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Indonesia seizes notorious fishing vessel wanted by Interpol 17 Jul 2019 - 02:08 am
In this photograph taken on July 15, 2019 Indonesian officers check the MV Nika vessel after it was detained by Indonesia's authority in Batam, Kepulauan Riau. AFP / Sei Ratifa
Pakistan reopens airspace to civil aviation after India standoff 16 Jul 2019 - 09:00 pm
FILE PHOTO: A man watches a statement of Indian Air Force pilot Abhinandan Varthaman on his mobile phone, released on twitter by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in Karachi, March 1, 2019. Reuters/Akhtar Soomro
Google Warns Hong Kong’s Joshua Wong of Government-Backed Hackers 16 Jul 2019 - 01:48 pm
Riot police surround pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong (C) as they try to disperse protesters after a march at Sha Tin District of East New Territories, in Hong Kong, China July 14, 2019. (REUTERS/Tyrone Siu)
Korean tears at breaking goal duck at world water polo 16 Jul 2019 - 11:46 am
This handout photo taken and released by the FINA Organising Committee via Yonhap shows a general view of the women's water polo match between South Korea and Hungary at the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju on July 14, 2019. AFP PHOTO / FINA Organising
4-story building collapses in Mumbai; several feared trapped 16 Jul 2019 - 11:08 am
Rescue workers and residents search for survivors at the site of a collapsed building in Mumbai, India, July 16, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer
Hopes fade for 10 miners trapped underground at Pakistan colliery 15 Jul 2019 - 11:19 pm
Pakistani miners gather outside the collapsed mine some 35 kilometres east of Quetta, the capital of oil and mineral rich Balochistan province on July 15, 2019. AFP
Deadly monsoon destroys 5,000 shelters in Bangladesh Rohingya camps 15 Jul 2019 - 11:19 pm
Houses are seen flooded in Kurigram, Bangladesh, July 15, 2019. Reuters
13 Assam Rifles troopers dead in Himachal building collapse 15 Jul 2019 - 11:19 pm
Indian rescuers work on a site after a multi-storey building collapsed following heavy rains near Kumarhatti, in Himachal Pradesh’s Solan district on At least eight people were killed after a house collapsed in northern India following heavy monsoon rain
Shanghai leads battle against China's rising mountain of trash 15 Jul 2019 - 11:19 pm
Visitors view a hanging art installation by a group of artists made from scraps of plastics, cans and containers at an exhibition
Over 100 killed, millions displaced from floods in India, Nepal and Bangladesh 15 Jul 2019 - 09:50 pm
An Indian girl carries drinking water as she wades through flood waters at Pabhokathi village in Morigaon district of India's Assam state on July 15, 2019. AFP / Biju Boro
Phnom Penh poor uprooted as lakes filled in for malls, flats 15 Jul 2019 - 09:43 pm
A woman walks on a makeshift bridge of wooden planks and poles in an informal settlement at the edge of Boeung Tompoun, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. May 27, 2019. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Rina Chandran
Philippines declares national dengue alert in several regions 15 Jul 2019 - 08:55 pm
Representative image: Workers fogging in the housing estate at Aljunied Crescent in Singapore as 40 more cases of locally transmitted Zika virus infections reported on August 28, 2016. AFP / Wong Kwai Chow
Philippine leader signs law punishing sexual harassment 15 Jul 2019 - 06:55 pm
Risa Hontiveros (Photo courtesy: Manila Bulletin) Philippines declares national dengue alert in several regions
Afghan radio station shuts down after threats by suspected Taliban 15 Jul 2019 - 12:19 pm
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Populist pro-China mayor to face Tsai in Taiwan presidential clash 15 Jul 2019 - 08:53 am
FILE PHOTO: Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu speaks during a forum in Taipei, Taiwan, April 30, 2019. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo
In Myanmar's conflict-torn Rakhine, fresh allegations of "war crimes" 14 Jul 2019 - 10:16 pm
Thein Mya Yi shows a photo of Their Tun Sein, husband of Ah Hla, who died in custody, provided to the families by the prison staff, in Mrauk U, Rakhine state, Myanmar, June 29, 2019. Reuters/Ann Wang
Hong Kong police fight with protesters amid rising tensions 14 Jul 2019 - 06:30 pm
Protesters stop the door of a Mass Transit Railway (MTR) subway from closing to allow more protesters to board the train to retreat after a clash with police at a shopping mall, in Hong Kong, China July 14, 2019. Reuters/Tyrone Siu
Hong Kong anti-extradition protesters fire up fight in the suburbs 14 Jul 2019 - 01:42 pm
Anti-extradition bill protesters set up barriers as they face riot police after a march at Sha Tin District of East New Territories, Hong Kong, China July 14, 2019. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

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This photograph shows French Gendarmerie vehicles and a Police vehicle stationed (2nd R) during a demonstration as part of a nationwide day of actions as unions hold strikes alongside student-led demonstrations that have gripped the country for weeks in Lille, northern France on November 5, 2026. Photo by Sameer AL-DOUMY / AFP France workers strike, march for 'dignified wage'
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Workers assess damage at the Al-Markhiyat power station north of Omdurman on October 28, 2026, following a reported drone strike by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. (AFP) Ethiopia, Sudan trade tit-for-tat diplomat expulsions after cross-border drone claims
Workers assess damage at the Al-Markhiyat power station north of Omdurman on October 28, 2026, following a reported drone strike by Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. (AFP) Sudan files UN Security Council complaint against Ethiopia over RSF drone attacks
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