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Troops let Muslims walk to mosques in Indian-ruled Kashmir 12 Aug 2019 - 12:18 pm
Kashmiris attend Eid-al-Adha prayers at a mosque during restrictions after the scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Srinagar, August 12, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
S. Korea tightens export controls on Japan in trade row 12 Aug 2019 - 12:07 pm
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Hong Kong airport says flights cancelled due to protests 12 Aug 2019 - 11:50 am
People are seen next to the temporary closed security gates as anti-extradition bill demonstrators protest at the departure hall of Hong Kong Airport, China August 12, 2019. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Singapore to ban domestic elephant ivory trade from 2021 12 Aug 2019 - 11:45 am
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Sri Lanka wartime defense chief Gotabaya Rajapaksa launches presidential bid 11 Aug 2019 - 06:18 pm
Sri Lanka's former defense secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa waves after he was nominated as a presidential candidate during the Sri Lanka People's Front party convention in Colombo, Sri Lanka August 11, 2019. (REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte)
Hong Kong police and protesters refine battle tactics 11 Aug 2019 - 04:46 pm
Anti-extradition bill protesters try to extinguish tear gas canisters during a demonstration in Wan Chai neighbourhood in Hong Kong, China, August 11, 2019. (REUTERS/Thomas Peter)
Myanmar troops help flood rescue after landslide kills 51 11 Aug 2019 - 11:27 am
Rescue workers search for bodies under the debris and mud after a landslide in Mottama, Mon state, Myanmar, August 10, 2019. REUTERS/Ann Wang
Death toll rises to 93 in floods, mudslides in south India 11 Aug 2019 - 10:05 am
An aerial view of the Kudala Sangama, an important centre of pilgrimage for the Lingayat community, submerged in floodwaters in Bagalkot district in Karnataka about 460 kms of the South Indian city of Bangalore on August 10, 2019. AFP
Hong Kong police arrest 16 in night of clashes with protesters 11 Aug 2019 - 09:56 am
Protesters move barricades to block the entrance to the Cross-Harbour Tunnel after taking part in a rally against a controversial extradition bill in Hong Kong on August 10, 2019. AFP / VIVEK PRAKASH
28 dead after typhoon Lekima in East China 11 Aug 2019 - 09:30 am
An uprooted tree is seen on a street after Typhoon Lekima hit Taizhou, Zhejiang province, China August 10, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer
66 killed in floods, mudslides in southern India 10 Aug 2019 - 05:53 pm
Youth climb up on the iron gates of a building submerged by floodwaters of the Kabini river at Nanjangudu in the Mysore district about 170 kms of the city of Bangalore on August 10, 2019. AFP / STR
Myanmar landslide kills 41, many more feared missing 10 Aug 2019 - 05:38 pm
Rescue workers bring a body out of the site of the landslide in Mottama, Mon state, Myanmar, August 10, 2019. REUTERS/Ann Wang
India to bring in food supplies to Kashmir as curfew remains 10 Aug 2019 - 05:20 pm
Indian security personnel patrol on a street during a curfew in Srinagar, Kashmir, India on August 06, 2019. Faisal Khan - Anadolu
Trump says Kim made 'small apology' for missile tests 10 Aug 2019 - 04:03 pm
Pedestrians walk past a giant screen in Tokyo reporting about North Korea's missile launch earlier in the day, on August 10, 2019. (AFP / Kazuhiro NOGI)
Hong Kong police fire tear gas during another weekend of protests 10 Aug 2019 - 03:34 pm
Protesters throw back tear gas cannisters fired by the police in Tai Wai in the New Territories of Hong Kong on August 10, 2019. (AFP / Manan VATSYAYANA)
Kashmir curfew partially eased for prayers amid lockdown 09 Aug 2019 - 06:53 pm
A man leaves a mosque after offering Friday prayers as Indian security force personnel stand guard during restrictions following the scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the Indian government, in Jammu August 9, 2019. (REUTERS/Muk
Floods kill at least 28 in southern India, displace thousands 09 Aug 2019 - 06:48 pm
People walk through flood waters after a landslide in Meppadi, Wayanad district, in the Indian state of Kerala on August 9, 2019. (AFP)
Floods force Kochi airport closure till Sunday 09 Aug 2019 - 11:17 am
Planes are seen parked inside the flooded Cochin international airport following heavy rain, on the outskirts of Kochi, India, August 9, 2019. REUTERS/Sivaram V

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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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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

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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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