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Syrian ground troops capture rebel enclave 08 May 2019 - 07:58 pm
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Escalation in Syria's Idlib rattles months-old truce 07 May 2019 - 04:41 pm
A Syrian man inspects the totally destroyed building after an attack by Assad regime forces on residential areas located inside northern Syria’s de-escalation zones, at Ras al-Ayn town of Saraqib district in Idlib, Syria on May 07, 2019. ( Hasan Muhtar -
Erdogan welcomes controversial re-run of Istanbul vote 07 May 2019 - 02:44 pm
Turkish President and leader of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends his party's parliamentary group meeting at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in Ankara, Turkey on May 07, 2019. Ra?it Aydo?an - Anadolu
Bush fire razes four villages in South Sudan, kills 33 07 May 2019 - 10:42 am
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90 Sudanese protesters killed since December: Doctors 06 May 2019 - 05:11 pm
Sudanese protesters, waving national flags, take part in a sit-in outside the army headquarters in Khartoum on May 5, 2019. AFP / ASHRAF SHAZLY
Erdogan says Turkey expects NATO to support its rights in eastern Mediterranean 06 May 2019 - 04:33 pm
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) shakes hands with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg as they pose for a photograph prior to their meeting at the Cankaya Palace in the capital Ankara, on May 06, 2019. AFP
Fire at oil pipeline in southwest Iran under control- Tasnim 06 May 2019 - 01:40 pm
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Three Palestinians killed in Gaza after army says soldiers wounded 03 May 2019 - 11:00 pm
Israeli forces intervene Palestinian protesters during a protest within the
Guestbook signature gives insight into Nazi's Jerusalem visit 02 May 2019 - 09:55 pm
German archivist Stefan Litt displays a guestbook of Moshe Yaakov Ben-Gavriel, bearing the signature of SS officer Leopold von Mildenstein, at the Jerusalem National Library on May 1, 2019. AFP / Thomas Coex
Fearful and fenced in: foreign children of IS face indefinite stay in Iraq 30 Apr 2019 - 11:48 pm
Shi'ite Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) members hold an Islamic State flag, which they pulled down, during the war between Iraqi army and Shi'ite Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) against the Islamic State militants in Tal Afar, Iraq August 27, 2017. Re
Sudan protest group calls 'million-strong march' 30 Apr 2019 - 05:21 pm
A Sudanese protesterr waves a national flag near a makeshift barricade during an a sit-in outside the army headquarters in the capital Khartoum on April 30, 2019. AFP / OZAN KOSE
Erdogan says F-35 project would collapse without Turkey 30 Apr 2019 - 01:32 pm
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan visits IDEF 2019, 14th International Defense Industry Fair, in Istanbul, Turkey April 30, 2019. Murat Kula
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the Islamic State group's elusive leader 29 Apr 2019 - 08:21 pm
A bearded man with Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's appearance speaks in this screen grab taken from video released on April 29, 2019. Islamic State Group/Al Furqan Media Network/Reuters TV
Airstrikes, roadblocks trap civilians in Libya's Tripoli 29 Apr 2019 - 04:04 pm
Smoke rises during a fight between members of the Libyan internationally recognised government forces and Eastern forces in Ain Zara, Tripoli, Libya April 28, 2019. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny
Libyan forces push back against Haftar in house-to-house battles 28 Apr 2019 - 10:09 pm
Members of the Libyan internationally recognised government forces fire during a fight with Eastern forces in Ain Zara, Tripoli, Libya April 28, 2019. Reuters/Ismail Zitouny
Israel frees 2 Syrians after return of soldier's remains 28 Apr 2019 - 04:45 pm
A general view taken on April 28, 2019 shows the Quneitra crossing in the Israeli annexed-Golan Heights during the transfer of two Syrian prisoners from Israel to Syria. AFP / JALAA MAREY
Iran warns could shut Hormuz Strait if tensions grow 28 Apr 2019 - 02:11 pm
FILE PHOTO: Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz, December 21, 2018. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo
Algerian protest leader calls for six-month transition period 27 Apr 2019 - 08:43 pm
Demonstrators shout slogans during anti government protests in Algiers, Algeria April 26, 2019. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina

Asia

Representatives of retired veterans of the Singapore Armed Forces salute during a memorial ceremony to commemorate civilians who died during the Japanese occupation in World War II, in Singapore, Feb. 15, 2026. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua) Singapore commemorates civilians killed during Japanese occupation
Chinese tourists adjust their kimono as they visit the Sensoji Temple in the Asakusa district of Tokyo on November 15, 2025. (Photo by Greg Baker / AFP) China confirms visa-free access for Canada, UK visitors from Feb 17
Motorists cross railway tracks on the motorbikes after a train passed on the popular train street in Hanoi on February 13, 2026. (Photo by Amaury Paul / AFP) Vietnam licenses Musk's satellite internet firm Starlink
Peninsula 5.3-magnitude quake hits SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines -- USGS

Europe

(Files) Larry the cat sits in front of a flower arch of Ukraine's national flower, sunflowers, erected outside Number 10 Downing Street in London on August 24, 2022. (Photo by Susannah Ireland / AFP) Paw patrol: Larry the cat marks 15 years at 10 Downing Street
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during the 62nd Munich Security Conference (MSC) on February 14, 2026 in Munich, southern Germany. (Photo by Alexandra Beier / POOL / AFP) Rubio tells allies US and Europe 'belong together'
(Files) Indian author Arundhati Roy speaks during a press conference in Seoul on November 25, 2021. (Photo by Anthony Wallace / AFP) Indian writer Roy pulls out of Berlin Film Festival over Gaza row
Waves crash near the Plage des Basques in Biarritz, as the storm named Nils hits southwestern France coastline on February 12, 2026. (Photo by Gaizka IROZ / AFP) Hundreds of thousands without power after storm lashes France

Africa

Peninsula One dead, three injured in Egypt train collision
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (C) speaks as Angola President Joao Lourenco (L), and Mahmoud Ali Youssouf (R), Chairperson of the African Union Commission, listen on during the closing press conference of the Second Italy-Africa Summit at the Addis International Convention Center (AICC) in Addis Ababa on February 13, 2026. (Photo by Marco Simoncelli / AFP) 'Extermination' of Palestinians must stop: African Union chair
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