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Violent clashes as Hong Kong marks China handover anniversary 01 Jul 2019 - 11:26 am
Protesters attend the annual pro-democracy rally in Hong Kong on July 1, 2019, on the 22nd anniversary of the city's handover from Britain to China. AFP / Dale De La Rey
Heavy rains batter India's Mumbai, disrupting air, rail traffic 01 Jul 2019 - 11:18 am
Vehicles drive along a flooded street after heavy rain showers in Mumbai on July 1, 2019. / AFP / PUNIT PARANJPE
EU leaders close to agreeing on Timmermans to lead European Commission: two diplomats 01 Jul 2019 - 11:01 am
FILE PHOTO - European Commission First Vice-President Frans Timmermans addresses a news conference during a European Union's General Affairs Council in Brussels, Belgium, February 27, 2018. Reuters/Francois Lenoir/File Photo
New Zealand bans single-use plastic bags 01 Jul 2019 - 08:57 am
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Cyprus investigates possible missile crash near Nicosia 01 Jul 2019 - 08:53 am
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20 dead as bus plunges into gorge in Indian Kashmir 01 Jul 2019 - 08:34 am
Kashmiri volunteers and medical staff move on a stretcher a girl injured on a road accident after a vehicle fell into a gorge along the Mughal road in south Kashmir’s Shopian district, at a hospital in Srinagar on June 27, 2019. AFP / Tauseef Mustafa
Still no deal on top EU jobs despite all-night haggling 01 Jul 2019 - 08:22 am
President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker (R) speaks with President of European Parliament Antonio Tajani (L) and European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini (C) during extraordinary summit
Powerful blast rocks Kabul: AFP 01 Jul 2019 - 08:16 am
Men transport an injured man to a hospital after a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan July 1, 2019. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail
Turkey says six Turks held by Haftar in Libya, demands release 30 Jun 2019 - 09:11 pm
A Libyan man walks past a Turkish restaurant in Tripoli on June 30 , 2019. (AFP / Mahmud TURKIA)
Sea-Watch captain defends 'disobedience' as backers raise 500,000 euros 30 Jun 2019 - 08:52 pm
Carola Rackete, the 31-year-old Sea-Watch 3 captain, is escorted off the ship by police and taken away for questioning, in Lampedusa, Italy June 29, 2019. (REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane)
Navy SEAL trial exposes divide in normally secretive force 30 Jun 2019 - 08:26 pm
Navy Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher walks into military court with his wife Andrea Gallagher June 24, 2019 in San Diego, California. Chief Gallagher is on trial for war crimes for shooting of unarmed civilians in Iraq in 2017, including a schoo
Mass protests for civilian rule rock Sudan 30 Jun 2019 - 07:51 pm
:People shout slogans as they march on the streets demanding the ruling military hand over to civilians during a demonstration in Khartoum, Sudan June 30, 2019. (REUTERS/Umit Bektas)
Europe burns, sweats in record heat 30 Jun 2019 - 05:41 pm
Two girls cool themselves down in the Trocadero Fountain near the Eiffel Tower in Paris during a heatwave on June 28, 2019. The temperature in France on June 28 surpassed 45 degrees Celsius (113 degrees Fahrenheit) for the first time as Europe wilted in a
Baby lobster numbers spell trouble for shellfish population 30 Jun 2019 - 03:54 pm
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DRC targets militia in 'large-scale' army operation 30 Jun 2019 - 02:47 pm
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Brawl in a Kazakhstan oil field leaves 30 Arabs injured 30 Jun 2019 - 02:43 pm
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Togo votes in first local elections in over 30 years 30 Jun 2019 - 02:13 pm
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After surprise Trump-Kim meeting, US and N.Korea to reopen talks 30 Jun 2019 - 01:53 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in leave after a meeting at the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, June 30, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque