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Hong Kongers defy police ban with mass 'anti-triad' rally 27 Jul 2019 - 11:17 am
People demonstrate outside the police station during a protest against the Yuen Long attacks in Yuen Long, New Territories, Hong Kong, China July 27, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su
"Very unhelpful": Ireland scolds British PM Johnson over Brexit 26 Jul 2019 - 07:57 pm
Ireland's Tanaiste and Minister of Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney appears on BBC TV's The Andrew Marr Show in London, Britain, July 21, 2019. (Jeff Overs/BBC/Handout via REUTERS)
Pelosi downplays differences with Ocasio-Cortez after talk 26 Jul 2019 - 07:40 pm
US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi poses with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in a photo released by her office after they met in the Speaker's office at the US Capitol in Washington, U.S. July 26, 2019. (Office of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi/via REUTERS)
Sri Lanka says illegal UK waste offloaded to India, Dubai 26 Jul 2019 - 07:29 pm
In this handout picture provided by Sri Lankan Customs on July 23, 2019, a customs official inspects the load of a container at a port in Colombo. Sri Lanka customs on July 23 ordered the return of container loads of hazardous mortuary and clinical waste
Europe's heat wave wreaks travel havoc across the continent 26 Jul 2019 - 06:52 pm
Tourist using umbrellas to protect themselves from a scorching sun walk on a bridge over the Seine river in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. (AFP / Philippe LOPEZ)
Broken promise: Philippines Duterte vetoes bill on short-term contracts 26 Jul 2019 - 11:23 am
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte addresses to the nation at House of Representatives in Quezon City, Philippines on July 22, 2019. ( LITO BORRAS - Anadolu Agency )
Hong Kong protesters rally at airport to 'educate' visitors 26 Jul 2019 - 11:19 am
A demonstrator holds a banner during a protest against the recent violence in Yuen Long, at Hong Kong airport, China July 26, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su
New Singapore opposition party opens door to PM's brother 26 Jul 2019 - 11:14 am
Leader of the newly-launched Progress Singapore Party (PSP) Tan Cheng Bock is seen at a press conference in Singapore July 26, 2019. REUTERS/Feline Lim
"I'll make Britain great again", PM Johnson says, echoing Trump 25 Jul 2019 - 07:41 pm
A handout photograph taken and released by the UK Parliament on July 25, 2019 shows Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaking in the Houses of Parliament in central London. (AFP PHOTO /JESSICA TAYLOR/ UK Parliament)
Ukraine seizes Russian tanker, frees crew after Moscow threat 25 Jul 2019 - 06:43 pm
A view shows the Russian tanker, now called Nika Spirit and formerly named Neyma, which was detained by the Ukrainian security services in the port of Izmail, Ukraine in this handout picture obtained by Reuters on July 25, 2019. (State Border Guard Servic
Paris hits new heat record, London boils in Europe heat wave 25 Jul 2019 - 04:05 pm
A man walks past a public water spray on the bank of the Seine river in Paris on July 25, 2019 as a new heatwave hits Europe. (AFP / Philippe LOPEZ)
Britain says it will escort all UK vessels through Hormuz Strait 25 Jul 2019 - 03:33 pm
Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz, December 21, 2018. (REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo)
Tunisia's Essebsi, world's oldest president, dies at 92 25 Jul 2019 - 03:16 pm
A file photo dated August 08, 2018 shows Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi delivering speech during press conference at Presidential Palace in Tunis, Tunisia. Tunisia's President Beji Caid Essebsi died on Thursday at age 92, said a statement by the Tun
New PM Johnson brings Brexit gang back together 25 Jul 2019 - 01:19 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks at the House of Commons in London, Britain July 25, 2019, in this screen grab taken from video. Reuters Tv via REUTERS
Europe braces for more record temperatures as heatwave hits peak 25 Jul 2019 - 11:55 am
People cool off as they enjoy a water fight on the Malieveld, in The Hague city center, on July 24, 2019, during a heatwave. Belgium and the Netherlands recorded their highest ever temperatures as a European heatwave neared its peak on July 24. (AFP / ANP
At least 10 killed as three blasts rock Kabul 25 Jul 2019 - 11:44 am
A boy walks past the wreckage of a bus following a suicide bombing in Kabul on July 25, 2019. (AFP)
British PM Johnson brings in new team for Brexit challenge 24 Jul 2019 - 09:50 pm
onservative party politician Dominic Raab arrives at 10 Downing Street in London on July 24, 2019. (AFP / Tolga AKMEN)
Mueller dismisses Trump's claims of Russia probe exoneration 24 Jul 2019 - 09:10 pm
Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller is sworn in before the House Intelligence Committee about his report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election in the Rayburn House Office Building July 24, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Ima