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Sri Lanka Catholic churches halt public services over security fears 25 Apr 2019 - 08:27 pm
Soldiers stand guard outside St. Anthony's Shrine in Colombo on April 25, 2019, following a series of bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels on the Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka. AFP / Jewel Samad
Sri Lanka lowers death toll to 253 people, citing chaotic bombing scenes 25 Apr 2019 - 08:10 pm
A man mourns at the funeral of Dhami Brindya, 13, victim of a string of suicide bomb attacks on churches and luxury hotels on Easter Sunday, in Negombo, Sri Lanka April 25, 2019. Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha
Britain warns against 'all but essential travel' to Sri Lanka 25 Apr 2019 - 07:39 pm
Lightning strike in the sky over St. Anthony's Shrine in Colombo on April 25, 2019, as soldiers stand guard following a series of bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels on the Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka. AFP / Jewel Samad
Top Sri Lanka defence official resigns over blasts 25 Apr 2019 - 07:39 pm
Hemasiri Fernando (Photo courtesy: Colombo Telegraph)
Father of suspected Easter bombers arrested; Colombo on edge 25 Apr 2019 - 12:41 pm
A foreign investigator (R) walks into St. Anthony's Shrine as soldiers stand guard in Colombo on April 25, 2019, following a series of bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels on the Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka. AFP / Jewel Samad
Sri Lanka bans drones, looks for bombs 4 days after attack 25 Apr 2019 - 08:43 am
People pass from a checkpoint to attend funeral ceremony at Madampitiya cemetery for the victims of multiple terror attacks in Colombo, Sri Lanka on April 24, 2019. Chamila Karunarathne - Anadolu
Sri Lanka troops join hunt for bombing suspects 25 Apr 2019 - 07:57 am
A Sri Lankan soldier stands guard during a burial ceremony for bomb blast victims at a cemetery in Colombo, Sri Lanka on April 24, 2019. ( Chamila Karunarathne - Anadolu Agency )
Prince William attends emotional Anzac Day ceremony in New Zealand 25 Apr 2019 - 07:26 am
Britain's Prince William proceeds to lay a wreath during the Anzac Day service at Auckland War Memorial Museum on April 25, 2019. / AFP / Fiona Goodall
India gang-rape victim's record compensation could help others, say activists 24 Apr 2019 - 09:40 pm
ARCHIVE PHOTO: Bilkis Bano reacts as her husband Yakub Rasool and her two-year-old daughter Aksha, look on during a press conference in New Delhi, India May 8, 2017. Reuters/Cathal McNaughton
For Sri Lanka grave digger, a grim parade 24 Apr 2019 - 06:25 pm
A cemetery worker digs a grave at Madampitiya cemetery in Colombo on April 23, 2019. AFP / Lakruwan Wanniarachchi
Sri Lanka should ‘rise above’ politics after blasts, US envoy says 24 Apr 2019 - 06:25 pm
A Buddhist monk prays for the bomb blast victims at Kelaiya temple in Colombo on April 24, 2019, three days after a series of suicide attacks targeting churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka. AFP / Ishara S Kodikara
Sri Lanka asks for resignations of top security officials 24 Apr 2019 - 05:16 pm
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena (2nd R) visits the St. Sebastian Church after the multiple terror attacks in Negombo, Sri Lanka on April 23 , 2019. The Presidential Office of Sri Lanka
UN: Pro-government forces kill more Afghans than insurgents 24 Apr 2019 - 11:39 am
Afghan security forces take guard after an explosion followed by gunfire in the ministry of information and technology of Afghanistan's main building, 20 April 2019, Kabul, Afghanistan. Sayed Khodaberdi Sadat - Anadolu
North Korea's Kim arrives in Russia before summit with Putin 24 Apr 2019 - 10:39 am
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) attends a meeting with Russia's Minister for the Development of the Russian Far East Alexander Kozlov upon his arrival at a railway station in Khasan, Russia April 24, 2019.
Hong Kong democracy leaders jailed over Umbrella Movement protests 24 Apr 2019 - 10:33 am
Occupy Central pro-democracy movement founder Chu Yiu-ming hugs a supporter after he had his suspended sentence on his involvement in the Occupy Central, also known as
US denies possessing advance intel on Sri Lanka attacks 24 Apr 2019 - 09:43 am
Security personnel stand guard near St. Anthony's Shrine in Colombo on April 24, 2019, three days after a series of bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka. AFP / Jewel SAMAD
India's polarised politics: how two teenagers will vote after surviving riots 23 Apr 2019 - 07:22 pm
Mohammad Rafiq, 18, poses with his parents inside their house in Ahmedabad, India, April 17, 2019. Picture taken April 17, 2019. Reuters/Amit Dave
IS claims Sri Lanka bombings, releases photo of attackers 23 Apr 2019 - 06:51 pm
An image grab taken from a press release issued on April 23, 2019 by the Islamist State (IS) group's propaganda agency Amaq, allegedly shows eight men it said carried out a string of deadly suicide bomb blasts on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka, lined up at an

Europe

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Firefighters search by boat at the base of the cliff from which a section collapsed near Miramar beach, killing one woman and leaving a diver missing, in Biarritz, south-western France, on June 25, 2026. Photo by PHILIPPE LOPEZ / AFP Cliff collapse in French beach resort kills one
Commuters walk in the sun as they cross London Bridge, during a heatwave, in central London on June 24, 2026. (Photo by Toby Shepheard / AFP) At-risk UK elderly bid to stay cool as heatwave bears down
A woman walks under an umbrella to protect herself from the sun during a heatwave in Lyon, southern France, on June 24, 2026. Photo by OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE / AFP Three-year-old found dead in car during France heatwave

Africa

A South African fan cheers for her team during the 2026 World Cup Group A football match in Guadalupe, Mexico, on June 24, 2026. (Photo by Julio Cesar Aguilar / AFP) South Africans celebrate in the streets after World Cup advance
Healthcare workers carry on a stretcher a patient suffering from the Ebola virus disease from an ambulance at the Ebola Treatment Center (ETC) in Bunia, Ituri, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo on June 23, 2026. (Photo by Benediction MURHABAZI / AFP) Global Ebola risk 'remains low', WHO chief says
Members of specialized response teams enter the morgue of the Evangelical Medical Center of Nyankunde (CME) with the body of a person who died from Ebola virus disease to allow relatives to pay their last respects after washing, disinfection and safe body-wrapping procedures in Bunia, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, on June 13, 2026. (Photo by Jospin Mwisha / AFP) DR Congo Ebola outbreak tops 1,000 cases, kills 254
Grooms and brides dance during their wedding ceremony at the Bishop Akinyele Memorial Anglican Church in Ibadan, on June 20, 2026. (Photo by OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP) Nigerian twins Taiwo and Kehinde marry Taiwo and Kehinde

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People stand in the rubble near a damaged building following an earthquake in Catia La Mar, La Guaira State, some 30kms north-west of Caracas, early on June 25, 2026. (Photo by Federico Parra/ AFP) World offers solidarity and aid as Venezuela reels from quakes
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