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China, Russia reject calls for freeze on UN pullout from Sudan 14 Jun 2019 - 11:32 pm
A man is seen inside a burnt house during clashes between nomads and residents in Deleij village, located in Wadi Salih locality, Central Darfur, Sudan June 11, 2019. Reuters
UN suspends handover of camps in Sudan's Darfur 14 Jun 2019 - 11:32 pm
FILE PHOTO: Sudanese men ride camels as they gather to attend a speech by Sudanese President during his visit to El Daein in Eastern Darfur on April 5, 2016. AFP/Ashraf Shazly
Sudan opposition chief, US demand probe on protest crackdown 14 Jun 2019 - 11:32 pm
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Hong Kong's leader under pressure as protesters plan new march 14 Jun 2019 - 11:32 pm
Chief Executive Carrie Lam speaks during a press conference at the government headquarters in Hong Kong on June 10, 2019, a day after the city witnessed its largest street protest in at least 15 years as crowds massed against plans to allow extraditions t
Support wavers in Hong Kong for bill allowing extraditions to China after protests 14 Jun 2019 - 11:32 pm
Pro-democracy legislators speak to the media demanding the Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam withdraw a controversial extradition bill outside Government House, following a day of violence over an extradition bill that would allow people to be sent to
'World is watching' Hong Kong protests, Biden warns China 14 Jun 2019 - 09:16 pm
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Trump administration unlikely to move on Hong Kong barring dramatic escalation: US official 14 Jun 2019 - 09:16 pm
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UN chief urges probe into Gulf of Oman attacks 14 Jun 2019 - 09:16 pm
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a press conference at UN Headquarters in New York, February 2, 2018. At?lgan Özdil/Anadolu Agency
Britain blames Iran for attacks on tankers in Gulf of Oman 14 Jun 2019 - 09:16 pm
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt condemned the attacks, said they had violated international norms, and called on Iran to stop all forms of destabilising activity.
Trump gets harpooned for 'Prince of Whales' spelling error 14 Jun 2019 - 07:08 pm
A surfer walks past as Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, visit Broadbeach, Australia, April 5, 2018. Reuters/Phil Noble
Indian police accuse man of spreading Islamic State ideology 14 Jun 2019 - 02:26 pm
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Iran sends team to tanker in Gulf to see if rescued crew can return -Tasnim 14 Jun 2019 - 02:11 pm
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Two pilots killed in Vietnam military plane crash 14 Jun 2019 - 10:35 am
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US government watchdog: Trump aide Conway should be fired for political comments 13 Jun 2019 - 11:30 pm
In this file photo taken on June 12, 2019 US President Donald Trump sits alongside Kellyanne Conway (L), Counselor to the President, during a meeting on the opioid epidemic in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC.  AFP / Saul Loeb
Pelosi: No debt increase until spending limits are raised 13 Jun 2019 - 10:51 pm
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) holds her weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. June 13, 2019. Reuters/Jonathan Ernst
UN seeks to verify reports of gang-rape by Sudan militias 13 Jun 2019 - 10:49 pm
A man sells mangos on a street market in Omdurman, twin city of Khartoum, on June 13, 2019.  AFP / Yasuyoshi Chiba
Memphis police clash with protesters after killing of 20-year-old black man 13 Jun 2019 - 08:40 pm
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Mali president urges restraint after massacre 13 Jun 2019 - 08:40 pm
Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita is seen during a celebration a new national holiday in Abuja, Nigeria, June 12, 2019. Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde