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US witnesses nationwide protests against Donald Trump's immigration policy; citizens chant 'shame', demand abolition of ICE
Thousands of people took to the streets on 30 June to protest against the Trump administration's 'zero tolerance' policy towards the immigrants

March against Donald Trump's immigration policy: Over 600 women court arrest as they protest through Washington
Hundreds of women marched to the Department of Justice as they protested against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency for separating the families of immigrants

Women take to steering wheel in Saudi Arabia after law prohibiting them from driving is overturned
Saudi Crown Prince lifts the ban on women driving as part of his modernisation initiative, women took to streets and drove throughout the neighbourhoods of Riyadh

People celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr with fervour in India, South Asia on Saturday; hundreds offer prayers at Taj Mahal, Jama Masjid
Hudnreds of Muslims gathered to offer prayers for Eid-ul-Fitar at the beautiful Taj Mahal. The crescent of the moon was sighted on the evening of 15 June.

US-North Korea Summit: Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un shake hands as world waits for commitment of peace
US President Donald Trump shakes meets North Korea leader Kim Jong-un at the Capella resort on Sentosa Island in Singapore for the historic peace summit on Tuesday.

US-North Korea summit: Donald Trump, Kim Jong-un arrive in Singapore ahead of historic meet
President Donald Trump arrives at Paya Lebar Air Base for a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore on Sunday.

Fuego volcano eruption: Central America's most active volcano erupted on 3 June, killing dozens
Fuego volcano, one of Central America's most active volcanos erupted in fiery explosions of ash and molten rock Sunday, killing 25 people and injuring many others

Thousands march across New York City's Brooklyn Bridge in protest to end gun violence
Youth Over Guns, a gun violence prevention organization in New York City, lead a march on 2 June across the Brooklyn Bridge to call for youth empowerment and investment in urban communities to end gun violence.

Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro releases 39 political prisoners after talks with Opposition leader
The Venezuelan government, under the orders of President Nicolas Maduro, released 39 political prisoners, including activists and protesters, on Friday.

Cuba plane crash: Boeing 737 plane crashes near Havana airport; President Miguel Diaz-Canel says probe underway
An aging Boeing 737 with 110 people aboard crashed and burned shortly after taking off from Havana's airport, leaving three survivors.

Texas school shooting: America calls for stricter gun laws after 10 die in latest shootout
Ten people, mostly students, were killed when a teenage classmate armed with a shotgun and a revolver opened fire in a Texas high school Friday, the latest deadly school shooting to hit the United States.

Iraq holds first polls since victory over Islamic State, analysts say incumbent Haider al-Abadi marginally ahead
Iraqis voted in the first election since defeating Islamic State, but few people expect its new leaders to stabilise a country beset by conflicts, economic hardship and corruption since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano remains unstable, destroys dozens of homes and forces evacuations
The Kilauea volcano, the most active in Hawaii, was highly unstable as lava spouted into the air and fissures emitted deadly gases — hazards that have forced thousands of people to evacuate

Kabul suicide bombings: 25, including journalists, killed in twin attacks; Islamic State claims responsibility
At least 25 people, including journalists, were killed when two suicide blasts ripped through Kabul, police have confirmed

Kim Jong-un meets Moon Jae-in: North, South Korea agree to stop cross-border hostile acts after historic summit
North and South Korea have agreed to stop all hostile acts over "land, sea and air" that can cause military tensions and clashes, after a summit between their leaders Kim Jong-un and Moon Jae-in at a border truce village.

Sushma Swaraj in Mongolia: Union minister co-chairs sixth round of India-Mongolia Joint Consultative Committee meet
Sushma Swaraj and her Mongolian counterpart Damdin Tsogtbaatar co-chaired the sixth round of the India-Mongolia Joint Consultative Committee (IMJCC), focussing on a range of issues including economic, energy, political, strategic, educational and cultural ties

French president Emmanuel Macron visits US; trade wars, Islamic State on agenda of Donald Trump meet
US president Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump greet French president Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron at the White House in Washington on Monday. AP

Van ploughs into crowded sidewalk in Canada's Toronto, killing 10 and injuring 15
A driver deliberately ploughed his white Ryder rental van into a lunch-hour crowd in Toronto, killing 10 people and injuring 15 along a roughly mile-long stretch of sidewalk thronged with pedestrians, police said

Tennessee Waffle House shooting: US authorities still on the lookout for nude gunman who killed four
US police hunted a semi-nude gunman who shot four people dead at a waffle restaurant in Tennessee after he fled from a "hero" who disarmed him

Barbara Bush dies at 92: Past presidents, family and friends bid farewell to America's matriarch
Former US presidents, family and friends bid a tearful farewell to the former first lady Barbara Bush at a private funeral at the nation's largest Episcopal church and remembered her as the "first lady of the greatest generation."

Queen Elizabeth II rings in 92nd birthday with family, friends at London's Royal Albert Hall
The audience at Royal Albert Hall got a rare treat on Saturday — the chance to sing "Happy Birthday" to Queen Elizabeth II, the longest reigning monarch in British history.

Narendra Modi holds bilateral talks in UK with world leaders, including prime ministers of Bangladesh, Australia
Narendra Modi, who is on a four-day visit to the United Kingdom, attended the multilateral Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in London on Thursday

Narendra Modi in UK: Prime Minister meets Theresa May and Prince Charles, will address Indian community soon
Narendra Modi began his four-day visit to the United Kingdom on Wednesday with a breakfast meeting with his British counterpart, Theresa May, at 10 Downing Street

Narendra Modi in Stockholm: India, Sweden agree to strengthen defence and security cooperation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday arrived in the capital of Sweden, the first bilateral visit by an Indian premier to the Nordic nation in 30 years.

US, Britain and France strike Syria over suspected chemical weapons attack; Russia calls it 'danger to world peace'
Loud explosions rocked Syria's capital and filled the sky with heavy smoke early on Saturday after US president Donald Trump announced airstrikes in retaliation for the country's alleged use of chemical weapons

Algerian military plane crashes near field outside base in Boufarik; 257 dead, cause of incident unclear
An Algerian military plane is seen after crashing near an airport outside the capital Algiers, Algeria. The plane went down in a field just outside a military base in Boufarik and was engulfed in flames, killing 247 passengers and 10 crew members, the defense ministry said

Malala Yousafzai returns to Pakistan: Nobel laureate visits Swat Valley, vows to continue fight for girls' education
Malala Yousafzai returned to Pakistan on Thursday in her first visit to her native country since she was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman six years ago

Pope Francis delivers Easter message in St Peter's Square, calls for end of carnage in Syria
Pope Francis celebrated Easter mass under tight security and a sunny sky on Sunday in front of tens of thousands of pilgrims gathered in a flower-bedecked St Peter's Square

Hundreds flock to Stephen Hawking's funeral in Cambridge, including Theory of Everything star Eddie Redmayne
The theoretical physicist who captured the imagination of millions around the world died on 14 March at the age of 76.

Good Friday 2018: Christians take out processions, observe fast on day marking crucifixion of Jesus Christ
Good Friday, also called Holy Friday or Great Friday, is a holiday observed by most Christian denominations which commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ