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Hong Kong teachers' rally starts another weekend of protest 17 Aug 2019 - 09:12 am
Teachers protest against the extradition bill during a rally organised by Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union in Hong Kong, China August 17, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
India hints at changing 'no first use' nuclear policy 16 Aug 2019 - 07:31 pm
FILE PHOTO: India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh leaves after a meeting at the house of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's house in New Delhi, India, August 5, 2019. (REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo)
Cathay Pacific Airways CEO Rupert Hogg resigns amid mounting Chinese scrutiny 16 Aug 2019 - 01:29 pm
This file photo taken on August 16, 2017 shows Cathay Pacific's chief executive officer Rupert Hogg speaking during a press conference on the company's half-year results in Hong Kong. / AFP / Anthony WALLACE
Some telephone connectivity in Kashmir to resume from Friday night, says official 16 Aug 2019 - 01:11 pm
File photo of a Kashmiri woman walks past a bus used as a road block by Indian security personnel during restrictions after the scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the government, in Srinagar, August 11, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Sidd
Ex-Kashmir chief's daughter: We're caged like beasts 16 Aug 2019 - 12:54 pm
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Parents claim body of Franco-Irish teen found dead in Malaysia 16 Aug 2019 - 12:14 pm
Family members and officials arrive at a hospital where rescuers brought a body during a search operation for the missing 15-year-old Franco-Irish teenager Nora Quoirin in Seremban on August 13, 2019. / AFP / Mohd RASFAN
India's Modi trumpets Kashmir, Muslim marriage moves in Independence Day speech 15 Aug 2019 - 10:22 am
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation during Independence Day celebrations at the historic Red Fort in Delhi, India, August 15, 2019. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Malaysian police cite hunger and stress as likely causes of Irish girl's death 15 Aug 2019 - 10:04 am
File photo of a police officer pasting a photo of 15-year-old Irish girl Nora Anne Quoirin who went missing from a resort on a wall at a shop in Seremban, Malaysia, August 9, 2019. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng
Trump links Hong Kong crisis to trade as China military rallies 15 Aug 2019 - 09:49 am
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Accused New Zealand gunman's letter from jail circulates online 14 Aug 2019 - 12:29 pm
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Airport beatings spark soul-searching over Hong Kong's radicals 14 Aug 2019 - 12:16 pm
Anti-government demonstrators apologize for yesterday's clashes with police at the airport in Hong Kong China August 14, 2019. (REUTERS/Thomas Peter)
Fresh flood alert in southern India as monsoon death toll hits 244 14 Aug 2019 - 11:40 am
Afile photo of a damaged area is pictured following a landslide in Meppadi, Wayanad district, in the Indian state of Kerala on August 9, 2019. / AFP / STR
Clashes at Hong Kong airport after flights halted 13 Aug 2019 - 08:20 pm
Riot police use pepper spray to disperse anti-extradition bill protesters during a mass demonstration after a woman was shot in the eye, at the Hong Kong international airport, in Hong Kong, China, August 13, 2019. (REUTERS/Tyrone Siu)
Hong Kong airport suspends check-in as leader bemoans 'panic and chaos' 13 Aug 2019 - 02:25 pm
A tourist (C) gives her luggage to security guards as she tries to enter the departures gate during another demonstration by pro-democracy protesters at Hong Kong's international airport on August 13, 2019. (AFP / Philip FONG)
Hong Kong International Airport resumes flights 13 Aug 2019 - 09:47 am
Passengers walk past anti-government protesters sitting on the floor in front of security gates during a demonstration at Hong Kong Airport, China August 13, 2019. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Man arrested after trying to stab several in Sydney; 1 hurt 13 Aug 2019 - 09:41 am
Police gather at the crime scene after a man stabbed a woman and attempted to stab others in central Sydney on August 13, 2019, before being pinned down by members of the public and detained by police. / AFP / SAEED KHAN
Hundreds of protesters stage new rally at Hong Kong airport 13 Aug 2019 - 09:19 am
Passengers react as they look at the flight information board as the airport reopened a day after flights were halted due to a protest, at Hong Kong International Airport, China August 13, 2019. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Over 5,000 protesters at Hong Kong airport: police 12 Aug 2019 - 12:27 pm
Anti-extradition bill protesters rally at the departure hall of Hong Kong airport in Hong Kong, China August 12, 2019. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

Europe

Image used for representation only. Man arrested with automatic rifle at Brussels train station
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Pedestrians walk through water sprays on Place Bellecour during a heatwave in Lyon, central France on September 2, 2026. (Photo by OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE / AFP) France recorded 'hottest summer ever': environment minister
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Africa

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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Representational image New US tariffs on drones take effect
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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