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India fears US-China trade war will lead to dumping of Chinese steel: Sources 14 May 2019 - 01:09 pm
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Philippines gives thumbs up to Duterte as loyalists dominate mid-term vote 14 May 2019 - 12:17 pm
An elderly woman casts her vote for the mid-term elections at a polling precinct in Manila on May 13, 2019. AFP / TED ALJIBE
Escalating Sri Lankan anti-Muslim riots claim first life 14 May 2019 - 11:49 am
Sri Lankan soldiers patrol a road of Hettipola on top of an armored vehicle, after a mob attack in a mosque in the nearby village of Kottampitiya, Sri Lanka May 14, 2019. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
S. Korean court to rule on arresting K-pop star Seungri 14 May 2019 - 10:43 am
Former BIGBANG boyband member Seungri, real name Lee Seung-hyun, arrives at the High Court in Seoul on May 14, 2019. / AFP / Ed JONES
Indian prime minister mocked for Pakistan airstrike gaffe 13 May 2019 - 09:26 pm
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures during a campaign rally ahead of the national elections in Kolkata on April 3, 2019. AFP/Dibyangshu Sarkar
Rape of toddler sparks protests, clashes in Indian Kashmir 13 May 2019 - 09:15 pm
Kashmiri protesters stand around empty shells and canisters fired by Indian government forces during clashes at Mirgund Pattan on the outskirts of Srinagar on May 13, 2019, as protesters called for justice in the case of the alleged rape of a three-year-o
Pakistan's Hazaras fear for their lives in besieged 'ghettos' 13 May 2019 - 09:13 pm
A Pakistani disabled vendor (R) belonging to the Shiite Hazara minority Muslim community waits for customers at a roadside in Hazara town, a neighbourhood in Quetta, on May 3, 2019. AFP / Banaras Khan
Sri Lanka imposes nationwide curfew after riots 13 May 2019 - 05:35 pm
A man stands in front of the Abbraar Masjid mosque after a mob attack in Kiniyama, Sri Lanka May 13, 2019. (REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte)
Filipinos cast vote in midterm elections crucial to Duterte 13 May 2019 - 02:56 pm
Residents walk past posters of candidates for the midterm elections near a polling precinct in Manila on May 13, 2019. AFP / TED ALJIBE
Delhi hit by rare summer air pollution alert 13 May 2019 - 02:43 pm
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Philippines votes in polls expected to strengthen Duterte 13 May 2019 - 11:17 am
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte waves to his supporters as he attends the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas Bayan (PDP-LABAN) meeting in Manila on May 11, 2019 after endorsing the political party's senatorial candidates / AFP / Noel CELIS
China says will never surrender to outside pressure as US trade row heats up 13 May 2019 - 11:02 am
FILE PHOTO: China's Vice Premier Liu He listens to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer as they exit the office of the U.S. Trade Representative following the second day of last-ditch trade talks in Washington, U.S., May 10, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Mill
Delhi leader defies slaps and shoes to step up election fight 12 May 2019 - 11:19 pm
The tussle for the capital will be front and centre, with all eyes on its chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, whose Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) -- or Common Man party -- was formed just seven years ago amid outrage over corruption.
Political parties avoid wooing Muslim voters in India 12 May 2019 - 11:19 pm
A man stands outside a polling station before casting his vote during the sixth phase of the general election, in the old quarters of Delhi, India, May 12, 2019. Reuters/Anushree Fadnavis
Exit far left: India's communists face election angst 12 May 2019 - 11:19 pm
In this photo taken on April 19, 2019, Sitaram Yechury, leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), gestures to supporters at an election campaign rally in Perambra in the south Indian state of Kerala. AFP/Arun Sankar
Indian parties court farmers with green promises 12 May 2019 - 10:30 pm
A farmer smokes while sitting on sacks of paddy crops as he waits for customers in Sanand village on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, November 15, 2016. Reuters
India's marathon election reaches next-to-last phase 12 May 2019 - 07:07 pm
Women stand in a queue to cast their vote at a polling station in village Bhudi in the northern state of Haryana, India, May 12, 2019. (REUTERS/Ajay Verma)
Pakistan PM slams hotel attack as bid to damage economy 12 May 2019 - 11:07 am
This picture taken on March 8, 2019 shows a general view of the five-star Pearl Continental hotel located on a hill in the southwestern Pakistani city of Gwadar, where gunmen stormed the building. AFP / BANARAS KHAN

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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

Africa

File photo showing the AU logo outside the headquarters building in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. AU condemns armed attacks on UN peacekeepers in South Sudan
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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

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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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