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Israel evacuates 800 White Helmets to Jordan in face of Syria advance 22 Jul 2018 - 10:02 am
In this file photo taken on April 8, 2017, members of the Syrian civil defence volunteers, also known as the White Helmets, remove a victim from the rubble of his house, following a reported air strike by government forces on a rebel-held area in the sout
Cuba aims to build socialism, not communism, in draft constitution 22 Jul 2018 - 02:01 am
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Cuba approves new leader's Cabinet with old faces in place 21 Jul 2018 - 08:44 pm
Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel (2-L) applauds as former President Raul Castro (4-L) waves upon arriving to attend the National Assembly's session to present the new Council of Ministers and discuss the draft of 224 articles prepared by a parliamentary
In Gaza and Israel, war fears mount despite truce 21 Jul 2018 - 07:36 pm
Relatives of Palestinian militant Mohammed Abu Dakah, 31, who was killed in an Israeli strike, mourn during his funeral in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip July 21, 2018. Reuters/Suhaib Salem
India scraps tax on sanitary pads in boost for girls' education 21 Jul 2018 - 07:35 pm
Periods are among the leading factors for girls to drop out of school in a country where four out of five women and girls are estimated by campaigners to have no access to sanitary pads. (Reuters file photo)
Spanish ship returns home after dramatic migrant rescue 21 Jul 2018 - 07:35 pm
Migrants, intercepted aboard toy dinghies off the coast in the Strait of Gibraltar, leave a rescue boat after arriving at the port of Algeciras, southern Spain July 21, 2018. Reuters/Jon Nazca
Spain's conservatives swing to the right with new leader 21 Jul 2018 - 07:24 pm
Spanish lawmaker Pablo Casado delivers a speech after being chosen as the next leader of Spain's Popular Party (PP) at the end of a party meeting in Madrid on July 21, 2018.  AFP / Pierre-Philippe Marcou
Hundreds protest over Hong Kong's move to ban separatist political party 21 Jul 2018 - 07:05 pm
Protesters march during a demonstration against Article 23 and bans on freedom of association in Hong Kong on July 21, 2018. Police in Hong Kong sought to ban a political party which promotes independence for the city on July 17, citing it as a potential
Democratic socialists stepping up in races across US 21 Jul 2018 - 07:05 pm
FILE PHOTO: Hillary Clinton reacts as rival Bernie Sanders tries to hand her a piece of paper during a Democratic debate hosted by CNN and New York One at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York, April 14, 2016. ( Reuters)
Names of those 17 killed in Table Rock Lake boat accident released; 9 of them from single family 21 Jul 2018 - 06:09 pm
Rescue personnel are senn after an amphibious
Trump denies wrongdoing, says lawyer Michael Cohen's tape 'perhaps illegal' 21 Jul 2018 - 05:52 pm
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Syrian army pushes into Quneitra province: Reports 21 Jul 2018 - 04:53 pm
Syrian government forces' soldiers wave their national flags after taking back the city of Quneitra to the rebels, on July 19, 2018. Under pressure, rebels have agreed to hand over Quneitra and the buffer to government forces, an opposition negotiator and
German prosecutors charge bus attacker with attempted murder 21 Jul 2018 - 03:00 pm
Passengers of a public service bus receive medical treatment in Kuecknitz near Luebeck northern Germany, after several people were injured in the bus in an assault by a man wielding a knife on July 20, 2018. (AFP / dpa)
Israel, Hamas agree to restore calm in Gaza Strip 21 Jul 2018 - 10:12 am
An ambulance takes a wounded to the hospital as as Israeli forces intervene to disperse Palestinians taking part in the
Russian officials to meet suspected spy jailed in US 20 Jul 2018 - 05:51 pm
Mariia Butina, leader of a pro-gun organization, speaks on October 8, 2013 during a press conference in Moscow. (AFP)
Man arrested after knife attack on German bus 20 Jul 2018 - 05:38 pm
Policemen stand near a public service bus in Kuecknitz near Luebeck northern Germany, after several people were injured in the bus in an assault by a man wielding a knife on July 20, 2018. (AFP / dpa / Markus Scholz)
Macron to fire bodyguard caught on camera beating protester - Elysee 20 Jul 2018 - 11:55 am
Emmanuel Macron (R) flanked by Alexandre Benalla (L), head of security, attends a campaign visit in Rodez, France, May 5, 2017. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File picture
Trump-Putin II: Planning fall event in aftermath of Helsinki 20 Jul 2018 - 11:33 am
US President Donald Trump receives a football from Russian President Vladimir Putin as they hold a joint news conference after their meeting in Helsinki, Finland July 16, 2018. REUTERS/Grigory Dukor/File Photo