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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
Lebanon's Hezbollah says working for government formation 09 Jan 2020 - 05:57 pm
A supporter of Hezbollah attends a funeral ceremony rally to mourn Qassem Soleimani in Beirut's suburbs, Lebanon, January 5, 2020. Reuters/Aziz Taher
Ukraine names Iran plane crash theories, including missile strike 09 Jan 2020 - 02:17 pm
A woman reacts during a news briefing following 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 8, 2020. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
Lebanon imposes travel ban on Ghosn after questioning over warrant: judicial source 09 Jan 2020 - 01:30 pm
Former Renault-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn gestures as he addresses a large crowd of journalists on his reasons for dodging trial in Japan, where he is accused of financial misconduct, at the Lebanese Press Syndicate in Beirut on January 8, 2020. AFP / JOSEP
Fact Check: Trump minimizes IS risk, distorts Iran payout 08 Jan 2020 - 09:36 pm
US President Donald Trump is seen on a television screen as he delivers a statement about Iran, in the Pentagon briefing room in Arlington, Virginia, US, January 8, 2020. Reuters/Al Drago

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Representational file photo. Sri Lanka to establish new police division to tackle rising cybercrime
Japan's Prime Minister and President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Sanae Takaichi delivers a campaign speech ahead of the House of Representatives election, at Rekisen Park in Tokyo on February 7, 2026. (Photo by Philip Fong / AFP) Takaichi talks tough on immigration on eve of vote
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Europe

Two people observe a flooded area at Las Pachecas settlement in Jerez, southern Spain, on February 5, 2026, amid Storm Leonardo. (Photo by Cristina Quicler / AFP) Spain, Portugal brace for fresh storm after flood deaths
This photograph shows the Independence Monument towering over the Independence Square in Kyiv on February 6, 2026. (Photo by Genya Savilov / AFP) Russia hits Ukraine power grid with 'massive attack': operator
A pier is seen on the frozen ice cover over the Baltic sea in Sellin, northern Germany, on February 5, 2026. (Photo by Danny Gohlke / AFP) Berlin flights scrapped, delayed by icy winter weather
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Civil defence rescuers ride in a boat on flood waters in the Sidi Kacem region, in northwestern morocco on February 5, 2026. (Photo by AFP) Morocco says evacuated 140,000 people due to severe weather
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