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Obama to stump for Democrats in three states ahead of high-stakes Nov 8 election 15 Oct 2022 - 11:00 pm
US President Joe Biden and Jill Biden host former US President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama for the unveiling of their official White House portraits in the East Room of the White House, in Washington, US, on September, 7, 2022.  File Photo / Reuters
IMF, Egypt agree to finalise work to reach staff-level agreement 'very soon' 15 Oct 2022 - 10:43 pm
Egyptian Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly, speaks during a news conference to announce the Egyptian state's vision to deal with the global economic crisis at the headquarters of the Investment Authority in Cairo on May 15, 2022.  File Photo / Reuters
Smoke, gunfire at Tehran jail holding political prisoners, dual nationals 15 Oct 2022 - 10:33 pm
A police motorcycle burns during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's
Uganda locks down 2 districts in bid to stem spread of Ebola 15 Oct 2022 - 10:18 pm
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni attends a news conference following talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Entebbe, Uganda, on July 26, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Mexican mayor, officials abducted near US border 15 Oct 2022 - 09:56 pm
A Mexican flag is seen over the city of Tijuana, Mexico from San Ysidro, a district of San Diego, California, US, on April 21, 2017.  File Photo / Reuters
Head of Africa CDC alleges mistreatment at German airport 15 Oct 2022 - 08:22 pm
A closed security check-in at Frankfurt Airport is pictured during a strike of security staff at various German airports to put pressure on management in wage talks in Frankfurt, Germany, on March 15, 2022.  File Photo / Reuters
Ethiopia debt relief delay partly due to civil war, says finance minister 15 Oct 2022 - 08:15 pm
Ethiopia's State Finance Minister Eyob Tekalign attends the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Washington, US, on October 15, 2022. REUTERS/James Lawler Duggan
Activists in UK court after soup thrown at Van Gogh picture 15 Oct 2022 - 07:38 pm
The sign outside New Scotland Yard reflects afternoon sunshine outside the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police in central London on March 6, 2014. File Photo / Reuters
Iranian protesters defy crackdown with nationwide demonstrations 15 Oct 2022 - 07:20 pm
A newspaper with a cover picture of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by Iranian morality police is seen in Tehran, Iran, on September 18, 2022.  File Photo / Reuters
Former WSJ reporter says law firm used Indian hackers to sabotage his career 15 Oct 2022 - 06:59 pm
Former Wall Street Journal reporter Jay Solomon poses for a photograph in front of a building in Bethesda, Maryland, US, on September 28, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Norway police arrest Russian for flying drone amid heightened security 15 Oct 2022 - 05:33 pm
Police officers investigate after several people were killed and others were injured by a man using a bow and arrows to carry out attacks, in Kongsberg, Norway, on October 13, 2021.  File Photo / Reuters
Oil flow to Germany resumes after Poland fixed pipeline leak 15 Oct 2022 - 05:22 pm
A view of PERN's oil storage facility, part of the Druzhba pipeline infrastructure, in Miszewko Strzalkowskie near Plock, Poland, on October 12, 2022. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel
India's main opposition stages rally to mark 1,000 km of its protest march 15 Oct 2022 - 05:09 pm
Police frisk supporters of India's main opposition Congress party as they arrive to attend a rally addressed by the party's leader Rahul Gandhi during his ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra (Unite India March) in Ballari in the state of Karnataka, India, on October 15, 2022. REUTERS/Manoj Kumar
China expected to grant Xi 5 more years, no major changes 15 Oct 2022 - 04:57 pm
Spokesperson Sun Yeli speaks via video link at a news conference ahead of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, in Beijing, China, on October 15, 2022. REUTERS/Shubing Wang
Russian fuel depot catches fire in region bordering Ukraine 15 Oct 2022 - 04:51 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a news conference following the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) leaders' summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, on October 14, 2022. Sputnik/Valery Sharifulin/Pool via REUTERS
Death toll rises to 41 in Turkey coal mine explosion 15 Oct 2022 - 04:40 pm
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan talks to media as he visits the coal mine after an explosion in Amasra, in the northern Bartin province, Turkey, on October 15, 2022. REUTERS/Cagla Gurdogan
Thousands from rival Tunisian parties protest against president 15 Oct 2022 - 03:48 pm
Supporters of Tunisia's Islamist opposition party Ennahda attend a protest against Tunisian President Kais Saied, in Tunis, Tunisia October 15, 2022. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi
Pakistan summons US ambassador over Biden's nuclear remark 15 Oct 2022 - 02:49 pm
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