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August 19, 2022

Supporting image for story: Berlin police investigate Palestinian president’s Holocaust comments

Berlin police investigate Palestinian president’s Holocaust comments

August 18, 2022

Supporting image for story: Brazil’s Bolsonaro grabs at heckler and tries to take phone

Brazil’s Bolsonaro grabs at heckler and tries to take phone

Supporting image for story: Finland PM denies taking drugs at ‘wild’ party

Finland PM denies taking drugs at ‘wild’ party

Supporting image for story: New Zealand family find children’s bodies in abandoned suitcases

New Zealand family find children’s bodies in abandoned suitcases

August 17, 2022

Supporting image for story: Norway discharges 30 members of the royal guard for illegal drug use

Norway discharges 30 members of the royal guard for illegal drug use

Supporting image for story: R Kelly trial is about singer’s ‘hidden side’ court told

R Kelly trial is about singer’s ‘hidden side’ court told

August 16, 2022

Supporting image for story: Drought-stricken states to get less water from Colorado River

Drought-stricken states to get less water from Colorado River

Supporting image for story: Estonia to remove Soviet monument which is ‘public order risk’

Estonia to remove Soviet monument which is ‘public order risk’

Supporting image for story: China sets sanctions on Taiwan politicians in wake of US visits

China sets sanctions on Taiwan politicians in wake of US visits

August 14, 2022

Supporting image for story: Man opens fire near US Capitol before killing himself

Man opens fire near US Capitol before killing himself

August 13, 2022

Supporting image for story: Russia’s military pounds residential areas across Ukraine

Russia’s military pounds residential areas across Ukraine

August 12, 2022

Supporting image for story: Sir Salman Rushdie on a ventilator and could lose an eye after New York attack

Sir Salman Rushdie on a ventilator and could lose an eye after New York attack

Supporting image for story: Britney Spears’ ex-husband convicted after trying to crash wedding

Britney Spears’ ex-husband convicted after trying to crash wedding

Supporting image for story: Novelist Salman Rushdie stabbed on lecture stage in New York

Novelist Salman Rushdie stabbed on lecture stage in New York

Supporting image for story: UN chief affirms support for denuclearised North Korea

UN chief affirms support for denuclearised North Korea

Supporting image for story: Large wildfire burning amid drought on Hawaii’s Big Island

Large wildfire burning amid drought on Hawaii’s Big Island

August 11, 2022

Supporting image for story: Ex-police officer gets seven years in prison over Washington Capitol riot

Ex-police officer gets seven years in prison over Washington Capitol riot

Supporting image for story: Western nations pledge more financial support for Ukraine

Western nations pledge more financial support for Ukraine

Supporting image for story: In Pictures: How people in Budapest are keeping cool amidst heatwave

In Pictures: How people in Budapest are keeping cool amidst heatwave

August 10, 2022

Supporting image for story: Iranian operative charged in plot to murder Trump security adviser John Bolton

Iranian operative charged in plot to murder Trump security adviser John Bolton

Supporting image for story: Elon Musk sells £5.8 billion in Tesla shares ahead of Twitter fight

Elon Musk sells £5.8 billion in Tesla shares ahead of Twitter fight

Supporting image for story: China appears to wind down threatening war games near Taiwan

China appears to wind down threatening war games near Taiwan

August 9, 2022

Supporting image for story: ‘Primary suspect’ held over killings of Muslim men in New Mexico

‘Primary suspect’ held over killings of Muslim men in New Mexico

August 8, 2022

Supporting image for story: France faces worst drought on record as fourth heatwave of the year spreads

France faces worst drought on record as fourth heatwave of the year spreads

Supporting image for story: Japan tech giant SoftBank posts 23 billion dollar quarterly loss

Japan tech giant SoftBank posts 23 billion dollar quarterly loss

August 7, 2022

Supporting image for story: Shift in war’s front seen as grain leaves Ukraine

Shift in war’s front seen as grain leaves Ukraine

Supporting image for story: Joe Biden leaves White House for first time since getting Covid-19

Joe Biden leaves White House for first time since getting Covid-19

Supporting image for story: Seventeen missing and 121 hurt as fire rages in Cuban oil tank farm

Seventeen missing and 121 hurt as fire rages in Cuban oil tank farm

August 6, 2022

Supporting image for story: Tourists find safety after floods close Death Valley roads

Tourists find safety after floods close Death Valley roads

Supporting image for story: Dozens injured as lightning strike starts fire at Cuban oil storage facility

Dozens injured as lightning strike starts fire at Cuban oil storage facility

Supporting image for story: Russian forces begin assault on two key cities in eastern Ukraine

Russian forces begin assault on two key cities in eastern Ukraine

August 5, 2022

Supporting image for story: China halts climate and military ties over Pelosi Taiwan visit

China halts climate and military ties over Pelosi Taiwan visit

August 4, 2022

Supporting image for story: Russian judge sentences US basketball star Griner to nine years in prison

Russian judge sentences US basketball star Griner to nine years in prison

August 3, 2022

Supporting image for story: Ukraine nuclear plant ‘completely out of control’

Ukraine nuclear plant ‘completely out of control’

July 31, 2022

Supporting image for story: Nichelle Nichols, who starred as Lt Uhura in Star Trek, dies aged 89

Nichelle Nichols, who starred as Lt Uhura in Star Trek, dies aged 89

July 27, 2022

Supporting image for story: Ex-police officer Kueng gets three years for violating George Floyd’s rights

Ex-police officer Kueng gets three years for violating George Floyd’s rights

July 26, 2022

Supporting image for story: US politician who voted no to gay marriage attends son’s same-sex wedding

US politician who voted no to gay marriage attends son’s same-sex wedding

July 20, 2022

Supporting image for story: EU draws up energy plan in case of Russian gas cut-off

EU draws up energy plan in case of Russian gas cut-off

Supporting image for story: Ukrainian forces strike key bridge in Russia-occupied south

Ukrainian forces strike key bridge in Russia-occupied south

July 19, 2022

Supporting image for story: Vladimir Putin in Tehran for talks with leaders of Iran and Turkey

Vladimir Putin in Tehran for talks with leaders of Iran and Turkey

Supporting image for story: Russian cruise missiles strike villages around Ukraine’s port city of Odesa

Russian cruise missiles strike villages around Ukraine’s port city of Odesa

Supporting image for story: Chinese authorities apologise for breaking into homes to look for Covid contacts

Chinese authorities apologise for breaking into homes to look for Covid contacts

Supporting image for story: Zelensky suspends 28 more security officials amid concerns of collaboration

Zelensky suspends 28 more security officials amid concerns of collaboration

July 16, 2022

Supporting image for story: Two children among six people killed in US pile-up during dust storm

Two children among six people killed in US pile-up during dust storm

July 15, 2022

Supporting image for story: Rescue teams search for survivors after deadly Russian missile strike

Rescue teams search for survivors after deadly Russian missile strike

Supporting image for story: US basketball star allowed to use cannabis for chronic pain, Russian trial told

US basketball star allowed to use cannabis for chronic pain, Russian trial told

Supporting image for story: G20 finance leaders in Bali focus on tackling war in Ukraine and inflation

G20 finance leaders in Bali focus on tackling war in Ukraine and inflation

July 14, 2022

Supporting image for story: Ivana Trump, first wife of former US president Donald Trump, dies aged 73

Ivana Trump, first wife of former US president Donald Trump, dies aged 73

Supporting image for story: Log4j software flaw ‘endemic’, US cybersecurity panel says

Log4j software flaw ‘endemic’, US cybersecurity panel says

Supporting image for story: Macron: Turn out the lights and brace for Russian gas cut-off

Macron: Turn out the lights and brace for Russian gas cut-off

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