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Trump says whistleblower complaint relates to 'totally appropriate conversation' 20 Sep 2019 - 06:45 pm
The rising sun illuminates the United States Capitol Building on September 19, 2019 in Washington, DC.  Samuel Corum/Getty Images/AFP
US, El Salvador to sign asylum deal 20 Sep 2019 - 06:45 pm
Walter Armando Jimenez Melendez, an asylum seeker from El Salvador, arrives with his4 yr-old son Jeremy at La Posada Providencia shelter in San Benito, Texas after reunion, July 10, 2018. Reuters/ Loren Elliott
Canada Foreign Minister Freeland 'troubled, disappointed' by Trudeau's blackface images 20 Sep 2019 - 06:45 pm
Canada's Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks during a news conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, December 12, 2018. Reuters/Chris Wattie
Thousands protest in Algiers despite tight security 20 Sep 2019 - 06:45 pm
People watch demonstrators shouting slogans during a protest to reject the Algerian election announcement for December, in Algiers, Algeria September 20, 2019. Reuters/Ramzi Boudina
Trump administration blocks 'urgent' whistleblower disclosure 20 Sep 2019 - 01:05 pm
Trump, though giving no details about any incident, denied Thursday that he would ever
2 shootings in DC kill at least 1, wound another 8 20 Sep 2019 - 12:30 pm
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Bernie Sanders first to reach 1 million donors 19 Sep 2019 - 11:48 pm
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Israel’s homegrown Houdini finally hits limit to political magic 19 Sep 2019 - 11:47 pm
Benjamin Netanyahu climbs out after a visit inside the Rahav, the fifth submarine, after it arrived in the Haifa port, January 12, 2016. Reuters/Baz Ratner
'Only Bibi' no more: Why does Israel's Netanyahu want to power-share? 19 Sep 2019 - 11:47 pm
Benjamin Netanyahu (R), Supreme Court president Esther Hayut (C) and Benny Gantz (L), leader of Blue and White party, attend a memorial ceremony for late Israeli president Shimon Peres, at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on September 19, 2019. AFP / Gil Cohen-Ma
Ennahda backs Saied in Tunisia's presidential run-off 19 Sep 2019 - 11:40 pm
Kais Saied gestures as he speaks during a press conference in Tunis on September 17, 2019, following the announcement of official results in the first round of Tunisia's presidential election. AFP / Anis Mili
Student architects to help build 5 million cheap homes in Pakistan 19 Sep 2019 - 09:32 pm
People gather at the Sunday car market in Karachi, Pakistan, July 26, 2015. AFP
Climate-change protesters poised to kick off global wave of street marches 19 Sep 2019 - 09:25 pm
Sixteen year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg listens to speakers during a climate change demonstration at the US Supreme Court in Washington, September 18, 2019. Reuters/Kevin Lamarque
Georgian police arrest 11 in child-trafficking crackdown 19 Sep 2019 - 09:25 pm
Representative image: (AFP/Josep Lago)
UN honours activist who helped thousands of refugees return to Congo 19 Sep 2019 - 09:25 pm
Rights activist Evariste Mfaume poses for a portrait at Lusenda refugee camp, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Handout from UNHCR/John Wessels via Thomson Reuters Foundation.
Filipina chef relying on chocoholics to help beat typhoon threats 19 Sep 2019 - 09:25 pm
The Cacao Project founder Louise Mabulo visits a farm in in San Fernando, Camarines Sur, the Philippines, on July 25, 2019. (UN Environment Programme photo)
Bangladesh rural families shoulder costs of coping with climate change 19 Sep 2019 - 09:25 pm
Saju Begum, a flood-affected woman poses for a picture inside her house in Jamalpur, Bangladesh, July 21, 2019. Reuters/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
Cambodia to curb recruitment fees in bid to protect migrants from slavery abroad 19 Sep 2019 - 09:25 pm
A multi-language sign, written the Thai, Cambodian and Myanmar languages, is seen as a construction labourer works at a building site in Bangkok June 18, 2014. Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha
In Israel, calls for unity reveal deep divisions after vote 19 Sep 2019 - 08:45 pm
Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a speech during a memorial ceremony for late Israeli president Shimon Peres, at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, on September 19, 2019. AFP / Gil Cohen-Magen