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Taliban announce cease-fire over Eid holiday for 1st time 09 Jun 2018 - 02:43 pm
(Photo: Reuters)
19 Afghan police killed in Taliban attack on base: officials 09 Jun 2018 - 02:21 pm
File picture of Afghan policemen used for representation. Reuters
296 kg Goan fish patty sets Guinness World Record 09 Jun 2018 - 12:11 pm
Screengrab taken from a youtube video posted by Joseph Dias.
Singapore Postcard: Trouble with doubles and media frenzy 09 Jun 2018 - 11:31 am
Howard, an Australian-Chinese impersonating North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, and Dennis Alan, impersonating U.S. President Donald Trump, meet at Merlion Park in Singapore June 8, 2018. REUTERS/Edgar Su
Australia forms task force to guard elections from cyber attacks 09 Jun 2018 - 10:57 am
File photo of Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull
US fears of 'mystery weapon' revived by new China diplomat cases 09 Jun 2018 - 10:35 am
The entrance of the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou, China. (Sue-Lin Wong/Reuters)
Afghan Taliban break new ground with surprise Eid ceasefire 09 Jun 2018 - 08:52 am
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Singapore summit site run by family with Trump-like ambition 08 Jun 2018 - 11:14 pm
A North Korean flag is seen at the Fullerton Hotel in Singapore June 8, 2018. Reuters/Edgar Su
Trump attorney says Kim Jong Un 'begged' for summit: report 07 Jun 2018 - 08:55 pm
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un and US President Donald Trump (AFP / Saul Loeb & Ed Jones)
Kabaddi, Kabaddi, Kabaddi - pro league a lucrative hit in India 07 Jun 2018 - 07:14 pm
A scene from an earlier edition of the KPL
Afghan president announces holiday cease-fire with Taliban 07 Jun 2018 - 06:06 pm
Afghan Army Chief of Staff, General Sharif Yaftali (L) and Deputy Minister, General Akhtar Mohammad Ibrahimi (R) look on during a press conference in Kabul on June 7, 2018. (AFP / WAKIL KOHSAR)
Abducted British-Pakistani activist freed in Lahore: family 06 Jun 2018 - 09:32 am
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In Singapore, where trash becomes ash, plastics are still a problem 06 Jun 2018 - 09:09 am
FILE PHOTO: A view of the skyline of Singapore from Pulau Semakau landfill June 8, 2016. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo
North Korean military may benefit from Kim's charm offensive 06 Jun 2018 - 08:09 am
FILE PHOTO North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects the construction site of the Wonsan-Kalma coastal tourist area as Kim Su-gil (3rd L), newly appointed director of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army, looks on, in this undated photo
Australia criticises China pressure for Qantas to change website on Taiwan 05 Jun 2018 - 11:23 am
FILE PHOTO: A Qantas plane lands at Kingsford Smith International Airport in Sydney, Australia, February 22, 2018. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz/File Photo
Afghan president backs suicide bomb fatwa after 14 killed 05 Jun 2018 - 09:18 am
Afghan policemen stand guard near the site of a suicide attack at the gates of Kabul's Polytechnic University in Kabul on June 4, 2018. AFP / Ahmad Zafar
Trump and Kim to first meet at 9 am Singapore time on June 12 04 Jun 2018 - 10:09 pm
rump and Kim will meet at 9 a.m. Singapore time on June 12, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said on Monday.
As election looms, Modi's popularity wanes in rural India 04 Jun 2018 - 06:17 pm
Farmers sit after they cast their vote in a by-election in Kairana, Uttar Pradesh State, India May 28, 2018.(REUTERS/Mayank Bhardwaj)

Europe

Local residents stand by a damaged shopping center following Russian strikes in Kyiv on May 25, 2026. (Photo by Tetiana Dzhafarova / AFP) Russia threatens more strikes on Kyiv, urges foreigners to leave city
People relax in deck chairs on the beach in Brighton, on the south coast of England on May 25, 2026, as Monday is expected to be the hottest bank holiday ever, with heatwave conditions spreading to parts of southeast England and London. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP) Record May heatwave sweeps Britain as temperatures forecast to hit 35 degrees Celsius
A paddleboarder is seen between the stanchions of the derelict West Pier off the beach in Brighton, on the south coast of England on May 25, 2026, as Monday is expected to be the hottest bank holiday.(Photo by Ben Stansaal / AFP) UK beats May heat record with 33.5C registered near London
Peninsula VIDEO: Paraglider survives mid-air collision with small plane in Austria

Africa

File Photo S.Africa government holds urgent talks over anti-migrant tensions
A woman (top R) reacts as a person suspected of having died from Ebola is buried in Bunia, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, on May 25, 2026. (Photo by Glody MURHABAZI / AFP) WHO urges DRC's neighbours to act immediately on Ebola
Parishioners wash their hands before entering the church following local authorities’ instructions to limit the spread of the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo in Bunia on May 24, 2026. (Photo by Seros Muyisa / AFP) Suspected Ebola cases top 900 in DR Congo: WHO chief
Peninsula Nigeria's President Tinubu to run for re-election

Americas

Handout photo released by Mexico's Presidency press office shows Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum during her daily press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City on May 25, 2026. (Photo by Saul lopez Escorcia / Presidencia de Mexico / AFP) Mexico says will host Iran during World Cup
Orange County sheriff deputies block Western Avenue at Katella Avenue as roads remain closed after a chemical leak from a large storage tank prompted evacuations in Garden Grove, California, on May 24, 2026. Photo by Blake Fagan / AFP California chemical leak explosion threat 'eliminated,' fire officials say
Orange County sheriff deputies block Western Avenue at Katella Avenue as roads remain closed after a chemical leak in Garden Grove, California, on May 24, 2026. (Photo by Blake Fagan / AFP) Crack found in California toxic chemical tank could relieve pressure
Police vehicles and tape blocks off a crime scene near the White House after a gunman opened fire in Washington, DC, on May 23, 2026. (Photo by Alex Wroblewski / AFP) Gunman killed by US Secret Service after opening fire near White House

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