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Trump is willing to talk to Iran, top US adviser says 24 Jun 2019 - 02:24 pm
Brian Hook, the US Special Representative for Iran, speaks during a press conference in Kuwait City on June 23, 2019. AFP / Yasser Al-Zayyat
Bangladesh train derails over bridge; five people killed 24 Jun 2019 - 02:19 pm
Bangladeshi onlookers gather around a derailed train after a bridge collapse in Kulaura on June 24, 2019. AFP / STR
Death toll from building collapse in Cambodia rises to 28 24 Jun 2019 - 01:02 pm
Rescue workers search for victims in the debris a day after an under-construction building collapsed in Sihanoukville on June 23, 2019. / AFP / SUN RETHY Kun
British parliament briefly evacuated due to fire alert - Reuters witness 24 Jun 2019 - 12:59 pm
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Hong Kong activists renew protest against extradition bill 24 Jun 2019 - 12:00 pm
Anti-extradition bill protesters occupy the Revenue Tower in Hong Kong, China, June 24, 2019. REUTERS/Ann Wang
Wall collapses killing six street children in Uganda 24 Jun 2019 - 11:03 am
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UK PM candidate Hunt: Boris Johnson is a "coward" for avoiding debates on Brexit 24 Jun 2019 - 10:52 am
File photo of Conservative MP Boris Johnson gestures as he answers questions from journalist Iain Dale as he takes part in a Conservative Party leadership hustings event in Birmingham, central England on June 22, 2019. / AFP / Oli SCARFF
Vietnam jails American for 12 years for attempting to overthrow state 24 Jun 2019 - 10:40 am
US citizen Michael Nguyen is escorted by policemen before his trial at a court in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam June 24, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer
US cyber attacks on Iranian targets not successful, Iran minister says 24 Jun 2019 - 10:30 am
Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi, Iran's minister for information and communications technology
Asylum applications in EU rise as more Venezuelans seek refuge 24 Jun 2019 - 10:13 am
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Opposition cry foul over Mauritania ruling party victory 24 Jun 2019 - 09:45 am
Mohamed Vall Ould Bellal, president of the Independent National Electoral Commission, attends a press conference in Nouakchoot on June 23, 2019. AFP / Sia Kambou
Nuclear waste, rising seas and Trump: Marshall Islands struggles to stay above water 23 Jun 2019 - 10:28 pm
Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine speaks with Reuters in Geneva, Switzerland, June 20, 2019. Reuters/Denis Balibouse
Indian authorities recover bodies of seven climbers from mountain, one still missing 23 Jun 2019 - 08:42 pm
In this file photo taken on May 17, 2018 mountaineers make their way to the summit of Mount Everest, as they ascend on the south face from Nepal.  AFP / Phunjo Lama
Trump says ‘sleepy’ Biden an easier foe than `ruthless' Clinton 23 Jun 2019 - 08:28 pm
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Iran crisis could 'spin out of control': ex-US military aide 23 Jun 2019 - 08:28 pm
An Iranian woman walks past a mural on the wall of the former US embassy in the Iranian capital Tehran on May 8, 2018. AFP/Atta Kenare
Iran diplomat calls talks with UK minister 'repetitive' 23 Jun 2019 - 08:28 pm
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Czechs demand PM Babis quit in biggest protest since communist era 23 Jun 2019 - 07:40 pm
A demonstrator waves flags of the Czech Republic as he attends a protest rally demanding the resignation of Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis in Prague, Czech Republic, June 23, 2019. Reuters/Milan Kammermayer
US economic plan for Mideast peace gets chilly reaction 23 Jun 2019 - 07:40 pm
A mural depicting US President Donald Trump is seen on a section of the Israeli barrier in Bethlehem, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank June 23, 2019. Reuters/Mussa Qawasma