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Death toll rises to 8 from new Turkey-Syria earthquake 21 Feb 2023 - 12:19 pm
This aerial photograph taken on February 20, 2023 shows diggers removing the rubble of collapsed buildings in Antakya, southern Turkey. Photo by Sameer Al-DOUMY / AFP
Egypt unveils renovated wing of oldest museum, new papyrus 20 Feb 2023 - 11:31 pm
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3 dead, more than 200 hurt as new quake hits Turkey, Syria 20 Feb 2023 - 11:24 pm
This aerial photograph taken on February 20, 2023 collapsed buildings next to a makeshift camp in Antakya, southern Turkey. (Photo by Sameer Al-DOUMY / AFP)
Newborn saved from earthquake in Syria adopted by her aunt 20 Feb 2023 - 11:10 pm
An aerial view shows children playing by the rubble of destroyed buildings in the village of Azmarin in Syria's rebel-held northwestern Idlib province at the border with Turkey on February 18, 2023 following a 7.8-magnitude earthquake. (Photo by OMAR HAJ KADOUR / AFP)
Turkey hit by more earthquakes near epicenter of last disaster 20 Feb 2023 - 10:20 pm
Members of the Uzbek search and rescue team use a dog as they look for a body under the rubble of a collapsed building in Hatay along the Mediterranean coast, southern Turkey on February 19, 2023. (Photo by Yasin Akgul / AFP)
Syria's Assad visits Oman after quake, in first since war 20 Feb 2023 - 09:26 pm
A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows President Bashar al-Assad (left) being welcomed by Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said in Muscat on February 20, 2023. (AFP)
New 6.4-magnitude quake hits southern Turkey 20 Feb 2023 - 09:05 pm
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan walks through the crowd as he visits the hard-hit southeastern province of Hatay, the seen of destruction following two earthquakes on February 20, 2023. (Photo by Yasin AKGUL / AFP)
Turkey to start building 200,000 homes in March, says Erdogan 20 Feb 2023 - 08:11 pm
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stands with rescue workers as he visits the hard-hit southeastern province of Hatay on February 20, 2023. (Photo by Yasin Akgul / AFP)
US reaffirms pledge to deliver jets to Turkey 20 Feb 2023 - 04:48 pm
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a press conference with Turkish Foreign Minister in Ankara, on February 20, 2023. (Photo by Adem Altan / AFP)
Barber tidies up in Turkey quake tent camp 20 Feb 2023 - 12:56 pm
Eighteen-year-old Syrian Mohammed al-Hamo (L) cuts the hair of his 19-year-old brother Sobhi (R) in front of their tent on February 19, 2023. (Photo by Sameer Al-Doumy / AFP)
Key developments in the aftermath of the Turkey, Syria quake 20 Feb 2023 - 12:05 am
This photograph shows collapsed buildings in the city of Antakya on February 19, 2023. (Photo by Sameer Al-Doumy / AFP)
Blinken tours Turkey's earthquake zone, pledges $100 million in aid 19 Feb 2023 - 11:03 pm
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (center) shakes hands with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu after a helicopter tour of earthquake stricken areas on February 19, 2023, during an official visit after a 7,8-magnitude earthquake struck Turkey's south-east. (Photo by CLODAGH KILCOYNE / POOL / AFP)
Rush to save trapped animals in Turkish city after tremor 19 Feb 2023 - 06:32 pm
A volunteer for the local NGO Haytap tries to lure a cat into a cage in Antakya, south of Turkey, where many animals are trapped in the rubbles after the February 6th earthquake, on February 18, 2023. (Photo by Yasin Akgul / AFP)
Blinken arrives for tour of Turkey's earthquake zone 19 Feb 2023 - 05:30 pm
File Photo: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. (REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)
Turkey ends quake rescue efforts except in two provinces: official 19 Feb 2023 - 05:14 pm
A man walks atop the rubble of collapsed buildings in Kahramanmaras, southeastern Turkey, on February 18, 2023. (Photo by Zein Al Rifai / AFP)
Syrian state media: Israeli airstrikes kill 5 in Damascus 19 Feb 2023 - 05:00 pm
A handout picture taken and released on February 19, 2023 by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows a damaged building following an Israeli missile strike.
Turkiye quake survivors rescue belongings for uncertain future 19 Feb 2023 - 12:32 pm
Turkish optician Cuneyt Eroglu, 45-year-old, collects glasses and other stuff from his collapsed shop in Antakya on February 18, 2023. (Photo by Sameer Al-DOUMY / AFP)
Qatari Search, Rescue Group conclude operations in southern Turkiye 18 Feb 2023 - 11:42 pm
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Rescuers search for three people who were reported missing under the rubble of a collapsed building in Bogo City on October 1, 2025. (Photo by Ted Aljibe / AFP) Philippine quake toll hits 72, aftershocks at 2,652 expected to continue in coming days

Europe

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march during the protest on the Milan's highway against the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla, on October 3, 2025. (Photo by Stefano RELLANDINI / AFP) Protests, strikes across Italy for Gaza flotilla
Peninsula Dutch Supreme Court orders government to review policies on weapons exports to Israel
Luxembourg's Grand Duke Guillaume waves from the balcony of the Grand Ducal Palace after being sworn-in as Grand Duke Head of State of Luxembourg in Luxembourg city on October 3, 2025. Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP Luxembourg enthrones new grand duke after royal abdication
This photograph shows the 25th April bridge over the Tagus river with the lights off following a massive power cut affecting the entire Iberian peninsula and the south of France, in Lisbon on April 28, 2025. Photo by Patricia DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP. 'First of its kind' power surge behind Iberia blackout: experts

Africa

Residents sit in a pool of water due to the flooding of the Nile river in the Sudanese village of Wad Ramli north of Khartoum on October 1, 2025. (Photo by Ebrahim Hamid / AFP) Sudan's capital confronts Nile's wrath in record flood
Peninsula Prime Minister of Morocco affirms responsiveness to youth demands and readiness for dialogue
File photo for representational purposes only. Ghana raises cocoa prices following Ivory Coast hike
Members of the security forces detain a protester as others scuffle during a youth-led demonstration in Rabat on September 29, 2025, calling for reforms in the public health and education sectors. Dozens of youths were detained on September 29 in Morocco on the third day of protests calling for education and public health reforms, according to a local rights group and AFP reporters. (Photo by Abdel Majid Bziouat / AFP) Hundreds arrested and injured in Morocco protests

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