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Five facts about new UK finance minister Javid 24 Jul 2019 - 08:48 pm
Newly appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid leaves Downing Street, in London, Britain July 24, 2019. (REUTERS/Hannah McKay)
Sudan military says it thwarts coup attempt, arrests senior officers 24 Jul 2019 - 08:14 pm
Sudanese protesters march past a security forces' vehicle during a demonstration commemorating protesters killed in past clashes, in the centre of the capital Khartoum on July 23, 2019. / AFP / Haitham EL-TABEI
Hong Kong anti-government protests spill into Manchester City game 24 Jul 2019 - 07:18 pm
Fans hold an anti-extradition bill banner during a friendly match between Manchester City Football Club and Kitchee, in Hong Kong, China July 24, 2019. (REUTERS/Tyrone Siu)
"No ifs or buts," Boris Johnson promises Brexit on Oct 31 24 Jul 2019 - 04:23 pm
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II welcomes newly elected leader of the Conservative party, Boris Johnson during an audience in Buckingham Palace, London on July 24, 2019, where she invited him to become Prime Minister and form a new government. (AFP / POOL / V
Incoming British PM Johnson picks Brexit's enfant terrible for top team 24 Jul 2019 - 04:23 pm
Dominic Cummings (AFP PHOTO / PRU)
Long-awaited Mueller hearing opens in US Congress 24 Jul 2019 - 03:07 pm
Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller arrives before testifying to the House Judiciary Committee about his report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election in the Rayburn House Office Building July 24, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodev
Iran's president hints at quid pro quo for seized UK ship 24 Jul 2019 - 02:57 pm
A handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency on July 24, 2019 shows President Hassan Rouhani (C) chairing a cabinet meeting in the capital Tehran. (AFP PHOTO / HO / IRANIAN PRESIDENCY)
Trains slowed down as temperature records tumble in Europe 24 Jul 2019 - 12:09 pm
A man holding a bottle of water walks by a woman sipping a drink through a straw on a bridge over the Seine river in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris on July 23, 2019. Parisians were bracing for potentially the hottest ever temperature in the French cap
US finally gets a new Pentagon chief as Senate confirms Esper 23 Jul 2019 - 08:30 pm
 In this file photo taken on July 16, 2019, Acting US Defense Secretary Mark Esper, nominee to be Secretary of Defense, testifies during a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. (AFP / SAUL LOEB)
Immigration operation touted by Trump nets 35 arrests 23 Jul 2019 - 08:21 pm
In this file photo taken on May 16, 2019, José, 27, with his son José Daniel, 6, is searched by US Customs and Border Protection Agent Frank Pino in El Paso, Texas. (AFP / Paul Ratje)
Britain's new leader Johnson: 'We are going to get Brexit done' 23 Jul 2019 - 07:28 pm
New Conservative Party leader and incoming prime minister Boris Johnson leaves his campaign office in central London on July 23, 2019. (AFP / Tolga AKMEN)
Fury in India as Trump claims Modi asked for Kashmir mediation 23 Jul 2019 - 07:03 pm
India Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures while talking with Parliamentary Affairs Minister and Junior Foreign Minister V. Muraleedharan (R) prior to a Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) Parliamentary Committee meeting at the Parliament house in New Delhi on J
Pakistan Prime Minister Khan says he will try to persuade Taliban to meet Afghan government 23 Jul 2019 - 07:03 pm
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) in Washington, DC, on July 23, 2019. (AFP / Alastair Pike)
Swedish teen Thunberg slams 'hate and threats' as visit divides French parliament 23 Jul 2019 - 03:10 pm
Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg attends a debate with French parliament members at the National Assembly in Paris, France, July 23, 2019. (REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer)
Spain PM's prospects challenged with confidence vote 23 Jul 2019 - 02:18 pm
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who is running for a second term, attends the second day of the parliamentary investiture debate to vote for a premier at the Spanish Congress (Las Cortes) in Madrid on July 23, 2019. / AFP / OSCAR DEL POZO
China's former premier Li Peng dies at 90 23 Jul 2019 - 02:10 pm
File photo of Chairman of the National Congress of the People's Republic of China Li Peng stands next to a Chinese flag in Canberra's Parliament House in Australia September 16, 2002. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo
Kosovo ex-PM will run for office if he's not indicted for war crimes 23 Jul 2019 - 01:46 pm
File photo of Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj speaks during a press conference in Pristina, Kosovo, July 19, 2019.  REUTERS/Laura Hasani/File Photo
Brexiteer Boris Johnson to be Britain's next prime minister 23 Jul 2019 - 01:14 pm
Boris Johnson speaks after being announced as Britain's next Prime Minister at The Queen Elizabeth II centre in London, Britain July 23, 2019. (REUTERS/Toby Melville)