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US prepared to talk to Iran with 'no preconditions', Iran sees 'word-play' 02 Jun 2019 - 10:17 pm
US Ambassador to Switzerland Edward McMullen, tour guide Denise O’Gorman and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo face the clock tower (Zytglogge) during a visit on June 1, 2019 in the Swiss capital Bern.  AFP / Fabrice Coffrini
Tiananmen's key moments: hope crushed by soldiers and tanks 02 Jun 2019 - 08:58 pm
In this file photo taken on June 4, 1989, residents gather near the smoking remains of over 20 armoured personnel carriers burnt by demonstrators during clashes with soldiers near Tiananmen Square in Beijing.  AFP / Manny Ceneta
Exiled Tiananmen dissident barred from Hong Kong 02 Jun 2019 - 08:58 pm
Feng Congde (second right) was one of the key leaders of the pro-democracy student movement in Beijing in 1989. Photo: Reuters
From 1989 to '1984': Generation Tiananmen lament China's descent 02 Jun 2019 - 08:58 pm
In this picture taken on April 10, 2019, You Weijie, 66, looks at a photograph of her and husband Yang Minghu, in Beijing.  AFP / Nicolas Asfouri
Iran's Rouhani says U.S. "should return to normal state" for talks: official website 02 Jun 2019 - 08:31 pm
FILE PHOTO: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a meeting with tribal leaders in Kerbala, Iraq, March 12, 2019. REUTERS/Abdullah Dhiaa Al-Deen
Ultra-nationalist Jews' visit stokes Palestinian anger at Jerusalem holy site 02 Jun 2019 - 08:18 pm
Israeli security forces stand guard as Jewish orthodox tour the old city of Jerusalem on June 2, 2019 marking Jerusalem Day.  AFP / Menahem Kahana
4 tourists injured in Venice as cruise ship slams into boat 02 Jun 2019 - 08:18 pm
San Basilio dock is pictured after MSC Opera cruise ship crashed in Venice, Italy June 2, 2019. Reuters/Manuel Silvestri
Pentagon tells White House to stop politicizing military 02 Jun 2019 - 08:18 pm
Admiral Scott Swift, Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, speaks at a news conference near the damaged USS John McCain and the USS America at Changi Naval Base in Singapore August 22, 2017. Reuters/Calvin Wong
British Airways flights to Pakistan resume after more than 10 years 02 Jun 2019 - 07:38 pm
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B-52, aircraft carrier in Mideast over Iran conduct exercise 02 Jun 2019 - 03:11 pm
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Kurdish authorities to release 800 Syrians from Al-Hol camp: official 02 Jun 2019 - 02:56 pm
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India rescuers search for missing climbers on Himalayan peak 02 Jun 2019 - 02:46 pm
Snow-covered Nanda Devi mountain is seen from Auli town, in the northern Himalayan state of Uttarakhand, India February 25, 2014. REUTERS
Algeria presidential polls 'impossible' on July 4: constitutional council 02 Jun 2019 - 02:34 pm
Algerian protesters march with a giant national flag during a demonstration in the capital Algiers on May 31, 2019.  AFP / RYAD KRAMDI
US prepared to talk to Iran 'with no preconditions': Pompeo 02 Jun 2019 - 02:31 pm
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attends a press conference at the Castelgrande closing a bilateral meeting with Swiss counterpart on June 2, 2019 in Bellinzona, southern Switzerland.   AFP / Fabrice COFFRINI
Amid USS McCain controversy, Pentagon says military will not be politicized 02 Jun 2019 - 01:42 pm
FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain is seen after a collision, in Singapore waters August 21, 2017. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood/File Photo
Four rescued, eight still missing on avalanche-hit Indian peak 02 Jun 2019 - 01:06 pm
(FILES) This file photo taken on November 13, 2015, shows a general view of the Himalayas from the hill-station of Kausani in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. AFP / Agnes Bun
Venice cruise ship loses control, slams wharf and tourist boat 02 Jun 2019 - 12:35 pm
MSC cruise ship loses control and crashes against a smaller tourist boat at the San Basilio dock in Venice, Italy June 2, 2019. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri
Twitter apologises for suspending accounts critical of China 02 Jun 2019 - 11:49 am
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