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China's social media troll 'army' wages war on Uighurs 08 May 2019 - 10:44 pm
A Muslim man arriving at the Id Kah Mosque for the morning prayer on Eid al-Fitr in the old town of Kashgar inXinjiang, Uighur Autonomous Region, China on June 26, 2017. AFP / Johannes Eisele
Kabul attackers target foreign aid group with blast, dozens wounded 08 May 2019 - 01:50 pm
Smoke rises from the site of a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan May 8, 2019, in this still image taken from a video obtained by social media. REUTERS
Loud explosion rattles Kabul, casualties feared 08 May 2019 - 11:06 am
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Official Thai election results favor anti-military party 07 May 2019 - 02:32 pm
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Indonesia's Mt. Sinabung shoots column of smoke and ash into sky 07 May 2019 - 12:04 pm
This handout picture taken and released by Indonesia's Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana (BNPB), the accident mitigation agency, on May 7, 2019 shows Mount Sinabung volcano spewing thick volcanic ash, as seen from Karo. AFP / BADAN NASIONAL PENANGGULA
Protester charged in Australia for striking PM with an egg 07 May 2019 - 09:58 am
Prime Minister Scott Morrison at a driver reviver announcement, 20 km (12 miles) south of Devonport in Tasmania, Australia, April 18, 2019. Picture taken April 18. 2019. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas/via REUTERS
Two Reuters reporters freed in Myanmar freed after more than 500 days in jail 07 May 2019 - 07:59 am
Reuters journalist Wa Lone (3rd R) poses with his wife Pan Ei Mon (2nd R) and daughter along with his colleague Kyaw Soe Oo (L) carrying his daughter and his wife Chit Su Win after being freed from prison in a presidential amnesty in Yangon on May 7, 2019
India’s PM targets national security in reelection bid 06 May 2019 - 04:14 pm
Election officials sit inside an empty polling station during the fifth phase of India's general elections in Kashmir's Shopian district, south of Srinagar, on May 6, 2019. AFP / Tauseef MUSTAFA
India's Modi flies over cyclone-ravaged east, promises millions to rebuild 06 May 2019 - 12:40 pm
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Christian-Muslim clashes rock Easter attacks town in Sri Lanka 06 May 2019 - 11:06 am
A soldier stands guard outside St. Sebastian Church, days after a string of suicide bomb attacks across the island on Easter Sunday, in Negombo, Sri Lanka, May 1, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
Empty classrooms: Sri Lanka schools re-open amid fears of more militant attacks 06 May 2019 - 09:54 am
Few students are seen in an otherwise full clasroom at a school which opened days after a string of suicide bomb attacks across the island on Easter Sunday, in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka, May 6, 2019. Reuters/Danish Siddiqui
"I was surprised by the question" - NZ PM Ardern talks about wedding proposal 06 May 2019 - 09:23 am
File photo of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern walks back to her baby Neve and partner Clarke Gayford, after speaking at the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit during the 73rd United Nations General Assembly in New York City, New York, U.S., September 2
Cyclone Fani death toll rises to 42 in India, Bangladesh 05 May 2019 - 03:56 pm
A police officer rests as he sits on a damaged wall following Cyclone Fani in Puri, in the eastern state of Odisha, India, May 5, 2019. REUTERS/Jatindra Dash
Sri Lanka expels 200 clerics after Easter attacks 05 May 2019 - 11:40 am
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N. Korea tested rocket launchers and 'tactical guided weapons' 05 May 2019 - 10:36 am
This picture taken on May 4, 2019 and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on May 5, 2019 shows rocket launchers firing during a test of weapons in an undisclosed location in North Korea. AFP PHOTO/KCNA VIA KNS
Sri Lanka police ask public to hand in blades following bomb 04 May 2019 - 02:59 pm
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Thai king is officially crowned, boosting his regal power 04 May 2019 - 11:35 am
This framegrab handout from the Thai Royal Household Bureau taken and released on May 4, 2019 shows Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn sitting beside Queen Suthida during his coronation in Bangkok. AFP PHOTO / THAI ROYAL HOUSEHOLD BUREAU
At least nine dead as cyclone barrels into Bangladesh 04 May 2019 - 11:05 am
Bangladeshi workers cover a pile of fertiliser with a plastic sheet in Khulna on May 3, 2019, as Cyclone Fani barrels northeastwards into West Bengal state and towards Bangladesh. AFP / MUNIR UZ ZAMAN

Europe

File photo Louvre museum 'running out of steam', says new director
This photo taken on February 5, 2026, shows then CEO of Danish company Clever, Casper Kirketerp-Moeller posing for photos in Frederiksberg, Denmark. (Photo by Soeren Bidstrup / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) In Denmark, doing away with bosses to boost performance
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Representational image France braces for heatwave with canal swimming allowed in Paris

Africa

(Files) Professor Jean-Jacques Muyembe, director general of the National Institute for Biomedical Research (INRB), is seen at his office in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on May 20, 2026. (Photo by Hardy Bope / AFP) 'We have always won': Ebola pioneer still on front line at 84
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Egyptian football fans watch their national team's 2026 World Cup Group G football match against Belgium, at an outdoor cafe in the Sharabiya district of Cairo on June 15, 2026. (Photo by Khaled Desouki / various sources / AFP) 'All the way': Egypt dare to dream after gritty Belgium draw
Migrants wave to people their goodbyes as the first of seven buses leave the Sherwood Park in Durban on June 14, 2026. (Photo by RAJESH JANTILAL / AFP) South Africa says 2,745 foreigners sent home in a week

Americas

Spectators watch during the FBI disrupted potential attack on White House UFC event: director
(Files) A US Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber takes off from RAF Fairford in south-west England on March 15, 2026. (Photo by Henry Nicholls / AFP) Eight dead in fiery US bomber crash in California: military
File photo Nearly half the world's children exposed to three or more climate risks: UNICEF
Fireworks go off ahead of the final bout between Georgia's Ilia Topuria and America's Justin Gaethje during the Blood sport at the White House for Trump's 80th birthday

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