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Iran's president says downing Ukrainian plane an "unforgivable error" 14 Jan 2020 - 10:36 am
A woman sheds a tear during a memorial service at the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario on January 12, 2020 for the victims of Ukrainian Airlines flight 752 which was shot down over Iran this past week. AFP / Geoff Robins
US troops describe 'miraculous' escape at Iraqi base attacked by Iran 14 Jan 2020 - 10:02 am
U.S. soldiers are seen at the site where an Iranian missile hit at Ain al-Asad air base in Anbar province, Iraq January 13, 2020. REUTERS/John Davison
King of Jordan warns Islamic State on rise again 13 Jan 2020 - 03:11 pm
King of Jordan(Reuter/ file photo)
Russia says civilians can flee Syria's Idlib via three new checkpoints 13 Jan 2020 - 02:52 pm
Syrians gather amidst the rubble following regime airstrikes on a market in the town of Binnish in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib on January 11, 2020. (AFP / Omar HAJ KADOUR)
Hezbollah says payback for US strike has just begun 12 Jan 2020 - 08:08 pm
Supporters of the the Shiite Hezbollah movement watch as the movement's leader Hasan Nasrallah delivers a speech on a screen in the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh on January 12, 2020. AFP / Mahmoud Zayyat
Syrian regime forces civilians to flee NW Syria 12 Jan 2020 - 06:00 pm
Syrians gather amidst the rubble following regime airstrikes on a market in the town of Binnish in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib on January 11, 2020. AFP / Omar HAJ KADOUR
UN welcomes announcement of ceasefire in Libya 12 Jan 2020 - 10:26 am
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Trump warns Iran against 'massacre' as protests erupt over jetliner downing 12 Jan 2020 - 09:35 am
A rose rests on a page featuring photographs of people who have died in Iran as Iranian Americans from across California converge in Los Angeles to participate in the California Convention for a Free Iran and to express support for nationwide protests in
UK ambassador to Iran arrested: British govt 12 Jan 2020 - 08:24 am
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Syrian regime airstrikes kill 17 civilians in Idlib 11 Jan 2020 - 04:19 pm
Panicked residents run following an air strike by pro-regime forces in the nothwestern Syrian city of Idlib on January 11, 2020. / AFP / Omar HAJ KADOUR
Ukraine airline says plane had no warning of threat before Iran crash 11 Jan 2020 - 03:41 pm
Ukraine International Airlines President Yevhenii Dykhne stands next to a map of flight PS-752's departure paths at a news briefing about the crash of the Boeing 737-800 plane, flight PS-752, on the outskirts of Tehran, at the Boryspil International Airpo
Iran says its military shot down Ukrainian plane in 'disastrous mistake' 11 Jan 2020 - 03:28 pm
A map of flight PS-752's departure paths is seen on a computer screen at a news briefing about the crash of the Boeing 737-800 plane, flight PS-752, on the outskirts of Tehran, at the Boryspil International Airport, outside Kiev, Ukraine January 11, 2020.
Ukraine president to speak to Iran's Rouhani over downing of plane 11 Jan 2020 - 02:40 pm
FILE PHOTO: Rescue teams are seen at the scene of a Ukrainian airliner that crashed shortly after take-off near Imam Khomeini airport in the Iranian capital Tehran. AFP/ Akbar TAVAKOLI
Iran Guards commander accepts responsibility for downed plane 11 Jan 2020 - 01:26 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 8, 2020 rescue teams work amidst debris after a Ukrainian plane carrying 176 passengers crashed near Imam Khomeini airport in the Iranian capital Tehran early in the morning on January 8, killing everyone on boa
Iran says military shot down plane in error, after denial drew scrutiny abroad 11 Jan 2020 - 09:18 am
Mourners attend a vigil in memory of Iranian student Amir Moradi, who was killed in the crash of a Ukrainian passenger plane near Tehran, at Queens University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada January 10, 2020. REUTERS/Alex Filipe.
Ukrainian aircraft was shot down in Iran due to human error: Iran military statement 11 Jan 2020 - 07:33 am
General view of the debris of the Ukraine International Airlines, flight PS752, Boeing 737-800 plane that crashed after take-off from Iran's Imam Khomeini airport, on the outskirts of Tehran, Iran January 8, 2020 is seen in this screen grab obtained from
US dismisses Iraq request to work on a troop withdrawal plan 10 Jan 2020 - 06:57 pm
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi meets with US Ambassador to Iraq Matthew Tueller in Baghdad, January 6, 2020. (Iraqi Prime Minister Media Office handout via Reuters)
Iran denies missile downed Ukrainian plane 10 Jan 2020 - 06:57 pm
Men sign condolence books for the victims of the Ukraine International Airlines crash in Iran and for Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in an airstrike near Baghdad, at the Iranian embassy in Minsk, Belarus January 10, 2020. Reuters/V

Asia

This handout photograph taken and released on October 10, 2025 shows India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (right) and his Afghan counterpart Amir Khan Muttaqi during a bilateral meeting in New Delhi. (Photo by India's Ministry of External Affairs / AFP) India to upgrade Afghan mission to full embassy
File: Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is seen on a screen in the courtroom during his first appearance before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague on March 14, 2025. (Photo by Peter Dejong / POOL / AFP) Global court rejects release bid by Philippines ex-president Duterte
This handout photo taken and released by Malaysia's Department of Information on October 10, 2025 shows Malaysia's Prime Minister and Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim delivering his speech on the 2026 national budget at the Parliament in Kuala Lumpur. (Photo by Nazri RAPAAI / DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION / AFP Malaysia unveils national budget eyeing food security, flood mitigation
Police stand next to the rubble of a collapsed wall in Mati town, Davao Oriental province, in southern island of Mindanao, after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck the province. (Photo by Mark NAVALES / AFP) Seven killed as strong quakes strike southern Philippines

Europe

France's President Emmanuel Macron (left) with France's Minister of Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu after delivering a speech to army leaders at l’Hôtel de Brienne in Paris on July 13, 2025. (Photo by Ludovic Marin / POOL / AFP) Macron reappoints Sebastien Lecornu as France's PM
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This undated handout image received in London from The University of Manchester on October 10, 2025 shows, Dr Dean Lomax (L) and Professor Judy Massare (R) posing beside the skeleton of the newly named sword dragon ichthyosaur, Xiphodracon goldencapensis, at the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada. (Photo by University of Manchester / AFP) New species of Jurassic 'sword dragon' found in UK
Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher (2R) arrives to attend the funeral of late British boxer Ricky Hatton on October 10, 2025. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) Tyson Fury, Liam Gallagher among mourners at funeral of Ricky Hatton

Africa

Peninsula IMF, Ghana agree on fifth review, paving way for 385-mln-USD disbursement
Representational file photo. Mpox deaths in Africa surpass 2,000 since 2024
Vehicles pass in front of the statue of a lady holding a torch, in front of the party headquarters of the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement of incumbent Cameroonian President Paul Biya, in Yaounde, on October 10, 2025. (Photo by Daniel Beloumou Olomo / AFP) Cameroon closes borders ahead of presidential polling day
Egypt's forward #20 Ibrahim Adel celebrates with forward #10 Mohamed Salah after scoring his team's first goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Africa qualifier football match between Djibouti and Egypt at the Larbi Zaouli Stadium in Casablanca on October 8, 2025. (Photo by Abdel Majid BZIOUAT / AFP) Salah scores twice as Egypt qualify for 2026 World Cup

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