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Ireland warns Brexit talks could collapse over border issue 17 May 2018 - 01:14 pm
Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni and Ireland's Prime Minister Leo Varadkar during a round table meeting at the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Sofia, Bulgaria, May 17, 2018. Virginia Mayo/Pool via Reuters
Burundi votes in referendum on the president's power 17 May 2018 - 12:34 pm
Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza casts his ballot at a polling centre during the constitutional amendment referendum at School Ecofo de Buye in Mwumba commune in Ngozi province, northern Burundi, May 17, 2018. REUTERS/Evrard Ngendakumana
Tear gas as French police launch new assault on protest camp 17 May 2018 - 12:29 pm
A protester faces French riot gendarmes, during the second eviction of environmental protesters from the area, known as ZAD (Zone a Defendre - Zone to defend) at the site of an abandoned airport project near the western city of Nantes, in Notre-Dame-des-L
EU countries agree Iran deal 'not perfect': Merkel 17 May 2018 - 12:24 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron (L) Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May( C) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel take a moment to pose for a photograph as they walk together during an EU-Western Balkans Summit in Sofia on May 17, 2018. AFP / LUDOVIC MARI
Italian populists on final straight for govt deal 17 May 2018 - 11:36 am
Matteo Salvini, leader of the far-right party
Taliban emerge from hiding to battle Afghan forces in city near Iran 17 May 2018 - 11:30 am
An Afghan security force personnel stands guard at the entrance gate of the government compound of Farah province, western Afghanistan May 15, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer
Cambodians show government support by changing Facebook pictures before election 17 May 2018 - 11:25 am
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Iran says China group ready to replace Total on gas deal 17 May 2018 - 10:42 am
The logo of French oil giant Total is seen at La Defense business and financial district in Courbevoie, near Paris, France. May 16, 2018. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
The LA cottage where Meghan learned how to take tea with the Queen 17 May 2018 - 10:33 am
Owner Edmund Fry smiles during an interview with AFP at The Rose Tree Cottage which serves traditional English afternoon tea, in Pasadena, north of Los Angeles, California, May 15, 2018, where Meghan Markle has been a guest, Fry offering her tips on how t
Taliban battle Afghan government forces in western city near Iran 17 May 2018 - 09:56 am
An Afghan security force personnel stands guard at the entrance gate of the government compound of Farah province, western Afghanistan May 15, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer
Salvador ex-president Saca to face trial for embezzlement 17 May 2018 - 09:37 am
Former Salvadoran President (2004-2009) Elias Antonio Saca, along with six of his collaborators, waits for the judge to arrive in court in San Salvador on May 16, 2018, to face charges of embezzlement and laundering for allegedly diverting 298 million dol
India court allows Modi's BJP to form state govt despite lacking majority 17 May 2018 - 09:07 am
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses party supporters during a celebration event ahead of wining the Karnataka election in New Delhi on May 15, 2018. / AFP / CHANDAN KHANNA
EU reaches out to Balkans, under Trump's shadow 17 May 2018 - 08:55 am
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Policeman in Malaysian murder scandal should face new trial: Anwar 17 May 2018 - 08:49 am
Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim leaves a hospital where he is receiving treatment, ahead of an audience with Malaysia's King Sultan Muhammad V, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia May 16, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer
Mueller concedes he can't indict Trump, says Giuliani 17 May 2018 - 08:38 am
File photo of Rudy Giuliani at the 2018 Iran Freedom Convention in Washington, May 5, 2018. (Reuters / Joshua Roberts)
Israel launches new air raid on Hamas in Gaza 17 May 2018 - 08:30 am
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Burundians vote in referendum to extend president's rule 17 May 2018 - 08:26 am
File photo of Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza addressing a news conference attended by the visiting United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (not seen in picture) in the capital Bujumbura February 23, 2016. REUTERS/Evrard Ngendakumana/File Photo
S.Korea to play "mediator" to resolve N.Korea-US summit doubts - official 17 May 2018 - 08:10 am
A man walks past a television news screen showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) and US President Donald Trump (L) at a railway station in Seoul on May 16, 2018.  / AFP / Jung Yeon-je