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Trump, Democrats dig in over ending government shutdown 04 Jan 2019 - 08:39 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters about border security in the Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 3, 2019. (REUTERS/Carlos Barria )
UK plans rehearsals for no-deal Brexit amid fears of road, port chaos 04 Jan 2019 - 08:13 pm
Pedestrians walk past souvenirs, including postcards depicting members of Britain's Royal Family in central London on January 4, 2019. (AFP / NIKLAS HALLE'N)
UN calls for probe into Bangladesh elections 04 Jan 2019 - 07:16 pm
Bangladeshi left wing activists wear black cloth over the mouths at a protest against the allegedly fraudlent victory of the ruling Awami League in the recent general eletion, in Dhaka on January 3, 2019. (AFP / Munir UZ ZAMAN)
"We are not fish": Migrants stranded at sea grow frustrated 04 Jan 2019 - 06:47 pm
A migrant is being rescued on January 4, 2019 with buoys and a rope, after he dived in the cold Mediterranean off Malta's coast from the Dutch-flagged Sea-Watch 3 rescue vessel, in a attempt to reach the shore by swimming. The Sea-Watch 3, a Dutch-flagged
Ghosn set for court hearing in Japan over detention 04 Jan 2019 - 10:17 am
FILE PHOTO:  AFP / Ludovic MARIN
Ooredoo Myanmar picks Nokia for protection from cyber threats 04 Jan 2019 - 09:11 am
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US issues China travel advisory amid increased tensions 03 Jan 2019 - 08:29 pm
Buildings are seen in downtown Beijing, China December 31, 2018. Picture taken December 31, 2018. (REUTERS/Jason Lee)
Bolsonaro government launches purge of Brazil public service 03 Jan 2019 - 08:10 pm
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro attends the handover ceremony of his new Defence Minister Fernando Azevedo e Silva in Brasilia, Brazil on January 2, 2018. (AFP / Sergio LIMA)
With May's agreement in balance, ministers warn against no-deal Brexit 03 Jan 2019 - 07:46 pm
Anti-Brexit protestors gather outside Downing Street, on Whitehall in central London, Britain January 2, 2019. (REUTERS/Henry Nicholls)
Protests paralyse Indian state after women defy temple ban 03 Jan 2019 - 07:02 pm
Indian protesters throw stones at police during a demonstration over two women entering the Sabarimala Ayyapa temple, in Palakkad in southern Kerala state on January 3, 2019. (AFP)
Tunisia says 2 jihadists blow themselves up in security raid 03 Jan 2019 - 06:02 pm
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Syria rebels clashes kill dozens: monitor 03 Jan 2019 - 05:43 pm
Turkish-backed Syrian fighters gather in the north of Aleppo province before heading to the Kurdish-controlled town of Manbij, on December 29, 2018. / AFP / Nazeer AL-KHATIB
Macron's media guru resigns 03 Jan 2019 - 05:32 pm
FILE PHOTO: French President's communication advisor Sylvain Fort.  AFP / Ludovic MARIN
Iran health minister quits over budget cuts as US sanctions bite 03 Jan 2019 - 05:17 pm
FILE PHOTO : Hassan Ghazizadeh Hashemi \ Reuters
Turkey, Iraq to boost anti-terror cooperation 03 Jan 2019 - 04:40 pm
Iraqi President Barham Salih (L), flanked by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R), gestures as he speaks during a joint press conference at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, on January 3, 2019. / AFP / ADEM ALTAN
Death toll jumps to 38 in Russian gas blast 03 Jan 2019 - 04:37 pm
Russian Emergencies Ministry members work at the site of a partially collapsed apartment block in Magnitogorsk, Russia January 3, 2019. REUTERS/Andrey Serebryakov
India deports second group of Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar 03 Jan 2019 - 04:22 pm
Members of a Muslim Rohingya family sit as they pose for a photograph with Indian and Myanmar security officials before their deportation on India-Myanmar border at Moreh in the northeastern state of Manipur, India, January 3, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer
Can Romney turn republicans against Trump? 03 Jan 2019 - 03:44 pm
FILE PHOTO:  Mitt Romney is interviewed at the Silicon Slopes Tech Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah.  AFP / GEORGE FREY