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Netanyahu in Washington with Golan Heights recognition on tap 24 Mar 2019 - 11:08 pm
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shake hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during their visit at Netanyahu's official residence in Jerusalem March 21, 2019. Reuters/Jim Young
Erdogan says Turkey will take issue of Golan Heights to UN 24 Mar 2019 - 11:08 pm
FILE PHOTO: Erdogan delivers a speech during a protest against the killings of Palestinian protesters on the Gaza-Israel border and the US embassy move to Jerusalem in Istanbul May 18, 2018. Reuters/Murad Sezer
Iraqi parliament sacks local governor after Mosul boat capsize 24 Mar 2019 - 04:00 pm
Members of the Iraqi Civil Defence rescue team lift a ferry which sank in the Tigris River with a crane in Mosul, Iraq March, 23, 2019. Picture taken March 23, 2019. REUTERS
Assad regime never sought to regain Golan: Opposition 24 Mar 2019 - 03:16 pm
FILE PHOTO: Members of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force Zone (UNDOF) using a binocular to look towards the Syrian side of the Golan Heights as smoke billows during clashes between forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad and rebels ov
Syrian fighters clear explosives in area retaken from Islamic State 24 Mar 2019 - 03:05 pm
A damaged car is seen after the U.S.-backed forces said they had captured Islamic State's last shred of territory, in the village of Baghouz, Deir Al Zor province, Syria, March 23, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer
Kurds rally ahead of local elections testing Turkish leader 24 Mar 2019 - 02:42 pm
Pervin Buldan, co-leader of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democracy Party (HDP) speaks to Turkish Kurds gather around a bonfire during Newroz celebrations for the new year in Diyarbakir, southeastern Turkey, on March 21, 2019. AFP / Ilyas AKENGIN
A thousand lawyers demonstrate for 'change' in Algeria 23 Mar 2019 - 06:29 pm
Lawyers carry a national flag as they march during a protest to demand the immediate resignation of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, in Algiers, Algeria March 23, 2019. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina
Al Shabaab attack on Somali government building ends with at least 15 dead 23 Mar 2019 - 05:16 pm
Somali soldiers arrest a civilian close to the scene of two explosions set off near the ministries of public works and labour in Mogadishu on March 23, 2019. AFP / MOHAMED ABDIWAHAB
Somalia govt minister among 5 victims in extremist attack 23 Mar 2019 - 04:05 pm
Rickshaws are seen near the scene of a suicide explosion after al-Shabaab militia stormed a government building in Mogadishu, Somalia March 23, 2019. REUTERS/Feisal Omar
More than 630 civilians killed in Syria anti-IS fight: monitor 23 Mar 2019 - 04:01 pm
A view of burnt vehicles after the U.S.-backed forces said they had captured Islamic State's last shred of territory, in the village of Baghouz, Deir Al Zor province, Syria, March 23, 2019. REUTERS
Syria Kurds urge Damascus to choose dialogue: commander 23 Mar 2019 - 03:56 pm
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Death toll from Russian attacks in Idlib rises to 15 23 Mar 2019 - 03:31 pm
Civil defense members conduct a search and rescue operation under the rubbles of demolished buildings after airstrikes hit the residential areas of de-escalation zone Idlib, Syria on March 22, 2019. ( Hasan Muhtar - Anadolu
Baghouz, where the last black flag came down 23 Mar 2019 - 02:45 pm
A Syrian Democratic Forces flag flutters on a damaged building in the village of Baghouz, Deir Al Zor province, Syria, March 23, 2019. REUTERS
Turkish defense chief inspects troops on Syria border 23 Mar 2019 - 02:29 pm
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At least four dead in Al Shabaab assault on Somali capital Mogadishu 23 Mar 2019 - 01:04 pm
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Big explosion heard in Somali capital Mogadishu - Reuters witness 23 Mar 2019 - 11:06 am
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Israeli forces kill two Gazans during border protest 22 Mar 2019 - 09:44 pm
A Palestinian man carries an injured youth at the border fence with Israel east of Gaza City on March 22, 2019. AFP/Said Khatib
UN rights forum condemns Israel over deadly Gaza protests 22 Mar 2019 - 09:44 pm
Palestinian paramedics carry an injured protester at the border fence with Israel east of Gaza City on March 22, 2019. AFP / Said Khatib

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File photo for representational purposes only. Indian authority revokes licence, orders shutdown of company responsible for cough syrup deaths
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File photo. Representational. Pakistan to start nationwide polio vaccination campaign in 159 districts

Europe

File photo / Eurovision Song Contest Eurovision organisers push back Israel decision over Gaza ceasefire
Representational file photo. Lithuania sees highest power prices in over six months
This handout photo provided by the Slovak Police via its Facebook site on October 13, 2025 shows a damaged train at the accident site of two collided passenger trains near the village of Jablonov nad Turnou close to Kosice, Slovakia. Photo by Handout / Slovak Police via FB / AFP Passengers injured as Slovakia trains collide
(L-R) John Hassler, Chair of the Committee for the Prize in Economic Science in Memory of Alfred Nobel, the Secretary General of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Hans Ellegren and Kerstin Enflo, member of the Committee for the Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel sit in front of a screen displaying the portraits of the 2025 prize winners. (Photo by Anders Wiklund / TT NEWS AGENCY / AFP) Trio wins economics Nobel for work on economic growth

Africa

Peninsula UN condemns repeated targeting of civilians in El Fasher, Sudan
Peninsula Earthquake kills 1, displaces over 43,400 in NE Ethiopia
Peninsula Sudan army claims over 100 paramilitary fighters eliminated in West Sudan
Paul Biya, President of Cameroon and presidential candidate for the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM), watches as Cameroon First Lady Chantal Biya casts her ballot at a polling station in Yaounde on October 12, 2025 during Cameroon's presidential election. (Photo by Daniel Beloumou Olomo / AFP) Cameroon's 92-year-old president poised for eighth term; counting begins as polls close

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