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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
At least 45 children killed in Sri Lanka attacks: UN 23 Apr 2019 - 01:05 pm
Relatives mourn beside a coffin of a bomb blast victim during a funeral service at St Sebastian's Church in Negombo on April 23, 2019, two days after a series of bomb attacks targeting churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka. AFP / Jewel SAMAD
More than 50 believed killed in collapse at Myanmar jade mine 23 Apr 2019 - 12:57 pm
Local people look on in a jade mine where the mud dam collapsed in Hpakant, Kachin state, Myanmar April 23, 2019. Reuters
Probe shows Sri Lanka attacks 'retaliation for Christchurch': dep. defence minister 23 Apr 2019 - 11:33 am
People attend burial ritual of the victims of multiple terror attacks during a funeral ceremony in Negomboo, Sri Lanka ,Tuesday, April 23 , 2019. Chamila Karunarathne - Anadolu Agency
New quake strikes as Philippines hunts for survivors 23 Apr 2019 - 11:03 am
Rescue workers search for survivors in a collapsed Chuzon Super Market in Porac, Pampanga, after a powerful earthquake hit northern Philippines on April 22, 2019. / AFP / Noel CELIS
Sri Lanka bombing victims were from at least 12 countries 23 Apr 2019 - 11:01 am
Flowers and candles are left in front of the office building of Danish fashion business Bestseller in Aarhus, Denmark, on April 22, 2019, to pay tribute following the attacks in Sri Lanka. Denmark OUT / AFP / Ritzau Scanpix / Bo Amstrup
Hundreds evacuated after gas leak at Australia's Sydney Opera House 23 Apr 2019 - 10:41 am
Reuters file photo.
Kazakhstan's Tokayev gets veteran leader's backing for presidency 23 Apr 2019 - 10:32 am
Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev listens the national anthem during a congress of the Nur Otan ruling party in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, April 23, 2019. REUTERS/Mukhtar Kholdorbekov
Sri Lanka imposes state of emergency after attacks blamed on Islamists 22 Apr 2019 - 10:45 pm
A Sri Lankan soldier stands guard near a car explosion after the police tried to defuse a bomb near St. Anthony's Shrine in Colombo on April 22, 2019, a day after the series of bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka. AFP / Jewel Sa
Sri Lanka social media shutdown raises fears on free expression 22 Apr 2019 - 10:45 pm
A family who lives near the church that was attacked yesterday, leave their house as the military try to defuse a suspected van before it exploded, in Colombo, Sri Lanka April 22, 2019. Reuters/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Sri Lanka victims: Citizens of at least 12 countries killed 22 Apr 2019 - 10:45 pm
Christian and Muslim clerics light candles for the victims of Sri Lanka's serial bomb blasts, at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Lahore, Pakistan April 22, 2019. Reuters/Mohsin Raza
New air-a: Canny Japanese shops sell tins of Heisei air 22 Apr 2019 - 05:51 pm
A man rides his bicycle at night in Tokyo on April 22, 2019. AFP/Charly Triballeau

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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

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

Americas

Rescue workers and volunteers search through the rubble of a collapsed building in Caracas on June 25, 2026, following a series of earthquakes. Photo by Maryorin Mendez / AFP What we know about the foreign victims of Venezuela's quakes
Rescue teams operate heavy machinery at the site of a collapsed building in Caracas on June 25, 2026, following earthquakes. (Photo by Juan Barreto/ AFP) Venezuelans hunt for survivors after quakes kill at least 235
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