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Indian court orders release of journalist held for Twitter post on Hindu leader 11 Jun 2019 - 11:23 am
Jagisha Arora, wife of Prashant Kanojia, a journalist who was arrested for allegedly tweeting defamatory content against Uttar Pradesh's Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, takes part in a protest with media members in New Delhi, India June 10, 2019. Reuters/
North Korean leader's brother was CIA informant: Wall St Journal 11 Jun 2019 - 10:45 am
File photo: Kim Jong Nam arrives at Beijing airport in Beijing, China, in this photo taken by Kyodo February 11, 2007. Credit: Kyodo via Reuters
Indian toddler dies after 110 hours down well 11 Jun 2019 - 09:10 am
In this photo taken on June 10, 2019, an Indian rescue team launches an operation to recover the body of Fatehveer Singh, 2, who fell in a 33-meter (110-feet) deep well on June 6, in Sunam in the Punjab district of Sangrur. AFP / STR
Hundreds detained as Kazakhs protest "rigged" election 11 Jun 2019 - 08:58 am
Officers, who are members of a local election committee, open a ballot box after polls closed due to all servicemen having voted, at the unit of Kazakhstan's Republican Guards during the presidential election in Almaty, Kazakhstan, June 9, 2019. REUTERS/P
Hong Kong businesses pledge closures as extradition anger builds 11 Jun 2019 - 08:49 am
Policemen patrol outside the Legislative Council building ahead of tomorrow's hearing on the extradition bill in Hong Kong, China, June 11, 2019. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Chinese financial news site closed for 'rectification' 11 Jun 2019 - 08:30 am
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Former Pakistani president Zardari arrested on corruption charges 10 Jun 2019 - 03:43 pm
Former Pakistani President and the co-chairperson of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Asif Ali Zardari (2L) arrives for his bail appeal at Islamabad High Court on June 10, 2019. AFP / FAROOQ NAEEM
Tokyo prison that held Ghosn opens doors to answer critics 10 Jun 2019 - 03:22 pm
This picture taken during a media tour shows a corridor which leads to individual cells at the Tokyo Detention House on June 10, 2019.
Populist China-friendly mayor to run for Taiwan president 10 Jun 2019 - 12:15 pm
File photo of Han Kuo-yu attends a campaign rally ahead of the Kaohsiung mayoral election in November.Tyrone Siu / Reuters
Kazakh police say around 500 arrested in election protests 09 Jun 2019 - 06:27 pm
Opposition supporters rally during Kazakhstan's presidential elections in Nur-Sultan on June 9, 2019. / AFP / VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO
Massive extradition law protest fills Hong Kong streets 09 Jun 2019 - 04:31 pm
Protesters attend a rally against a controversial extradition law proposal in Hong Kong on June 9, 2019. AFP / DALE DE LA REY
India, Sri Lanka agree to step up anti-terrorism efforts 09 Jun 2019 - 04:03 pm
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seen with Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena during his welcome ceremony at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, June 9, 2019. REUTERS/ Dinuka Liyanawatte
Sri Lanka MPs clash with president over Easter attacks probe 09 Jun 2019 - 09:41 am
Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena arrives at a commissioning handover ceremony of the P 626 ship by the US at the main port in Colombo, Sri Lanka June 6, 2019. Reuters/Dinuka Liyanawatte
G20 finance chiefs to say trade row has 'intensified' but delete call for resolution 09 Jun 2019 - 09:34 am
Japan's Finance Minister Taro Aso poses next to IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde and Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda for a family photo during the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting, in Fukuoka, Japan, June 8, 2019. Fra
Thousands begin gathering in Hong Kong for huge rally against extradition laws 09 Jun 2019 - 09:14 am
Protesters attend a rally against a controversial extradition law proposal in Hong Kong on June 9, 2019. AFP / DALE DE LA REY
Kazakhs hold vote for first new leader in decades 09 Jun 2019 - 09:10 am
Officers, who are members of a local election committee, open a ballot box after polls closed due to all servicemen having voted, at the unit of Kazakhstan's Republican Guards during presidential election in Almaty, Kazakhstan, June 9, 2019. REUTERS/Pavel
4 dead in shootout between rival Indian political parties 09 Jun 2019 - 08:29 am
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India spends big on Maldives security 08 Jun 2019 - 06:01 pm
FILE PHOTO: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks to the media after his meeting with President Ram Nath Kovind, to stake claim to form the new government at the Presidential Palace in New Delhi, India May 25, 2019. REUTERS/File Photo

Europe

Norway's King Haakon VIII (R), Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra (2ndR), Queen Sonja (2ndL) and Prince Sverre Magnus (L) attend a memorial church service for the late King Harald V at Asker Church in Asker, Norway, on August 30, 2026. Photo by Cornelius Poppe / NTB / AFP Norway's churches hold services to late King Harald
Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham smiles during a visit to Bath, western England, on July 22, 2026. Photo by Toby Melville / POOL / AFP Tests loom for popular UK PM Burnham as parliament returns
Police officers secure the area next to a poster advertising a rave where a shooting occurred, in Aarau, northern Switzerland, on August 30, 2026. Photo by Harold CUNNINGHAM / AFP Manhunt in Switzerland after fatal rave shooting
Police officers secure the area where a shooting occurred, in Aarau, northern Switzerland, on 30 August 2026 (Photo by Harold CUNNINGHAM / AFP) 'Several victims' in shooting near rave in northern Switzerland: police

Africa

File photo showing the AU logo outside the headquarters building in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. AU condemns armed attacks on UN peacekeepers in South Sudan
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A woman inspects her damaged house after it was burned down in a forest fire in Bordj T'har, a town and commune in Algeria's northeastern Jijel Province, on August 27, 2026. (Photo by AFP) Algeria rallies in solidarity as wildfires hit northeast

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