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Australia firefighters brace for extreme heatwave at weekend 26 Dec 2019 - 11:50 am
A bushfire burns near the Lithgow Correctional Centre compound in Marrangaroo, New South Wales, Australia December 19, 2019 in this picture obtained from social media.
'It doesn't matter if it's Christmas' - Hong Kong pro-democracy activists keep up protests 25 Dec 2019 - 10:13 pm
A man with a Santa hat stands in front of riot police during a protest in Mong Kok district in Hong Kong on December 25, 2019. AFP / Philip Fong
Protests continue in India against new citizenship law 25 Dec 2019 - 07:10 pm
A man wearing a Santa Claus costume gives hats to kids during a protest against a new citizenship law, outside the Jamia Millia Islamia university in New Delhi, India, December 25, 2019. Reuters/Adnan Abidi
Blindspot to backlash: India’s Modi and party misread the mood 25 Dec 2019 - 07:10 pm
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah wave towards their supporters after the election results at party headquarter in New Delhi, India, May 23, 2019. Reuters/Adnan Abidi
Young democrats shake up pro-Beijing stronghold in Hong Kong 25 Dec 2019 - 07:10 pm
Protesters queue for a free Christmas dinner offered by a local restaurant in Hong Kong, China, December 25, 2019. Reuters / Lucy Nicholson
Malware broker behind US hacks is now teaching computer skills in China 25 Dec 2019 - 05:00 pm
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Peace wishes ring in Christmas, but typhoon dampens joy in Philippines 25 Dec 2019 - 04:52 pm
Children react as a Bengal tiger licks the glass surrounding its enclosure during the
Typhoon misery for Philippines on Christmas Day 25 Dec 2019 - 09:10 am
Destroyed Christmas decorations are seen after Typhoon Phanfone swept through Tanauan, Leyte, in the Philippines December 25, 2019, in this photo obtained from social media. Paul Cinco/Via Reuters
Biryani, bankers and burqas: Inside a sit-in citizenship protest on an Indian highway 24 Dec 2019 - 09:43 pm
A demonstrator collects garbage during a protest against a new citizenship law, in New Delhi, India, December 21, 2019. Picture taken December 21, 2019. Reuters/Anushree Fadnavis
India's ruling party loses key state election amid citizenship protests 24 Dec 2019 - 09:42 pm
Congress-JMM alliance workers celebrate results projecting an assembly majority in the Jharkhand state election in Ranchi on December 23, 2019. AFP / Rajesh Kumar
China hosts Japan, South Korea with eyes on nuclear North 24 Dec 2019 - 07:33 pm
China's Premier Li Keqiang, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korea's President Moon Jae-in pose for pictures ahead of the 8th trilateral leaders' meeting in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China December 24, 2019. China Daily via Reuters
Indian government orders update of population register 24 Dec 2019 - 07:01 pm
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a rally in New Delhi on December 22, 2019. / AFP / Prakash SINGH
Typhoon Phanfone ruins Christmas for thousands of Filipinos 24 Dec 2019 - 01:45 pm
Fishermen carry a boat to higher ground in Baybay, eastern Samar on December 24, 2019, after typhoon Phanfone hit the central Philippines. AFP / Alren BERONIO
WhatsApp wars over India protests divide families 24 Dec 2019 - 01:16 pm
FILE PHOTO: Apps for Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp and other social networks on a smartphone in Chennai. AFP / ARUN SANKAR
Bus falls into ravine in Indonesia; 24 killed 24 Dec 2019 - 10:41 am
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Indian states propose land rights amid citizenship fears 23 Dec 2019 - 10:08 pm
A taxi drives past a poster of Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Minister of West Bengal state, in Kolkata, February 9, 2019. Reuters / Rupak De Chowdhuri
India's main opposition party stages protest against new law 23 Dec 2019 - 02:04 pm
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Three university students found dead in flooded Indonesian cave 23 Dec 2019 - 10:24 am
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(Files) Muhoozi Kainerugaba (C), son of Yoweri Museveni and Uganda's Chief of Defence Forces, inspects a military parade on May 12, 2026. (Photo by Badru Katumba / AFP) Uganda army chief shuts down leading independent media group
A South African fan cheers for her team during the 2026 World Cup Group A football match in Guadalupe, Mexico, on June 24, 2026. (Photo by Julio Cesar Aguilar / AFP) South Africans celebrate in the streets after World Cup advance
Healthcare workers carry on a stretcher a patient suffering from the Ebola virus disease from an ambulance at the Ebola Treatment Center (ETC) in Bunia, Ituri, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo on June 23, 2026. (Photo by Benediction MURHABAZI / AFP) Global Ebola risk 'remains low', WHO chief says
Members of specialized response teams enter the morgue of the Evangelical Medical Center of Nyankunde (CME) with the body of a person who died from Ebola virus disease to allow relatives to pay their last respects after washing, disinfection and safe body-wrapping procedures in Bunia, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, on June 13, 2026. (Photo by Jospin Mwisha / AFP) DR Congo Ebola outbreak tops 1,000 cases, kills 254

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A rescue dog from the Argentine search and rescue team searches for bodies in the rubble of a collapsed building in Caraballeda, La Guaira state, Venezuela, on June 28, 2026, following twin earthquakes. (Photo by Miguel Medina / Pool / AFP) Venezuela search teams scramble as hope fades of finding quake survivors

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