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Dalai Lama 'deeply sorry' for comments on women 02 Jul 2019 - 04:03 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 12, 2018, exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama addresses a seminar in Mumbai. AFP / Punit Paranjpe
Mumbai paralyzed after heaviest downpour in more than a decade 02 Jul 2019 - 03:04 pm
A SpiceJet aircraft is surrounded by airport staff as it stands stranded off the tarmac at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai on July 2, 2019, after it overran the runway while landing during heavy rain, causing no injuries. / AFP
Censorship fears as interview with Pakistan ex-president taken off air 02 Jul 2019 - 02:50 pm
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India curbs on highway for Hindu pilgrimage anger Kashmir residents 02 Jul 2019 - 02:24 pm
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Duterte son mulls run for top spot in Philippine Congress 02 Jul 2019 - 12:22 pm
File photo of Paolo Duterte, son of President Rodrigo Duterte, testifies at a Senate hearing on drug smuggling in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines, September 7, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro/File Photo
Australia winces at footage of child falling between train and platform 02 Jul 2019 - 10:19 am
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Australian counter-terror police say they foiled Sydney attack plot 02 Jul 2019 - 08:27 am
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Beijing backs criminal probe after Hong Kong 'illegal actions' 02 Jul 2019 - 08:18 am
Policemen stand in front of graffiti on the walls of the Legislative Council, a day after protesters broke into the building in Hong Kong, China July 2, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
Hong Kong police clear protesters from legislature building 01 Jul 2019 - 06:47 pm
A protester defaces the Hong Kong emblem after protesters broke into the government headquarters in Hong Kong on July 1, 2019, on the 22nd anniversary of the city's handover from Britain to China. AFP / Philip Fong
Protesters in Hong Kong break into legislature, paint logos 01 Jul 2019 - 06:28 pm
A protester uses a loudspeaker after they broke into the parliament chamber of the government headquarters in Hong Kong on July 1, 2019, on the 22nd anniversary of the city's handover from Britain to China. (AFP / VIVEK PRAKASH)
Two planes overshoot runways in India 01 Jul 2019 - 03:44 pm
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Gupta wedding planners fined for open defecation, littering 01 Jul 2019 - 12:39 pm
This file photo taken on June 24, 2019 shows waste left behind following the large-scale weddings of the brothers Suryakant and Shashank Gupta of the South Africa-based Gupta family in the Auli hill station in Uttarakhand state. / AFP / STR
Gun battle rages in Afghan capital after Taliban blast injures 100 01 Jul 2019 - 12:00 pm
Afghan security officials secure the scene of a suicide bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 01, 2019. (Haroon Sabawoon - Anadolu Agency)
Violent clashes as Hong Kong marks China handover anniversary 01 Jul 2019 - 11:26 am
Protesters attend the annual pro-democracy rally in Hong Kong on July 1, 2019, on the 22nd anniversary of the city's handover from Britain to China. AFP / Dale De La Rey
Heavy rains batter India's Mumbai, disrupting air, rail traffic 01 Jul 2019 - 11:18 am
Vehicles drive along a flooded street after heavy rain showers in Mumbai on July 1, 2019. / AFP / PUNIT PARANJPE
New Zealand bans single-use plastic bags 01 Jul 2019 - 08:57 am
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20 dead as bus plunges into gorge in Indian Kashmir 01 Jul 2019 - 08:34 am
Kashmiri volunteers and medical staff move on a stretcher a girl injured on a road accident after a vehicle fell into a gorge along the Mughal road in south Kashmir’s Shopian district, at a hospital in Srinagar on June 27, 2019. AFP / Tauseef Mustafa
Powerful blast rocks Kabul: AFP 01 Jul 2019 - 08:16 am
Men transport an injured man to a hospital after a blast in Kabul, Afghanistan July 1, 2019. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail

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France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu attends the French PM warns budget approval failure could fuel political, financial uncertainty
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This aerial view taken on August 28, 2026, shows a panoramic view of Reykjavik, Iceland, with Hallgrimskirkja, (Photo by Halldor KOLBEINS / AFP) Voting begins in Iceland's neck-and-neck EU referendum
A participant waves an Icelandic flag during a rally of supporters of the 'No' campaign against reopening Iceland's European Union accession negotiations in Reykjavik, Iceland, on August 27, 2026, two days ahead of a national referendum. Icelanders will vote on August 29 on whether the country should resume EU accession negotiations, which were suspended in 2013. (Photo by Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP) Iceland votes on whether to resume EU membership talks

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A woman inspects her damaged house after it was burned down in a forest fire in Bordj T'har, a town and commune in Algeria's northeastern Jijel Province, on August 27, 2026. (Photo by AFP) Algeria rallies in solidarity as wildfires hit northeast
(FILES) Passengers arrive at the Diori Hamani International airport in Niamey on September 22, 2023. (Photo by AFP) Gunfire heard near military base in Niger capital
This screen grab taken from an AFP Video shows commuters walking on the platform as they leave the train at the central station in Kinshasa, on August 28, 2026. (Photo by GLODY MURHABAZI / AFP) Kinshasa urban train back on track after years to beat gridlock

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(FILES) Ecuador's former president (2017–2021) Lenin Moreno speaks with the media as he leaves the National Court of Justice over a corruption case in Quito, on May 11, 2026. (Photo by Rodrigo BUENDIA / AFP) Ecuador ex-president sentenced to 5 years for corruption

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