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India's PM calls for water conservation push as drought hits crops 30 Jun 2019 - 11:51 am
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends a meeting with US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo during the G20 Osaka Summit in Osaka on June 28, 2019. / AFP / Brendan Smialowski
Taliban kills eight election commission employees in south Afghanistan: Officials 30 Jun 2019 - 11:22 am
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U.S., North Korea agree at DMZ to resume stalled nuclear talks: Trump 30 Jun 2019 - 11:11 am
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Trump meets North Korea's Kim on DMZ between the two Koreas 30 Jun 2019 - 10:06 am
US President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, June 30, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
US President Donald Trump steps into North Korea 30 Jun 2019 - 09:41 am
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the demilitarised zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, in this still image from video taken June 30, 2019. U.S. Network Pool/via REUTERS TV UNITED STATES
Trump arrives at DMZ for meeting with North Korea's Kim 30 Jun 2019 - 09:14 am
US President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in are seen at the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, in this still image from video taken June 30, 2019. South Korean Pool/via REUTERS TV SOUTH KORE
Extradition bill fury likely to fuel numbers at Hong Kong annual rally 30 Jun 2019 - 08:18 am
Demonstrators attend a rally ahead of the G20 summit, urging the international community to back their demands for the government to withdraw a the extradition bill in Hong Kong, China June 26, 2019. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Trump confirms to meet Kim at DMZ 30 Jun 2019 - 08:08 am
U.S. President Donald Trump smiles during a meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, June 30, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
US, Taliban open Doha talks in fresh bid to end war 29 Jun 2019 - 05:05 pm
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with, from left, Resolute Support NATO Base Commander Gen. Austin Scott Miller, Afghanistan Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan John Bass, Pompeo, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, Afghan Chief Executiv
Wall collapses on huts in western India, killing 16 29 Jun 2019 - 02:58 pm
A damaged vehicle is seen at the site of a wall collapse in Pune on June 29, 2019.  AFP / STR
Hong Kong artist wields a paintbrush at Hong Kong mass protests 29 Jun 2019 - 02:22 pm
Artist Perry Dino paints
Taliban kill 25 pro-government militias in Afghanistan 29 Jun 2019 - 01:51 pm
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"Back on track": China and US agree to restart trade talks 29 Jun 2019 - 11:44 am
US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping attend a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Osaka on June 29, 2019. / AFP / Brendan Smialowski
Trump confirms won't impose new tariffs on China 29 Jun 2019 - 10:23 am
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Pro-China groups step up offensive to win over Taiwan 28 Jun 2019 - 10:56 pm
Chinese dissident Wuer Kaixi (C) speaks during a rally outside the Hong Kong Economic, Trade and Culture office in Taipei on June 27, 2019, calling for leaders of G20 nations to confront fellow member China following massive protests in Hong Kong against
Philippines' Duterte threatens to jail critics in China row 28 Jun 2019 - 12:38 pm
Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte attends the plenary session of the 34th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Bangkok on June 22, 2019. / AFP / Lillian SUWANRUMPHA
Indonesia court rejects appeal against Jokowi's re-election 27 Jun 2019 - 06:50 pm
The Constitutional Court in Jakarta on Thursday cited a lack of evidence to dismiss Prabowo Subianto’s appeal against the General Elections Commission’s declaring Jokowi, as Widodo is known, as the winner of the April 17 election.
UK scrambles fighter jets after Air India 'bomb threat' 27 Jun 2019 - 04:16 pm
Two Eurofighter Typhoon planes are pictured during a training flight ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Austria at Red Bull Ring on June 27, 2019 in Spielberg, Austria. AFP / GEORG HOCHMUTH