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Sizzling temperatures hit Australia as wildfires persist 27 Dec 2019 - 11:22 am
Firetrucks are seen stationed on a road as a bushfire burns in Bargo, southwest of Sydney on December 21, 2019. (AFP / PETER PARKS)
Oxygen bar to fake rain: 10 ways India tried to beat its 'airpocalypse' 26 Dec 2019 - 08:28 pm
Indian policemen stand as traffic passes through the Civil Lines area of Allahabad on December 14, 2016. AFP / Sanjay Kanojia
Japan executes first foreigner in 10 years in family murder 26 Dec 2019 - 03:33 pm
Japan's Justice Minister Masako Mori (top) speaks during a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on December 26, 2019. (AFP / Kazuhiro Nogi)
Australia firefighters brace for extreme heatwave at weekend 26 Dec 2019 - 11:50 am
A bushfire burns near the Lithgow Correctional Centre compound in Marrangaroo, New South Wales, Australia December 19, 2019 in this picture obtained from social media.
'It doesn't matter if it's Christmas' - Hong Kong pro-democracy activists keep up protests 25 Dec 2019 - 10:13 pm
A man with a Santa hat stands in front of riot police during a protest in Mong Kok district in Hong Kong on December 25, 2019. AFP / Philip Fong
Protests continue in India against new citizenship law 25 Dec 2019 - 07:10 pm
A man wearing a Santa Claus costume gives hats to kids during a protest against a new citizenship law, outside the Jamia Millia Islamia university in New Delhi, India, December 25, 2019. Reuters/Adnan Abidi
Blindspot to backlash: India’s Modi and party misread the mood 25 Dec 2019 - 07:10 pm
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah wave towards their supporters after the election results at party headquarter in New Delhi, India, May 23, 2019. Reuters/Adnan Abidi
Young democrats shake up pro-Beijing stronghold in Hong Kong 25 Dec 2019 - 07:10 pm
Protesters queue for a free Christmas dinner offered by a local restaurant in Hong Kong, China, December 25, 2019. Reuters / Lucy Nicholson
Malware broker behind US hacks is now teaching computer skills in China 25 Dec 2019 - 05:00 pm
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Peace wishes ring in Christmas, but typhoon dampens joy in Philippines 25 Dec 2019 - 04:52 pm
Children react as a Bengal tiger licks the glass surrounding its enclosure during the
Typhoon misery for Philippines on Christmas Day 25 Dec 2019 - 09:10 am
Destroyed Christmas decorations are seen after Typhoon Phanfone swept through Tanauan, Leyte, in the Philippines December 25, 2019, in this photo obtained from social media. Paul Cinco/Via Reuters
Biryani, bankers and burqas: Inside a sit-in citizenship protest on an Indian highway 24 Dec 2019 - 09:43 pm
A demonstrator collects garbage during a protest against a new citizenship law, in New Delhi, India, December 21, 2019. Picture taken December 21, 2019. Reuters/Anushree Fadnavis
India's ruling party loses key state election amid citizenship protests 24 Dec 2019 - 09:42 pm
Congress-JMM alliance workers celebrate results projecting an assembly majority in the Jharkhand state election in Ranchi on December 23, 2019. AFP / Rajesh Kumar
China hosts Japan, South Korea with eyes on nuclear North 24 Dec 2019 - 07:33 pm
China's Premier Li Keqiang, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korea's President Moon Jae-in pose for pictures ahead of the 8th trilateral leaders' meeting in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China December 24, 2019. China Daily via Reuters
Indian government orders update of population register 24 Dec 2019 - 07:01 pm
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a rally in New Delhi on December 22, 2019. / AFP / Prakash SINGH
Typhoon Phanfone ruins Christmas for thousands of Filipinos 24 Dec 2019 - 01:45 pm
Fishermen carry a boat to higher ground in Baybay, eastern Samar on December 24, 2019, after typhoon Phanfone hit the central Philippines. AFP / Alren BERONIO
WhatsApp wars over India protests divide families 24 Dec 2019 - 01:16 pm
FILE PHOTO: Apps for Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp and other social networks on a smartphone in Chennai. AFP / ARUN SANKAR
Bus falls into ravine in Indonesia; 24 killed 24 Dec 2019 - 10:41 am
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The O’Sullivan clan family crest is held by a participant in a bid to break a world record for the largest gathering of people with the same surname, in Castletownbere, Ireland (Photo by Peter Murphy/ AFP) O'Sullivan clan gathering in Ireland breaks world record
A member of the public holds an object to a burning bicycle on the Avenue de la Grande Armee during gatherings after PSG won the UEFA Champions League final between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Arsenal FC played in Budapest (Photo by Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP) About 400 arrested in France after PSG's Champions League victory
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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

Americas

A voter receives his ballot a polling station during the presidential election in Bogota on May 31, 2026. (Photo by Luis ACOSTA / AFP) Colombia votes amid surge in guerrilla violence
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