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Harry Potter action figure on display at a Toy Convention. Taken on April 2017.

2017-06-26
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How Harry Potter enchanted the world

Okay, so books were around for a long time before Harry Potter. But JK Rowling turned book consumption, especially for children, into something close to addiction. You want proof? The UK release of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in 1999 was timed at 3.45pm to prevent children in England and Wales from skipping school to get their copy. The later books got HUGE but it

Campaigners face off with police as they protest over the death of Edir Frederico Da Costa, who died on June 21 six days after he was stopped in a car by Metropolitan Police officers in Woodcocks, Beckton, in Newham, east London. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Sunday June 25, 2017.

2017-06-26
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Protesters clash with police in London over young black man's death

LONDON - Protesters held a march here over the death of a young black man killed by police, setting fires and throwing bricks, Sky TV reported Monday morning.

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Gov't websites in Ohio hacked with pro-IS message

Several government websites in the U.S. state of Ohio were apparently hacked Sunday to broadcast an anti-government and pro-Islamic State message, local media reported. ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting in Moscow, Russia, Friday, May 5, 2017.

2017-06-26
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Who Tried to Kill Putin – Five Times?

Oliver Stone’s series of interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin – conducted between July 2015 and February 2017 – has garnered a lot of attention, albeit in most cases not for the right reasons. In a much-noted appearance of Stephen Colbert’s comedy show, the liberal host attacked Stone for not confronting the Russian leader for his alleged crimes – which simply shows

People who survived a sunken ferry, cry as they wait for more information about their missing friends and relatives, at a reservoir in Guatape, Colombia, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

Nine dead after Colombia tourist boat sinks in reservoir

Nine people died and 28 are missing after a multi-decked tourist boat carrying about 170 passengers sank in Colombia’s Penol-Guatape reservoir on Sunday during the long holiday weekend, a

Workers plant flowers around the symbol of the Bauhinia, the official flower of Hong Kong, as preparations continue for Hong Kong's return to China.

2017-06-26
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Hong Kong handover: The protest symbols China's scared of

Hong Kong (CNN)When Hong Kong was handed over to China in 1997 after more than 150 years of British rule, the Bauhinia flower was chosen as the symbol of the new Chinese special administrative region. A giant golden statue was gifted to the city by Beijing and erected at Golden Bauhinia Square, which is now used for official flag-raising ceremonies. Early Monday, several

Riot police move to detain a man as they stop protesters for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex rights from gathering in large numbers for LGBT Pride protest following a ban issued by the governor, in Istanbul, Sunday, June 25, 2017.

Turkey prevents gay pride march

ISTANBUL — Turkish authorities Sunday prevented an annual gay pride march from taking place in Istanbul. Citing concern for the “security of citizens and tourists” and “public order,” the

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during his meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in Hanoi, Vietnam, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016.

Iran’s Rouhani backs Qatar, rejects ‘siege’

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain cut ties with Qatar on June 5, accusing it of support for Islamist militants, an allegation Qatar denies. ...

‘Unique people’: Putin recalls KGB times, wishes deep-cover agents good fortune

Russian President Vladimir Putin has for the first time revealed that he had worked closely with illegal resident operatives during his time with Soviet intelligence. Describing such agents as “unique” individuals, he praised their tremendous sacrifice. ...

Saudi, Gulf states to celebrate Eid today

Riyadh—Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states will celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr today as the crescent of Shawwal was sighted, Arab News reported. “Sunday, June 25, is the first day of Eid ul-Fitr in Saudi Arabia” the Supreme Court announced, in a statement. Shawwal’s crescent was sighted on Saturday evening, which means Eid will start on Sunday. ...

Indian police and paramilitary men arrive where militants attacked a vehicle of the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) at Pantha Chowk on the outskirts of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 24 June 2017. Militants attacked a CRPF vehicle in which one paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) soldier was killed while another solider and a civilian were injured.

2017-06-25
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Terrorists holed up inside school in Srinagar, gunfight underway

Srinagar: A gunfight started on Sunday between the security forces and holed-up militants in Srinagar, police said. According to police, the gunfight started after midnight between the militants holed up inside the Delhi Public School (DPS)

In this image provided by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service and released on Friday, June 23, 2017, long-range Kalibr cruise missiles are launched by a Russian Navy ship in the eastern Mediterranean.

2017-06-25
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The great Muslim civil war — and us

The U.S. shoots down a Syrian fighter-bomber. Iran launches missiles into eastern Syria. Russia threatens to attack coalition aircraft west of the Euphrates. What is going on? It might appear a mindless mess, but the outlines are clear. The great Muslim civil war, centered in Syria, is approaching its post-Islamic State phase. It's the end of the beginning. The parties are

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his guests before an Iftar dinner to break the day's fasting during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, June 20, 2017.

2017-06-25
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Turkey's Erdogan says Arab demands on Qatar unlawful

President Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday dismissed calls for Turkey to close a military base in Qatar and said a wider list of demands issued by four Arab states was an unlawful intervention against the Gulf emirate's sovereignty. In his strongest statement of support for Qatar in the nearly three-week-old crisis centred on the Gulf state, Erdogan said the call to withdraw Turkish

2017-06-25
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At least 140 killed, over 100 injured as oil tanker explodes in Pakistan's Bahawalpur district

At least 140 people were on Sunday charred to death after an oil tanker overturned and burst into flames in Bahawalpur district of Pakistan's Punjab Province . ...

In this June 8, 2017 photo, a baby girl watches a soldier at a military checkpoint in Marawi city, southern Philippines.

Philippine military declares Eid truce in war-torn city

Marawi: The Philippine military declared an eight-hour ceasefire Sunday in its offensive against Islamist militants occupying parts of the war-torn city of Marawi, to allow residents to celebrate the end of Ramadan. Military chief General Eduardo Ano said his forces would implement a "humanitarian pause" during the Eid al-Fitr holiday in Marawi, the most important

Albanian Prime Minister and leader of the Socialist party Edi Rama casts his ballot at a polling station in Tirana outskirts Sunday, June 25, 2017.

Albanian vote in election seen as key to moving toward EU

TIRANA, Albania Albanians were voting Sunday in a general election that follows a landmark agreement between the country's two biggest political parties to look past their bitter differences and back efforts for Albania to eventually join the European Union. Holding a free and fair election is key to launching EU membership talks for the nation of 2.9 million, which is already

This entrancing image shows a few of the tenuous threads that comprise Sh2-308, a faint and wispy shell of gas located 5,200 light-years away in the constellation of Canis Major (The Great Dog).

2017-06-25
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Anonymous Hacktivist Group: NASA Is About To Announce Discovery Of Technologically Advanced Alien Life

The hacker collective Anonymous claims it has evidence that NASA is about to announce the discovery of intelligent and technologically advanced alien life. In a new message posted to their website, Anonymous claims that based on the evidence of a number of new discoveries by the U.S. space agency and comments by a senior NASA spokesperson during a recent congressional hearing

File - Georgian troops are shown the hidden spots Taliban use to shoot rockets at Bagram Air Field during a foot patrol threw the village of Kalamusa on Bagram, Afghanistan, Oct. 11, 2014.

2017-06-25
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Thousands form human chain to protest against Belgium's nuclear reactors

Supreme Court to decide soon on Trump travel ban

Angela Merkel and Donald Trump head for clash at G20 summit