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7 years after Delhi gang rape, brutal India attacks continue 16 Dec 2019 - 10:59 pm
Punjab Police Personnel stand guard as parents of school children protest after a eight-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a school boy, at the Sacred Heart Convent School in Beas, some 55 km from Amritsar on December 16, 2019. AFP / Narinder Nanu
A workout, a horse ride, a song: a day in Turkmen leader's life 16 Dec 2019 - 10:59 pm
Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov holds a Turkmen shepherd dog - locally known as Alabai - while mounted on a horse as he takes part in celebrations for the Day of the Horse in Ashgabat in this file photograph taken on April 28, 2018. AF
In an Indian village, a woman's killing and alleged rape opens caste divides 16 Dec 2019 - 09:04 pm
Members of police are seen near the house of a 23-year-old rape victim, who died in a New Delhi hospital last week after she was set on fire by a gang of men, which included her alleged rapists, in Unnao, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India Dece
Across India, opposition building against citizenship law 16 Dec 2019 - 07:05 pm
Gujarat Police officials detain a demonstrator during a peaceful protest against the Indian government's Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) outside Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Ahmedabad on December 16, 2019. AFP / Sam Panthaky
India court convicts former ruling lawmaker of teen rape 16 Dec 2019 - 07:05 pm
Kuldeep Singh Sengar, a legislator of Uttar Pradesh state from India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), reacts as he leaves a court after he was arrested in connection with the rape of a teenager, in Lucknow, India, April 14, 2018. Reuters/Pawan Kumar
India's Hindu nationalist trajectory under Modi 16 Dec 2019 - 07:05 pm
Narendra Modi (Reuters file photo)
India says 20 crew kidnapped from tanker off West Africa 16 Dec 2019 - 05:04 pm
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Sri Lanka arrests Swiss Embassy worker who claimed abduction 16 Dec 2019 - 05:04 pm
An air force officer holds Sri Lanka national flag as the sun sets at Galle Face Green in Colombo February 2, 2013. Reuters / Dinuka Liyanawatte
Rescuers race to find survivors after deadly Philippine quake 16 Dec 2019 - 11:48 am
Soldiers walk among debris in Padada town, Davao del Sur province on the southern island of Mindanao on December 16, 2019, following a 6.8-magnitude earthquake on December 15. AFP / Manman Dejeto
US to announce 4,000-troop drawdown from Afghanistan: media 16 Dec 2019 - 07:53 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 28, 2019 US President Donald Trump speaks to the troops during a surprise Thanksgiving day visit at Bagram Air Field, in Afghanistan. AFP / Olivier Douliery
Violence flares at Indian citizenship law protest in Delhi 15 Dec 2019 - 08:14 pm
Policemen patrol outside the Jamia Milia University following a protest against a new citizenship law, in New Delhi, India, December 15, 2019. Reuters/Adnan Abidi
Six dead in protests against Indian citizenship law 15 Dec 2019 - 04:41 pm
Demonstrators shout slogans during a protest against a new citizenship law, in New Delhi, India, December 15, 2019. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Strong quake kills 1, collapses building in Philippines 15 Dec 2019 - 01:18 pm
Rescue crew members look for trapped victims at collapsed building at Padada market, in Padada Philippines December 15, 2019 in this still image obtained from social media video. VINCENT YAJ MAKIPUTIN/via REUTERS
Strong quake causes damage, injuries in southern Philippines 15 Dec 2019 - 11:42 am
Water in hotel pool splashes during an earthquake in General Santos City, Philippines December 15, 2019, in this still image obtained from social media video. SOJARAN GERG III/via REUTERS
Southern Philippines hit by 6.8 magnitude earthquake: USGS 15 Dec 2019 - 09:50 am
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US, China mini-deal offers 'breathing space' for Chinese economy 15 Dec 2019 - 09:14 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 06, 2019 Shipping containers, some marked 'China Shipping', are stacked at the Port of Los Angeles, the nation's busiest container port, in San Pedro, California. AFP / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / MARIO TAMA
14 pilgrims die, 18 injured after bus crashes in Nepal 15 Dec 2019 - 08:55 am
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New Zealand eruption death toll rises to 18 as body search continues 15 Dec 2019 - 08:14 am
A satellite imagery of the White Island volcano, also known as Whakaari, taken on December 11, 2019 following its eruption in New Zealand. Satellite image ©2019 Maxar Technologies/via REUTERS

Europe

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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