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Police say bomb find not linked to Christchurch attacks 01 May 2019 - 09:41 am
Police officers and vehicles are seen behind police cordon, in Christchurch, New Zealand in this still image taken from video April 30, 2019. TVNZ via Reuters TV
Emperor Naruhito ascends throne in Japan with "sense of solemnity" 01 May 2019 - 09:09 am
Japan's new Emperor Naruhito waves as he leaves the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan May 1, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Deadly encounters: the night the Indian army arrived in a village in south Kashmir 30 Apr 2019 - 11:48 pm
Shafqat Ahmad Bhat, a civilian, points to where he says he was forced to bury an unexploded rocket used by the Indian army in a gun battle with suspected militants in Pinglan village in south Kashmir's Pulwama district March 21, 2019. Reuters
How China is replacing America as Asia's military titan 30 Apr 2019 - 11:01 pm
A military honor guard prepares to welcome U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Jonathan Greenert at the PLA Navy headquarters outside of Beijing, China July 15, 2014. Stephen Shaver/Pool via Reuters
New missile gap leaves US scrambling to counter China 30 Apr 2019 - 10:13 pm
Guided missiles are launched during a drill of the North Sea Fleet in Qingdao, Shandong province, China October 17, 2013. Reuters/handout
Indian slavery survivor wins top payout after two-year court battle 30 Apr 2019 - 10:13 pm
A woman walks through an alley in a residential area in New Delhi, India, April 30, 2019. Reuters/Anushree Fadnavis
UN chief raised Uighurs plight with Chinese authorities 30 Apr 2019 - 09:22 pm
Soldiers of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Marine Corps are seen in training at a military training base in Bayingol, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, January 20, 2016. Reuters
Xinjiang crackdown at the heart of China's Belt and Road 30 Apr 2019 - 08:20 pm
In this photograph taken on September 29, 2015, Chinese nationals arrive at the Pakistan-China Khunjerab Pass, the world's highest paved border crossing at 4,600 metres above sea level. AFP / Aamir Qureshi
China frees 'lost' Uighur wives but at a price, families say 30 Apr 2019 - 06:25 pm
In this photograph taken on September 29, 2015, Pakistani tourists leave the Pakistan-China Khunjerab Pass, the world's highest paved border crossing at 4,600 metres above sea level. AFP / Aamir Qureshi
China's vast fleet is tipping the balance in the Pacific 30 Apr 2019 - 06:25 pm
A Chinese Navy submarine takes part in an international fleet review to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy in Qingdao, Shandong province, China April 23, 2009. Guang Niu/Pool via Reuters
Departing Japanese Emperor Akihito thanks the people, prays for peace 30 Apr 2019 - 11:33 am
Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko attend a ritual called Taiirei-Seiden-no-gi, a ceremony for the Emperor's abdication, at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan April 30, 2019. Japan Pool/Pool via Reuters
Japan's emperor performs main abdication ceremony 30 Apr 2019 - 11:10 am
Japanese policemen stand guard as they look at a screen displaying live news of Japanese Emperor Akihito's abdication ceremony in Tokyo on April 30, 2019. AFP / Toshifumi KITAMURA
Sri Lanka to resume Mass on Sunday: cardinal 30 Apr 2019 - 11:10 am
Sri Lankan navy soldiers clean St. Anthony's Shrine while a security personnel stands guard in Colombo on April 27, 2019, following a series of bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka. / AFP / LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI
Key questions and answers about Japan emperor's abdication 30 Apr 2019 - 11:06 am
People hold umbrellas to shelter themselves from the rain as they gather outside the Imperial Palace, where the abdication ceremony for Japan's Emperor Akihito will take place, in Tokyo on April 30, 2019. AFP / Charly TRIBALLEAU
Indonesia election rivals toil in "war rooms" to check ballots 30 Apr 2019 - 10:35 am
Volunteers use computer as they input data of vote tally forms, of this month's election, in a room at Joko Widodo's national campaign team office in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 29, 2019. Picture taken April 29, 2019. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
Suspected explosive device found, man arrested in New Zealand's Christchurch 30 Apr 2019 - 10:01 am
Police officers and vehicles are seen behind police cordon, in Christchurch, New Zealand in this still image taken from video April 30, 2019. TVNZ via Reuters TV
As rain grows patchier, Andaman and Nicobar island farmers adapt 29 Apr 2019 - 10:46 pm
Cracked soil waits for rain at Tapan Mondal’s fields, in Chouldari, India, March 6, 2019. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Colin Daileda
Taiwan reports voyage of 2 US warships through Taiwan Strait 29 Apr 2019 - 02:42 pm
The guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) practices ship maneuvers as it transits the Pacific Ocean June 23, 2018. Picture taken June 23, 2018. U.S.

Europe

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Peninsula Munich airport briefly halts flights after drone alert
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

Africa

Peninsula US expels new group of West Africans to Ghana, lawyer says
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

Satellite image handout from the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere at Colorado State University and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (CSU/CIRA and NOAA) taken on May 30, 2026, at 18:06 UTC shows the meteor exploding in the atmosphere. (Photo by Handout / various sources / AFP) Meteor explodes over US with blast equivalent to 300 tons of TNT
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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