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Zelensky visits island symbol of defiance as war enters 500th day 08 Jul 2023 - 11:19 am
In this handout video grab taken from footage released by the Ukrainian Presidency on July 8, 2023, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky pumps his fist as he visits the Snake Island (Zmiinyi Island), Odesa region.
Dutch prime minister announces resignation after ruling coalition fails to agree on migration policy 07 Jul 2023 - 11:57 pm
File Photo:  Netherlands' Prime Minister Mark Rutte attends the opening of Dutch Veterans Day in the Koninklijke Schouwburg in The Hague, on June 24, 2023. Rutte's government's coalition collapsed after just a year and a half in office on July 7, 2023 in a row over measures to curb the flow of migrants. (Photo by Koen van Weel / ANP / AFP)
Zelensky meets Erdogan after securing US pledge for cluster bombs 07 Jul 2023 - 11:37 pm
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (right) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Vahdettin Mansion in Istanbul on July 7, 2023. (Photo by HANDOUT / Press Office of the Presidency of Turkey / AFP) 
Dutch govt collapses over migration row, say reports 07 Jul 2023 - 11:11 pm
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte (right) addresses the press as he arrives at the Ministry of General Affairs to continue the consultations on asylum policies in The Hague on July 6, 2023. (Photo by Robin UTRECHT / ANP / AFP)
NATO summit won't make final decision on Ukraine membership: White House 07 Jul 2023 - 10:49 pm
US National Security Adviser JakeSullivan during the daily briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 7, 2023. (Photo by Jim Watson / AFP)
Central Africa denies Wagner fighters are leaving 07 Jul 2023 - 10:23 pm
This video grab taken from handout footage posted on June 24, 2023 shows Yevgeny Prigozhin speaking inside the headquarters of the Russian southern military district in the city of Rostov-on-Don. (Photo by Handout / TELEGRAM/ @concordgroup_official / AFP) 
New study says ancient society's 'Ivory Man' was actually an 'Ivory Lady' 07 Jul 2023 - 09:45 pm
Ivory Lady's tomb was close to a collective mortuary containing 15 women and similar ivory artefacts dating from a couple of generations later. (Research Group ATLAS from University of Sevilla)
3 Indian rail workers arrested over deadly train crash 07 Jul 2023 - 07:21 pm
Rescue workers sift through wreckage at the accident site of a three-train collision near Balasore, about 200 km (125 miles) from the state capital Bhubaneswar, on June 3, 2023. (Photo by Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP)
Thousands rally in Pakistan to condemn Quran burning in Sweden 07 Jul 2023 - 05:45 pm
Young and adults hold copies of the Holy Quran during a demonstration in Peshawar on July 7, 2023, as they protest against the burning of the Quran outside a Stockholm mosque that outraged Muslims around the world. (Photo by Abdul Majeed / AFP)
Fire in Milan retirement home kills six 07 Jul 2023 - 04:57 pm
A firefighter vehicle is parked outside a retirement home after a Fire killed six residents, in Milan on July 7, 2023.  (Photo by GABRIEL BOUYS / AFP)
Yellen appeals to China to revive talks and not let technology tensions disrupt ties 07 Jul 2023 - 04:32 pm
Chinese Premier Li Qiang (R) speaks with US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on July 7, 2023. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein / POOL / AFP)
Tear gas fired on opposition convoy as Kenyans stage protests 07 Jul 2023 - 03:02 pm
A Kenyan Police Officer walks away from a teargas cloud used to disperse protesters after a public rally against the high cost of living in Nairobi, Kenya on July 7, 2023. (Photo by Luis Tato / AFP)
India court refuses stay on Rahul Gandhi defamation conviction 07 Jul 2023 - 02:51 pm
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's supporter holds his portrait at All India Congress Committee headquarters in New Delhi on July 7, 2023. Top Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi's efforts to overturn his expulsion from parliament were again blocked on July 7 when a court refused to stay his jail sentence for defamation. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP)
Yellen criticizes Chinese treatment of US companies during visit to revive relations 07 Jul 2023 - 10:56 am
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen attends a business round table whith members of the American Chamber of Commerce in China in Beijing on July 7, 2023. (Photo by Pedro PARDO / AFP)
Death toll from 2 weeks of monsoon rains in Pakistan rises to 55 06 Jul 2023 - 11:26 pm
A motorcyclist pushes his bike through a flooded street after heavy rainfall in Lahore on July 5, 2023. (Photo by Arif Ali / AFP)
Ukraine's Zelensky in Prague as Kyiv pushes NATO goals 06 Jul 2023 - 10:27 pm
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (left) with Bulgaria's Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov, after signing a memorandum prior to their joint press conference in Sofia, on July 6, 2023. (Photo by Nikolay Doychinov / AFP)
OceanGate suspends all expeditions after Titanic sub mishap 06 Jul 2023 - 09:29 pm
File Photo: The OceanGate logo is pictured on a boat at the Port of Everett Boat Yard in Everett, Washington, on June 20, 2023. (Photo by Jason Redmond / AFP)
Lebanon central bank leaders to resign if no governor named 06 Jul 2023 - 08:47 pm
Lebanese Parliament building. (AFP file photo)