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French citizen kidnapped in central Mexico 25 Nov 2019 - 09:43 am
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Trump fires US navy chief over handling of discipline case 25 Nov 2019 - 09:33 am
Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer addresses the crew of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford during a visit to the ship at sea in the Atlantic Ocean October 27, 2019. U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Angel Thuy
Pope urges fresh help for Fukushima victims on Japan trip 25 Nov 2019 - 09:22 am
Pope Francis attends a meeting with the victims of triple disaster in Tokyo on November 25, 2019. Pope Francis called for renewed efforts to help victims of Japan's 2011
Foreign national killed as UN vehicle hit in Kabul blast 25 Nov 2019 - 09:21 am
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Hong Kong establishment crushed at polls in stark message to Beijing 25 Nov 2019 - 08:53 am
Winning candidate Kelvin Lam and activist Joshua Wong greet people and thank them for their support, outside South Horizons Station, in Hong Kong, China, November 25, 2019, the morning after Lam won in district council elections. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Singapore invokes 'fake news' law for first time over Facebook post 25 Nov 2019 - 08:40 am
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Taiwan ruling party says China 'enemy of democracy' after meddling allegations 25 Nov 2019 - 08:18 am
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen (C) speaks after registering as a presidential candidate outside the Central Elections Committee in Taipei on November 19, 2019. AFP / Sam Yeh
Iran planning attacks on Israel: Netanyahu 24 Nov 2019 - 11:53 pm
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and Defence Minister Naftali Bennett (2nd) visit an army base in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights overlooking Syrian territory, on November 24, 2019. AFP / Atef Safadi
Algeria youth leader charged with undermining national unity: lawyer 24 Nov 2019 - 11:53 pm
Fouad Ouicher of the Youth Action Rally was charged alongside Saida Deffeur, one of the organisation's activists, said lawyer Seddik Mouhous.  (Twitter image courtesy of Khaled Drareni @khaleddrareni)
Bridge collapses in Italy 15 months after deadly Genoa disaster 24 Nov 2019 - 11:53 pm
This November 24, 2019 handout photo by the Vigili del Fuoco, Italian Department of firefighters, shows a viaduct section of the A6 highway between Turin and Savona collapsed following a landslide near Savona. AFP / Vigili Del Fuoco
Johnson plays safe with ‘sensible’ manifesto for UK vote 24 Nov 2019 - 11:04 pm
Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives for the Conservative party's manifesto launch in Telford, Britain November 24, 2019. Reuters/Phil Noble
Secret documents reveal how China mass detention camps work 24 Nov 2019 - 11:04 pm
A Chinese police officer takes his position by the road near a vocational education centre in Yining in Xinjiang, Uighur Autonomous Region, China, September 4, 2018. Reuters / Thomas Peter
Hong Kong pro-democracy candidates ride record turnout to early lead 24 Nov 2019 - 11:04 pm
A woman reacts during the counting of the votes of the Hong Kong council elections, in a polling station in Hong Kong, China November 25, 2019. Reuters/Adnan Abidi
Disaster hacks: South American cities harness tech and nature to tackle flooding 24 Nov 2019 - 09:49 pm
Kids row on a styrofoam block through a flooded street during heavy rains in the Guaratiba neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil April 10, 2019. Reuters/Ricardo Moraes
Conservative tipped to win presidential runoff in Uruguay 24 Nov 2019 - 09:49 pm
Partido Nacional party presidential candidate Luis Lacalle leaves after casting his vote at a polling station in Canelones, Uruguay during the run-off election on November 24, 2019 AFP / Pablo Porciuncula
Protesters tear-gassed in Bogota as Duque starts 'national conversation' 24 Nov 2019 - 09:49 pm
A riot policeman kicks a tear gas canister during a protest against the government of Colombia's President Ivan Duque, in Bogota, on November 23, 2019. AFP / Juan Barreto
Rights researcher deported by Israel vows to continue work 24 Nov 2019 - 08:17 pm
US citizen Omar Shakir, the New York-based rights group's director for Israel and the Palestinian territories is pictured during an interview at an east Jerusalem hotel, on November 24, ahead of his expulsion from Israel. AFP / Ahmad Gharabli
Anti-government protests sweep oil-rich southern Iraq 24 Nov 2019 - 08:17 pm
A protester jumps between burning tires during ongoing anti-government protests in Basra, Iraq November 24, 2019. Reuters/Essam al-Sudani