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Marshall Islands kicks off twitter campaign urging 2020 climate ambition 09 Dec 2019 - 11:20 pm
A view of President Hilda Heine of the Marshall Islands launching the #MAD4survival climate twitter campaign in the capital Majuro on December 7, 2019.
New Delhi factory fire highlights dangers facing India's migrant workers 09 Dec 2019 - 10:14 pm
Women look at a factory site where a fire broke out a day before, in Anaj Mandi area of New Delhi on December 9, 2019. AFP / Sajjad Hussain
Land rights for indigenous people in India wins global prize 09 Dec 2019 - 10:14 pm
A laborer ties a bundle of rice saplings as others plant them in another field in Karjat, India, March 1, 2016. Reuters / Danish Siddiqui
North Korea calls Trump 'thoughtless' old man over tweets 09 Dec 2019 - 11:34 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 30, 2019, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump cross south of the Military Demarcation Line that divides North and South Korea, after Trump briefly stepped over to the northern side, in th
Cherry blossoms prompt full-blown scandal for Japan's PM 09 Dec 2019 - 10:37 am
In this file photo taken on April 13, 2019, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (centre L) and his wife Akie (center R) pose for pictures with their guests during his cherry blossom viewing party at a park in Tokyo. - Japan OUT / AFP / JIJI PRESS / STR
Peaceful Hong Kong march marred by fire outside court, police say 09 Dec 2019 - 10:24 am
People attend a Human Rights Day march in the district of Causeway Bay in Hong Kong, China December 8, 2019. REUTERS/Laurel Chor
Sri Lanka arrives for first test in a decade in Pakistan 09 Dec 2019 - 09:59 am
Airport Security Force (ASF) personnel stand guard at the International arrivals area during a media tour of the newly built Islamabad International Airport, ahead of its official opening, Pakistan April 18, 2018. REUTERS/Faisal Mahmood
Five dead as popular New Zealand volcano erupts 09 Dec 2019 - 08:51 am
An aeriel view shows hikers walking on the crater rim of Whakaari, also known as White Island, shortly before the volcano erupted in New Zealand, December 9, 2019, in this image obtained via social media. GNS Science via REUTERS
Factory owner, manager nabbed after Indian capital's deadliest fire in 20 yrs 09 Dec 2019 - 08:25 am
Police personnel and ambulances are seen along a road following a factory fire in Anaj Mandi area of New Delhi on December 8, 2019 / AFP / Sajjad HUSSAIN
Screams and goodbyes as death toll mounts to 43 in devastating New Delhi fire 08 Dec 2019 - 11:16 pm
A relative of a victim of a fire that swept through a factory where laborers were sleeping, cries outside a hospital mortuary in New Delhi, India December 8, 2019. Reuters/Adnan Abidi
Indonesia arrests 5 suspected poachers of pregnant tigers 08 Dec 2019 - 06:49 pm
Three Indonesian men being paraded on December 7, 2019 with a seized Sumatran tiger skin and four tiger foetus in a jar, after they were caught by the wildlife enforcement team as they tried to sell these items in Pekanbaru, Riau. AFP / Wahyudi
Thousands march as Hong Kong protests near half-year mark 08 Dec 2019 - 04:52 pm
Protesters hide behind umbrellas during a Human Rights Day march, organised by the Civil Human Right Front, in Hong Kong, China December 8, 2019. Picture taken with a long exposure. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
New Zealand met service issues thunderstorm warning for some parts after weekend floods 08 Dec 2019 - 10:36 am
Floodwaters are seen on a cracked road on State Highway 58 in Judgeford, New Zealand December 8, 2019 in this picture obtained from social media. STEVE AND LISA KOVACS /via REUTERS
30,000 monks attend mass alms-giving in Myanmar 08 Dec 2019 - 10:27 am
Monks line up for alms during the alms-giving ceremony to 30,000 monks organize by the region government of Mandalay affiliated with Dhammakaya Foundation at Chanmyathazi Airport in Mandalay on December 8, 2019. / AFP / KYAW ZAY WIN
Smoke haze settles over Australian capital as bushfires burn 08 Dec 2019 - 09:07 am
A NSW Rural Firefighter establishes a backburn during bushfires in Mangrove Mountain, New South Wales, Australia, December 8, 2019. AAP Image/Jeremy Piper/via Reuters
Hong Kong police say pistol among weapons seized ahead of protest 08 Dec 2019 - 08:57 am
Anti-government protesters attend a
North Korea conducts 'very important test': KCNA 08 Dec 2019 - 08:38 am
This picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on December 8, 2019 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attending a ceremony for the completion of the Yangdok County Hot Spring Cultural Recreation Center in South Pyon
At least 35 killed in Delhi factory fire 08 Dec 2019 - 08:21 am
Members of India's National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) head towards the site of a fire that swept through a factory where laborers were sleeping, in New Delhi, India December 8, 2019. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

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This aerial photograph shows a sandbar on the Po River at Pontelagoscuro, northeastern Italy, on June 25, 2026. (Photo by Stefano Rellandini / AFP) Farmers fear drought as Italy's longest river runs dry
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Africa

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
Grooms and brides dance during their wedding ceremony at the Bishop Akinyele Memorial Anglican Church in Ibadan, on June 20, 2026. (Photo by OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP) Nigerian twins Taiwo and Kehinde marry Taiwo and Kehinde

Americas

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
Peninsula 4.1 magnitude quake reported in central Venezuela
The crowd reacts after Gonzalo Plata #19 of Ecuador scored his team's second goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group E match between Ecuador and Germany at New York New Jersey Stadium on June 25, 2026 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Al Bello/Getty Images/AFP World Cup fans get taste of American life -- at the mall
A Venezuelan flag is seen painted on a damaged wall amid the rubble of a collapsed building following earthquakes in Caraballeda, La Guaira state, Venezuela, on June 26, 2026. (Photo by Maryorin Mendez / AFP) Venezuela earthquakes kill nearly 1,000, tens of thousands missing

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