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Mother, children rescued from Turkey quake rubble; death toll at 28 31 Oct 2020 - 03:58 pm
Search and rescue teams carry Sefer Perincek, mother of three, on a stretcher after pulling her out of the rubble of a collapsed building on October 31, 2020, in Izmir. AFP / OZAN KOSE
Iraq clears sit-in square, a year after mass protests began 31 Oct 2020 - 02:16 pm
Members of the Iraqi security forces clear protesters' encampments during the reopening of the Iraqi capital Baghdad's central Tahrir Square on October 31, 2020. AFP / Sabah ARAR
Desert locust is killing agricultural crops in Yemen, inflicting heavy losses on farmers: FAO 31 Oct 2020 - 02:00 pm
FILE PHOTO: A farmer picks locusts from his sorghum farm in Jawaha village near Kamise town Amhara region, Ethiopia October 15, 2020. October 15, 2020. REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri
Death toll reaches 28 in quake that hit Turkey, Greek island 31 Oct 2020 - 01:56 pm
An aerial view taken on October 31, 2020, in Izmir shows Rescue workers searching for survivors in a collapsed building after a powerful earthquake struck Turkey's western coast and parts of Greece. AFP / Ozan KOSE
Turkish rescue workers search for survivors in quake; death toll rises to 27 31 Oct 2020 - 11:24 am
Rescue operations take place after an earthquake struck the Aegean Sea, in the coastal province of Izmir, Turkey, October 31, 2020. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
Quake between Turkey, Greece topples buildings in Turkey 30 Oct 2020 - 05:00 pm
Locals and officials search for survivors at a collapsed building after a strong earthquake struck the Aegean Sea on Friday and was felt in both Greece and Turkey, where some buildings collapsed in the coastal province of Izmir, Turkey, October 30, 2020.
Lebanon, Israel end second round of maritime border talks 29 Oct 2020 - 05:01 pm
An aircraft flies over a base for U.N. peacekeepers of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in Naqoura, near the Lebanese-Israeli border, southern Lebanon October 29, 2020. REUTERS/Aziz Taher
Erdogan urges Turks to boycott French goods 26 Oct 2020 - 06:13 pm
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during a meeting in Ankara, Turkey October 26, 2020. Presidential Press Office
Russia strikes kill 78 in Syria: monitor 26 Oct 2020 - 04:07 pm
Syrians take part in the funeral of 10 fighters with the Turkey-backed Faylaq al-Sham rebel faction in Syria, in the northwestern city of Idlib, on October 26, 2020, following their death in a Russian air strike. AFP / Mohammed AL-RIFAI
Armenia, Azerbaijan agree to ceasefire, US State Department says 26 Oct 2020 - 09:11 am
US National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien looks on during a statement to the media at the Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, on October 20, 2020. REUTERS/Adriano Machado
Thousands rally in Iraq to mark one year of protests 25 Oct 2020 - 03:15 pm
Iraqi demonstrators gather to mark the first anniversary of the anti-government protests in Baghdad, Iraq October 25, 2020. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
Lebanese Christian cleric to Hariri: avoid 'secret deals' in forming cabinet 25 Oct 2020 - 02:30 pm
Lebanese Sunni leader Saad al-Hariri, talks to the media after being named Lebanon's new prime minister at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon October 22, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Turkey extends research vessel mission for gas hunt 25 Oct 2020 - 01:38 pm
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Lebanon's Hariri on course to be named PM 22 Oct 2020 - 10:12 am
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Iran reports record 5,039 new daily COVID-19 cases 20 Oct 2020 - 01:47 pm
Iranians wear face masks as a Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic precaution, in Iran's capital Tehran on October 19, 2020. Iran today announced 337 deaths from the novel coronavirus, a record high for a single day in the Middle East country hardest hit by the
Iran and Ukraine open new talks over downed plane 19 Oct 2020 - 11:23 pm
This picture taken on October 19, 2020 shows (L to R) delegations from Ukraine and Iran meeting in Tehran for the second round of talks on compensation for the families of victims of the Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 crash. / AFP / ATTA KENARE
Iran hit by record 337 virus deaths in single day 19 Oct 2020 - 08:33 pm
Iranian women wear face masks as a COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic precaution, in Iran's capital Tehran on October 14, 2020. / AFP / ATTA KENARE
Iran says UN arms embargo on Tehran has been lifted 18 Oct 2020 - 11:47 am
(FILES) A file photo taken on February 2, 2019, shows Iranians visiting a weaponry and military equipment exhibition in the capital Tehran, organised on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Iranian revolution. AFP / Atta Kenare

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A man pushes his motorbike on a flooded street due to heavy rains caused by Tropical Storm Matmo in Hanoi on October 7, 2025. (Photo by Nhac Nguyen / AFP) Vietnam records highest flood levels on three rivers since 1986
A general view shows Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo. (AFP) Sri Lanka faces 'uneven', slow recovery from recession: World Bank
Representational file photo. World Bank lowers Mongolia's 2025 GDP growth forecast

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File photo of veggie burger used for representation Veggie 'burgers' face the chop as EU lawmakers back labeling ban
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Heiner Linke (L), Chair of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry, explains a model as Hans Ellegren (C), Secretary General of The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, and Olof Ramstroem, Member of the Nobel Committe for Chemistry, listen in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 8, 2025. (Photo by Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP) Trio wins chemistry Nobel for new form of molecular architecture
Tadhg Hickey (centre right) one of a group of Irish activists returning, is greeted by supporters as they arrive at Dublin Airport on October 7, 2025, after being deported from Israel. (Photo by Paul Faith / AFP) Irish flotilla activists say ready to try again despite 'mistreatment'

Africa

A grab from a UGC video posted on the X platform on August 22, 2023 reportedly shows members of the Sudanese army firing at Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters in what they say is the al-Shajara military base in Khartoum. (Photo by UGC / AFP) Sudanese army says retook key military sites in El Fasher
File photo of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Ethiopian PM launches pan-African media platform to reshape Africa's global image
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