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UN chief raised Uighurs plight with Chinese authorities 30 Apr 2019 - 09:22 pm
Soldiers of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Marine Corps are seen in training at a military training base in Bayingol, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, January 20, 2016. Reuters
Xinjiang crackdown at the heart of China's Belt and Road 30 Apr 2019 - 08:20 pm
In this photograph taken on September 29, 2015, Chinese nationals arrive at the Pakistan-China Khunjerab Pass, the world's highest paved border crossing at 4,600 metres above sea level.  AFP / Aamir Qureshi
China frees 'lost' Uighur wives but at a price, families say 30 Apr 2019 - 06:25 pm
In this photograph taken on September 29, 2015, Pakistani tourists leave the Pakistan-China Khunjerab Pass, the world's highest paved border crossing at 4,600 metres above sea level. AFP / Aamir Qureshi
China's vast fleet is tipping the balance in the Pacific 30 Apr 2019 - 06:25 pm
A Chinese Navy submarine takes part in an international fleet review to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy in Qingdao, Shandong province, China April 23, 2009.  Guang Niu/Pool via Reuters
Germany's Merkel rejects speculation about early exit 30 Apr 2019 - 05:48 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during a news conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi (not pictured) at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, April 30, 2019. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse
'Venezuela confronting coup attempt of soldier group' 30 Apr 2019 - 05:38 pm
Soldiers and people react to the sound of gunfire near the Generalisimo Francisco de Miranda Airbase
Sudan protest group calls 'million-strong march' 30 Apr 2019 - 05:21 pm
A Sudanese protesterr waves a national flag near a makeshift barricade during an a sit-in outside the army headquarters in the capital Khartoum on April 30, 2019.  AFP / OZAN KOSE
How the world is reacting to Venezuela 'coup bid' 30 Apr 2019 - 04:32 pm
Members of the Bolivarian National Guard loyal to Venezuelan opposition leader and self-proclaimed acting president Juan Guaido take position in front of La Carlota base in Caracas on April 29, 2019. AFP / Yuri CORTEZ
'Incredibly difficult' to reach Mozambique cyclone survivors 30 Apr 2019 - 04:07 pm
A little girl stands on the porch of her house in the Paquite district of Pemba on April 29, 2019, as Cyclone Kenneth hit northern Mozambique, killing 38 and destroying thousands of home.  AFP / EMIDIO JOZINE
France's 'yellow vest' pledges reach 17 bn euros: minister 30 Apr 2019 - 02:49 pm
A protester wears a yellow vest on which is written 'yellow, red or green vest, we all love our blue planet', during an anti-government demonstration called by the 'Yellow Vest' (Gilets Jaunes) on April 27, 2019 in Marseille.  AFP / GERARD JULIEN
Venezuela's Guaido leads military uprising 30 Apr 2019 - 02:04 pm
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, who many nations have recognised as the country's rightful interim ruler, shakes hands with a military member near the Generalisimo Francisco de Miranda Airbase
Erdogan says F-35 project would collapse without Turkey 30 Apr 2019 - 01:32 pm
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan visits IDEF 2019, 14th International Defense Industry Fair, in Istanbul, Turkey April 30, 2019. Murat Kula
Departing Japanese Emperor Akihito thanks the people, prays for peace 30 Apr 2019 - 11:33 am
Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko attend a ritual called Taiirei-Seiden-no-gi, a ceremony for the Emperor's abdication, at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan April 30, 2019. Japan Pool/Pool via Reuters
Japan's emperor performs main abdication ceremony 30 Apr 2019 - 11:10 am
Japanese policemen stand guard as they look at a screen displaying live news of Japanese Emperor Akihito's abdication ceremony in Tokyo on April 30, 2019. AFP / Toshifumi KITAMURA
Sri Lanka to resume Mass on Sunday: cardinal 30 Apr 2019 - 11:10 am
Sri Lankan navy soldiers clean St. Anthony's Shrine while a security personnel stands guard in Colombo on April 27, 2019, following a series of bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka. / AFP / LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI
Key questions and answers about Japan emperor's abdication 30 Apr 2019 - 11:06 am
People hold umbrellas to shelter themselves from the rain as they gather outside the Imperial Palace, where the abdication ceremony for Japan's Emperor Akihito will take place, in Tokyo on April 30, 2019.  AFP / Charly TRIBALLEAU
Indonesia election rivals toil in "war rooms" to check ballots 30 Apr 2019 - 10:35 am
Volunteers use computer as they input data of vote tally forms, of this month's election, in a room at Joko Widodo's national campaign team office in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 29, 2019. Picture taken April 29, 2019. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
Trump sues banks in bid to block Congress subpoenas 30 Apr 2019 - 10:15 am
The Deutsche Bank headquarters are pictured in Frankfurt, Germany, April 25, 2019. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski

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