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Indian states propose land rights amid citizenship fears 23 Dec 2019 - 10:08 pm
A taxi drives past a poster of Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Minister of West Bengal state, in Kolkata, February 9, 2019. Reuters / Rupak De Chowdhuri
India's main opposition party stages protest against new law 23 Dec 2019 - 02:04 pm
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Three university students found dead in flooded Indonesian cave 23 Dec 2019 - 10:24 am
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Fazle Abed, founder of world's biggest non-government organisation BRAC, dies aged 83 22 Dec 2019 - 10:40 pm
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Australia's leader apologizes for vacation amid wildfires 22 Dec 2019 - 09:31 pm
Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison greets a volunteer during a visit to the Wollondilly Emergency Control Centre in Sydney, Australia, December 22, 2019. AAP Image/Joel Carrett/via Reuters
26 dead as Modi seeks to soothe India's Muslims over new citizenship law 22 Dec 2019 - 08:58 pm
Demonstrators clash with police officers during a protest against a new citizenship law in Seelampur area of Delhi, India on December 17, 2019. (Imtiyaz Khan/Anadolu Agency)
North Korean leader holds party meeting to bolster military 22 Dec 2019 - 03:48 pm
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the Third Enlarged Meeting of the Seventh Central Military Commission (CMC) of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in this undated photo released on December 21, 2019. KCNA via REUTERS
Afghanistan's Ghani wins slim majority of presidential vote in preliminary results 22 Dec 2019 - 01:38 pm
Head of the Afghan Independent Election Commission (IEC) Hawa Alam Nuristani (C) takes part in a press conference to announce the preliminary elections results in Kabul on December 22, 2019. (AFP / FARSHAD USYAN)
Afghan president wins 2nd term in preliminary vote count 22 Dec 2019 - 10:32 am
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Bushfires hit emergency level on Sydney's outskirts; one dead in S.Australia 21 Dec 2019 - 05:46 pm
Flames engulf a row of trees. New South Wales, Australia. December 21, 2019. in this still image taken from social media video/Reuters
11 killed during anti-citizenship law protests in India 21 Dec 2019 - 01:57 pm
Police personnel look at a burning vehicle during clashes over citizenship law in Bulandshahar, Uttar Pradesh, India December 20, 2019 in this still image taken from a video.
Five new deaths, including child, in India protests: Police 21 Dec 2019 - 10:20 am
Police clash with protesters during demonstrations against India's new citizenship law in Lucknow on December 19, 2019. (AFP)
Australia's bushfires circle Sydney as temperatures soar 21 Dec 2019 - 10:03 am
A fireman fights a bushfire to protect a property in Balmoral, 150 kilometres southwest of Sydney on December 19, 2019. (AFP / PETER PARKS)
Rohingya weep in Myanmar court as they face charge of illegal travel 21 Dec 2019 - 02:12 am
Police vehicles transport Rohingya Muslims, charged with illegally travelling without proper documents, in Pathein, Ayeyarwady, Myanmar December 20, 2019. Reuters/Ann Wang
Earthquake rattles Afghanistan, Pakistan and Indian Kashmir 21 Dec 2019 - 02:12 am
People gather outside buildings after a 6.1-magnitude earthquake in Islamabad on December 20, 2019. A strong earthquake rattled Afghanistan and Pakistan on December 20 afternoon, the US Geological Survey said, forcing residents into the streets in Islamab
India bans citizenship law protests, death toll rises to 14 20 Dec 2019 - 10:46 pm
Demonstrators attend a protest against a new citizenship law, in Chennai, India, December 20, 2019. Reuters/P Ravikumar
Six dead in deadliest day of Indian citizenship law protests 20 Dec 2019 - 06:46 pm
Police officers detain a man during a protest against a new citizenship law, in New Delhi, India, December 20, 2019. Reuters
Fresh clashes in India as death toll hits nine 20 Dec 2019 - 01:23 pm
In this file photo taken on December 19, 2019 students and demonstrators hold placards during a protest against India's new citizenship law in Chennai. . / AFP / Arun SANKAR /

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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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Africa

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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
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visits the Ebola treatment center to witness the discharge of recovered patients in Bunia, in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo Brazil investigates two possible Ebola cases
Emergency tape reading US chemical spill death toll rises to 11
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