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UK's Johnson unveils legislative plan to end Brexit deadlock 19 Dec 2019 - 09:48 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaking in the House of Commons in London after the State Opening Of Parliament. (AFP PHOTO / Jessica Taylor /UK Parliament
French strike enters third week as govt, unions clash on pension reform 19 Dec 2019 - 09:39 pm
Protesters march during a demonstration in Paris on December 19, 2019, on the 15th day of a nationwide multi-sector strike against the French government's pensions overhaul. (AFP / Aurore MESENGE)
Lebanese President designates Hassan Diab as new premier 19 Dec 2019 - 09:35 pm
Hassan Diab arrives to talk to the media after being named Lebanon's new prime minister, at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon December 19, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Bloomberg health plan aims to lower costs, cover more people 19 Dec 2019 - 09:24 pm
Former New York Mayor and Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg speaks about his plan for clean energy during a campaign event at the Blackwall Hitch restaurant in Alexandria, Virginia on December 13, 2019. / AFP / Olivier Douliery
Gunman attacks Russian security service HQ in Moscow, kills employee 19 Dec 2019 - 08:25 pm
Russian police cars blocks a street next to the FSB security service's office in Moscow on December 19, 2019. (AFP / Vasily MAXIMOV)
Putin drops cryptic hint on 2024 exit in press marathon 19 Dec 2019 - 06:27 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his annual press conference in Moscow on December 19, 2019. / AFP / SPUTNIK / Alexei Druzhinin
King and Prime Minister of Malaysia stress importance of Islamic world's unity 19 Dec 2019 - 05:07 pm
Malaysia’s King HM King Abdullah Riayatuddin Al Mustafa Billah Shah delivers his speech during the opening ceremony of the Kuala Lumpur Summit in Kuala Lumpur on December 19, 2019. (AFP / Mohd RASFAN)
Muslim world is not weak: Erdogan 19 Dec 2019 - 04:09 pm
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers his speech during the opening ceremony of the Kuala Lumpur Summit in Kuala Lumpur on December 19, 2019. (AFP / Mohd RASFAN)
UK election generates 15 million tweets 19 Dec 2019 - 12:17 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 10, 2019 The Twitter logo is seen on a phone in this photo illustration. AFP / Alastair Pike
Philippine massacre masterminds jailed for life over 57 murders 19 Dec 2019 - 11:59 am
This handout from the Supreme Court - Public Information Office (SC-PIO) taken and released on December 19, 2019, shows a court employee (R) reading the verdict for the 2009 Maguindanao massacre at the trial venue inside a prison facility in Manila. AFP P
White House says it is confident Senate will exonerate Trump after impeachment 19 Dec 2019 - 07:15 am
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Battle Creek, Michigan, U.S., December 18, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Trump impeachment - What happens next? 19 Dec 2019 - 07:13 am
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Battle Creek, Michigan, U.S., December 18, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Divided US House impeaches Donald Trump in historic vote 19 Dec 2019 - 07:05 am
U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) wields the gavel as she presides over the House of Representatives approving two counts of impeachmeant against U.S. President Donald Trump in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., Decembe
Protests against citizenship law spread in India 19 Dec 2019 - 01:22 am
Local residents take part in a candle light vigil to show solidarity with the students of the Jamia Millia Islamia university after police entered the university campus on Sunday following a protest against a new citizenship law, in New Delhi, India Decem
From Instagram to TikTok: Indians wage online battle against citizenship law 19 Dec 2019 - 01:22 am
Students shout slogans during a protest march against a new citizenship law, in Kochi, India, December 18, 2019. Reuters/Sivaram V
Backlash against migrant workers in Asia-Pacific sparks slavery concerns 18 Dec 2019 - 11:34 pm
Migrant workers prepare to unload their catch at a port in Samut Sakhon province in Thailand, January 22, 2018. Reuters / Athit Perawongmetha
Young Chadians seek to solve blackouts, joblessness with social businesses 18 Dec 2019 - 11:34 pm
Youssouf Ali Mbodou poses for a portrait in his office in N'Djamena, Chad. November 24, 2019. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Nellie Peyton
New York City to add gender-neutral option to death certificates 18 Dec 2019 - 11:34 pm
Commuters walk through the morning bright sunlight coming from the 60 feet high windows in Grand Central Terminal in New York City on March 11, 2019. AFP / Timothy A Clary