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US denies public was lied to about Afghanistan 21 Dec 2019 - 02:12 am
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark Milley exits after an end of year press conference at the Pentagon on December 20, 2019 in Arlington, Virginia.  Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFP
Hundreds of Chinese held in Philippine online gaming crackdown 21 Dec 2019 - 02:12 am
Chinese workers illegally working at an unlicensed online gambling firm are arrested by Philippine authorities at an office building in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, December 19, 2019. Picture taken December 19, 2019. Bureau of Immigrations/Hand
Rohingya weep in Myanmar court as they face charge of illegal travel 21 Dec 2019 - 02:12 am
Police vehicles transport Rohingya Muslims, charged with illegally travelling without proper documents, in Pathein, Ayeyarwady, Myanmar December 20, 2019. Reuters/Ann Wang
Earthquake rattles Afghanistan, Pakistan and Indian Kashmir 21 Dec 2019 - 02:12 am
People gather outside buildings after a 6.1-magnitude earthquake in Islamabad on December 20, 2019. A strong earthquake rattled Afghanistan and Pakistan on December 20 afternoon, the US Geological Survey said, forcing residents into the streets in Islamab
Libya govt urges military aid from friendly nations 21 Dec 2019 - 02:12 am
Libya's UN-recognised Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj holds a cabinet meeting in the Libyan capital Tripoli on December 19, 2019.  AFP
Lebanon's new PM says he plans a government of experts 21 Dec 2019 - 02:12 am
Lebanese outgoing prime minister Saad Hariri meets with Prime Minister-designate Hassan Diab (L) in Beirut on December 20, 2019. AFP
Johnson's Brexit deal secures first win in new parliament 21 Dec 2019 - 01:37 am
A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament's Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) shows Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaking at the opening of the Second Reading of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement)
French strike enters third week as govt, unions deadlocked on pension reform 21 Dec 2019 - 01:37 am
Travelers wait to board their train as Gare de Lyon railway station in Paris on December 20, 2019, on the 16th day of a nationwide multi-sector strike against the government's pensions overhaul. / AFP / Martin Bureau
Russia ‘lone wolf’ attack Moscow spy headquarters; 2 dead 20 Dec 2019 - 11:31 pm
Security officers stand guard on a street near the Federal Security Service (FSB) building after a shooting incident, in Moscow, Russia December 19, 2019. Reuters/Shamil Zhumatov
India bans citizenship law protests, death toll rises to 14 20 Dec 2019 - 10:46 pm
Demonstrators attend a protest against a new citizenship law, in Chennai, India, December 20, 2019. Reuters/P Ravikumar
Criminal or victim? Female drug mules trapped as 'legal zombies' in Brazil 20 Dec 2019 - 10:00 pm
The outside of the main women's penitentiary in Sao Paulo, Brazil, October 29, 2019. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Fabio Teixeira
Climate activists escape punishment over London train protest 20 Dec 2019 - 09:57 pm
Protesters hold a banner outside the BlackRock office during an Extinction Rebellion demonstration in the City of London, Britain, October 14, 2019. Reuters / Henry Nicholls
JK Rowling backs sacked worker in speech case 20 Dec 2019 - 09:35 pm
JK Rowling (Reuters)
'Oh my God, look at that ship!': massive cruise liners collide off Mexico 20 Dec 2019 - 09:34 pm
Carnival Glory cruise ship crashes into Carnival Legend at Cozumel cruise port, Mexico December 20, 2019 in this still image taken from a video obtained from social media. Matthew Bruin via Reuters
Infamous New York island jail could have new, green life 20 Dec 2019 - 09:34 pm
The Rikers Island Prison complex (foreground) is seen from an airplane in the Queens borough of New York City, New York, US, April 2, 2017. Reuters/Mike Segar
Haiti demands justice for women and girls abused by UN peacekeepers 20 Dec 2019 - 09:34 pm
UN peacekeepers patrol the neighborhood of Cite Soleil together with Haitian national police officers and members of UNPOL (United Nations Police) in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, March 3, 2017.  Andres Martinez Casares/Reuters
Trump says talked with China's Xi on trade deal, Hong Kong, North Korea 20 Dec 2019 - 08:02 pm
Trump announced the phone call in a tweet. A White House official said they spoke on Friday morning. China Central Television said Xi spoke to Trump at the request of the U.S. president.
Palace: Prince Philip in hospital as 'precautionary measure' 20 Dec 2019 - 08:02 pm
Philip had been at the royal family's Sandringham estate in eastern England, where the queen and her family usually spend Christmas.