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Guatemalans vote for President in election slammed by US 19 Aug 2023 - 05:09 pm
A street vendor displays a sign of Guatemalan candidate for the National Union of Hope party and former First Lady (2008–2011), Sandra Torres, before the closing of her campaign at the Terminal Market in Guatemala City, on August 18, 2023. (Photo by LUIS ACOSTA / AFP)
West African delegation arrives in coup-hit Niger 19 Aug 2023 - 05:02 pm
Nigeria's Chief of Defence Staff and chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) commitee, Christopher Musa, welcomes the media at the end of their deliberations in Accra, on August 18, 2023. (Photo by GERARD NARTEY / AFP)
Egypt's Sisi pardons jailed activist Ahmed Douma 19 Aug 2023 - 04:37 pm
(FILES) Egyptian political activist Ahmed Douma reacts as he stands behind dock bars during his trial in Cairo on June 3, 2013, on charges of insulting president Mohamed Morsi. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)
More evacuations as 'severe' weather fans vast Tenerife wildfire 19 Aug 2023 - 04:14 pm
A picture taken in the night of August 19, 2023 shows the fronts of the forest fire on hills above houses, in the Guimar valley on the Canary Island of Tenerife. Photo by DESIREE MARTIN / AFP
Niger floods kill 27, affect thousands since July 19 Aug 2023 - 03:20 pm
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Russia shelled centre of north Ukrainian city Chernihiv: authorities 19 Aug 2023 - 12:36 pm
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Zelensky visits Sweden for talks with government, royal family 19 Aug 2023 - 12:07 pm
A handout photograph taken and released by Ukrainian Presidential Press Service on August 14, 2023, shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky visiting the main command post of the operational-tactical group
China launches military drills around Taiwan as 'stern warning' 19 Aug 2023 - 11:15 am
File photo. Tourists prepare to go on a boat cruise along the coast of Pingtan island, opposite Taiwan, in China's southeast Fujian province on April 9, 2023.
Japan to increase minimum pay by record as inflation takes hold 19 Aug 2023 - 11:09 am
People cross a street in Yurakucho district of Tokyo on April 28, 2023. (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki / AFP)
Looming heat and wind threaten to stoke Spain's island wildfires 19 Aug 2023 - 10:59 am
Picture shows a forest in El Rosario after being ravaged by a wildfire raging in the interior of the Canary island of Tenerife, on August 18, 2023. Photo by DESIREE MARTIN / AFP
Japan PM to visit Fukushima plant before water release 19 Aug 2023 - 09:20 am
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio delivers remarks during a joint news conference with U.S. President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol following three-way talks at Camp David on August 18, 2023 in Camp David, Maryland. Photo by CHIP SOMODEVILLA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP
'We're all tired': Thousands of evacuees arrive in southern Canada 19 Aug 2023 - 08:50 am
People carry bags near the Emergency response center at the Expo Center on August 18, 2023, in Edmonton, Canada. (Photo by ANDREJ IVANOV / AFP)
US approves transfer of Dutch, Danish F-16s to Ukraine 18 Aug 2023 - 11:49 pm
File photo: A Ukrainian military helicopter is seen, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Donbas region, Ukraine on January 25, 2023. REUTERS/Oleksandr Ratushniak
Saudi Arabia, India sign cooperation agreement on digital economy 18 Aug 2023 - 11:04 pm
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Brazil police to probe Bolsonaro bank accounts 18 Aug 2023 - 10:59 pm
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro / Reuters file photo
Biden salutes 'new era' of united Japan, South Korea in face of China 18 Aug 2023 - 09:18 pm
US President Joe Biden (left) welcomes South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (centre) and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to Camp David, Maryland, for a Trilateral Summit on August 18, 2023. (Photo by Jim Watson / AFP)
Canadian city of 150,000 declares emergency as wildfires near 18 Aug 2023 - 05:21 pm
This screengrab from a video provided by Jordan Straker shows vehicles driving on the freeway as people evacuate from Yellowkife, Northwest Territories, Canada, on August 16, 2023. (Photo by Jordan Straker / UGC / AFP)
EU deplores democracy 'erosion' in Hong Kong 18 Aug 2023 - 05:02 pm
Reuters file photo