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Syrian official to attend event in Amman next month 22 Feb 2019 - 12:24 am
People walk during a march from the city of Aqaba south of the capital, demanding more employment opportunities, on the highway near Amman, Jordan, February 20, 2019. Reuters/Muhammad Hamed
Deadly Bangladesh fire that killed at least 78 shows lapses in development 22 Feb 2019 - 12:23 am
Flames and smoke rise from building after a fire broke out in an old part of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on February 21, 2019.  AFP
India reiterates plan to stop sharing of excess water with Pakistan: minister 22 Feb 2019 - 12:23 am
Indian commuters make their way through a flooded street after a heavy downpour in Amritsar on February 21, 2019. AFP / Narinder Nanu
Operation to end last IS Syria pocket hits evacuation snag 22 Feb 2019 - 12:23 am
Tractors and trucks remove the rubble from buildings that were heavily damaged during battles between rebel fighters and regime forces, in the former opposition held district of Salaheddin in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on February 11, 2019. AFP /
US Coast Guard officer in mass murder plot to remain jailed 21 Feb 2019 - 11:20 pm
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Britain softens Brexit stance in latest EU talks 21 Feb 2019 - 11:20 pm
Britain's Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn and Labour Party's Shadow Secretary of State for Departing the European Union Keir Starmer leave a meeting with European Union Chief Brexit Negotiator Michel Barnier (not pictured) at the EU Commission headquart
Road blocks, strike in Catalonia against separatists' trial 21 Feb 2019 - 11:20 pm
People protest during a strike day in Barcelona against the trial of former Catalan separatist leaders held in Madrid, on February 21, 2019. AFP / Lluis Gene
Climate activist Thunberg urges EU to double carbon reduction targets 21 Feb 2019 - 11:20 pm
16 year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and Belgian students gather to call for urgent measures to combat climate change during a demonstration in Brussels, Belgium, 21 February 2019. AFP / Aris Oikonomou
Ex-FM Bishop retires in new blow to Australian government 21 Feb 2019 - 11:20 pm
Former Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop (L) walks down the stairs with Prime Minister Scott Morrison at the Parliament House in Canberra on February 21, 2019.  AFP / Mark Graham
Pakistani-held Kashmir on alert as tensions with India rise 21 Feb 2019 - 11:20 pm
In this picture taken on February 20, 2019, goods trucks are pictured at the border town of Chakothi in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, some 3 km from Line of Control (LoC).  AFP / Sajjad Qayyum
Canada looks to reunite Syrian family after fire claims seven kids 21 Feb 2019 - 11:19 pm
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with members of the Nova Scotia Muslim community while in attendance for a vigil in support of a Syrian refugee family who lost seven children killed in a house fire in the community of Spryfield earlier in th
Pompeo: Diplomat dad means US-born IS woman not citizen 21 Feb 2019 - 11:19 pm
US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo listens during the news conference in Reykjavik, Iceland February 15, 2019. Reuters/Geirix
Hungarian opposition cries hypocrisy over Venezuelan refugees 21 Feb 2019 - 11:19 pm
This picture taken on February 21, 2019 shows a building of the VVSI Sport Hotel in Gardony town, about 60 km west from Hungarian capital Budapest, where Venezuela's refugees are hosted. AFP
Venezuela's Maduro to close borders with Brazil 21 Feb 2019 - 11:19 pm
A group of vehicles supposedly carrying Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, who many nations have recognised as the country's rightful interim ruler, leave his house in Caracas, Venezuela February 21, 2019. Reuters/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Democrats prepare resolution against Trump's declaration 21 Feb 2019 - 11:19 pm
Nancy Pelosi attends VH1 Trailblazer Honors at The Wilshire Ebell Theatre on February 20, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Amy Sussman/Getty Images/AFP
Algeria’s president to visit Switzerland for medical checks 21 Feb 2019 - 08:15 pm
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on June 15, 2015 in Algiers. AFP/Alain Jocard
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi drops off UN agenda in Geneva next week 21 Feb 2019 - 08:15 pm
Aung San Suu Kyi addresses the 71st United Nations General Assembly in Manhattan, September 21, 2016. Reuters/Carlo Allegri
Eleven Venezuela diplomats in US defect since last month -opposition 21 Feb 2019 - 08:15 pm
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