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Cars bring ballot boxes from the nearest polling stations to the counting site in Uxbridge, Boris Johnson's constituency in greater London.

Vote counting begins in Islington in North London after the polling stations close following the general elections.

Rohingya refugees in Ukhia, Bangladesh, react after watching Aung San Suu Kyi's speech before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), during which she rejected the allegations of genocide against Myanmar.

Scientists said Wednesday they have come up with an environmentally-friendly method that uses artificial sunlight to transform plastic into power-generating chemicals, as countries worldwide battle to reduce waste. Researchers in Singapore say the...

People continue to vote in Tooting in South London as the British general election enters it final hour.

A church's Nativity scene in California depicts Jesus, Mary and Joseph as detained refugees, separated in cages to symbolize "migrants who are detained and who need assistance."

Voting continues in Britain's deeply divisive election that poses a historic choice between an imminent split from the European Union and another referendum that could scrap the entire Brexit process.

New Zealand military helicopters arrive at Whakatane airport before taking off on a mission to recover bodies from the volcanic island that erupted Monday. Authorities say eight bodies remain on the volcano and -- after coming under pressure from ...

China has endured embarrassing food scandals in recent years, but its sturgeon eggs have gained the respect of caviar connoisseurs around the world. The bulk of Chinese production comes from a picturesque lake ringed by mountains in eastern Zhejia...

Despite the risks, emergency services prepare at Whakatane Airport on White Island to try and find the bodies of eight victims from the recent volcano eruption.

New Zealand troops launch a perilous mission to recover bodies from a volcanic island that is threatening to erupt again. Two military helicopters are seen taking off from Whakatane for White Island, the volcano off the North Island where an erupt...

Vox pop of voters in the Yorkshire Dales village of Askrigg, as people across the UK head to the polls.

NGOs denounce "threats" to biodiversity and "land grabbing": the Total group is being sued for its activities in Uganda. The verdict will be delivered at the court in Nanterre. Les ONG dénoncent des "menaces" pour la biodiversité, un "accaparemen...

New Jersey's Attorney General, Gurbir S. Grewal, says suspects of the shooting at a kosher grocery store in a New York suburb "held views that reflected hatred of the Jewish people as well as a hatred of law enforcement," during a press conference...

After the closure of one of Leeming Bar's two pubs, which served as a polling station, the small British village has converted a railway carriage into a hall that also serves as its new polling station.

Algerians cast their votes at a polling station in Algiers in the presidential elections.

European leaders arrive in Brussels for a two day summit where the bloc's plans to tackle climate change will be one of the key topics of debate.

The House Judiciary Committee begins a historic debate on impeachment charges against President Trump. Trump is alleged to have wielded the power of the presidency for personal and political gain by pressuring Ukraine to interfere in the 2020 US e...

In Ouagadougou, capital of Burkina Faso, many bars book Cuban style bands to play the hits of the legendary Buena Vista social club. The crowd are often aged 60-70 years plus, but still know how to cut shapes on the dance floor. The popularity of...

Hundreds of mourners pay respects at a memorial service for a Hong Kong student whose death led to some of the most violent clashes in six months of democracy protests.

Police forces charge Algerian protesters during an anti-election rally in the capital Algiers.

The European Central Bank slightly lowers its eurozone growth forecast for 2020 to 1.1 percent from 1.2 percent, but sees output strengthening in the following two years, according to President of the European Central Bank.

Protests against French President Emmanuel Macron's pension reforms start in Paris, on the eighth day of an enduring strike.

Farmers plow their fields with oxen, Cubans use horse-drawn carriages to travel: amid a lack of fuel, in large part due to the US blockade, animal traction has made a comeback on the island to meet its transport and agricultural needs.