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Johnson presses EU to give way amid no-deal Brexit warnings 29 Jul 2019 - 08:45 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson shakes hands with Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at Bute House in Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain July 29, 2019. (REUTERS/Russell Cheyne)
1,400 arrested at Moscow election protest: monitor 28 Jul 2019 - 01:29 pm
Law enforcement officers detain a participant of a rally calling for opposition candidates to be registered for elections to Moscow City Duma, the capital's regional parliament, in Moscow, Russia July 27, 2019. REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva
Russia detains more than 600 people over election protest - monitor 27 Jul 2019 - 07:12 pm
Police officers detain a protester during an unauthorised rally demanding independent and opposition candidates be allowed to run for office in local election in September, in downtown Moscow on July 27, 2019. (AFP / Maxim ZMEYEV)
Young American suspected of killing Rome policeman: media 27 Jul 2019 - 11:35 am
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"Very unhelpful": Ireland scolds British PM Johnson over Brexit 26 Jul 2019 - 07:57 pm
Ireland's Tanaiste and Minister of Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney appears on BBC TV's The Andrew Marr Show in London, Britain, July 21, 2019. (Jeff Overs/BBC/Handout via REUTERS)
Europe's heat wave wreaks travel havoc across the continent 26 Jul 2019 - 06:52 pm
Tourist using umbrellas to protect themselves from a scorching sun walk on a bridge over the Seine river in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. (AFP / Philippe LOPEZ)
"I'll make Britain great again", PM Johnson says, echoing Trump 25 Jul 2019 - 07:41 pm
A handout photograph taken and released by the UK Parliament on July 25, 2019 shows Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaking in the Houses of Parliament in central London. (AFP PHOTO /JESSICA TAYLOR/ UK Parliament)
Ukraine seizes Russian tanker, frees crew after Moscow threat 25 Jul 2019 - 06:43 pm
A view shows the Russian tanker, now called Nika Spirit and formerly named Neyma, which was detained by the Ukrainian security services in the port of Izmail, Ukraine in this handout picture obtained by Reuters on July 25, 2019. (State Border Guard Servic
Paris hits new heat record, London boils in Europe heat wave 25 Jul 2019 - 04:05 pm
A man walks past a public water spray on the bank of the Seine river in Paris on July 25, 2019 as a new heatwave hits Europe. (AFP / Philippe LOPEZ)
Britain says it will escort all UK vessels through Hormuz Strait 25 Jul 2019 - 03:33 pm
Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz, December 21, 2018. (REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo)
New PM Johnson brings Brexit gang back together 25 Jul 2019 - 01:19 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks at the House of Commons in London, Britain July 25, 2019, in this screen grab taken from video. Reuters Tv via REUTERS
Europe braces for more record temperatures as heatwave hits peak 25 Jul 2019 - 11:55 am
People cool off as they enjoy a water fight on the Malieveld, in The Hague city center, on July 24, 2019, during a heatwave. Belgium and the Netherlands recorded their highest ever temperatures as a European heatwave neared its peak on July 24. (AFP / ANP
British PM Johnson brings in new team for Brexit challenge 24 Jul 2019 - 09:50 pm
onservative party politician Dominic Raab arrives at 10 Downing Street in London on July 24, 2019. (AFP / Tolga AKMEN)
Mueller dismisses Trump's claims of Russia probe exoneration 24 Jul 2019 - 09:10 pm
Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller is sworn in before the House Intelligence Committee about his report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election in the Rayburn House Office Building July 24, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Ima
Five facts about new UK finance minister Javid 24 Jul 2019 - 08:48 pm
Newly appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid leaves Downing Street, in London, Britain July 24, 2019. (REUTERS/Hannah McKay)
"No ifs or buts," Boris Johnson promises Brexit on Oct 31 24 Jul 2019 - 04:23 pm
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II welcomes newly elected leader of the Conservative party, Boris Johnson during an audience in Buckingham Palace, London on July 24, 2019, where she invited him to become Prime Minister and form a new government. (AFP / POOL / V
Incoming British PM Johnson picks Brexit's enfant terrible for top team 24 Jul 2019 - 04:23 pm
Dominic Cummings (AFP PHOTO / PRU)
Trains slowed down as temperature records tumble in Europe 24 Jul 2019 - 12:09 pm
A man holding a bottle of water walks by a woman sipping a drink through a straw on a bridge over the Seine river in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris on July 23, 2019. Parisians were bracing for potentially the hottest ever temperature in the French cap

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File photo UK cancels military training in Kenya over permit dispute
A wildfire rages in a mountainous area near the town of Al Hachimia, Bouira Province, on July 21, 2026. (Photo by AFP) Over 100 hospitalised, 150 homes damaged in Algeria blazes
File photo Ebola death toll in Africa outbreak surpasses 1,000
This photo shows a view of a power station in Mateur on July 21, 2026. Tunisia has been experiencing a heatwave for a week, with temperatures exceeding 48 degrees celsius as people endure the ordeal of daily water and electricity cuts. (Photo by FETHI BELAID / AFP) Extreme heatwave grips Tunisia as wide power cuts fuel frustration

Americas

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the Ratepayer Protection Pledge during a roundtable at the Environmental Protection Agency headquarters on July 23, 2026 in Washington, DC.(Photo by Kevin Dietsch / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) US President warns Iran of 'major military punishment' if Houthi attacks continue
File photo World Bank estimates Venezuela quakes caused $19.6bn in damage
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Representational file photo US oil inventories at lowest level since 1984

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