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Trump says working on a very big trade deal with India, but will take time 19 Feb 2020 - 09:14 am
People ride their motorbikes past a hoarding with the images of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump ahead of Trump's visit, in Ahmedabad, India, February 18, 2020. REUTERS/Amit Dave
Syria's war in numbers 18 Feb 2020 - 11:24 pm
Fire fighters extinguish a fire which broken out after Russian forces staged air-strike over residential areas in Tariq al-Bab neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria, on April 23, 2016. Anadolu Agency / ?brahim Ebu Leys
Trump pardons ex-'junk bond king' Milken, commutes Blagojevich sentence 18 Feb 2020 - 11:24 pm
US President Donald Trump speaks to the press outside the grand ballroom as he arrives for a New Year celebration at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach on December 31, 2019. AFP / Jim Watson
US woman accuses Mexican church of trafficking, abuse in lawsuit 18 Feb 2020 - 09:18 pm
Devotees are seen after a prayer vigil at the La Luz del Mundo (The Light of the World) church after its leader Naason Joaquin Garcia was arrested in California, in Guadalajara, Mexico June 5, 2019. Reuters/Fernando Carranza
Locusts swarm into South Sudan as plague spreads 18 Feb 2020 - 08:44 pm
A desert locust is seen feeding on a plantation in a grazing land on the outskirt of Dusamareb in Galmudug region, Somalia December 22, 2019. Reuters/Feisal Omar
EU27 harden stance, Britain sounds defiant ahead of new deal talks 18 Feb 2020 - 08:42 pm
European Union flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, December 19, 2019. Reuters/Yves Herman
Can ethical businesses bring a breath of fresh air to Asia's polluted cities? 18 Feb 2020 - 08:42 pm
In this photograph taken on November 7, 2016 Indian commuters journey along a major road as heavy smog covers New Delhi. AFP
Malaysia urged to cut down on plastic packaging for cleaner seas 18 Feb 2020 - 08:42 pm
Representative image. AFP / Jack Guez
Kenyan farmers find sweet spot with nutritious, drought-hardy crop 18 Feb 2020 - 08:42 pm
Workers produce sweet potato products at a processing factory in Maua, Meru County, Kenya, January 26, 2020. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Caroline Wambui
Major Thai coffee brand vows to repay 200 debt-ridden farmers 18 Feb 2020 - 08:42 pm
A Doi Chaang Coffee store on December 24, 2019 in Chiang Rai, Thailand. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Nanchanok Wongsamuth
UK firms urged to act on domestic abuse as female murder cases rise 18 Feb 2020 - 08:42 pm
A woman looks towards dark clouds over the Houses of Parliament in central London, August 11, 2014. Reuters / Luke MacGregor
Huge locust outbreak in East Africa reaches South Sudan 18 Feb 2020 - 07:21 pm
Samburu men attempt to fend-off a swarm of desert locusts flying over a grazing land in Lemasulani village, Samburu County, Kenya January 17, 2020. Reuters/Njeri Mwangi
Judge warns Weinstein defense lawyer not to talk to media after op-ed on trial 18 Feb 2020 - 06:39 pm
Harvey Weinstein's lawyer Donna Rotunno talks to the media outside New York Criminal Court during the ongoing sexual assault trial in the Manhattan borough of New York City, February 14, 2020. Reuters/Carlo Allegri
Air strikes hit hospitals, camps in northwest Syria, Turkey demands pull-back 18 Feb 2020 - 06:39 pm
Syrian women accompany children in a muddy field in the Washukanni Camp for the internally displaced, near the predominantly Kurdish city of Hasakeh in northeastern Syria, on February 17, 2020. AFP / Delil Souleiman
Canada passenger trains to run again, pipeline protests block freight 18 Feb 2020 - 06:39 pm
Supporters of the indigenous Wet'suwet'en Nation occupy railway tracks as part of a protest against British Columbia's Coastal GasLink pipeline, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada February 15, 2020. Reuters/Chris Helgren
India hastily builds wall along slum ahead of Trump visit 18 Feb 2020 - 06:39 pm
A man applies finishing touches to paintings of Donald Trump and Narendra Modi on a wall as part of a beautification along a route that they will be taking during Trump visit in Ahmedabad, India, February 17, 2020. Reuters/Amit Dave
Storm-swollen rivers surge in UK, severe flood alerts issued 18 Feb 2020 - 06:39 pm
A man walks on the Old Bridge in Hereford, western England, on February 17, 2020, as the waters of the swollen River Wye fill the arches in the aftermath of Storm Dennis.  AFP / Oli Scarff
Vatican police perform new raids in London real estate case 18 Feb 2020 - 06:39 pm
This file photo taken on June 04 2017 in Vatican shows St Peters’ basilica during a mass led by Pope Francis. AFP / Andreas Solaro