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Taliban urge US to exit Afghanistan or face Soviet-style defeat 27 Dec 2018 - 01:36 pm
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Indonesia rescuers scramble to reach isolated tsunami-struck towns 26 Dec 2018 - 02:56 pm
Traditional fishing boats are seen damaged after being hit by a tsunami in Banten, Indonesia on December 26, 2018. Fishery industry was damaged by the Tsunami disaster as fishers can not conduct and fishing activities. Mahmut Atanur - Anadolu
Indian golfer arrested for poaching 26 Dec 2018 - 02:01 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 4, 2016 Indian golfer Jyoti Randhawa looks on at the Panasonic Open India at the Delhi Golf Club in New Delhi. AFP / SAJJAD HUSSAIN
Families seek miracle at Indian mine where 15 trapped for nearly two weeks 26 Dec 2018 - 01:15 pm
Rescuers work at the site of a coal mine that collapsed in Ksan, in the northeastern state of Meghalaya, India, December 23, 2018. Reuters/Stringer
Taiwan makes half-tonne heroin bust 26 Dec 2018 - 12:59 pm
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Thai farmers giddy over new medical marijuana law 26 Dec 2018 - 12:26 pm
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Koreas' bid to reconnect rail, road links clouded by sanctions issue 26 Dec 2018 - 11:21 am
South and North Korean officials unveil a direction signboard for Seoul and Pyongyang during a groundbreaking ceremony for reconnecting and repairing roads and railways across the divided Korean peninsula at Panmun Station in North Korea's border city of
Indonesia asks people to avoid coast near erupting volcano 26 Dec 2018 - 10:28 am
An aerial view of Anak Krakatau volcano during an eruption at Sunda strait in South Lampung, Indonesia, December 23, 2018 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Bisnis Indonesia/Nurul Hidayat/ via REUTERS
Japan to resume commercial whaling after IWC withdrawal 26 Dec 2018 - 10:00 am
In this file photo taken on December 1, 2015, a Japanese whaling ship leaves the port of Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi prefecture, western Japan to resume whale hunting in the Antarctic. / AFP / JIJI PRESS / JIJI PRESS
Japan's plan to resume commercial whaling met with criticism 26 Dec 2018 - 09:45 am
FILE PHOTO: Whale sashimi is pictured at a Japanese whale meat restaurant named 'Hogeisen', meaning whaling ship, in Tokyo January 16, 2008. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao/File Photo
Gunmen kill ex-Pakistani lawmaker outside home in Karachi 25 Dec 2018 - 09:30 pm
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Indonesia tsunami survivors remain jittery as deaths hit 429 25 Dec 2018 - 09:04 pm
Residents are seen among collapsed buildings following the tsunami waves that hit the coast of Banten and Lampung in South Lampung, Indonesia on December 25, 2018. Muhammad A.F - Anadolu
India's longest road-rail bridge bolsters defence on China border 25 Dec 2018 - 07:51 pm
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) gestures as he inaugurates India’s longest rail-road bridge at Dibrugarh in Assam on December 25, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / PIB)
Attack on Afghan government compound kills 43 25 Dec 2018 - 07:02 pm
Afghan policemen stand guard outside the government compound after an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan December 25, 2018.REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail
Eight killed in China as hijacked bus crashes into pedestrians 25 Dec 2018 - 06:36 pm
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Death toll from attack in Afghan capital climbs to 40 25 Dec 2018 - 04:07 pm
Afghan security forces stand guards at the Ministry of Public Works a day after a deadly militant attack in Kabul on December 25, 2018. AFP / WAKIL KOHSAR
Five killed in China as hijacked bus crashes into pedestrians 25 Dec 2018 - 02:32 pm
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Tsunami toll now 429 dead, thousands homeless 25 Dec 2018 - 11:34 am
Children, who affected by the tsunami at Sunda Strait, collect snacks from a collapsed shop at Rajabasa in South Lampung, Indonesia, December 25, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer

Europe

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz walks past German Minister for Research, Technology and Aerospace Dorothee Baer (front L) and German Minister for Labour and Social Affairs Baerbel Bas prior to the weekly cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, on July 6, 2026. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP) German government approves 2027 budget, increases spending and borrowing
(FILES) Jewelery created by French glass maker Rene Lalique are seen at the Lalique museum in Wingen-sur-Moder, eastern France on June 23, 2011. The Lalique Glass Museum in Alsace announced on July 5, 2026, that it had been burgled, with the thief or thieves making off with jewellery worth Jewellery worth 4.5 million euros stolen from France's Lalique Museum
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Africa

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File photo for representational purposes only. Uganda says Ebola outbreak contained, seeks lifting of travel restrictions
Protesters march during a demonstration against illegal immigration in Durban, South Africa, June 30, 2026. (Photo by Mbuthi Msweli/Xinhua) South Africa accelerates migration enforcement with new courts, repatriation measures amid tensions

Americas

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High waves crash against the coastline at a beach as the forecasted Super Typhoon Bavi approaches in Guam on July 5, 2026. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP) 'Very dangerous' super typhoon nears US Pacific islands
High waves crash against the coastline at a beach as the forecasted Super Typhoon Bavi approaches in Guam on July 5, 2026.(Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP) 'Very dangerous' super typhoon nears US Pacific islands

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