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Kurdish rebel leader calls end to jail hunger strikes in Turkey: lawyers 26 May 2019 - 12:12 pm
This file photo taken on September 28, 1993 shows Kurdish rebel chief Abdullah Ocalan giving a press conference in Masnaa on the Lebanon-Syria border.  / AFP / Joseph BARRAK
UK must leave EU on Oct. 31 even without a deal - PM candidate McVey 26 May 2019 - 11:25 am
File photo of Esther McVey resigned from the government over the manner in which Brexit was handled [Hannah McKay/Reuters]
Iran will defend itself against any aggression -foreign minister 26 May 2019 - 11:16 am
File photo of  Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif.
Thai Former Prime Minister Prem Tinsulanonda dead at 98 26 May 2019 - 10:53 am
File photo of Thailand's former Prime Minister and President of the Royal Privy Council Prem Tinsulanonda is seen during an official event in Bangkok, Thailand April 10, 2019. Picture taken April 10, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer
Lebanese PM: new budget start of "a long road" to economic safety 26 May 2019 - 10:47 am
File photo of Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri reacts, after the announcement of the new government at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon January 31, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo
German state vote could threaten future of Merkel coalition 26 May 2019 - 10:22 am
German Chancellor Angela Merkel gives a speech during the last pre-European elections meeting of the European People's Party (EPP), in Munich, southern Germany, on May 24, 2019. / AFP / Christof STACHE
Time to get back to work as Australian PM names cabinet 26 May 2019 - 10:14 am
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison (L) and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg meet with Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe (not pictured) during their meeting at the Reserve Bank in Sydney on May 22, 2019. / AFP / Peter PARKS
Trade put to one side, Trump and Abe do diplomacy over golf and sumo 26 May 2019 - 08:28 am
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe poses for a selfie with U.S. President Donald Trump at Mobara Country Club in Mobara, Chiba prefecture, Japan, May 26, 2019, in this picture obtained from social media. Courtesy of Instagram @kantei, Prime Minister's Offi
Papua New Guinea prime minister quits after weeks of turmoil 26 May 2019 - 08:23 am
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neil (R) and member of parliament Julius Chan (L) attend a function in Port Moresby on May 26, 2019. O'Neill annouced his resignation making way for Julius Chan to return as prime minister local media reported. / AF
Norway says Venezuela mediation to resume next week 25 May 2019 - 10:39 pm
Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Soreide
Heavy fighting in Libyan capital 25 May 2019 - 10:21 pm
A fighter loyal to the Libyan internationally-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) fires a heavy machine gun as a press photographer take pictures of the scene during clashes against forces loyal to strongman Khalifa Haftar, on May 25, 2019, in
Flooding leads to Oklahoma and Arkansas evacuations 25 May 2019 - 10:13 pm
A storm cloud formation is seen in Collinsville, Oklahoma, U.S., May 20, 2019 in this picture obtained from social media on May 21, 2019.
Lebanon denies forcing Syrians home from Beirut airport 25 May 2019 - 04:44 pm
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French police hunt suspect after Lyon bomb attack 25 May 2019 - 04:05 pm
Police patrol the streets during the manhunt of a suspected suitcase bomber in central Lyon, France, May 25, 2019. REUTERS/Emmanuel Foudrot
EU votes as far right challenges Macron 25 May 2019 - 03:38 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron appears on a screen during a live chat on Youtube and Facebook as La Republique En Marche (Republic on the Move) holds the last European election rally in Paris, France May 24, 2019. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
Nepal's record-setting Everest guide returns as a hero 25 May 2019 - 03:21 pm
FILE PHOTO:  In this file photo taken on May 17, 2018, mountaineers make their way to the summit of Mount Everest, as they ascend on the south face from Nepal. AFP / Phunjo LAMA
British, Irish climbers become Everest victims 25 May 2019 - 02:47 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 17, 2018, mountaineers make their way to the summit of Mount Everest, as they ascend on the south face from Nepal. AFP / Phunjo Lama
Trump arrives for sumo summit with Abe 25 May 2019 - 12:27 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump attend a Japanese business leaders event in Tokyo, Japan May 25, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst