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Dutch court sentences three to life in prison for 2014 downing of MH17 17 Nov 2022 - 07:20 pm
Presiding Judge Hendrik Steenhuis and Judge Dagmar Koster sit in the courtroom as the Dutch court announces its ruling in the MH17 trial of three Russians and a Ukrainian in the Schiphol Judicial Complex, Badhoevedorp, Netherlands, November 17, 2022. (REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw)
Bill Gates pledges $7 billion to boost health, agriculture in Africa 17 Nov 2022 - 07:07 pm
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Top Ugandan rights groups file case against internet law 17 Nov 2022 - 05:18 pm
The bill was signed into law by Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni BADRU KATUMBA AFP/File
Fairytale ending for unfinished German cruise ship 17 Nov 2022 - 03:52 pm
(Files) In this file photo taken on January 26, 2022, the 342m long and almost finished cruise ship “Global Dream“ is pictured in the main assembly hall of the shipbuilder
UK will not sign hasty post-Brexit trade deals: Sunak 17 Nov 2022 - 03:44 pm
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi hold a bilateral meeting on November 16, 2022 in Nusa Dua, Indonesia. Leon Neal/Pool via Reuters
Hunt says UK is in recession as Ukraine war, inflation bite 17 Nov 2022 - 03:05 pm
Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt walks at Downing Street in London, Britain, November 17, 2022. Reuters/Peter Nicholls
Guangzhou to build 250,000 quarantine beds as China Covid cases rise 17 Nov 2022 - 03:02 pm
People line up to get tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a nucleic acid testing site, on Flower City Square in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China November 16, 2022. cnsphoto via Reuters
Travel-weary Saudi superfan awaits World Cup at 'home' 17 Nov 2022 - 12:08 pm
Saudi national football team fan and the head of the fan association for the prestigious Jeddah-based Saudi club Al-Ahly, Bader Turkistani, poses for a picture on November 9, 2022 in the Saudi Red Sea city of Jeddah. Photo by Amer Hilabi / AFP
Sultan of Oman pardons 175 prisoners 17 Nov 2022 - 10:43 am
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McConnell holds off challenge as Trump allies turn on congressional Republicans 16 Nov 2022 - 11:29 pm
US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks during a news conference following Senate Republican leadership elections that included his re-election as minority leader at the US Capitol in Washington, US, on November 16, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
China attacking Taiwan a 'mistake' like Russia in Ukraine: top US general 16 Nov 2022 - 11:06 pm
US Joint Chiefs Chair Army General Mark Milley speaks during a news briefing after participating a virtual Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, US, November 16, 2022. (Reuters/Tom Brenner)
Russia falls into recession 16 Nov 2022 - 10:39 pm
Employees work at the assembly line of the LADA Izhevsk automobile plant, part of the Avtovaz Group, in Izhevsk, Russia, on February 22, 2022.  File Photo / Reuters
Ukraine's Kyivstar resumes telco coverage in Kherson after Russia exit 16 Nov 2022 - 09:54 pm
People gather in the central square of Kherson, after Kyivstar engineers installed the first mobile station, in Kherson, Ukraine November 13, 2022. Kyivstar/Handout via REUTERS
Vietnam nears $11bn-plus deal to shift economy from coal 16 Nov 2022 - 09:47 pm
Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha greets Vietnam's President Nguyen Xuan Phuc as they meet at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, on November 16, 2022. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
India-based Twitter accounts fanned UK unrest, researchers say 16 Nov 2022 - 09:33 pm
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At least five killed in gun attack in Iran's Khuzestan province - state media 16 Nov 2022 - 09:16 pm
People pass shops which were closed following the recent riots and the call of protesters to close the markets, in Tehran Bazaar, in Tehran, Iran November 16, 2022. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Sudan's pro-democracy coalition seeks "framework agreement" with the military  16 Nov 2022 - 08:00 pm
Protesters march during a rally against military rule following the last coup, in Khartoum, Sudan July 31, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/File Photo
Czechs plan to train up to 4,000 Ukrainian troops 16 Nov 2022 - 07:25 pm
Czech Defence Minister Jana Cernochova (left) attends a NATO Defence Ministers meeting in Brussels, Belgium, February 16, 2022. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo