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Iraq warns US ties at stake after deadly strikes 31 Dec 2019 - 12:03 am
Iraqis wave Hashed Al-shaabi armed network flags on December 30, 2019, during a demonstration to denounce the previous night's attacks by US planes on several bases belonging to the Hezbollah brigades near Al-Qaim, an Iraqi district bordering Syria.  AFP
Lebanese protesters defy capital controls in sit-in 31 Dec 2019 - 12:03 am
A Lebanese anti-government demonstrator yells slogans as she takes part in a rally in front of the central bank building in the capital Beirut on December 30, 2019.  AFP / Anwar Amro
Use of facial recognition in Delhi rally sparks privacy fears 30 Dec 2019 - 08:31 pm
Demonstrators wearing masks hold a tricoloured flag in front of the India Gate during a demonstration against what they say was an alleged police action conducted during recent protests against a new citizenship law, in New Delhi, India, December 30, 2019
3 years in, no sign of Trump's replacement for Obamacare 30 Dec 2019 - 08:31 pm
US President Donald Trump speaks to former President Barack Obama after inauguration ceremonies at the US Capitol on January 20, 2017, in Washington. AFP / Robyn Beck
Eighteen killed in new militia attack in eastern DR Congo 30 Dec 2019 - 07:45 pm
FILE PHOTO: A soldier from the the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo standing in position outside an FARDC camp during a patrol in Beni on November 13, 2018. AFP / John Wessels
Armed congregants kill gunman who shot 2 at Texas church 30 Dec 2019 - 07:44 pm
Authorities work the scene after a shooting took place during services at West Freeway Church of Christ on December 29, 2019 in White Settlement, Texas.  Stewart F House/Getty Images/AFP
New York mayor decries 'crisis' of anti-Semitism after attack 30 Dec 2019 - 07:44 pm
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (R) talks during a gathering at Grand Army Plaza in solidarity with the victims after an assailant stabbed five people attending a party at an Hasidic rabbi's home in Monsey, N.Y., on December 28, 2019, while they were c
Bolivia to expel Mexico ambassador, two Spanish diplomats 30 Dec 2019 - 06:44 pm
Bolivian interim President Jeanine Anez shows a document as she presents a bill on the Transition Electoral Regime for the 2020 general elections in La Paz on November 20, 2019. AFP / Jorge Bernal
Pompeo to visit Ukraine as Senate weighs impeachment trial 30 Dec 2019 - 06:44 pm
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Sudan sentences 29 intelligence agents to hang for teacher's killing 30 Dec 2019 - 06:26 pm
Sudanese protesters rally in front of a court in Omdurman near the capital Khartoum during the trial of intelligence agents for the death of teacher Ahmed Al-Khair. Sudan. December 30, 2019 / AFP / ASHRAF SHAZLY
Australian authorities ask thousands of residents to evacuate eastern areas of Victoria 30 Dec 2019 - 05:55 pm
A fire truck dampens down a fire after a bushfire encroached on the outer suburbs of Melbourne. Australia. December 30, 2019 / AFP / William WEST
2019 was hottest year on record for Russia 30 Dec 2019 - 02:28 pm
A woman walks along the Channel of Moscow in Moscow on December 26, 2019. Winters in Moscow usually look like something out of a picture book: the Russian capital is covered in snow, people go skiing, and temperatures are well below freezing.   AFP / Alex
Sudan sentences to death 27 agents who tortured protester to death 30 Dec 2019 - 02:23 pm
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Turkey arrests 100 Islamic State suspects 30 Dec 2019 - 02:18 pm
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New Year's fireworks OK'd in Sydney as wildfire risk worsens 30 Dec 2019 - 11:54 am
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Lufthansa’s Eurowings Hit as Three-Day UFO Union Strike Begins 30 Dec 2019 - 11:20 am
An Airbus A319 aircraft of German airline Germanwings is pictured at the Cologne-Bonn airport during a strike of cabin crew employees called by German cabin crew union UFO in Cologne, Germany, December 30, 2019. REUTERS/Thilo Schmuelgen
French tourist injured in Seychelles shark attack 30 Dec 2019 - 10:40 am
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Twitter system 'outage' briefly blocked Trump whistleblower tweet 30 Dec 2019 - 09:55 am
In this file photo taken on December 24, 2019 US President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters after making a video call to the troops stationed worldwide at the Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach Florida