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Al Shabaab fighters attack Somalia police HQ after twin bombings 07 Jul 2018 - 04:08 pm
Somali security force personnel walk near the wreckage of burnt-out vehicles at the site of a car bomb explosion near the building of the Interior Ministry in Mogadishu on July 7, 2018. AFP / Mohamed Abdiwahab
French say cockpit fire likely caused 2016 EgyptAir crash, contradicting Egypt 07 Jul 2018 - 03:14 pm
People light candles during a candlelight vigil for the victims of EgyptAir flight 804, at the Cairo Opera house in Cairo, Egypt May 26, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
After cabinet Brexit deal, May must persuade MPs and Brussels 07 Jul 2018 - 02:34 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May commences a meeting with her cabinet to discuss the government's Brexit plans at Chequers, the Prime Minister's official country residence, near Aylesbury, Britain, July 6, 2018. Joel Rouse/MOD/Handout via REUTERS
Indian army shoots dead three protesters in Kashmir 07 Jul 2018 - 01:49 pm
Indian paramilitary troopers stands guard in front of closed shops during a one-day strike in Srinagar on July 7, 2018. AFP / TAUSEEF MUSTAFA
Thousands head home in south Syria after ceasefire deal: monitor 07 Jul 2018 - 01:26 pm
A convoy of Syrian military vehicles can be seen from the Jordanian Marfaq governate at the Nassib border between the two countries on June 7, 2018. AFP / STR
Spanish PM meets Catalan president to defuse tensions 07 Jul 2018 - 12:38 pm
People demonstrate outside the Lledoners jail in Sant Joan de Vilatorrada, 50 kms from Barcelona, on July 4, 2018 where Catalan separatists leaders were transferred.  / AFP / Josep LAGO
Twenty dead as record Japan rains prompt mass evacuations 07 Jul 2018 - 12:21 pm
Rescue workers are seen next to houses damaged by a landslide following heavy rain in Hiroshima, western Japan, July 7, 2018. Kyodo/via REUTERS
Car bomb explodes near Somali presidential palace - police 07 Jul 2018 - 11:47 am
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Second blast in Somalia's capital Mogadishu - police source 07 Jul 2018 - 11:21 am
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French policeman on manslaughter charge as shooting sparks riots 07 Jul 2018 - 10:36 am
French gendarmes look on in the Le Breil neighborhood of Nantes on July 6, 2018, following clashes between groups of young people and police after a man was shot dead by an officer during a police check on July 3. AFP / Sebastien Salom Gomis
EPA's new boss unlikely to change Trump environmental policy 07 Jul 2018 - 10:24 am
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Deputy Administrator Andrew Wheeler is seen in this image released from Washington, DC, U.S., July 5, 2018. Courtesy Eric Vance/USEPA/Handout via REUTERS
Seven dead as record Japan rains prompt mass evacuations 07 Jul 2018 - 10:19 am
An aerial view shows local residents seen on the roof of submerged house at a flooded area as they wait for a rescue in Kurashiki, southern Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo July 7, 2018. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS
Pompeo in Pyongyang to seek concrete nuclear commitments 07 Jul 2018 - 10:17 am
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (R) and Kim Yong Chol (L), a North Korean senior ruling party official and former intelligence chief, arrive for a lunch at the Park Hwa Guest House in Pyongyang on July 7, 2018. / AFP / POOL / Andrew Harnik
Afghan official says district chief killed by roadside bomb 07 Jul 2018 - 10:13 am
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Records broken as heat wave bakes Southern California 07 Jul 2018 - 09:47 am
Children cool off on a hot summer day at a water park in Alhambra, California on July 3, 2018 as southern California braces for a coming heatwave with temperatures expected to hit triple digits. / AFP / Frederic J. BROWN
Both sides seek to 'clarify' as Pompeo holds more North Korea talks 07 Jul 2018 - 09:06 am
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (R) and Kim Yong Chol (L), a North Korean senior ruling party official and former intelligence chief, arrive for a lunch at the Park Hwa Guest House in Pyongyang on July 7, 2018.  AFP / POOL / Andrew Harnik
Haiti tense after unpopular fuel price hike 07 Jul 2018 - 09:00 am
Barricades placed by demonstrators are seen on the streets of Petion Ville, in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, on June 6, 2018, to protest against the increase in fuel prices. AFP / HECTOR RETAMAL
Iran executes 8 over 2017 Islamic State attack on Tehran 07 Jul 2018 - 08:38 am
File photo of Iranian flags used for representation. Reuters

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Qatar Central Bank announces the acceptance of “Himyan” and “mada” cards in Qatar and Saudi Arabia