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Philippines protests sinking of boat in disputed waters 13 Jun 2019 - 02:58 pm
Activists and progressive legislators raise clinched fists during a protest in front of the Chinese consulate in Manila on June 12, 2019, against the Asian superpower's growing sway in the Philippines and as tensions rise over Beijing's presence in the di
Winds, rain batter western India as cyclone veers away 13 Jun 2019 - 12:49 pm
Waves crash against the jetty at a fishing harbour ahead of the expected landfall of Cyclone Vayu at Veraval, India, June 12, 2019. REUTERS/Amit Dave
Journalists beaten, arrested in northern Indian state 12 Jun 2019 - 05:34 pm
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Philippines blasts 'cowardly Chinese boat' over sinking 12 Jun 2019 - 02:13 pm
Activists burn a mock Chinese flag with a map of the South China sea during a protest in front of the Chinese consulate in Manila on June 12, 2019, against the Asian superpower's growing sway in the Philippines and as tensions rise over Beijing's presence
India set to launch second lunar mission; land rover on the moon 12 Jun 2019 - 01:45 pm
Kailasavadivoo Sivan, chairperson of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), arrives to attend a news conference at its headquarters in Bengaluru, India, June 12, 2019. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
Encephalitis from lychees kills 31 children in India: official 12 Jun 2019 - 12:05 pm
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"We will use force": Hong Kong police fire tear gas as protesters throw bottles 12 Jun 2019 - 11:08 am
Protesters are hit by police water cannon during a demonstration against a proposed extradition bill in Hong Kong, China June 12, 2019. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Hijack hoax on lands business-class flyer in jail for life 12 Jun 2019 - 08:48 am
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India to evacuate thousands as cyclone nears west coast 11 Jun 2019 - 05:27 pm
Personnel from India's 6th National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) load life saving material on a truck at a NDRF camp, in Chiloda (also called Naroda), some 40 kms from Ahmedabad on June 11, 2019. AFP / SAM PANTHAKY
India finds wreckage of plane missing with 13 on board 11 Jun 2019 - 02:39 pm
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Indian court orders release of journalist held for Twitter post on Hindu leader 11 Jun 2019 - 11:23 am
Jagisha Arora, wife of Prashant Kanojia, a journalist who was arrested for allegedly tweeting defamatory content against Uttar Pradesh's Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, takes part in a protest with media members in New Delhi, India June 10, 2019. Reuters/
North Korean leader's brother was CIA informant: Wall St Journal 11 Jun 2019 - 10:45 am
File photo: Kim Jong Nam arrives at Beijing airport in Beijing, China, in this photo taken by Kyodo February 11, 2007. Credit: Kyodo via Reuters
Indian toddler dies after 110 hours down well 11 Jun 2019 - 09:10 am
In this photo taken on June 10, 2019, an Indian rescue team launches an operation to recover the body of Fatehveer Singh, 2, who fell in a 33-meter (110-feet) deep well on June 6, in Sunam in the Punjab district of Sangrur. AFP / STR
Hundreds detained as Kazakhs protest "rigged" election 11 Jun 2019 - 08:58 am
Officers, who are members of a local election committee, open a ballot box after polls closed due to all servicemen having voted, at the unit of Kazakhstan's Republican Guards during the presidential election in Almaty, Kazakhstan, June 9, 2019. REUTERS/P
Hong Kong businesses pledge closures as extradition anger builds 11 Jun 2019 - 08:49 am
Policemen patrol outside the Legislative Council building ahead of tomorrow's hearing on the extradition bill in Hong Kong, China, June 11, 2019. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Chinese financial news site closed for 'rectification' 11 Jun 2019 - 08:30 am
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Former Pakistani president Zardari arrested on corruption charges 10 Jun 2019 - 03:43 pm
Former Pakistani President and the co-chairperson of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Asif Ali Zardari (2L) arrives for his bail appeal at Islamabad High Court on June 10, 2019. AFP / FAROOQ NAEEM
Tokyo prison that held Ghosn opens doors to answer critics 10 Jun 2019 - 03:22 pm
This picture taken during a media tour shows a corridor which leads to individual cells at the Tokyo Detention House on June 10, 2019.

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File photo used for representation only Turkiye discusses extending Hejaz Railway to Oman as alternative trade route to Strait of Hormuz
A police officer in protective gear collects evidences at site of a small plane crash, which killed 4 people, in Medulin on Croatia's northern Adriatic coast, on June 4, 2026. Photo by AFP Four killed in plane crash in Croatia: police
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This handout photograph taken and released by the UK Parliament's House of Commons on June 3, 2026 shows Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaking during the weekly session of Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs). (Photo by Handout / House of Commons / AFP) UK PM says Elon Musk 'trying to whip up division' over student's murder

Africa

A passenger's temperature is checked at Bunia Airport in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo on June 3, 2026. Photo by GLODY MURHABAZI / AFP WHO warns Ebola outbreak had 'big head-start' but response 'catching up'
A researcher works inside the Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Laboratory at the Uganda Virus Research Institute in Entebbe, Uganda. (Xinhua/Nie Zuguo) Uganda confirms 6 new Ebola cases, total rises to 15
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World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrives in Bunia, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, on May 30, 2026. (Photo by Glody Murhabazi / AFP) WHO chief visits epicentre of Ebola outbreak in DR Congo

Americas

US President Donald Trump speaks to the press in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 3, 2026. (Photo by Mandel Ngan / AFP) Trump slams 'unpatriotic' US House vote to end Iran war
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A view of the playground area is seen from the Nelson Mandela Skyroom atop the museum tower at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP) Obama's 'Star Wars' center touts his legacy
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