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Sudan's Bashir appears in public for first time since ouster 16 Jun 2019 - 04:18 pm
Sudan's ousted president Omar al-Bashir (C) is escorted into a vehicle as he returns to prison following his appearance before prosecutors over charges of corruption and illegal possession of foreign currency, in the capital Khartoum on June 16, 2019. / A
Israel PM's wife convicted of misusing public funds 16 Jun 2019 - 03:06 pm
Sara Netanyahu, wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, leaves the Magistrate's Court in Jerusalem on June 16, 2019, following her conviction of fraudulently using state funds for meals. AFP / GALI TIBBON
Taking aim at Johnson, British PM hopefuls make Brexit case 16 Jun 2019 - 02:54 pm
Britain's prime ministerial candidates Jeremy Hunt and Rory Stewart appear on BBC TV's The Andrew Marr Show in London, Britain June 16, 2019. Jeff Overs/BBC/Handout via REUTERS
Rare wolf killed in Bangladesh after first appearance in decades 16 Jun 2019 - 02:06 pm
In this handout photo taken on June 9, 2019 and released by the Barguna District Administrator’s Office shows a Bangladeshi man measuring the corpse of an Indian grey wolf, the first to be seen in the region in eight decades, at Taltali town near the Sund
Bangladesh prison breakfast menu gets makeover after 200 years 16 Jun 2019 - 01:34 pm
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Indonesian YouTube stars get chance for university place 16 Jun 2019 - 12:54 pm
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"Sea of black" Hong Kong protesters demand leader step down 16 Jun 2019 - 12:10 pm
Thousands of protesters dressed in black take part in a new rally against a controversial extradition law proposal in Hong Kong on June 16, 2019. AFP / Dale De La Rey
Turkey's Erdogan sees Russian S-400s coming from July - NTV 16 Jun 2019 - 09:52 am
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is welcomed by his Tajikistani counterpart Emomali Rahmon (not seen) during the 5th summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Dushanbe, Tajikistan on June 15, 2019. Ce
Guatemala arrests 24 migrants from Haiti, Guinea en route to US 16 Jun 2019 - 07:55 am
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Ugandan medics now tackling Ebola say they lack supplies 15 Jun 2019 - 04:50 pm
Health workers stand at a non-gazetted crossing point in the Mirami village, near the Mpondwe border checkpoint between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo on June 14, 2019. AFP / ISAAC KASAMANI
Maldives seek foreign help to deal with IS fighters 15 Jun 2019 - 04:27 pm
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Syria flare-up kills 35 fighters, 10 civillians: monitor 15 Jun 2019 - 03:23 pm
Damaged and destroyed buildings in the town of Ihsim, in Syria’s Idlib region.  AFP / OMAR HAJ KADOUR
Tanker hit in Gulf attacks heads to port 15 Jun 2019 - 03:12 pm
An Iranian navy boat trying to control fire from Norwegian owned Front Altair tanker said to have been attacked in the waters of the Gulf of Oman.
Worshippers in hard hats to attend Notre-Dame's first mass since fire 15 Jun 2019 - 01:49 pm
This aerial picture taken on June 12, 2019, in the French capital Paris shows the Notre Dame de Paris cathedral under repair after it was badly damaged by a huge fire on April 15. / AFP / Lionel BONAVENTURE
Indonesia returns five containers of waste to the US 15 Jun 2019 - 01:05 pm
In this picture taken on December 11, 2018 a man searches for plastic waste for resale at a dump in Mojokerto, East Java province. Around 300 million tonnes of plastic are produced every year and end up in landfill or the seas, according to the Worldwide
Iran renews nuclear pact ultimatum amid tensions with U.S. 15 Jun 2019 - 12:23 pm
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Hong Kong leader suspends controversial extradition bill after protests 15 Jun 2019 - 10:46 am
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam speaks at a news conference in Hong Kong, China, June 15, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
Hong Kong’s extradition law, from grisly murder to mass protests 14 Jun 2019 - 11:43 pm
Police officers dissolve the barricades placed by demonstrators in Hong Kong on June 13, 2019. AFP / Hector Retamal