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France's Macron meets freed Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov 01 Oct 2019 - 04:33 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks with Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov at the Permanent Representation of France to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France, on October 1, 2019. Frederick Florin/Pool via REUTERS
Turkey's Erdogan indicates Syria operation imminent 01 Oct 2019 - 04:24 pm
President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during the opening of third legislative session of the Turkish parliament’s 27th term on October 1, 2019 at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) in Ankara, Turkey. ( Murat Kula - Anadolu
Iran court cuts Rouhani brother jail term to 5 years 01 Oct 2019 - 03:23 pm
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US confirms nuclear talks with North Korea to resume 01 Oct 2019 - 02:41 pm
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One dead in attack at Finnish college - police 01 Oct 2019 - 02:36 pm
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UK police detain man who doused himself in flammable liquid outside parliament 01 Oct 2019 - 02:19 pm
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Streets of Hong Kong become protest battlefield on China National Day 01 Oct 2019 - 01:13 pm
An anti-government protester shelters with a traffic sign during a demonstration in Sha Tin district, on China's National Day in Hong Kong, China October 1, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
First Burundi refugees in Tanzania to return home as mass repatriation starts: Official 01 Oct 2019 - 12:11 pm
Children walk past a signage at the border crossing point between Kenya and Tanzania in Namanga, Tanzania July 19, 2019. Picture taken July 19, 2019. REUTERS/Njeri Mwangi
Rome offers free metro travel for plastic recyclers 01 Oct 2019 - 11:42 am
A worker walks as he holds a big plastic bag full of plastic bottles in San Giovanni metro station in Rome, Italy September 27, 2019. Reuters/Remo Casilli
China parades its latest missiles in challenge to US, others 01 Oct 2019 - 11:16 am
A DF-17 missile is presented during a military parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on October 1, 2019, to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. / AFP / GREG BAKER
At least 11 Afghan police killed in Taliban attack 01 Oct 2019 - 11:11 am
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Peru president dissolves parliament, calls fresh elections 01 Oct 2019 - 10:41 am
 In this file picture taken on January 2, 2019 Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra (L), accompanied by Vice-President Mercedes Araoz, arrives at the Congress in Lima to deliver a bill that would declare the public prosecutor's office in a state of emergenc
UK PM Johnson to submit Brexit grand bargain but Ireland sceptical 01 Oct 2019 - 10:18 am
File photo of Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
South Korean fighter jets patrol over islands disputed by Japan 01 Oct 2019 - 09:46 am
A South Korean fighter pilot stands next to his F-35 stealth fighter during a ceremony to mark the 71st Armed Forces Day at the Air Force Base in Daegu, South Korea, October 1, 2019. Jeon Heon-kyun/Pool via REUTERS
Deaths from heavy monsoon rise to nearly 140 in eastern India 01 Oct 2019 - 09:29 am
Commuters make their way on a waterlogged road following heavy rainfalls in Patna on September 30, 2019. / AFP / Sachin KUMAR
China celebrates 70 years of communism as Hong Kong seethes 01 Oct 2019 - 09:26 am
People take part in the National Day parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on October 1, 2019, to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. / AFP / GREG BAKER
Towering arch bridge falls in Taiwan bay, 5 feared missing 01 Oct 2019 - 08:23 am
This general view shows a bridge after it collapsed in the Nanfangao fish harbour in Suao township on October 1, 2019. AFP / Sam YEH
Barricades up, shutters down as Hong Kong marks Communist China's birthday 01 Oct 2019 - 07:43 am
A closure notice by officials sits on the gates of the MTR underground rail system in the Admiralty area in Hong Kong on October 1, 2019, after officials closed off numerous stations across the city as intense protests were expected on the 70th anniversar