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Lavrov in Iraq to discuss US sanctions over Ukraine 06 Feb 2023 - 04:52 pm
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (left) and his Iraq's counterpart Fuad Hussein pose for photos as they arrive for a meeting at the foreign ministry in Baghdad on February 6, 2023. (Handout / RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY / AFP)
'So scared': Fear of aftershocks in debris-strewn Turkey 06 Feb 2023 - 04:49 pm
Rescue teams carry a casualty pulled out of the rubble following an earthquake in the town of Jan-daris, in the countryside of Syria's northwestern city of Afrin in the rebel-held part of Aleppo province, on February 6, 2023. (Photo by Bakr ALKASEM / AFP)
World powers rush to offer Turkey, Syria aid over quake 06 Feb 2023 - 04:37 pm
White Helmet rescue workers search for victims and survivors in the rubble of collapsed buildings, following an earthquake in the town of Sarmada in the countryside of the northwestern Syrian Idlib province, early on February 6, 2023.  (Photo by MUHAMMAD HAJ KADOUR / AFP)
Tremors felt in Iraqi, Jordanian governorates 06 Feb 2023 - 04:30 pm
Syrian rescue teams carry a casualty picked up from the rubble after an earthquake in the government-controlled central Syrian city of Hama on February 6, 2023. - A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey and Syria early on February 6, killing hundreds of people as they slept, levelling buildings and sending tremors that were felt as far away as the island of Cyprus, Egypt and Iraq. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP)
Norway plans five-year $7.3-bn aid package to Ukraine 06 Feb 2023 - 03:59 pm
In this file photo taken on February 1, 2023 People walk on a destroyed bridge to cross a canal towards the disputed area in Bakhmut, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP
Turkey quake tremors felt as far away as Greenland 06 Feb 2023 - 03:46 pm
People search for survivors through the rubble in Diyarbakir, on February 6, 2023, after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country's south-east. Photo by ILYAS AKENGIN / AFP
Alleged IS 'Beatle' to go on trial in UK 06 Feb 2023 - 03:45 pm
A combination picture shows Alexanda Kotey and Shafee Elsheikh, who the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) claim are British nationals, in these undated handout pictures in Amouda, Syria released February 9, 2018. Syrian Democratic Forces/Handout via REUTERS
Ethiopia holds referendum on new regional state 06 Feb 2023 - 03:34 pm
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India to send rescue, medical teams to Turkey 06 Feb 2023 - 02:51 pm
People search for survivors through the rubble in Diyarbakir, on February 6, 2023, after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country's south-east. - At least 284 people died in Turkey and more than 2,300 people were injured in one of Turkey's biggest quakes in at least a century, as search and rescue work continue in several major cities. (Photo by ILYAS AKENGIN / AFP)
New 7.5-magnitude earthquake hits southeast Turkey: USGS 06 Feb 2023 - 02:25 pm
People search for survivors through the rubble in Diyarbakir, on February 6, 2023, after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country's south-east. Photo by ILYAS AKENGIN / AFP
On Ukraine frontline troops plead for more tanks, munitions 06 Feb 2023 - 12:58 pm
A Ukrainian service man rides on a main battle tank in Bakhmut on February 5, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP)
Turkey declines Musk’s offer to send Starlink after deadly quake 06 Feb 2023 - 12:51 pm
People search for survivors through the rubble in Diyarbakir, on February 6, 2023, after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country's south-east. (Photo by Ilyas Akengin / AFP)
EU sends rescue teams to Turkey after deadly quake 06 Feb 2023 - 12:07 pm
A member of a rescue team walks with his tools towards a collapsed building following an earthquake in Aleppo on February 6, 2023. Photo by AFP
Major quake kills hundreds across Turkey, Syria 06 Feb 2023 - 12:03 pm
People gather around collapsed buildings as rescue teams look for survivors following an earthquake in the Syrian city of Aleppo on February 6, 2023. (Photo by AFP)
Beijing confirms balloon flying over Latin America is Chinese 06 Feb 2023 - 11:38 am
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Hong Kong to host first golf event in over three years 06 Feb 2023 - 11:14 am
A boat crosses Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong on November 10, 2022. (Photo by Bertha WANG / AFP)
Indonesian economic growth rises to nine-year high 06 Feb 2023 - 10:54 am
People wearing protective masks enjoy a pedestrian bridge during the dusk amid of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Jakarta, Indonesia, March 15, 2022. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
US looks for Chinese balloon debris 06 Feb 2023 - 10:15 am
This still image taken from a cellphone video by Haley Walsh in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, shows an alleged Chinese surveillance balloon after it was shot down on February 4, 2023. Photo by Haley WALSH / AFP