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Algerians protest Bouteflika bid for fifth term as deadline looms 03 Mar 2019 - 03:01 pm
Police officers try to disperse people trying to reach the government palace during a protest against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's plan to extend his 20-year rule by seeking a fifth term in April elections in Algiers, Algeria, March 1, 2019. REUTERS/Z
Fierce fighting as US-backed Syrian forces advance on Islamic State 03 Mar 2019 - 02:32 pm
Smoke billows after shelling on the Islamic State (IS) group's last holdout of Baghouz, in the eastern Syrian Deir Ezzor province on March 2, 2019. AFP / BULENT KILIC
Israel hits Hamas sites after balloons with 'explosive device' 03 Mar 2019 - 11:15 am
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Algeria looks for Bouteflika's response to huge protests 02 Mar 2019 - 07:30 pm
Algerians shout slogans and march with banners as they protest during a rally against ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's bid for a fifth term in power, in the northern coastal city of Oran, about 410 kilometres west of the capital Algiers, on March 1
Everton must develop on-pitch leaders: Moyes 02 Mar 2019 - 04:16 pm
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Islamic State faces final territorial defeat in eastern Syria battle 02 Mar 2019 - 03:57 pm
A fighter from Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) holds a baby near the village of Baghouz, Deir Al Zor province, Syria March 1, 2019. REUTERS/Rodi Said
Iran condemns Britain for listing ally Hezbollah as 'terrorist' group 02 Mar 2019 - 01:37 pm
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Algerian protest, stampede leaves at least one dead in capital: source 02 Mar 2019 - 12:27 am
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12 Palestinians hurt in border clashes with Israel: Gaza ministry 01 Mar 2019 - 10:34 pm
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Battered by scandal, Netanyahu still poised for re-election 01 Mar 2019 - 10:05 pm
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu climbs out after a visit inside the Rahav the fifth submarine in the fleet after it arrived in the Haifa port, January 12, 2016. Reuters/Baz Ratner
At least 10 killed in Somalia gunbattle: security officer 01 Mar 2019 - 12:26 pm
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Russia tells Syrian asylum seekers: You need to go home 28 Feb 2019 - 04:17 pm
Syrian refugee Safaa Al-Kurdi speaks during an interview in an apartment in the village of Mamontovo near Moscow, Russia February 19, 2019. Picture taken February 19, 2019. REUTERS/Maria Vasilyeva
Syria force poised for final assault on Islamic State 28 Feb 2019 - 03:55 pm
Civilians evacuated from the Islamic State (IS) group's embattled holdout of Baghouz wait at a screening area held by the US-backed Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), in the eastern Syrian province of Deir Ezzor, on February 27, 2019. AFP / Delil
Digital archive on show in Berlin hopes to help rebuild Syria 28 Feb 2019 - 03:10 pm
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Egypt to host Huawei's first MENA cloud platform: Cairo 27 Feb 2019 - 08:40 pm
Visitors walk next to Huawei booth at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, February 27, 2019. Reuters/Rafael Marchante
Morocco shuts residences of Islamic group members 27 Feb 2019 - 08:40 pm
Britain's Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry the Duke of Sussex visit the Andalusian Gardens in Rabat, Morocco February 25, 2019. Facundo Arrizabalaga/Pool via Reuters
Egypt railcar crash, fire at central Cairo station kills 25 27 Feb 2019 - 05:53 pm
Firefighters and onlookers gather at the scene of a fiery train crash at the Egyptian capital Cairo's main railway station on February 27, 2019. AFP / STRINGER
Fire erupts at Cairo’s main train station 27 Feb 2019 - 03:45 pm
Fire fighters and onlookers gather at the scene of a fiery train crash at the Egyptian capital Cairo's main railway station on February 27, 2019. AFP / STRINGER

Asia

People walk past Kartavya Path near India's presidential palace (Rashtrapati Bhavan) in New Delhi on October 14, 2025. (Photo by Arun Sankar / AFP) India court eases Diwali firecracker ban despite pollution
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File photo China sanctions 5 US branches of S. Korean ship giant Hanwha
File photo for representational purposes only. Indian authority revokes licence, orders shutdown of company responsible for cough syrup deaths

Europe

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky reacts as he holds a joint press-conference following talks with High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy in Kyiv on October 13, 2025, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine.(Photo by Sergei Supinsky / AFP) Zelensky strips Odesa mayor of Ukrainian citizenship
(Files) The logo of the World Health Organization (WHO) is pictured on the facade of the WHO headquarters on October 24, 2017 in Geneva. (Photo by Fabrice Coffrini / AFP) WHO calls for urgent focus on brain health
This picture taken on December 19, 2017 shows a logo outside the fashion house and luxury goods Gucci shop on the Avenue Montaigne in Paris, ahead of Christmas. Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP EU hits Gucci, Chloe and Loewe with 157-mn-euro antitrust fines
Protesters leave Gare de Bruxelles-Nord railway station as they take part in a demonstration during a national day of action against the austerity of the federal Arizona government, in Brussels on October 14, 2025. (Photo by Marius Burgelman / Belga / AFP) Flights cancelled as Belgium hit by national strike

Africa

Members of Madagascar’s Army CAPSAT unit ride in armoured vehicles while assuming a defensive posture as they leave the Presidential Palace in Antananarivo, October 14, 2025. (Photo by Luis Tato / AFP) Military seizes power in Madagascar as president impeached
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