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Leading Hong Kong democracy activist banned from vote 27 Jan 2018 - 09:52 am
A file photo of pro-democracy Demosisto party member Agnes chow speaking to passing pedestrians in Hong Kong ahead of a candlelight vigil to mark the 28th anniversary of the June 4 Tiananmen crackdown in Beijing in 1989, June 4, 2017. / AFP / Anthony WALL
Pakistan police killing of a Pashtun youth fuels anger over "encounters" 27 Jan 2018 - 09:33 am
File photo of people chanting slogans and holding signs as they condemn the death of Naqibullah Mehsud, during a protest in Karachi, Pakistan January 21, 2018. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro
South Korea's Moon visits hospital fire scene, agonises over series of disasters 27 Jan 2018 - 08:49 am
South Korean President Moon Jae-In (C) visits a joint memorial altar for the victims of a hospital fire at a gymnasium in Miryang on January 27, 2018. AFP / Jung Yeon-Je
Fire at hospital kills 37 in South Korea 26 Jan 2018 - 11:31 am
A hospital is seen after a fire in Miryang, South Korea January 26, 2018. Kim Hong-ji/REUTERS
Despite sanctions, North Korea exported coal to South and Japan via Russia-intelligence 26 Jan 2018 - 12:10 am
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gives field guidance to the August 25 Fishery Station of the Korean Peoples Army in this undated picture provided by KCNA in Pyongyang on November 20, 2016. (KCNA via Reuters)
Myanmar says it terminated position of US diplomat Richardson 25 Jan 2018 - 08:24 pm
Bill Richardson speaks during an interview with Reuters as a member of an international advisory board on the crisis of Rakhine state in Yangon, Myanmar January 24, 2018. Reuters/Ann Wang
Controversial Bollywood movie wins hearts on opening day 25 Jan 2018 - 07:08 pm
Indian girls prepare to enter the cinema hall before the scheduled show of Bollywood film 'Padmaavat' in Mumbai on January 25, 2018. AFP / Punit Paranjpe
Kabul hotel attack killed 40 people: official 25 Jan 2018 - 10:59 am
Smoke rises from the Intercontinental Hotel during an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan January 21, 2018. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail
Philippine congressman hurt, two police dead in grenade attack 25 Jan 2018 - 09:29 am
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China's #MeToo movement emerges, testing censors' limits 25 Jan 2018 - 08:20 am
This picture taken on January 17, 2018, shows a woman walking at Beihang University in Beijing. AFP / Wang Zhao
Booming Indian cities get creative to house migrant workers 25 Jan 2018 - 08:07 am
File picture used for representation.
India plans closer Southeast Asia maritime ties to counter China 24 Jan 2018 - 01:06 pm
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (R) salutes military honor guards during departure rites from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila, Philippines, 24 January 2018. EPA/ROLEX DELA PENA
Thailand charges nine in anti-government protests dating to 2013 24 Jan 2018 - 12:27 pm
Thai former anti-government protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban waves as he arrives for a hearing at the Criminal Court, in Bangkok, Thailand, 24 January 2018. EPA/NARONG SANGNAK
After US solar tariff, China calls protectionism a two-edged sword 24 Jan 2018 - 12:13 pm
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Black box for sunken tanker Sanchi opened -Iranian media 24 Jan 2018 - 11:30 am
File photo of smoke and flames coming from the burning oil tanker
Suspected US drone kills two Haqqani network militants in Pakistan 24 Jan 2018 - 09:55 am
Pic: Reuters.
Myanmar to sign ceasefire with two rebel groups amid decades of conflict 24 Jan 2018 - 09:31 am
Myanmar's State Counselor and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi talks to media during their press briefing with New Mon State Party (NMSP) and Lahu Democratic Union (LDU), at National Reconciliation and Peace Centre (NRPC) in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, 23 Januar
New population of 'walking fish' found in Tasmania 24 Jan 2018 - 09:26 am
Image taken from the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies page. Antonia Cooper / Reef Life Survey

Europe

Representational Photo File France locks down 1,700 on cruise ship after 92-year-old dies
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks to the media during a press conference in Kyiv on March 12, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Roman Pilipey / AFP) Daytime Russian barrage of 800 drones kills six in Ukraine
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Africa

France's President Emmanuel Macron (L) speaks with Kenya's Sabastian Sawe (2nd R), the first man to run under two hours for a marathon in race conditions at a sport demonstration during the Africa Forward summit in Nairobi on May 11, 2026. (Photo by Ludovic Marin / AFP) Macron announces 23 bn euros of investment at Africa summit
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Peninsula 23 Chadian soldiers killed in Boko Haram attack
Peninsula Ghana edges Uganda in U-20 Women's FIFA World Cup qualifier

Americas

Photo of the Azteca Stadium, the venue for the opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, taken on May 10, 2026, (Xinhua/Li Muzi) Ruiz, Lainez named in Mexico pre-World Cup squad
US President Donald Trump speaks to the press before walking to board Marine One as he departs from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 12, 2026. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP) Trump vows to push Xi to 'open up' China at superpower summit
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