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US President Donald Trump answers questions during a joint press conference with Italian President Sergio Mattarella, not pictured, at the White House in Washington, on Wednesday. — AFP
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UAE to launch new low-cost airline
Sri Lanka's independent Election Commission Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya takes part in a press conference in Colombo on Wednesday. — AFP
October 16, 2019
Sri Lanka army chief sparks uproar over political endorsement
People are seen receiving assistance outside Kidapawan Doctors Hospital in Kidapawan City, after an earthquake, in Kidapawan City, Philippines, on Wednesday. — Reuters
October 16, 2019
Strong quake in Philippines kills one, injures dozens
This undated picture released by Korean Central News Agency on Wednesday shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un riding a white horse amid the first snow at Mount Paektu. — AFP
October 16, 2019
Policy shift anticipated as N. Korea's Kim rides white horse on sacred mountain
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Brian Hook, State Department Special Representative for Iran, testifies during the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Holds Hearing On US-Iran Policy in Washington on Wednesday. — AFP
October 16, 2019
Trump official vows Syria pullout won't impact Iran
Syrian government forces gather at Tabqa air base in the northern Raqqa region on Wednesday. — AFP
October 16, 2019
Syria regime forces enter Kobane under deal with Kurds: Monitor
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The 3-day experiential show has 12 zones and will give gamers and fans a virtual buzzing playground to immerse themselves in the world of gaming.
October 16, 2019
Are you ‘game’ for it? Mideast’s largest gaming festival to begin in Abu Dhabi
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opinion
October 15, 2019
Orban’s humiliating Budapest defeat
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October 15, 2019
The call to be proactive
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October 15, 2019
A Man and a Star
October 14, 2019
Tunisia’s new president
Europe
A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament's Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) shows Britain's Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union (Brexit Minister) Stephen Barclay speaking on the progress of the UK negotiations on EU withdrawal before the Exiting the European Union Committee in Parliament, in central London on Wednesday. — AFP
October 16, 2019
Britain struggles on two fronts to agree last-ditch Brexit deal
Mothers hold their babies as they protest about the climate crisis outside Google offices during the tenth day of demonstrations by the climate change action group Extinction Rebellion, in London, on Wednesday. — AFP
October 16, 2019
Nursing mothers stage climate protest against Google in London
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis gives an interview journalists in Athens on Tuesday. — AFP
October 16, 2019
Europe must brace for new refugee wave: Greek PM
Officers carry a coffin of Alexei Leonov, the first man to conduct a space walk in 1965, during his funeral in Mytishchi, outside Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday. — Reuters
October 15, 2019
Russia bids farewell to first man who walked in space
Burned beds and tents are seen at a camp for refugees and migrants following a fire on the island of Samos, Greece, on Tuesday. — Reuters
October 15, 2019
Second Greek migrant camp in flames as arrivals continue to rise
Asia
Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam speaks at a press conference in Hong Kong on Wednesday, after she tried twice to begin her annual policy address inside the city's legislature. -AFP
October 16, 2019
Hong Kong chief abandons policy speech; protest leader hospitalized
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October 15, 2019
Japan rescuers still scrambling as typhoon toll tops 70
October 15, 2019
Rajapaksa vows to scrap Sri Lanka war crimes probe if elected
Africa
Protesters burn barricades and tires in Conakry street during a demonstration in Guinea on Monday. — AFP
October 15, 2019
New clashes in Guinea after six die in protests
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October 11, 2019
Nationals other than from 49 countries can avail tourist visa online
Saudi passports
October 11, 2019
‘Kingdom granted citizenship to over 50,000 displaced people’
K-pop band BTS's fans sing in tune with the unique brand of pop music at the King Fahd International Stadium on Friday to launch the Riyadh Season.
October 11, 2019
K-pop band BTS give rocking start to Riyadh Season
America
People walk past by a branch of Halkbank in central Istanbul, Turkey, on Wednesday. The case against its second biggest state lender Halkbank was a reminder that Turkey's economy could be vulnerable to measures that hit its financial system. – Reuters
October 16, 2019
US House Republicans to introduce legislation imposing sanctions on Turkey —...
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Advanced Space Suit Engineer at NASA Kristine Davis, left, wears the xEMU prototype space suit next to lead engineer Dustin Gohmert wearing the Orion crew survival spacesuit prototype for the next astronaut to the moon by 2024, during its presentation at NASA headquarters in Washington, on Tuesday. — Reuters
October 16, 2019
NASA unveils flexible, one-size-fits-all space suits
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October 16, 2019
US carried out secret cyber strike on Iran in wake of Saudi oil attack —...
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