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Von der Leyen pledges EU 'green deal' in first 100 days 16 Jul 2019 - 11:23 am
Former German Defence Minister and newly-appointed EU commission Ursula von der Leyen delivers a speech during her statement for her candidacy for President of the Commission at the European Parliament on July 16, 2019 in Strasbourg, eastern France. AFP /
Climate activists disrupt five British cities with 'summer uprising' 15 Jul 2019 - 11:54 pm
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Italy seizes missile from far-right sympathisers 15 Jul 2019 - 11:54 pm
Italian Police handout shows weapons, including an air-to-air missile, that they say they seized in raids on neo-Nazi sympathisers, in Turin, Italy July 15, 2019. Polizia di Stato/ via Reuters
Three children, woman killed in France train-car crash 15 Jul 2019 - 11:19 pm
French gendarmes stand at a level crossing on July 15, 2019, after a car and a TER regional express train crashed at the exit of the train station in Avenay-Val-d'Or, near Reims, northeastern France. AFP / Francois Nascimbeni
Hot chocolate: 17 tons of cocoa burns on German highway 15 Jul 2019 - 06:55 pm
A cocoa tree with cocoa fruits is seen at El Carmen Estate in Jayaque, El Salvador, July 20, 2016. Reuters/Jose Cabezas
France says dual national Fariba Adelkhah arrested in Iran - statement 15 Jul 2019 - 03:26 pm
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Bank of England picks World War Two code-breaker Turing for banknotes 15 Jul 2019 - 03:14 pm
Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of England, poses for a photograph beside the concept design for the new Bank of England fifty pound banknote, featuring mathematician and scientist Alan Turing, during the presentation at the Science and Industry Museum
Britain sees "small window" to save nuclear deal, Iran presses Europe to act 15 Jul 2019 - 01:23 pm
Spain's Minister of Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell (L) welcomes Britan's Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt (R) during a Foreign Affairs meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels on July 15, 2019. (AFP / JOHN THYS)
Opposition figures arrested during Moscow vote demo 14 Jul 2019 - 10:16 pm
Russian opposition figure Ilya Yashin addresses his supporters, next to a bas-relief of Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin, at a rally to protest against alleged violations ahead of elections to Moscow City Duma, the capital's regional parliament, in Mos
Paris clashes tarnish Macron's military parade 14 Jul 2019 - 07:56 pm
French Gendarmes remove fences next to a burning portable toilet during clashes with protesters on the Champs Elysees avenue after the traditional Bastille Day military parade in Paris, France, July 14, 2019. Reuters/Pascal Rossignol
Nine killed in plane crash during skydiving trip in Sweden 14 Jul 2019 - 06:30 pm
An emergency services boat carrying wreckage parts of a small airplane at a small harbor near the accident site at Ume river outside Umea, Sweden on July 14, 2019. AFP / TT News Agency / Samuel Petterson
European powers urge dialogue, end to escalation in Iran nuclear crisis 14 Jul 2019 - 06:30 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron attend the traditional Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees Avenue in Paris, France, July 14, 2019. Reuters/Charles Platiau
UK says seized Iranian oil tanker could be released 14 Jul 2019 - 03:11 pm
FILE PHOTO: A British Royal Navy patrol vessel guards the oil supertanker Grace 1, that's on suspicion of carrying Iranian crude oil to Syria, as it sits anchored in waters of the British overseas territory of Gibraltar, historically claimed by Spain, Jul
Macron showcases Euro military prowess at Paris parade 14 Jul 2019 - 11:49 am
French soldiers march during the Bastille Day military parade down the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris on July 14, 2019. / AFP / Lionel Bonaventure
UK envoy said Trump ditched Iran deal to spite Obama: report 14 Jul 2019 - 11:43 am
The residence of British Ambassador Sir Kim Darroch is shown July 10, 2019 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee/Getty Images/AFP
France to create space command within air force - Macron 13 Jul 2019 - 09:48 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron speaks at the residence of French Defense Minister on the eve of Bastille Day in Paris, France, July 13, 2019. Kamil Zihnioglu/Pool via REUTERS
Wimbledon, F1, Cricket Create Headache for Fans-and Broadcasters 13 Jul 2019 - 08:06 pm
Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, with Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, in the Royal Box after the final between Serena Williams of the U.S. and Romania's Simona Halep Laurence Griffiths/Pool via REUTERS
UK to facilitate release of Iranian tanker if it gets Syria guarantees-Hunt 13 Jul 2019 - 07:22 pm
A British Royal Navy patrol vessel guards the oil supertanker Grace 1, that's on suspicion of carrying Iranian crude oil to Syria, as it sits anchored in waters of the British overseas territory of Gibraltar, historically claimed by Spain, July 4, 2019. R

Africa

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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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