 1 mln euro lottery ticket
A group of migrants approach the border post to make their way back to Morocco, escorted by Spanish infantry soldiers, in the Spain's north African enclave of Ceuta, on August 2, 2026. Photo by Henry NICHOLLS / AFP Spain says Schengen zone not 'compromised' in Ceuta migrant influx
Migrants cross back to Morocco after they crossed the border to enter Spain's north Africa's Ceuta enclave on July 31, 2026. (Photo by JORGE GUERRERO / AFP) Spain says 72,000 migrants entered Ceuta, 70,000 returned
(Files) A photo illustration taken in Nicosia on May 4, 2026, shows a person in front of a large screen displaying vessel movements in the Strait of Hormuz on a ship-tracking website. (Photo by AFP) Cargo ship hit after Trump insists Iran talks could reopen Hormuz today

Africa

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Americas

The rubble of a burned out residential home smolders in the Balboa neighborhood of Spokane, Washington, on August 2, 2026. Photo by Erick Doxey / AFP Arson suspect arrested as US northwest battles wildfires
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The Fuego volcano erupts 65 kilometers southwest of Guatemala City on August 3, 2026. (Photo by Johan ORDONEZ / AFP) Guatemala issues 'danger' alert after Fuego volcano erupts
Three members of the Spokane Fire Department sit on a curb in front of burned out residential homes in the Balboa neighborhood of Spokane, Washington, on August 2, 2026. (Photo by Erick Doxey / AFP) Ongoing wildfires force 60,000 people to evacuate homes in US county of Spokane

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