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Regime bombardment kills 12 civilians in northwest Syria 26 May 2019 - 08:23 pm
A man evacuates a young bombing casualty after a reported air strike by regime forces and their allies in the jihadist-held Syrian town of Maaret Al-Noman in the southern Idlib province, on May 26, 2019. / AFP / Abd el-Aziz Qitaz
Merkel coalition suffers heavy losses in Euro elections 26 May 2019 - 08:21 pm
(L-R) State Premier of Bavaria and leader of the conservative Christian Social Union (CSU) party Markus Soeder, leader of Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, EPP President Joseph Daul, Manfred Weber, t
Four dead, seven injured in Nepal blasts 26 May 2019 - 08:09 pm
An ambulance carrying a victim's body leaves an explosion site in Kathmandu, Nepal May 26, 2019. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
Hawaii woman rescued from forest after missing for 17 days told self not to give up 26 May 2019 - 08:00 pm
Amanda Eller, a yoga instructor who went missing for 17 days while hiking in Maui's Makawao Forest Reserve, poses for a photo from her hospital bed with her peers at Maui Memorial Medical Center in Hawaii, U.S., after she was rescued during a search opera
EU election by country: estimates and forecasts 26 May 2019 - 08:00 pm
Flag flie at the entrance of the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, March 28, 2017. Reuters/Yves Herman
Magnitude 8 earthquake strikes Amazon jungle in Peru 26 May 2019 - 07:55 pm
An aerial view shows a landslide caused by a quake in Yurimaguas, in the Amazon region, Peru May 26, 2019. REUTERS/Guadalupe Pardo
Ghosn family seeks UN help against 'judicial persercution' in Japan 26 May 2019 - 07:48 pm
Former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn and his lawyer Junichiro Hironaka arrive at the Tokyo District Court for the first pretrial procedures in his financial misconduct case, in Tokyo, Japan, May 23, 2019, in this photo taken by Kyodo
Pakistan's PM calls Indian counterpart on election victory 26 May 2019 - 03:54 pm
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Strong 8.0-magnitude earthquake hits Peru 26 May 2019 - 02:58 pm
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Trump watches "incredible" sumo wrestling in Japan 26 May 2019 - 02:14 pm
US President Donald Trump presents the President's Cup to sumo wrestler Asanoyama during the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan Stadium in Tokyo on May 26, 2019. / AFP / Brendan Smialowski
'We're trapped': Likely tornado rips through Oklahoma town 26 May 2019 - 01:44 pm
Emergency vehicles sit near a partially collapsed building after a tornado touched down in El Reno, Oklahoma, U.S., May 26, 2019 in this still image taken from social media video. Gale Vancampen via REUTERS
Strong earthquake strikes northern Peru 26 May 2019 - 12:37 pm
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Kurdish rebel leader calls end to jail hunger strikes in Turkey: lawyers 26 May 2019 - 12:12 pm
This file photo taken on September 28, 1993 shows Kurdish rebel chief Abdullah Ocalan giving a press conference in Masnaa on the Lebanon-Syria border.  / AFP / Joseph BARRAK
UK must leave EU on Oct. 31 even without a deal - PM candidate McVey 26 May 2019 - 11:25 am
File photo of Esther McVey resigned from the government over the manner in which Brexit was handled [Hannah McKay/Reuters]
Iran will defend itself against any aggression -foreign minister 26 May 2019 - 11:16 am
File photo of  Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif.
Thai Former Prime Minister Prem Tinsulanonda dead at 98 26 May 2019 - 10:53 am
File photo of Thailand's former Prime Minister and President of the Royal Privy Council Prem Tinsulanonda is seen during an official event in Bangkok, Thailand April 10, 2019. Picture taken April 10, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer
Lebanese PM: new budget start of "a long road" to economic safety 26 May 2019 - 10:47 am
File photo of Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri reacts, after the announcement of the new government at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon January 31, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo
German state vote could threaten future of Merkel coalition 26 May 2019 - 10:22 am
German Chancellor Angela Merkel gives a speech during the last pre-European elections meeting of the European People's Party (EPP), in Munich, southern Germany, on May 24, 2019. / AFP / Christof STACHE