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UK PM Starmer vows far-right rioters will 'regret' worst disorder in years 04 Aug 2024 - 10:56 pm
Protesters, including one wearing a mask of Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, hold placards during a 'Enough is Enough' demonstration called by far-right activists near a hotel housing asylum seekers in Aldershot on August 4, 2024.  (Photo by Justin Tallis / AFP)
M23 rebels take DR Congo-Uganda border town 04 Aug 2024 - 10:01 pm
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Sicily's Catania airport back in service after Etna activity 04 Aug 2024 - 09:08 pm
Lava, steam and ashes spew from a crater of the Mount Etna volcano early on August 4, 2024 in Sicily. (Photo by Giuseppe Distefano / Etna Walk / AFP)
Zelensky says Ukraine has received first F-16 jets 04 Aug 2024 - 09:00 pm
In this handout photograph taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on August 4, 2024, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (center) watches a pair of F16 jets flying during Ukraine's Air Force Day celebrations at an undisclosed location. (Photo by Handout / UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE / AFP) 
Gaza death toll rises to 39,583; wounded 91,398 04 Aug 2024 - 08:22 pm
A woman carrying a child weeps following a reported overnight Israeli strike that hit tents used as temporary shelters by displaced Palestinians in the courtyard of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, on August 4, 2024. (Photo by Eyad Baba / AFP)
New poll shows Harris strengthening against Trump 04 Aug 2024 - 08:00 pm
(COMBO) This combination of file pictures created on August 3, 2024 shows US Vice President and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaking on March 26, 2024, in Raleigh, North Carolina; and former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaking in the first presidential debate with US President Joe Biden in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 27, 2024. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski and ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
UK grapples with worst riots in 13 years 04 Aug 2024 - 06:01 pm
A protester holding a piece of concrete walks towards riot police as clashes erupt in Bristol on August 3, 2024 during the 'Enough is Enough' demonstration held in reaction to the fatal stabbings in Southport on July 29. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)
Bangladesh anti-government protest death toll rises to 50: police, doctors 04 Aug 2024 - 04:22 pm
Buses are seen on fire at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University premises after a clash between students and government supporters during a protest in Dhaka on August 4, 2024. (Photo by Abdul GONI / AFP)
Four years after the Beirut port blast, many decry stalled justice as regional tensions spike 04 Aug 2024 - 03:01 pm
Sculpted figures representing people staring at the devastation are lined up along the road overlooking the port of Beirut on August 4, 2024, as Lebanon marks four years since a catastrophic explosion there that killed more than 220 people. Photo by Ibrahim AMRO / AFP.
China issues plan to boost household consumption 04 Aug 2024 - 02:56 pm
A man holding an umbrella walks during a rainstorm in Beijing on July 30, 2024. Photo by Pedro PARDO / AFP.
Violence in Bangladesh leaves many people dead, hundreds injured as protests continue 04 Aug 2024 - 01:32 pm
Students shout slogans during a protest march as they demand justice for victims arrested and killed in the recent nationwide violence over job quotas, in Dhaka on August 3, 2024. Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN / AFP.
Gaza municipality warns of environmental disaster as Israeli occupation deliberately destructs water, sewage networks 04 Aug 2024 - 12:52 pm
A child walks on street strewn with rubbish at the al-Maghazi Palestinian refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip on August 2, 2024. Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP.
UK govt vows 'consequences' for far-right rioters 04 Aug 2024 - 12:49 pm
A police dog bites a protester in Bristol, southern England, on August 3, 2024 during the 'Enough is Enough' demonstration held in reaction to the fatal stabbings in Southport on July 29. Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP
Philippines, Germany agree to broaden defence agreement 04 Aug 2024 - 12:37 pm
Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro (R) speaks while German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius listens during their joint press conference at a hotel in Manila on August 4, 2024. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP)
EV transition worries French car industry workers 04 Aug 2024 - 12:17 pm
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Nigerian president calls for end to protests, 'bloodshed' 04 Aug 2024 - 11:02 am
This aerial view shows protestors runing from clouds of tear gas fired by Nigerian security forces during the End Bad Governance protest in Abuja on August 2, 2024. Photo by Kola Sulaimon / AFP
3 hospitalized after stabbing and shooting at Las Vegas resort 03 Aug 2024 - 10:49 pm
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Arab League calls for urgent international intervention to halt crime of enforced disappearance against Palestinian prisoners 03 Aug 2024 - 06:30 pm
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