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Tear gas, warning shot mark escalation in Hong Kong protests 26 Aug 2019 - 08:43 am
Protesters march together in Tseun Wan in Hong Kong on August 25, 2019, in the latest opposition to a planned extradition law that has since morphed into a wider call for democratic rights in the semi-autonomous city. AFP / Lillian Suwanrumpha
Pakistan’s envoy to US urges world to take notice of situation in Kashmir 25 Aug 2019 - 11:16 pm
Demonstrators hold flags of Pakistan administered Kashmir during an anti-India protest rally in Karachi on August 25, 2019, in solidarity with India-administered Kashmiri. AFP / Rizwan Tabassum
200,000 Rohingya rally to mark 'Genocide Day' in Bangladesh camps 25 Aug 2019 - 11:16 pm
Rohingya refugees attend a ceremony organised to remember the second anniversary of a military crackdown that prompted a massive exodus of people from Myanmar to Bangladesh, at the Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhia on August 25, 2019. AFP / Munir Uz Zaman
As students map the weather, an Indian village bests its water woes 25 Aug 2019 - 07:23 pm
Ninth grader Vamshi Voggu at the automatic weather station on the school premises in Kothapally, India, on July 31, 2019. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Roli Srivastava
Rohingya women defy threats in refugee camps to rebuild lives one stitch at a time 25 Aug 2019 - 07:23 pm
Shofika Begum, a Rohingya who was raped two years ago in Myanmar and today leads a group of female tailors in the refugee camps in South East Bangladesh who sell clothes for a living, stitches a dress at her home on August 5, 2019. Thomson Reuters Foundat
Carrier bag spat erupts as Islamabad moves to ban plastic 25 Aug 2019 - 07:23 pm
A salesman registers a credit card for a customer at a shop in Peshawar, April 1, 2019. Reuters/Fayaz Aziz
'Blind men': End of South Korea-Japan pact undermines bid to understand North Korea threats 25 Aug 2019 - 04:07 pm
A police officer stands guard near Japan and South Korea national flags at hotel, where South Korean embassy in Japan is holding the reception to mark the 50th anniversary of normalisation of ties between Seoul and Tokyo, in Tokyo June 22, 2015. Reuters/T
Hong Kong police again fire tear gas as protesters regroup 25 Aug 2019 - 01:06 pm
Demonstrators are surrounded by tear gas during a protest in Tsuen Wan, in Hong Kong, China, August 25, 2019. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
After night of clashes, Hong Kong braces for fresh rally 25 Aug 2019 - 10:10 am
Police and riot police march to clear off protesters and residents in Wong Tai Sin in Hong Kong, China, August 24, 2019. REUTERS/Ann Wang
Nauru president loses his seat in elections - media reports 25 Aug 2019 - 09:56 am
File photo of Nauru President Baron Divavesi Waqa addresses the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 26, 2018. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
China to fight back against U.S. tariff move - People's Daily 25 Aug 2019 - 07:44 am
China Shipping containers are pictured at Port of Long Beach on August 23, 2019 in Long Beach, California. AFP / Frederic J. BROWN
HK police use tear gas, protesters cut down 'smart lamppost' 24 Aug 2019 - 01:39 pm
A demonstrator throws back a tear gas canister as they clash with riot police during a protest in Hong Kong, China, August 24, 2019. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
Hong Kong police use tear gas to try to disperse protests 24 Aug 2019 - 11:45 am
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UK consulate staffer returns to Hong Kong after China detention 24 Aug 2019 - 11:10 am
Activists gather outside the British Consulate-General building in Hong Kong on August 21, 2019, following reports that Simon Cheng, a Hong Kong consulate employee had been detained by mainland Chinese authorities on his way back to the city. AFP / Anthon
Rescuers confirm three killed, 300 evacuated after Indonesian ferry fire 24 Aug 2019 - 10:50 am
Passengers of a ferry that caught fire gather at Tangjung Perak seaport, after being evacuated, in Surabaya, East Java, on August 23, 2019. AFP / JUNI KRISWANTO
India's ex-Finance Minister Arun Jaitley dies at 66 24 Aug 2019 - 10:44 am
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India increases restrictions in Kashmir ahead of separatist call for protests 23 Aug 2019 - 08:03 pm
Kashmiri girls walk amidst smoke during clashes between Indian security forces and protestors, after scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, August 23, 2019. (REUTERS/Adnan Abidi)
India seeks to kickstart sagging economy 23 Aug 2019 - 07:14 pm
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks as she attends a press conference in New Delhi on August 23, 2019. (AFP / Prem Singh)

Europe

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This picture taken on November 12, 2025 shows power poles near the lignite-fired power station operated by German energy giant RWE near Niederaussem, part of Bergheim, western Germany. Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP Germany probes latest sabotage attacks on power grid
File photo BP appoints chairman to replace ousted predecessor
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Representational file photo. Malaria kills 122 in Namibia as cases top 122,000
Pic from social media. Low S.African stadium flyover under review, next scrapped
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Stranded passengers sit on the pavement as they wait with their luggage by the departure terminal of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) after staff from the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) and Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) airport workers' go-slow strike action continued into its second day, in Nairobi, on August 31, 2026. Photo by SIMON MAINA / AFP Kenya airport staff end strike

Americas

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A State Police officer walks amid remains caused by a car bomb explosion outside the municipal police station in Ojocaliente, Zacatecas, Mexico, on August 31, 2026. Photo by JESS MIRELES / AFP Mexico detains suspect in cartel-linked car bombing
US President Donald Trump looks on during an announcement on Healthcare Affordability in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 31, 2026. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) Trump suggests renaming Strait of Hormuz 'Trump Strait'

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