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One of the Americans formerly held hostage in North Korea gestures next to US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump, upon their arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Reuters/UNI
China’s Premier Li Keqiang, Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda talk during a visit to a plant of Toyota Motor Hokkaido, Inc in Tomakomai, on Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido, Reuters/UNI
Closed gates of Jamia Masjid in downtown Srinagar after authorities imposed curfew like restriction following a call by separatists for protests, UNI
Members of a rescue team take part in a rescue skills competition ahead of the 10th anniversary of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, in Mianyang, Sichuan province, China, Reuters/UNI
Candidates for Venezuela’s presidential election President Nicolas Maduro and Henri Falcon of the “Avanzada Progresista” party, Reuters/UNI
A woman holds a sign that reads “Justice for our dead” during a protest organised by the Mothers of April Movement to demand from President Daniel Ortega’s government justice for people killed in a recent protest over reforms of pension plans of Nicaraguan Social Security Institute (INSS) in Managua, Nicaragua, Reuters/UNI
The longest-held American in North Korea, Kenneth Bae, speaks during an interview with Reuters at his office in Seoul, South Korea, Reuters/UNI
Indonesian President Joko Widodo (C) shakes hands with Chairman of Pakistan’s Council of Islamic Ideology Qiblq Ayaz (R) as Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla (2nd R), Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi (2nd L), Chairman of Indonesian Ulema Council Ma’ruf Amin (L) and head of Ulama Council Afghanistan Qiamuddin Kashaf (3rd L) look on at a meeting between Afghan, Indonesian and Pakistani clerics to discuss peace and stability in Afghanistan at the presidential palace in Bogor, Indonesia, Antara Foto/Wahyu Putro A/Reuters/UNI
A Palestinian woman carries tyres to be burnt at the Israel-Gaza border during a protest where Palestinians demand the right to return to their homeland, in the southern Gaza Strip, Ibraheem Abu Mustafa/Reuters/UNI
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias (C) attends the “Visegrad-4 plus Balkan-4” meeting in Sounion, east of Athens, Greece, Reuters/UNI
Mazda Motor Corp. outgoing President Masamichi Kogai and next president Akira Marumoto attend a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, Reuters/UNI
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Photo Essay: Chronicling the best of posters from anti-Citizenship Act protests
Thousands of protesters are taking to the street every day, but what distinguishes the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests from other protests is the creative expression of dissent. The protesters are coming up with really witty posters that just won our hearts.
Thousands of protesters are taking to the street every day, but what distinguishes the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests from other protests is the creative expression of dissent. The protesters are coming up with really witty posters containing pop culture references, well-written proses, memes, caricature among many other things.
Have a look at some of the best posters:
Got this on Whatsapp. What do you guys think? #IndiaAgainstCAA pic.twitter.com/CMv6tbTidO
— Ashlin Mathew (@ashlinpmathew) December 19, 2019
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Vendors wait for customers at a livestock market ahead of the Eid al-Adha in Kabul, Afghanistan Reuters/UNI
Police escort detained Reuters journalists Kyaw Soe Oo and Wa Lone as they arrive before a court hearing in Yangon, Myanmar, Reuters/UNI
North and South Korean family members meet during a reunion at North Korea’s Mount Kumgang resort, near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas, North Korea, Yonhap/Reuters/UNI
Australian filmmaker James Ricketson speaks to journalists as he arrives at the Municipal Court of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Reuters/UNI
Aisuluu Tynybekova of Kyrgyzstan in action with Sakshi Malik of India at the Women’s Freestyle 62 kg Semifinal in Jakarta, Indonesia, Reuters/UNI
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Deputy Governor NS Vishwanathan speaks at a banking conference in Mumbai, India, Reuters/UNI
Police officials carry injured persons for treatment after two vehicles came under the debris of a landslide during Machhil Yatra on the Batote-Kishtwar National Highway No-1B at Thathri in Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir. Four devotees were killed, UNI
Devotees immerse the idol of Snake Goddess Manasha in the Hawrah river after worship in Agartala, UNI
A view of the flood water overflowing the bridge disrupting transportation to Sanivarapupet village, as the Tammileru is in spate following heavy rains in catchment areas for the last two days, in Eluru district, UNI
People select goats for sacrifice, at a market ahead of Edi-al-Adha festival in Hyderabad, UNI
People offer prayers at the High Court Mazar for Kerala flood-affected people, in Patna, UNI
UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi pays tribute to her late husband and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 74th birth anniversary at Vir Bhumi, in New Delhi, UNI
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People mourn next to the coffins containing bodies of victims of the Genoa bridge collapse, at the Genoa Trade Fair and Exhibition Centre in Genoa, Italy, Reuters/UNI
Forensic technicians of the Mexican Navy are seen at a clandestine drug processing laboratory, where they seized 50 tons of methamphetamine discovered during an operation, in the town of Alcoyonqui, on the outskirts of Culiacan, Mexico, in this handout photo released to Reuters by Mexico’s Navy, Reuters/UNI
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un instructs the local government to prepare for the construction of the Ono Greenhouse in Kyongsong County, North Hamgyong Province, North Korea, KCNA/Reuters/UNI
A street performer flips through the air in front of the US Treasury building as tourists and passersby look on in Washington, US, Reuters/UNI
Robotics students compete in the FIRST Global Challenge at the Arena Mexico in Mexico City, Reuters/UNI
Riley McCusker competes in the floor exercise during the US Gymnastics Championships at TD Garden, Boston, Winslow Townson/USA TODAY Sports/Reuters/UNI
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad feeds koi fish as he visits the headquarters of Alibaba Group with Alibaba’s co-founder Jack Ma in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, Reuters/UNI
Marooned people being shifted to safer places in Naval boat after flashflood submerged the residential areas in Kochi, UNI
A family stands on top of a building as it looks at smoke from a fire in central Bangkok, Thailand, Reuters/UNI
A man looks at a television screen displaying cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan swearing in as prime minister of Pakistan, in Karachi, Reuters/UNI
(L-R) Presidential candidates Cabo Daciolo of Patriots, Jair Bolsonaro of the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL), Guilherme Boulos of the Socialism and Freedom Party (PSOL), Ciro Gomes of the Democratic Labour Party (PDT), Rede TV journalists Amanda Klein, Boris Casoy, Mariana Godoy, Alvaro Dias of Podemos, Henrique Meirelles of the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB), Geraldo Alckmin of Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB) and Marina Silva of the Brazilian Sustainability Network Party (REDE) are seen during a televised debate at the Rede TV studio in Osasco, Brazil, Reuters/UNI
