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Greek farmer confesses to raping, killing US scientist 17 Jul 2019 - 02:39 am
Plain-clothes police officers escort the suspect (C) for the murder of American biologist Suzanne Eaton to the prosecutor in Chania, on the island of Crete, Greece, July 16, 2019. Reuters/Makis Kartsonakis
EU's new leader aims to convince Trump he still needs old allies 17 Jul 2019 - 02:39 am
Former German Defence Minister and newly-appointed EU commission Ursula von der Leyen delivers a speech during her statement for her candidacy for President of the Commission at the European Parliament on July 16, 2019 in Strasbourg, eastern France. AFP /
French minister resigns after lobster dinner scandal 17 Jul 2019 - 02:08 am
In this file photo taken on September 08, 2015, François de Rugy then founder of the new Ecology party
Von der Leyen pledges EU 'green deal' in first 100 days 16 Jul 2019 - 11:23 am
Former German Defence Minister and newly-appointed EU commission Ursula von der Leyen delivers a speech during her statement for her candidacy for President of the Commission at the European Parliament on July 16, 2019 in Strasbourg, eastern France. AFP /
Climate activists disrupt five British cities with 'summer uprising' 15 Jul 2019 - 11:54 pm
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Italy seizes missile from far-right sympathisers 15 Jul 2019 - 11:54 pm
Italian Police handout shows weapons, including an air-to-air missile, that they say they seized in raids on neo-Nazi sympathisers, in Turin, Italy July 15, 2019. Polizia di Stato/ via Reuters
Three children, woman killed in France train-car crash 15 Jul 2019 - 11:19 pm
French gendarmes stand at a level crossing on July 15, 2019, after a car and a TER regional express train crashed at the exit of the train station in Avenay-Val-d'Or, near Reims, northeastern France. AFP / Francois Nascimbeni
Hot chocolate: 17 tons of cocoa burns on German highway 15 Jul 2019 - 06:55 pm
A cocoa tree with cocoa fruits is seen at El Carmen Estate in Jayaque, El Salvador, July 20, 2016. Reuters/Jose Cabezas
France says dual national Fariba Adelkhah arrested in Iran - statement 15 Jul 2019 - 03:26 pm
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Bank of England picks World War Two code-breaker Turing for banknotes 15 Jul 2019 - 03:14 pm
Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of England, poses for a photograph beside the concept design for the new Bank of England fifty pound banknote, featuring mathematician and scientist Alan Turing, during the presentation at the Science and Industry Museum
Britain sees "small window" to save nuclear deal, Iran presses Europe to act 15 Jul 2019 - 01:23 pm
Spain's Minister of Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell (L) welcomes Britan's Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt (R) during a Foreign Affairs meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels on July 15, 2019. (AFP / JOHN THYS)
Opposition figures arrested during Moscow vote demo 14 Jul 2019 - 10:16 pm
Russian opposition figure Ilya Yashin addresses his supporters, next to a bas-relief of Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin, at a rally to protest against alleged violations ahead of elections to Moscow City Duma, the capital's regional parliament, in Mos
Paris clashes tarnish Macron's military parade 14 Jul 2019 - 07:56 pm
French Gendarmes remove fences next to a burning portable toilet during clashes with protesters on the Champs Elysees avenue after the traditional Bastille Day military parade in Paris, France, July 14, 2019. Reuters/Pascal Rossignol
Nine killed in plane crash during skydiving trip in Sweden 14 Jul 2019 - 06:30 pm
An emergency services boat carrying wreckage parts of a small airplane at a small harbor near the accident site at Ume river outside Umea, Sweden on July 14, 2019. AFP / TT News Agency / Samuel Petterson
European powers urge dialogue, end to escalation in Iran nuclear crisis 14 Jul 2019 - 06:30 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron attend the traditional Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees Avenue in Paris, France, July 14, 2019. Reuters/Charles Platiau
UK says seized Iranian oil tanker could be released 14 Jul 2019 - 03:11 pm
FILE PHOTO: A British Royal Navy patrol vessel guards the oil supertanker Grace 1, that's on suspicion of carrying Iranian crude oil to Syria, as it sits anchored in waters of the British overseas territory of Gibraltar, historically claimed by Spain, Jul
Macron showcases Euro military prowess at Paris parade 14 Jul 2019 - 11:49 am
French soldiers march during the Bastille Day military parade down the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris on July 14, 2019. / AFP / Lionel Bonaventure
UK envoy said Trump ditched Iran deal to spite Obama: report 14 Jul 2019 - 11:43 am
The residence of British Ambassador Sir Kim Darroch is shown July 10, 2019 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee/Getty Images/AFP

Africa

Peninsula Egyptian President warns of impact of rising regional tensions on security and stability
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
Peninsula Egyptian President discusses regional developments with Sudanese Prime Minister
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

Americas

Peninsula Trump says war on Iran could be ‘short-term excursion’
A view of buildings during a blackout in Havana taken on March 4, 2026. (Photo by Yamil Lage / AFP) Cuba says working to restore power after big blackout
Peninsula Two more candidates nominated for next UN secretary-general
US President Donald Trump departs the stage after hosting a Medal of Honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House on March 2, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) Trump says U.S. attack on Iran capable of going "far longer" than 4 to 5 weeks

Gulf

File photo of UAE skyline used for representation LIVE UPDATES: Gulf nations continue to intercept threats
This handout image taken on July 23, 2024 and released by the Australian Defence Force shows a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning and control aircraft (top R) in formation flight with an RAAF EA-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft (bottom R), RAAF F/A-18F Super Hornet (top C), a Spanish Navy AV-8B Harrier II (bottom C), an F-35 Lightning II (top L), a Japan Air Self-Defense Force Mitsubishi F-2 (bottom 2nd L), and a Philippine Air Force FA-50 Golden Eagle (bottom L) over northern Australia during Exercise Pitch Black 2024. (Photo by Handout / Australia Defence Force / AFP) Australia to deploy long-range reconnaissance plane to Gulf
Peninsula Amir of Kuwait calls for national unity, vigilance in confronting current threats
Peninsula Drone intercepted, destroyed in past 24 hours: Kuwaiti Defense Ministry

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