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Insider attack in Afghanistan kills two American soldiers and Afghan serviceman 09 Feb 2020 - 03:53 pm
An armoured vehicle patrols near the side of an incident where two U.S soldiers were killed a day before in Shirzad district of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan February 9, 2020.REUTERS/Parwiz
Exit polls predict Modi defeat as Delhi votes 09 Feb 2020 - 12:40 pm
People queue at a polling station to cast their votes during the Legislative Assembly elections in New Delhi on February 8, 2020. / AFP / Sajjad HUSSAIN
Roadside bomb in SW Pakistan kills 1 soldier, wounds 5 09 Feb 2020 - 11:38 am
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Singapore Airshow hit by virus fears as 70 exhibitors pull out 09 Feb 2020 - 11:00 am
Members of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force's Bayi Aerobatic Team fly J-10 performance aircraft as they take part in an aerial display during a media preview ahead of the Singapore Airshow in Singapore on February 9, 2020. / AFP / ROSLAN RAH
Death toll hits 21 from Thai shooting after raid into mall 09 Feb 2020 - 10:26 am
Bullet holes (top C) are seen on the exterior of the Terminal 21 mall, where a mass shooting took place, in the Thai northeastern city of Nakhon Ratchasima on February 9, 2020. A Thai soldier who killed at least 20 people and holed up in a mall overnight
Thai soldier kills 26 in rampage, most inside shopping mall 09 Feb 2020 - 10:17 am
This handout from Chanathip Somsakul taken on February 8, 2020, and released to AFP on February 9, 2020 shows people in the carpark of the Terminal 21 shopping mall in Nakhon Ratchasima after they were evacuated following a shooting incident in the mall.
Malaysia expands China traveller ban as coronavirus spreads 09 Feb 2020 - 10:08 am
Passengers wear protective face masks at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang on February 4, 2020. / AFP / Mohd RASFAN
Philippines evacuates 30, including infant, from virus-hit Wuhan 09 Feb 2020 - 09:45 am
Filipinos, voluntarily evacuated due to the coronavirus outbreak, board a plane from Wuhan, Hubei, China, February 9, 2020. Courtesy of Department of Foreign Affairs/Handout via REUTERS
China virus deaths rise past 800, overtaking SARS toll 09 Feb 2020 - 09:40 am
Medical workers in protective suits attend to novel coronavirus patients at the intensive care unit (ICU) of a designated hospital in Wuhan, Hubei province, China February 6, 2020. Picture taken February 6, 2020.
India asks Sri Lanka to resume Tamil reconciliation process 08 Feb 2020 - 05:23 pm
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Thai soldier kills at least 10 in shooting rampage 08 Feb 2020 - 04:07 pm
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China virus cases increase as more prevention measures taken 08 Feb 2020 - 03:35 pm
A passenger wearing a mask walks outside the Shanghai railway station in Shanghai, China, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, February 8, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song
Doctors in China say they're not protected from coronavirus infection 08 Feb 2020 - 02:26 pm
A passenger wearing a mask walk outside the Shanghai railway station in Shanghai, China, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus, February 8, 2020. REUTERS/Aly Song
India's New Delhi heads to vote amid protests against citizenship law 08 Feb 2020 - 10:27 am
An election officer marks the finger of a voter at a polling station during the Legislative Assembly elections in New Delhi on February 8, 2020. / AFP / Sajjad HUSSAIN
Panic buying hits Singapore after virus alert raised 08 Feb 2020 - 09:23 am
People stock up on rice after Singapore raised the coronavirus outbreak alert level to orange, at a supermarket in Singapore February 8, 2020. REUTERS/Edgar Su
Cyclone nears Australia's west with heavy winds, risk of storm tide 08 Feb 2020 - 09:02 am
Pedestrians hold umbrellas during wet weather in Sydney, Australia, February 7, 2020. AAP Image/Peter Rae/via REUTERS
Gotta catch 'em all: Pokemon-style app aims to save Indonesia's forests 07 Feb 2020 - 09:07 pm
A baby orangutan hangs from a tree at Camp Leakey in Tanjung Puting National Park in Central Kalimantan province, Indonesia, June 15, 2015. Reuters / Darren Whiteside
Bangkok court halts river promenade project that would worsen flooding 07 Feb 2020 - 09:07 pm
A view of Chao Phraya river in Bangkok, Thailand, August 30, 2016. Reuters / Chaiwat Subprasom

Europe

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A person lies on a mattress under a tree in a park, in Paris on May 29, 2026 as a heatwave hits France. (Photo by Simon Wohlfahrt / AFP) Half of France hits new monthly records in heatwave
Municipal workers clear debris from the street after a Russian drone struck an apartment building in Galati, western Romania. (Photo by Daniel Mihailescu / AFP) Drone crash in Romania shows Russia threat to 'entire Europe': Ukraine FM
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Africa

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrives in Bunia, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, on May 30, 2026. (Photo by Glody Murhabazi / AFP) WHO chief visits epicentre of Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
File Photo Kenya court blocks US Ebola quarantine center set to open on Friday
Relatives gather and wait for news of their loved ones at the Utumishi Girls Academy following the deadly fire in Gilgil, north of the capital Nairobi on May 28, 2026. (Photo by Simon Maina / AFP) Eight students arrested over 'suspected arson attack' at Kenyan girls' school
Dieudonné Sezabo, a health worker, decontaminates the clothing of a motorcycle taxi driver who transported a patient suspected of having Ebola to the Rwampara Hospital in Ituri, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Photo by Glody Murhabazi / AFP) US says its Ebola quarantine center opens Friday in Kenya

Americas

This screen grab shows fire as the uncrewed Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket explodes during a test on a launchpad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on May 28, 2026. (Photo by NASASpaceflight.com / AFP) Blue Origin rocket explosion is bad news for both Bezos and NASA
US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth speaks during a plenary session of the 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore on May 30, 2026. (Photo by Jam Sta Rosa / AFP) Raise defence spending or else, Hegseth tells NATO, Europe
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