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US says it saw preparations for another Syrian chemical attack 27 Jun 2017 - 07:24 pm
FILE PHOTO: An unconscious Syrian child receives treatment at a hospital in Khan Sheikhun, a rebel-held town in the northwestern Syrian Idlib province following a suspected toxic gas attack on April 4, 2017 (AFP / Omar haj)
Two alpinists go missing on Pakistan's Nanga Parbat aka 'Killer Mountain' 27 Jun 2017 - 07:13 pm
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Israeli spy agency creates fund to invest in tech firms 27 Jun 2017 - 07:08 pm
(AFP Photo / Michal Cizek)
CNN journalists resign after Trump-Russia article pulled 27 Jun 2017 - 06:54 pm
A large television in a bank shows CNN's audio only broadcast of White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer's briefing in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. June 26, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
US brands China as among worst human trafficking offenders 27 Jun 2017 - 06:51 pm
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Ivanka Trump attend the 2017 Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP) Ceremony at the State Department in Washington, U.S., June 27, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
Wannacry again; Ransomware virus hits computer servers across Europe 27 Jun 2017 - 06:24 pm
An IT researcher as he stands next to a giant screen of a computer infected by a ransomware at the LHS (High Security Laboratory) of the INRIA (National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation) in Rennes on November 3, 2016. AFP / Damien
UK to probe widespread use of cladding after tower blaze 27 Jun 2017 - 06:10 pm
Specialists abseil down the side of Bray Tower to check the cladding, on the Chalcots Estate in north London, Britain, June 27, 2017. Reuters/Hannah McKay
Child, 5, named as youngest victim of London tower block fire 27 Jun 2017 - 01:27 pm
Five-year-old Isaac Paulous, who died in the Grenfell Tower fire, is seen in this undated photograph received via the Metropolitan Police, in London, Britain June 27, 2017. Metropolitan Police/Handout/Via REUTERS
Trump claims victory as court partially reinstates travel ban 27 Jun 2017 - 01:16 pm
File photo of US President Donald Trump in the Rose Garden at The White House in Washington D.C on June 26, 2017. AFP / SAUL LOEB
Candidate cries foul as Mongolia heads toward runoff vote 27 Jun 2017 - 12:21 pm
Presidential candidate Sainkhuu Ganbaatar (C), from the Mongolian People?s Revolutionary Party (MPRP) speaks during a press conference at his headquarters in Ulan Bator on June 27, 2017. AFP / FRED DUFOUR
Appeals court: Dutch partially liable for some 300 victims of Srebrenica massacre 27 Jun 2017 - 12:17 pm
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Mosul battle to end in days as troops advance in Old City: Iraqi general 26 Jun 2017 - 09:01 pm
An Iraqi forces' armoured vehicle advances through the Old City of Mosul on June 26, 2017, as the offensive continues to retake the last district held by the Islamic State (IS) group. (AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE)
Swede held by Al-Qaeda in Mali since 2011 freed 26 Jun 2017 - 08:43 pm
An image grab shows three Western hostages taken captive in northern Mali by the Qaida-linked Al-Din movement, appear in an undiscloed location in Mali: South African-Briton Stephen Malcolm McGown (C), Swede Johan Gustafsson (L) and Dutch national Sjaak R
In victory for Trump, US Supreme Court revives travel ban 26 Jun 2017 - 07:14 pm
A news assistant runs out after the US Supreme Court granted parts of the Trump administration's emergency request to put his travel ban into effect immediately while the legal battle continues, in Washington, U.S., June 26, 2017. (REUTERS/Yuri Gripas)
Trump attacks Obama over Russia and elections: “He colluded” 26 Jun 2017 - 05:50 pm
US President Donald Trump speaks during a signing ceremony for the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017, on June 23, 2017, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC. (AFP / Mandel Ngan)
First female captain a real change of the guard in London 26 Jun 2017 - 04:45 pm
Captain Megan Couto of the 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI), makes history as she becomes the first woman to command the Queen's Guard at Buckingham Palace, London, Britain June 26, 2017. (REUTERS/John Stillwell/Pool)
Not a single blot of corruption against my government, says Modi 26 Jun 2017 - 12:35 pm
This handout photograph from the Indian Press Information Bureau (PIB) taken on June 25, 2017 shows Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attending a reception to meet members of the Indian community in the United States, in Washington DC on June 25, 2017.
Trump hosts 'true friend' Modi for first one-on-one 26 Jun 2017 - 12:09 pm
This handout photograph from the Indian Press Information Bureau (PIB) taken on June 25, 2017 shows Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attending a reception to meet members of the Indian community in the United States, in Washington DC on June 25, 2017.