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Bushfires hit emergency level on Sydney's outskirts; one dead in S.Australia 21 Dec 2019 - 05:46 pm
Flames engulf a row of trees. New South Wales, Australia. December 21, 2019. in this still image taken from social media video/Reuters
11 killed during anti-citizenship law protests in India 21 Dec 2019 - 01:57 pm
Police personnel look at a burning vehicle during clashes over citizenship law in Bulandshahar, Uttar Pradesh, India December 20, 2019 in this still image taken from a video.
Five new deaths, including child, in India protests: Police 21 Dec 2019 - 10:20 am
Police clash with protesters during demonstrations against India's new citizenship law in Lucknow on December 19, 2019. (AFP)
Australia's bushfires circle Sydney as temperatures soar 21 Dec 2019 - 10:03 am
A fireman fights a bushfire to protect a property in Balmoral, 150 kilometres southwest of Sydney on December 19, 2019. (AFP / PETER PARKS)
Rohingya weep in Myanmar court as they face charge of illegal travel 21 Dec 2019 - 02:12 am
Police vehicles transport Rohingya Muslims, charged with illegally travelling without proper documents, in Pathein, Ayeyarwady, Myanmar December 20, 2019. Reuters/Ann Wang
Earthquake rattles Afghanistan, Pakistan and Indian Kashmir 21 Dec 2019 - 02:12 am
People gather outside buildings after a 6.1-magnitude earthquake in Islamabad on December 20, 2019. A strong earthquake rattled Afghanistan and Pakistan on December 20 afternoon, the US Geological Survey said, forcing residents into the streets in Islamab
India bans citizenship law protests, death toll rises to 14 20 Dec 2019 - 10:46 pm
Demonstrators attend a protest against a new citizenship law, in Chennai, India, December 20, 2019. Reuters/P Ravikumar
Six dead in deadliest day of Indian citizenship law protests 20 Dec 2019 - 06:46 pm
Police officers detain a man during a protest against a new citizenship law, in New Delhi, India, December 20, 2019. Reuters
Fresh clashes in India as death toll hits nine 20 Dec 2019 - 01:23 pm
In this file photo taken on December 19, 2019 students and demonstrators hold placards during a protest against India's new citizenship law in Chennai. . / AFP / Arun SANKAR /
King and Prime Minister of Malaysia stress importance of Islamic world's unity 19 Dec 2019 - 05:07 pm
Malaysia’s King HM King Abdullah Riayatuddin Al Mustafa Billah Shah delivers his speech during the opening ceremony of the Kuala Lumpur Summit in Kuala Lumpur on December 19, 2019. (AFP / Mohd RASFAN)
Muslim world is not weak: Erdogan 19 Dec 2019 - 04:09 pm
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers his speech during the opening ceremony of the Kuala Lumpur Summit in Kuala Lumpur on December 19, 2019. (AFP / Mohd RASFAN)
Philippine massacre masterminds jailed for life over 57 murders 19 Dec 2019 - 11:59 am
This handout from the Supreme Court - Public Information Office (SC-PIO) taken and released on December 19, 2019, shows a court employee (R) reading the verdict for the 2009 Maguindanao massacre at the trial venue inside a prison facility in Manila. AFP P
Protests against citizenship law spread in India 19 Dec 2019 - 01:22 am
Local residents take part in a candle light vigil to show solidarity with the students of the Jamia Millia Islamia university after police entered the university campus on Sunday following a protest against a new citizenship law, in New Delhi, India Decem
From Instagram to TikTok: Indians wage online battle against citizenship law 19 Dec 2019 - 01:22 am
Students shout slogans during a protest march against a new citizenship law, in Kochi, India, December 18, 2019. Reuters/Sivaram V
Backlash against migrant workers in Asia-Pacific sparks slavery concerns 18 Dec 2019 - 11:34 pm
Migrant workers prepare to unload their catch at a port in Samut Sakhon province in Thailand, January 22, 2018. Reuters / Athit Perawongmetha
The hijab-clad students who stood up to Indian police 18 Dec 2019 - 06:57 pm
In this picture taken on December 15, 2019 Ayesha Renna (C) and other protesters argue with policemen during a demonstration against the Indian government's Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) in New Delhi. AFP
Police and protesters clash in Indian capital over citizenship law 17 Dec 2019 - 06:08 pm
Students and activists hold placards and shout slogans during a protest againstCitizenship Amendment Bill in in Bangalore, India on December 16, 2019. AFP / Manjunath Kiran
Pakistan ex-president Pervez Musharraf gets death sentence for treason 17 Dec 2019 - 10:36 am
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A woman takes a photo toward St. Paul's from the south side of the River Thames in central London on June 28, 2026, as people come out to take advantage of cooler temperatures following days of extreme heat. The UK broke the record for a June temperature for the third day in a row on June 26, the Met Office weather agency said, as a sweltering heatwave strained schools and hospitals and drove down business. (Photo by CARLOS JASSO / AFP) Latest developments in Europe's heatwave
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This photograph shows the wreckage of a Pilatus PC-6 light aircraft after it crashed at Tomblaine, on the outskirts of Nancy, eastern France on June 28, 2026. Photo by Jean-Christophe VERHAEGEN / AFP Skydiving plane crash kills 11 in France
An employee prepares a booth at the EUROBIKE 2026 fair of the international bicycle industry in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany on June 23, 2026. (Photo by Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP) Cycling industry bets on smart bikes to boost sales

Africa

(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

Americas

The turtles were tied in knotted socks when US officials found them (Photo from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) $1.4m turtle sock smuggling operation earns Chinese man a 2-year prison sentence
People cool off with the water of a fountain in Berlin on June 28, 2026. (Photo by Ralf Hirschberger / AFP) Take brutally hot weather seriously, heatstroke survivor warns
This aerial view shows collapsed buildings in Catia La Mar, La Guaira state, Venezuela, on June 27, 2026, following earthquakes that struck the region. Nearly 1,000 people have been killed and more than 50,000 remain missing after two consecutive earthquakes in Venezuela, where growing anger has been reported over the lack of official aid to swiftly rescue survivors. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP) Venezuela quake toll rises to 1,430: national assembly chief
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