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Pope Francis kicks off Christmas celebrations with midnight Mass 25 Dec 2019 - 12:33 am
Pope Francis kisses a figurine of baby Jesus during a mass on Christmas eve on December 24, 2019, at St Peter's basilica in the Vatican. AFP / Alberto Pizzoli
German exchange student says he's told to leave India after joining citizenship protests 24 Dec 2019 - 09:43 pm
Jakob Lindenthal (C), a German student, attends a march to show solidarity with the students of New Delhi's Jamia Millia Islamia university after police entered the university campus following a protest against a new citizenship law, in Chennai, India, De
Police sprinting champ nabs Spanish bag snatchers 24 Dec 2019 - 08:45 pm
Police reinforce security before Real Madrid players arrive at their hotel in Barcelona, Spain, December 18, 2019. Reuters/Enrique Calvo
Putin takes first train across Crimea bridge 23 Dec 2019 - 11:12 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) listens to Transport Minister Yevgeny Ditrikh after the opening ceremony of the railway part of the Crimean Bridge, connecting Crimea to mainland Russia in Taman on December 23, 2019. AFP / Sputnik / Alexey Nikolsky
Italian right-to-die activist acquitted of assisting suicide 23 Dec 2019 - 07:03 pm
Marco Cappato Photo courtesy: Mihai Romanciuc / CC BY 2.0
Uzbekistan elects new parliament with no opposition 23 Dec 2019 - 02:53 pm
A woman goes in a polling booth before voting at a polling station in Tashkent on December 22, 2019. AFP / Yuri KORSUNTSEV
Venice faces new exceptional flooding, but below peak 23 Dec 2019 - 01:44 pm
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Winners of world's richest lottery 'El Gordo' celebrate 23 Dec 2019 - 12:43 am
People celebrate at the Aragones Center
Poles help stranded Iranian lorry driver 22 Dec 2019 - 08:20 pm
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Trump invites UK's Johnson to White House in new year: British media 22 Dec 2019 - 06:50 pm
US President Donald Trump and First lady Melania Trump arrive for a signing ceremony on S.1790, the
Death toll in Europe from storm rises to nine 22 Dec 2019 - 05:49 pm
Ajaccio's airport surrounded by water after being flooded next to the Gravona river of Corsica. Frenca. December 22, 2019 / AFP / PASCAL POCHARD
Notre Dame fire wakes the world up to dangers of lead dust 22 Dec 2019 - 03:48 pm
Notre Dame cathedral on April 18, 2019, three days after a fire engulfed the 850-year-old gothic masterpiece. AFP pool / Michel Euler
Big tech could lose financial blessing of the Church of England 22 Dec 2019 - 03:48 pm
Stephen Cottrell, the current Bishop of Chelmsford, poses for photographs inside York Minster in York, northern England on December 17, 2019.  AFP / Oli Scarff
Milestones in Britain's battle over Brexit 21 Dec 2019 - 03:07 am
A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament's Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) shows Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaking at the opening of the Second Reading of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement)
Johnson's Brexit deal secures first win in new parliament 21 Dec 2019 - 01:37 am
A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament's Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) shows Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaking at the opening of the Second Reading of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement)
French strike enters third week as govt, unions deadlocked on pension reform 21 Dec 2019 - 01:37 am
Travelers wait to board their train as Gare de Lyon railway station in Paris on December 20, 2019, on the 16th day of a nationwide multi-sector strike against the government's pensions overhaul. / AFP / Martin Bureau
Russia ‘lone wolf’ attack Moscow spy headquarters; 2 dead 20 Dec 2019 - 11:31 pm
Security officers stand guard on a street near the Federal Security Service (FSB) building after a shooting incident, in Moscow, Russia December 19, 2019. Reuters/Shamil Zhumatov
Climate activists escape punishment over London train protest 20 Dec 2019 - 09:57 pm
Protesters hold a banner outside the BlackRock office during an Extinction Rebellion demonstration in the City of London, Britain, October 14, 2019. Reuters / Henry Nicholls