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2 Killed, 15 injured in Ayn El-Helwe Palestinian Camp clashes in southern Lebanon 08 Apr 2017 - 10:57 am
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US threatens further strikes in Syria 08 Apr 2017 - 08:58 am
U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) conducts strike operations while in the Mediterranean Sea which U.S. Ford Williams/Courtesy U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Syria grows increasingly volatile for US forces 08 Apr 2017 - 08:52 am
This satellite photo courtesy of the Department of Defense shows a battle damage assessment image of Shayrat Airfield, Syria,following US Tomahawk Land Attack Missile strikes on April 7, 2017 from the USS Ross (DDG 71) and USS Porter (DDG 78), Arleigh Bur
Many Trump voters welcome U.S. air strikes as show of strength 08 Apr 2017 - 08:20 am
An anti-war protester displays a placard against US President Donald Trump during a demonstration in front of the Trump Tower in New York on April 7, 2017, to protest the US air strike in Syria. AFP / Jewel SAMAD
Christians hope for an 'open Jerusalem' for Easter 07 Apr 2017 - 07:07 pm
FILE PHOTO: Christian pilgrims enter the Holy Sepulchre Church during a 2015 ceremony in Jerusalem's Old City (AFP Photo / Thomas Coex)
Turkey’s Erdogan courts nationalists, Kurds alike with hard line on PKK 07 Apr 2017 - 06:19 pm
In campaign speeches ahead of an April 16 referendum on increasing his powers, Erdogan has signalled that army operations to crush Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants could intensify and spread into Syria and Iraq in the months ahead.
Russian PM says US Syria strikes ‘one step away’ from clashing with Russia 07 Apr 2017 - 05:52 pm
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Lebanon’s Hezbollah calls U.S. strike on Syria “idiotic step” 07 Apr 2017 - 05:52 pm
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US lawmakers back Syria strikes, ask for broader strategy 07 Apr 2017 - 05:36 pm
Armed Services Committee chairman, Senator John McCain, who has long called for more aggressive action against Assad, said “the signal I think that was sent last night ... was a very, very important one.”
Situation in Syria constitutes international armed conflict: Red Cross 07 Apr 2017 - 05:00 pm
A still image taken from a video broadcast on Syrian state television on April 7, 2017, shows a Syrian army airbase that was hit by a U.S. strike near the city of Homs, Syria.
Fury in Damascus, Moscow as US strikes Syria airbase 07 Apr 2017 - 04:55 pm
FILE PHOTO: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad with Russian President Vladimir Putin (AFP / Sergei Karpukhin)
Syria strike brings rare criticism for Trump from France’s Le Pen 07 Apr 2017 - 04:52 pm
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With healthcare faltering in Gaza, care in Israel is sought after 06 Apr 2017 - 08:20 pm
Palestinian girl Rasha al-Bayed, 5, who suffers from cerebral palsy, attends a physiotherapy session at Mabaret Falasteen charity in Gaza City, March 20, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Toxic attack could wreck Assad's political gains 06 Apr 2017 - 08:08 pm
An unconscious Syrian child receives treatment at a hospital in Khan Sheikhun, a rebel-held town in the northwestern Syrian Idlib province, following a suspected toxic gas attack on April 4, 2017. AFP / Omar haj kadour
“Fight to the death”: snipers slow down Iraqi forces in Mosul’s Old City 06 Apr 2017 - 07:14 pm
A machine gun is seen on the floor next to a map drawn to show distances, on the wall of a sniper's nest in a building controlled by Iraqi forces fighting the Islamic State in Mosul, Iraq, April 6, 2017. REUTERS/Andres Martinez Casares
Iraqi helicopter downed in fight to retake Mosul 06 Apr 2017 - 07:11 pm
An Iraqi army helicopter sits in a field on the outskirts of western Mosul on April 3, 2017, during an offensive to retake the city from Islamic State (IS) group fighters. AFP / Ahmad Gharabli
Idlib: Last Syrian rebel stronghold 06 Apr 2017 - 05:36 pm
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Two Iraqi pilots killed when helicopter shot down over Mosul by Islamic State 06 Apr 2017 - 04:31 pm
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A worker refuels a car at a filling station in Dhaka on March 9, 2026. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman / AFP) Bangladesh scraps light displays as Mideast tension worsens fuel crunch
This aerial picture shows a rescue team using heavy machinery to search for people following a landslide at Bantargebang landfill in Bekasi, West Java, on March 9, 2026 (Photo by Bay Ismoyo / AFP) Indonesia landfill collapse kills five
Motorists queue at a gas station amid rising petrol prices in Quezon City, Metro Manila on March 9, 2026. (Photo by Jam Sta Rosa / AFP) Filipinos race to fill tanks ahead of petrol price jump
File photo Maldives extends childcare breaks for working mothers

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Athletes compete in the women's snowboard cross event during the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games in Cortina d'Ampezzo on March 8, 2026. (Photo by JEFF PACHOUD / AFP) Russia wins first Paralympic gold since 2014

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Peninsula Egyptian President warns of impact of rising regional tensions on security and stability
US Palaeontologist Paul Sereno poses at the Fossil Lab of the University of Chicago, Illinois, on September 19, 2025. (Photo by Keith Ladzinski / Fossil Lab, University of Chicago / AFP) Scientists discover giant bird-like dinosaur in Niger desert
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A clinician fills a syringe a dose of the long-acting injectable HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), Lenacapavir injection before administering to a client, during its launch marking the first phase of the national rollout at the Riruta Health Centre in Nairobi on February 26, 2026. (Photo by Simon Maina / AFP) Kenya administers first HIV prevention shots

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