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"We will use force": Hong Kong police fire tear gas as protesters throw bottles 12 Jun 2019 - 11:08 am
Protesters are hit by police water cannon during a demonstration against a proposed extradition bill in Hong Kong, China June 12, 2019. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Hijack hoax on lands business-class flyer in jail for life 12 Jun 2019 - 08:48 am
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India to evacuate thousands as cyclone nears west coast 11 Jun 2019 - 05:27 pm
Personnel from India's 6th National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) load life saving material on a truck at a NDRF camp, in Chiloda (also called Naroda), some 40 kms from Ahmedabad on June 11, 2019. AFP / SAM PANTHAKY
India finds wreckage of plane missing with 13 on board 11 Jun 2019 - 02:39 pm
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Indian court orders release of journalist held for Twitter post on Hindu leader 11 Jun 2019 - 11:23 am
Jagisha Arora, wife of Prashant Kanojia, a journalist who was arrested for allegedly tweeting defamatory content against Uttar Pradesh's Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, takes part in a protest with media members in New Delhi, India June 10, 2019. Reuters/
North Korean leader's brother was CIA informant: Wall St Journal 11 Jun 2019 - 10:45 am
File photo: Kim Jong Nam arrives at Beijing airport in Beijing, China, in this photo taken by Kyodo February 11, 2007. Credit: Kyodo via Reuters
Indian toddler dies after 110 hours down well 11 Jun 2019 - 09:10 am
In this photo taken on June 10, 2019, an Indian rescue team launches an operation to recover the body of Fatehveer Singh, 2, who fell in a 33-meter (110-feet) deep well on June 6, in Sunam in the Punjab district of Sangrur. AFP / STR
Hundreds detained as Kazakhs protest "rigged" election 11 Jun 2019 - 08:58 am
Officers, who are members of a local election committee, open a ballot box after polls closed due to all servicemen having voted, at the unit of Kazakhstan's Republican Guards during the presidential election in Almaty, Kazakhstan, June 9, 2019. REUTERS/P
Hong Kong businesses pledge closures as extradition anger builds 11 Jun 2019 - 08:49 am
Policemen patrol outside the Legislative Council building ahead of tomorrow's hearing on the extradition bill in Hong Kong, China, June 11, 2019. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Chinese financial news site closed for 'rectification' 11 Jun 2019 - 08:30 am
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Former Pakistani president Zardari arrested on corruption charges 10 Jun 2019 - 03:43 pm
Former Pakistani President and the co-chairperson of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Asif Ali Zardari (2L) arrives for his bail appeal at Islamabad High Court on June 10, 2019. AFP / FAROOQ NAEEM
Tokyo prison that held Ghosn opens doors to answer critics 10 Jun 2019 - 03:22 pm
This picture taken during a media tour shows a corridor which leads to individual cells at the Tokyo Detention House on June 10, 2019.
Populist China-friendly mayor to run for Taiwan president 10 Jun 2019 - 12:15 pm
File photo of Han Kuo-yu attends a campaign rally ahead of the Kaohsiung mayoral election in November.Tyrone Siu / Reuters
Kazakh police say around 500 arrested in election protests 09 Jun 2019 - 06:27 pm
Opposition supporters rally during Kazakhstan's presidential elections in Nur-Sultan on June 9, 2019. / AFP / VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO
Massive extradition law protest fills Hong Kong streets 09 Jun 2019 - 04:31 pm
Protesters attend a rally against a controversial extradition law proposal in Hong Kong on June 9, 2019. AFP / DALE DE LA REY
India, Sri Lanka agree to step up anti-terrorism efforts 09 Jun 2019 - 04:03 pm
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seen with Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena during his welcome ceremony at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, June 9, 2019. REUTERS/ Dinuka Liyanawatte
Sri Lanka MPs clash with president over Easter attacks probe 09 Jun 2019 - 09:41 am
Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena arrives at a commissioning handover ceremony of the P 626 ship by the US at the main port in Colombo, Sri Lanka June 6, 2019. Reuters/Dinuka Liyanawatte
G20 finance chiefs to say trade row has 'intensified' but delete call for resolution 09 Jun 2019 - 09:34 am
Japan's Finance Minister Taro Aso poses next to IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde and Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda for a family photo during the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting, in Fukuoka, Japan, June 8, 2019. Fra

Europe

Peninsula Fireworks factory in Malta explodes, two injured: police
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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