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Sudan sentences to death 27 agents who tortured protester to death 30 Dec 2019 - 02:23 pm
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Turkey arrests 100 Islamic State suspects 30 Dec 2019 - 02:18 pm
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Sudan’s Cabinet decided to postpone the lifting of the fuel subsidies for three months 29 Dec 2019 - 08:29 pm
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Rocket fire kills US contractor in Iraq, raises fears of escalation 28 Dec 2019 - 07:31 pm
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Iraqi group says 490 protesters killed since October 28 Dec 2019 - 05:34 pm
Iraqi protesters gather at Baghdad's Tahrir Square as demonstrations against the political system continues for the third consecutive month across Iraq on December 27, 2019. / AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE
Israel's Netanyahu shores up base but obstacles remain 27 Dec 2019 - 09:52 pm
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks at his watch before delivering a statement at the Knesset, Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem. December 19, 2018. Reuters / Amir Cohen
France summons Iran's ambassador over detained researchers 27 Dec 2019 - 07:49 pm
France considers the months-long detention of Fariba Adelkhah and Roland Marchal
Hundreds join final Gaza-Israel border protests for three months 27 Dec 2019 - 07:41 pm
A car drives through a flooded road following heavy rain in Gaza City on December 27, 2019. AFP / Mohammed Abed
Over 230,000 people flee Idlib in two-week Russian-backed offensive: UN 27 Dec 2019 - 06:17 pm
Trucks carry belongings of people fleeing from Maarat al-Numan, in northern Idlib, Syria December 24, 2019. Reuters/Mahmoud Hassano
Iraqi pres threatens to quit in defiance of Iran's allies in parliament 26 Dec 2019 - 06:59 pm
Barham Salih with his wife show their ink-stained fingers at a polling station in Sulaimaniyah, Iraq, May 12, 2018. Reuters / Ari Jalal
Morocco jails YouTuber, detains journalist 26 Dec 2019 - 06:59 pm
The YouTuber Mohamed Sekkaki, known as
"Nobody knows" how much pound could slump: Lebanon central bank head 26 Dec 2019 - 03:41 pm
A sign reading Beirut is seen among Christmas decorations in downtown Beirut, Lebanon December 17, 2019. (REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir)
New internet outages in Iran ahead of commemorations 25 Dec 2019 - 05:00 pm
Assyrian Christian family sit together at their house in Tehran, Iran December 24, 2019. Nazanin Tabatabaee/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters
Algeria starts funeral of army chief Gaid Salah 25 Dec 2019 - 02:05 pm
People gather outside the
Syrian regime, Russia attacks kill 979 aid workers 25 Dec 2019 - 01:37 pm
Syrian families from the south of Idlib province driving through the town towards the Syrian-Turkish border as they flee from the assault led by government forces and their allies. December 24, 2019. AFP / Aref TAMMAWI
Iran warplane crashes near dormant volcano: state media 25 Dec 2019 - 01:12 pm
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Thousands mark Christmas in West Bank town of Bethlehem 25 Dec 2019 - 12:33 am
Apostolic Administrator of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa (L) is greeted by a Palestinian woman upon his arrival to the biblical West Bank city of Bethlehem on December 24, 2019. AFP / Hazem Bader
Syrian army captures village, missile kills 8 civilians 24 Dec 2019 - 02:41 pm
A family as they flee with their belongings from Maaret al-Numan in Syria's southern Idlib governorate. AFP / Omar HAJ KADOUR

Asia

Men look for items in a collapsed house in Manay, in the province of Davao Oriental on October 11, 2025. (Photo by Jam Sta Rosa / AFP) Philippines begins clean-up after powerful twin quakes
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

Europe

Peninsula EU Troika leaders to revive negotiations with Iran over nuclear program
A billboard accusing opposition leaders (L-R) Leopoldo Lopez, Maria Corina Machado and Juan Guaido, for the US sanctions imposed on the country, is seen in Caracas on October 10, 2025, after Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. (Photo by Federico Parra / AFP) Nobel institute to probe possible leaks over peace prize
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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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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