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Iran President Raisi's helicopter found, 'no sign of life' 20 May 2024 - 07:57 am
This frame grab from video released by the Iranian Red Crescent on May 20, 2024, shows members of a search and rescue team in Iran's East Azerbaijan province. (Photo by Handout / Iranian Red Crescent / AFP)
What do we know so far about the mysterious crash of the helicopter carrying Iran's president? 19 May 2024 - 11:32 pm
In this photo provided by Islamic Republic News Agency IRNA on May 19, 2024, shows the helicopter carrying Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi taking off at the Iranian border with Azerbaijan after the inauguration of the dam of Qiz Qalasi, in Aras. (Photo by Ali Hamed Haghdoust / IRNA / AFP)
Iran presidential helicopter in 'accident', search underway: state media 19 May 2024 - 05:52 pm
A handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency shows Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi during a meeting with his Azeri counterpart ahead of the inauguration ceremony of Qiz Qalasi, the third dam jointly built by Iran and Azerbaijan on the Aras River. Photo by Iranian Presidency / AFP
Iran presidential helicopter in 'accident', unknown if Raisi on board: state media 19 May 2024 - 05:31 pm
A handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency shows Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi (C) at the site of Qiz Qalasi, the third dam jointly built by Iran and Azerbaijan on the Aras River, ahead of its inauguration ceremony on May 19, 2024. Photo by Iranian Presidency / AFP
UN aid chief warns of 'apocalyptic' consequences of Gaza shortages 19 May 2024 - 03:57 pm
United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths in Doha on May 19, 2024. (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR / AFP)
Gaza officials say death toll from Israeli strike on Nuseirat rises to 31 19 May 2024 - 12:55 pm
Smoke billows during Israeli bombardment in eastern Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on May 19, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
Two Palestinians injured by Israeli occupation forces' bullets in West Bank 18 May 2024 - 09:06 pm
This picture shows the occupied West Bank Jenin refugee camp, following an overnight Israeli army attack, on May 18, 2024. (Photo by Zain JAAFAR / AFP)
American doctors in Gaza see up-close toll of war weapons on children 18 May 2024 - 05:46 pm
Palestinians walk outside the European hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on May 17, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
Fighting rages in Gaza's Rafah after first aid delivery via pier 18 May 2024 - 12:40 pm
This handout picture courtesy of the US Central Command (CENTOCOM) taken on May 16, 2024 shows US Army soldiers emplace the Trident Pier on the Gaza coast. (Photo by US Central Command (CENTCOM) / AFP)
Oil tanker hit by missile off Yemen: security firm 18 May 2024 - 10:36 am
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First aid enters Gaza via US-built pier 18 May 2024 - 12:08 am
Palestinians walk past a jetty in Gaza City with a view of navy vessels off the coast as part of a humanitarian
Three Palestinians killed, many injured in new Israeli bombardment on parts of Gaza Strip 17 May 2024 - 10:36 pm
Palestinian children gather empty ammunition containers in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on May 16, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
Arab League: Establishment phase, decades of joint action 17 May 2024 - 10:34 am
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Gaza death toll rises to 35,272; wounded 79,205 16 May 2024 - 09:02 pm
Displaced Palestinians walk around a puddle in front of destroyed buildings and tents in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on May 16, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
33rd Arab Summit begins in Manama 16 May 2024 - 04:44 pm
This handout picture from the official Bahrain News Agency (BNA) shows Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa (C) posing with Arab leaders in Manama on May 16, 2024 ahead of the 33rd Arab League Summit. (Photo by BNA (Bahrain News Agency)
Arab Summits: Historical milestones in support of just, legitimate Palestinian rights 16 May 2024 - 09:38 am
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Israeli occupation murders five Palestinians, injures others in bombing 15 May 2024 - 02:28 pm
A Palestinian boy carries a toddler in an alley in Deir el-Balah in the central gaza Strip on May 15, 2024 . (Photo by AFP)
Israeli entity continues bombing southern Lebanon 14 May 2024 - 12:56 pm
This picture taken from the northern Israeli kibbutz of Malkia along the border with southern lebanon, shows smoke billowing above the Lebanese village of Meiss El-Jabal during Israeli bombardment on May 5, 2024. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP)

Asia

Peninsula Pakistan, Indonesia sign MoU to enhance economic partnership
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Indian PM Narendra Modi wave to the crowd in Ahmedabad on January 12, 2026. (Photo by Shammi MEHRA / AFP) Germany, India sign "Declaration of Intent" to enhance security cooperation
Image shared on social media 'Genius' chimpanzee Ai dies in Japan at 49
Nepali youth queue to submit applications for temporary police personnel for the upcoming general elections outside the District Police Range office in Kathmandu on January 11, 2026. (Photo by Prakash Mathema / AFP) Nepal's unemployed youth scramble for election jobs

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Peninsula Russia attacks two cargo ships in Black Sea: Ukraine
A photo shows an information panel notifying of the closure of the Louvre Museum on the empty plaza with the Louvre Pyramid, designed by Chinese-US architect Ieoh Ming Pei, as the museum is closed due a strike in Paris on January 12, 2026. Photo by Martin LELIEVRE / AFP Louvre Museum says shutting for the day due to strike
This undated handout photo released on January 12, 2026 by Spanish National Police shows Spanish police posing in front of some of the nearly 10 tons of cocaine seized on a cargo ship in Spain's Canary Islands. (Photo by Handout / Spanish National Police / AFP) Spain makes largest-ever cocaine seizure at sea
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Sudan's Prime Minister Kamil Idris (front, C) waves as he arrives to deliver an address in Khartoum on January 11, 2026. Idris announced on January 11, 2026, the government's return to Khartoum, after nearly three years of operating from its wartime capital of Port Sudan. (Photo by Ebrahim HAMID / AFP) Sudanese government sets work priorities after return to Khartoum
Kamil Idris, who was appointed in May as prime minister by Sudan's de facto leader Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, addresses people and local fighters supporting the Sudanese army who came to cheer him on, during a visit in Omdurman on July 19, 2025. (Photo by Ebrahim Hamid / AFP) Sudan PM announces govt return to Khartoum from wartime capital

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