More than 8,500 children used as soldiers in 2020: UN
More than 8,500 children were used as soldiers last year in various conflicts across the world and nearly 2,700 others were killed, the UN said
Belarus plunged into crisis last year when street protests erupted over what demonstrators said was a rigged presidential election
President-elect Ebrahim Raisi backed talks between Iran and six world powers to revive a 2015 nuclear deal but flatly rejected meeting US President Joe Biden.
Its political system is a complex mix of Shi’ite Muslim clerical authority and an elected president and parliament
Polls suggest about 60% of Spaniards are against freeing the politicians and activists
The announcement aims at boosting access to vaccines across the African continent
The most dramatic move of the conservative Catholic movement’s reach is made since Biden was elected
She hopes to agree terms for a visit to look into reports of serious violations against Muslim Uyghurs
It’s a ‘conditional’ measure one month after a truce halted 11 days of fighting with the Palestinian enclave's Hamas rulers
Kashmiri politicians will urge Indian PM to restore Jammu and Kashmir’s autonomy when they meet him on Thursday.
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The partially eclipsed sun rises behind the Statue of Liberty in New York City, New York, US, early on June 10, 2021.
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A man uses a monocular to cast a reflection of a partial solar eclipse on a paper in Ronda, southern Spain, June 10, 2021
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Partial solar eclipse is seen above the horizon in Avon-by-the-Sea, New Jersey, U.S., June 10, 2021
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People watch the partial solar eclipse from Brorfelde Observatory at Toelloese in Denmark June 10, 2021.
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Birds fly as solar eclipse is observed in the morning in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada June 10, 2021
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A person watches the partial solar eclipse from Brorfelde Observatory at Toelloese in Denmark June 10, 2021
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Officers closed off Victoria Park, where the annual vigil to mark the anniversary is normally held
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Far fewer people came out in the streets than in past years
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Aerial views showed the huge gathering in Victoria Park in 2019
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People gathered with candles or turned on the lights on their phones near the park in the evening
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Officers were out in force and sought to disperse any crowds
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Huge crowds usually gather in Hong Kong's Victoria Park each year to mark the anniversary of the massacre
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But the numbers of people were far smaller this year
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Toshihiko Osawa, 67, the third-generation owner of the traditional sweet shop "Kintaro Ame" poses for a photograph at his shop in Tokyo, Japan, May 5, 2021. "If there aren't any spectators, there won't be as much tension and thrill for the athletes," said Osawa. "To have spectators and have everybody yelling is nicer."
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Isao Kawada, 77, a retiree, poses for a portrait as he visits a public bathhouse Daikoku-yu, in Tokyo, Japan, May 7, 2021. Kawada, who will only receive his first vaccine on July 2, said he still wanted the Games to go ahead. "We should have them. After all, everybody looked forward to them," he said. "There's just no excitement. The mood now is almost like a wake."
