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Hungary adopts law penalising migrant aid groups 22 Jun 2018 - 06:33 am
(L-R) Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Slovakia's Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini and Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki shake hands during a press conference at a meeting
Merkel pledges $100 million loan for troubled Jordan 22 Jun 2018 - 05:45 am
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) speaks during a press conference with Jordan's King Abdullah II at the Royal Palace in the Jordanian capital Amman on June 21, 2018. AFP / Khalil Mazraawi
Embattled Merkel in Lebanon amid heated asylum debate 22 Jun 2018 - 05:45 am
A handout picture provided by the Lebanese photo agency Dalati and Nohra on June 21, 2018 shows Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri (C) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) posing for a picture from a panoramic view overlooking the capital Beirut.
Italy interior minister refuses port to migrant rescue ship 21 Jun 2018 - 09:09 pm
Italy's Interior Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini gestures as he speaks during the Italian talk show
At Mexico border, US mayors say humanitarian crisis persists 21 Jun 2018 - 09:09 pm
New York mayor Bill de Blasio speaks to a crowd of people at the Tornillo Port of Entry near El Paso, Texas, June 21, 2018 during a protest rally by several American mayors against the US administration's family separation policy.  AFP / Brendan Smialowsk
Algerian prime minister urges Bouteflika to seek fifth term 21 Jun 2018 - 08:56 pm
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on June 15, 2015 in Algiers (AFP / Alain Jocard)
Trump administration to suspend prosecutions of migrant parents with children: Washington Post 21 Jun 2018 - 07:43 pm
Ana Henriquez poses for a picture while holding a photograph of her granddaughter Alison Valencia, who was detained along with her mother and then separated when they arrived in the US in Armenia, El Salvador June 20, 2018. Reuters/Jose Cabezas
First lady visits migrant children at Texas detention center 21 Jun 2018 - 07:33 pm
US first lady Melania Trump talks to staff and officials as she visits the Lutheran Social Services of the South
South Sudan's armed opposition rejects 'imposition' of peace 21 Jun 2018 - 07:18 pm
A general view shows the Sheraton hotel, venue for the negotiations between South Sudan President Salva Kiir and South Sudan Rebel leader Riek Machar, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia June 21, 2018. Reuters/Tiksa Negeri
Sara Netanyahu preceded by avarice of other first wives 21 Jun 2018 - 07:12 pm
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara (Reuters)
Trump's immigration order sparks confusion, deep concern 21 Jun 2018 - 03:59 pm
Watched by Vice President Mike Pence, US President Donald Trump shows an executive order on immigration which he just signed in the Oval Office of the White House on June 20, 2018 in Washington, DC.   AFP / Mandel Ngan
Thousands flee regime shelling on south Syria: monitor 21 Jun 2018 - 01:45 pm
FILE PHOTO. Moawiya Sayasina, the Syrian activist who started scribbling anti-Assad slogans in 2011, walks past the rubble of destroyed buildings in a rebel-held neighbourhood in the southern Syrian city of Daraa on June 5, 2018. AFP / Mohamad ABAZEED
Turkey's Erdogan says may seek coalition if fails to get majority 21 Jun 2018 - 10:41 am
Turkish President and the leader of the Justice and Development Party (AK Party) Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the crowd during Turkey's ruling AK Party’s rally in Mardin, Turkey on June 20, 2018. (Osman Öksüz - Anadolu Agency)
New Zealand prime minister gives birth to baby girl: official 21 Jun 2018 - 09:48 am
Media wait outside after New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was admitted to Auckland City Hospital in New Zealand, where she will be giving birth to her first child, June 21, 2018. REUTERS/Peter Meecham
Trump orders halt to family separations 21 Jun 2018 - 09:44 am
US President Donald Trump participates in a roundtable discussion about trade in Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. June 20, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Japan worker's pay docked for taking lunch 3 mins early 21 Jun 2018 - 08:37 am
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Japan to halt missile attack drills after Trump-Kim summit - Kyodo 21 Jun 2018 - 08:00 am
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China warns Washington's 'capricious' trade actions will hurt US workers 21 Jun 2018 - 07:45 am
China's Ministry of Commerce spokesperson Gao Feng attends a news conference at the commerce ministry in Beijing, China, June 19, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas Peter