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Heatwave scorches Europe, from London to Siberia 21 Jun 2017 - 02:15 pm
People refresh themselves in the Trocadero fountain in Paris, on June 19, 2017, as the French capital is placed on heatwave alert as temperatures are set to soar in the coming days. / AFP / LUDOVIC MARIN
Belgium has identified station bomber: interior minister 21 Jun 2017 - 12:04 pm
The suspect in the bombing of the Gare Central in Brussels has been identified according to Belgian Interior Minister Jan Jambon AFP/Emmanuel DUNAND.
Key Macron ally says he is quitting French government 21 Jun 2017 - 11:59 am
French Justice Minister Francois Bayrou played a key role in sweeping Marcon to the presidency. (Photo: AFP/Iroz Gaizka).
Migrant death truck trial opens in Hungary 21 Jun 2017 - 11:26 am
Migrants look at south Italy's coast as they approach on the Vos Hestia ship after being rescued by 'Save the Children' crew on the Mediterranean sea off the Libya coast, June 20, 2017. — Reuters pic.
Extreme heat grips Northern Hemisphere on summer solstice 21 Jun 2017 - 10:40 am
Boys cool of with water guns at the Grand Park splash pad in downtown Los Angeles, California on June 19, 2017, amid a Southern California heatwave with highs again forecast to hit triple-digits in some Los Anegels County communities. / AFP / FREDERIC J.
Belgium investigates station bomber shot dead by soldiers 21 Jun 2017 - 08:56 am
BELGIUM, BRUSSELS - JUNE 20 : Armed soldiers and police officers stand guard outside of the Brussels Central Station after a neutralized terrorist attack attempt, in Brussels, Belgium, 20 June 2017. Security measures are taken at Grand Place Square. ( Dur
Merkel ready to consider Macron eurozone reform ideas 20 Jun 2017 - 12:56 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron looks on during a joint press conference with Jordan's King Abdullah II following a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris on June 19, 2017. / AFP / POOL / GONZALO FUENTES.
Carla Fendi, one of fashion label's five sisters, dies: reports 20 Jun 2017 - 12:16 pm
(FILES) This file photo taken on September 5, 2009 shows fashion designer Carla Fendi disembarking from a boat as she arrives at the Venice film festival. AFP / Filippo Monteforte
'Refugee city' Barcelona puts work for young migrants on the menu 20 Jun 2017 - 10:19 am
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Smoke in cabin forces SAS plane to make emergency landing in Poland 20 Jun 2017 - 10:11 am
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Car ploughs into police van in Paris Champs-Elysees 'attack' 19 Jun 2017 - 10:59 pm
Criminal police inspect the body of a suspect at the scene of an incident in which a car rammed a gendarmerie van on the Champs-Elysees Avenue in Paris, France, June 19, 2017. Reuters/Gonzalo Fuentes
London attacker who wanted to 'kill all Muslims' was saved by imam 19 Jun 2017 - 08:01 pm
Mohammed Mahmoud (C), an Imam at Finsbury Park Mosque, gives a statement to the media at a police cordon in the Finsbury Park area of north London on June 19, 2017, following a vehicle attack on pedestrians. Ten people were injured when a van drove into a
Britons cry for London fire victims as death toll rises to 79 19 Jun 2017 - 07:56 pm
People look at images of missing people, placed on a phone box near to the Grenfell Tower, a residential tower block in Kensington, west London, on June 19, following the June 14 fire which gutted the residential building. (AFP / Paul ELLIS)
Car rams police vehicle on Paris’ Champs Elysees, driver dead 19 Jun 2017 - 06:35 pm
Police seal off the Champs-Elysees avenue on June 19, 2017 in Paris after a car crashed into a police van before bursting into flames, with the driver being armed, probe sources said. (AFP / ALAIN JOCARD)
Romanian lawmakers move against prime minister 19 Jun 2017 - 01:35 pm
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79 people presumed dead in London tower block fire: police 19 Jun 2017 - 01:21 pm
Handout picture released by the Metropolitan Police showing the inside of the Grenfell Tower in west London on June 16, 2017 after a fire engulfed the 24-storey building on Wednesday. / AFP.
EU agrees to use sanctions against cyber hackers 19 Jun 2017 - 01:03 pm
With German national elections in September, interference in democratic votes is a concern, Pictured is German Chancellor Angela Merkel. — AFP.
Macron's fledgling party sweeps French parliament 19 Jun 2017 - 12:19 pm
The euro edged up after President Emmanuel Macron's party won a healthy majority in weekend elections, giving him a mandate to enact business-friendly reforms (AFP Photo/CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT).

Africa

US Palaeontologist Paul Sereno poses at the Fossil Lab of the University of Chicago, Illinois, on September 19, 2025. (Photo by Keith Ladzinski / Fossil Lab, University of Chicago / AFP) Scientists discover giant bird-like dinosaur in Niger desert
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A clinician fills a syringe a dose of the long-acting injectable HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), Lenacapavir injection before administering to a client, during its launch marking the first phase of the national rollout at the Riruta Health Centre in Nairobi on February 26, 2026. (Photo by Simon Maina / AFP) Kenya administers first HIV prevention shots
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File photo of President of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum Mexican president reaffirms commitments for 2026 World Cup ahead of FIFA visit
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attends a talk session (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki/ AFP OpenAI says Pentagon deal agrees to use its models with 'safeguards'
This illustration photograph shows a figurine in front of the logo of the US artificial intelligence safety and research company Anthropic during a photo session in Paris on February 13, 2026. (Photo by Joel Saget / AFP) Trump tells US govt to 'immediately' stop using Anthropic AI tech
Military personnel stand next to pieces of a military plane that crashed in el Alto, near La Paz on February 27, 2026. At least 11 people were killed on February 27 when a Bolivian military cargo plane carrying banknotes crashed while landing near the capital city La Paz, prompting police to repel bystanders grabbing cash. (Photo by Aizar Raldea / AFP) Death toll rises to 20 in Bolivia military plane crash: police

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