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Tight security ahead of Trump-Putin meeting in Helsinki 14 Jul 2018 - 11:33 am
The Presidential Palace is pictured in Helsinki, Finland on July 12, 2018. US President Donald Trump meets his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in the Presidential Palace for the Helsinki Summit on July 16, 2018. AFP / Lehtikuva / Emmi Korhonen
Awkward timing for Russia probe indictments 13 Jul 2018 - 10:34 pm
US Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein (C), Acting Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Edward O'Callaghan (R) and Assistant Attorney General John Demers and holds a news conference at the Department of Justice July 13, 2018 in Washington, DC. C
Welcome to Scotland? no love lost for Trump in ancestral home 13 Jul 2018 - 10:29 pm
A police marksman awaits the arrival of US President Donald Trump on Air Force One at Prestwick Airport, south of Glasgow on July 13, 2018, on the second day of Trump's UK visit. AFP / Andy Buchanan
Kremlin denied US election meddling just before indictments 13 Jul 2018 - 10:29 pm
Trump's barbed comments upset British hosts 13 Jul 2018 - 07:13 pm
The First Lady Melania Trump waits as U.S. President Donald Trump and Britain's Queen Elizabeth walk across the courtyard to inspect the Coldstream Guards during a visit to Windsor Castle in Windsor, Britain, July 13, 2018. Reuters/Kevin Lamarque
Snarling orange "Trump baby" blimp flies outside British parliament 13 Jul 2018 - 12:11 pm
Demonstrators float a blimp portraying US President Donald Trump, next to a Union Flag above Parliament Square, during the visit by Trump and First Lady Melania Trump in London, Britain July 13, 2018. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
Trump says May's Brexit plan kills hope of a US trade deal 13 Jul 2018 - 11:41 am
(L-R) US First Lady Melania Trump, US President Donald Trump and Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May stand on steps in the Great Court as the bands of the Scots, Irish and Welsh Guards perform a ceremonial welcome as they arrive for a black-tie dinner wi
Trump, en route to London, questions May's Brexit plan 12 Jul 2018 - 03:32 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a news conference after participating in the NATO Summit in Brussels, Belgium July 12, 2018. (REUTERS/Yves Herman)
After UK-US spats, Trump flies in to turmoil in Britain 12 Jul 2018 - 08:49 am
US President Donald Trump (R) and First Lady of the US Melania Trump arrive for a working dinner at The Parc du Cinquantenaire - Jubelpark Park in Brussels on July 11, 2018, during the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit. / AFP / POOL / BENOI
Trump sowing divisions at NATO seen as helping only Russia 11 Jul 2018 - 11:00 pm
Denmark's PM Lars Lokke Rasmussen, Norway's PM Erna Solberg, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Poland's President Andrzej Duda speak as they arrive for a working dinner at The Parc du Cinquantenaire - Jubelpark Park in Brussels on July 11, 2018, during
Facebook fined in UK over Cambridge Analytica data leak 11 Jul 2018 - 08:27 pm
Silhouettes of laptop users are seen next to a screen projection of Facebook logo in this picture illustration (Reuters / Dado Ruvic)
Trump claims Germany 'controlled' by Russia, Merkel differs 11 Jul 2018 - 07:30 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and US President Donald Trump (R) make a statement to the press after a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) summit at the NATO headquarters, in Brussels, on July 11, 201
Macron, Putin to mix football and diplomacy at World Cup final 11 Jul 2018 - 05:40 pm
President of France Emmanuel Macron (C) celebrates as King Philippe of Belgium (L) looks on alongside FIFA president Gianni Infantino at the end of the match. (REUTERS/Toru Hanai)
Trump, Merkel clash at NATO summit 11 Jul 2018 - 04:58 pm
US President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel attend a bilateral meeting during the NATO Summit in Brussels, Belgium July 11, 2018. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
Trump lashes Germany over gas pipeline deal, calls it Russia's 'captive' 11 Jul 2018 - 11:31 am
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a breakfast meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (L) at the NATO Summit in Brussels, Belgium, July 11, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
American Tourist brings unexploded World War Two shell to Vienna airport 10 Jul 2018 - 07:06 pm
Workers clean the windows in the departure area at Vienna's airport in Schwechat April 2, 2014. Reuters/Leonhard Foeger
Italy stops ship with migrants, turns up pressure on EU allies 10 Jul 2018 - 12:07 pm
FILE PHOTO: Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini talks during a news conference with Libyan Deputy Prime Minister Ahmed Maiteeg in Rome, Italy July 5, 2018. REUTERS/Tony Gentile/File Photo
France's Le Pen says party in mortal danger after funds seized 09 Jul 2018 - 09:49 pm
In this file photo taken on May 04, 2017 then French presidential election candidate for the far-right Front National (FN) party, Marine Le Pen (C), followed by her bodyguard Thierry Legier (up), waves before a meeting in Ennemain, northern France. AFP /

Africa

Electoral Commission of Zambia chairperson Mwangala Zaloumis (back row 3rd R) addresses the nation at the 2026 National Election Results Centre in Lusaka on August 14, 2026. Zambia resumed vote counting on August 14 after a nationwide suspension over violence raised tensions nationwide. (Photo by GIANLUIGI GUERCIA / AFP) Zambia resumes vote count after pause over violence
Medical worker performing disinfection before burying deceased person infected with Ebola in DR Congo. Xinhua file photo. Ebola killing a victim every 30 minutes in DR Congo: UN
This photo taken with a mobile phone shows residents inspecting a drone-attacked mosque in Al-Droshab, north of Sudan's capital Khartoum on Aug. 12, 2026. (Photo by Mohamed Khidir/Xinhua) Violence in Sudan continues to imperil civilians: UN
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Americas

Image used for representation only. Engine fragments caused Ryanair flight to lose pressure: report
This handout picture released on August 13, 2026, by the Sao Paulo police press office shows eight recovered works by French artist Henri Matisse that had been stolen in December 2025 in Sao Paulo. Photo by Handout / SAO PAULO'S POLICE PRESS OFFICE / AFP Brazilian police recover Matisse works stolen in 2025
This aerial view shows the rubble of a collapsed building in Cali, Colombia, on August 13, 2026, three days after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake. Photo by Raul ARBOLEDA / AFP Colombia vows to find all missing quake victims as rescue hopes fade
Peninsula Colombia earthquake death toll rises to 265, with nearly 500 people still missing

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