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Traffic-choked Jakarta inaugurates mass rapid transit system 24 Mar 2019 - 10:49 am
Indonesia's President Joko Widodo (C) walks as he takes part on Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) first-phase launching at Istora station in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 24, 2019. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
Thais vote in first general election since 2014 coup 24 Mar 2019 - 10:44 am
Civilians walk by as soldiers line up to vote in the general election at a polling station in Bangkok, Thailand March 24, 2019. REUTERS/Cory Wright
Thailand's new government could be unstable, short-lived 23 Mar 2019 - 05:41 pm
A woman walks past electoral posters displayed along a road in Bangkok on March 23, 2019, on the eve of the general election. Thais will head to polls on March 24 for a highly anticipated election -- the first since the junta wrested power in a 2014 coup.
Kazakh capital changes name to honor longtime leader 23 Mar 2019 - 05:34 pm
FILE PHOTO: Acting President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev takes part in a swearing-in ceremony during a joint session of the houses of parliament in Astana, Kazakhstan March 20, 2019. REUTERS/Mukhtar Kholdorbekov
Chinese rescuers pull survivor from factory blast rubble, death toll reaches 64 23 Mar 2019 - 01:39 pm
An aerial view shows a chemical plant after an explosion in Yancheng in China's eastern Jiangsu province, on March 23, 2019. China OUT / AFP / STR
India's Jet grounds seven more planes amid shutdown fears 23 Mar 2019 - 12:28 pm
(FILES) This file photo taken on September 10, 2018, shows a Jet Airways plane at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi. AFP / Sajjad HUSSAIN
Two blasts kill 4 at Afghan stadium celebration 23 Mar 2019 - 12:04 pm
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Trump reverses first North Korea sanctions since failed summit after one day 22 Mar 2019 - 11:01 pm
US President Donald Trump meets North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore, June 12, 2018 (Kevin Lim/The Straits Times/ via Reuters)
From farms to slums, Indian women on sharp end of jobs crisis 22 Mar 2019 - 08:48 pm
Chhaya Kharade, 36, an unemployed farm labourer makes tea inside her house in Chincholi, India, March 12, 2019. Reuters/Danish Siddiqui
"I am your mother now": New Zealand mosque shootings hit tight-knit Bangladesh community hard 22 Mar 2019 - 08:48 pm
People attend the burial ceremony for the victims of the mosque attacks, at the Memorial Park Cemetery in Christchurch, New Zealand March 20, 2019. Reuters/Edgar Su
North Korea pulls out of inter-Korean liaison office: Seoul 22 Mar 2019 - 11:15 am
File photo of a North Korean flag flies on a mast at the Permanent Mission of North Korea in Geneva October 2, 2014. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
New Zealand Muslims will be 'safe' after mosque attack: NZ minister to OIC 22 Mar 2019 - 11:09 am
New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gestures as she departs following a gathering for congregational Friday prayers and two minutes of silence for victims of the twin mosque massacre, at Hagley Park in Christchurch on March 22, 2019. / AFP / Mart
Indonesia's Garuda says to cancel 49-jet Boeing 737 deal after crashes 22 Mar 2019 - 11:03 am
This picture taken on May 15, 2018 shows a Garuda Indonesia Boeing 737 Max 8 at Jakarta International airport in Jakarta. / AFP / IHWAN IDAMIN HARAHAP
"We are one" says PM Ardern as New Zealand mourns with prayers, silence 22 Mar 2019 - 10:24 am
New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern leaves after the Friday prayers at Hagley Park outside Al-Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand March 22, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
Guns and tourists: Aboard the unlikely India-Pakistan 'friendship bus' 22 Mar 2019 - 10:17 am
The India-Pakistan 'friendship bus' is pictured at the Wagah-Attari border crossing, India, March 15, 2019. REUTERS/Alasdair Pal
Police in Kazakhstan detain dozens of anti-government protesters 22 Mar 2019 - 10:10 am
File photo of policemen detain an opposition supporter during a protest rally in Almaty, Kazakhstan May 10, 2018. REUTERS/Mariya Gordeyeva
Australian state election will be trial run for PM's federal contest in May 22 Mar 2019 - 10:05 am
Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, March 20, 2019. AAP Image/Andrew Taylor/via REUTERS
Hun Sen denies Cambodia is Chinese 'colony' as work on $2 bn road begins 22 Mar 2019 - 10:00 am
File photo of premier Hun Sen. AFP

Europe

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a speech during the International Space Summit at the Grand Palais in Paris on September 10, 2026. Photo by Aurelien Morissard / POOL / AFP EU to unveil child social media 'delay' plans Wednesday
Representational image Oslo bans smart glasses in schools
(From L) French European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Thomas Pesquet, Greek aviation medical examiner and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut candidate Adrianos Golemis, Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos and France's President Emmanuel Macron speak during the International Space Summit at the Grand Palais in Paris on September 9, 2026. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP) Macron urges Europe to develop 'crewed spaceflight' programme

Africa

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File photo. Representational. Zimbabwe tourist arrivals surge to 6.4 million in first half of 2026
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Americas

File photo UNICEF to help Venezuela restore quake-damaged waterworks
Peninsula Ecuador court sentences ex-president Bucaram in corruption case
US President Donald Trump walks on stage to speak on the first day of the 2026 Republican National Convention at the American Airlines Center on September 09, 2026 in Dallas, Texas. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images/AFP Trump promises Americans $5,000 if Republicans win Congress
Debra and Martin Robinson (L), parents of Australian brothers Callum and Jake Robinson, murdered in April 2024 during a surfing trip, arrive at the court for the trial of three murder suspects in Ensenada, Baja California state, Mexico, on September 7, 2026. (Photo by Guillermo Arias / AFP) Father of slain surfers says life tuned to hell during Mexico murder trial testimony

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