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US says helping quake-hit Syria, will do more in Turkey 08 Feb 2023 - 12:31 am
People react they wait near a search and rescue operation following an earthquake in Gaziantep, Turkey, February 7, 2023. (REUTERS/Cagla Gurdogan)
Quake imperils cross-border aid to Syria: UN 07 Feb 2023 - 11:37 pm
Syrian children look out of the window of a tent window at an emergency shelter in the center of the city of Maarat Misrin, in the rebel-held northern part of the northwestern Idlib province one day after a deadly earthquake hit Syria and Turkey, on February 7, 2023. (Photo by Abdulaziz Ketaz / AFP)
UAE, Saudi Arabia pledge quake relief to Syria, Turkey 07 Feb 2023 - 10:39 pm
Earthquake survivors gather to collect supplies at a diaper distribution in Hatay on February 7, 2023, a day after a 7,8-magnitude earthquake struck Turkey's southeast. (Photo by BULENT KILIC / AFP)
Turkey-Syria quake toll tops 7,300 as rescuers battle cold 07 Feb 2023 - 08:29 pm
Rescuers search the rubble of buildings for casualties and survivors in the village of Salqin in Syria's rebel-held northwestern Idlib province at the border with Turkey following an earthquake, on February 7, 2023. (Photo by Omar HAJ KADOUR / AFP)
In a first, Egypt's Sisi calls Syria's Assad after quake 07 Feb 2023 - 08:10 pm
An aerial picture shows rescuers searching the rubble of buildings for casualties and survivors in the village of Besnaya in Syria's rebel-held northwestern Idlib province at the border with Turkey following an earthquake, on February 7, 2023. (Photo by Omar Haj Kadour / AFP)
Iran unveils underground base for fighter jets 07 Feb 2023 - 05:32 pm
A handout picture provided by the Iranian Army office on February 7, 2023 shows Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Army Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi (right) and Armed Forces Chief of Staff Major General Mohammad Bagheri (centre) visiting Iran's first underground military air base in an undisclosed location. (Photo by Iranian Army office / AFP) 
Erdogan declares state of emergency in 10 quake-hit provinces 07 Feb 2023 - 03:36 pm
Civilians look for survivors under the rubble of collapsed buildings in Kahramanmaras, close to the quake's epicentre. (Photo by Adem Altan / AFP)
Quake impacts cross-border aid to Syria: UN 07 Feb 2023 - 03:21 pm
Syrian rescue workers gather amidst collapsed buildings on February 6, 2022 in the town of Sarmada, in Syria's rebel-held northwestern Idlib province, as a search operation continues following a deadly earthquake. - At least 1,400 people were killed and 3,411 injured across Syria today in an earthquake that had its epicentre in southwestern Turkey, the government and rescuers said. (Photo by AAREF WATAD / AFP)
UNESCO sounds alarm over quake damage to Turkey, Syria heritage 07 Feb 2023 - 02:57 pm
Rescuers and civilians look for survivors under the rubble of collapsed buildings in Kahramanmaras, close to the quake's epicentre, the day after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country's southeast, on February 7, 2023. Photo by Adem ALTAN / AFP
Turkey, Syria quake could affect up to 23 mn: WHO 07 Feb 2023 - 01:21 pm
Residents search for victims and survivors amidst the rubble of collapsed buildings in the village of Besnaya in Syria, on February 6, 2022. (Photo by Omar Haj Kadour / AFP)
Earthquake kills more than 5,000 in Turkey, Syria 07 Feb 2023 - 01:20 pm
Rescuers search for victims and survivors amidst the rubble of collapsed buildings in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country's southeast on February 7, 2023. Photo by Adem ALTAN / AFP
Turkiye detains four over quake social media posts 07 Feb 2023 - 11:34 am
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Earthquake kills more than 4,300 in Turkey, Syria 07 Feb 2023 - 08:16 am
Rescuers search for victims and survivors amidst the rubble of collapsed buildings in Kahramanmaras, Turkey on February 7, 2023. (Photo by Adem Altan / AFP)
UAE pledges $13 million in aid to quake-hit Syria 06 Feb 2023 - 09:46 pm
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad with the UAE's Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum during the Syrian president's visit to the UAE on March 18, 2022. File photo /Syrian Presidency Facebook page/AFP
China's Xi sends condolences to Turkey, Syria over deadly quake 06 Feb 2023 - 09:31 pm
Chinese President Xi Jinping. Noel CELIS AFP/File
WHO says quake toll liable to rise significantly 06 Feb 2023 - 09:17 pm
Rescue workers and volunteers pull out a survivor from 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)
Quake kills over 2,300 in Turkiye, Syria 06 Feb 2023 - 06:54 pm
A woman reacts as rescuers search for survivors through the rubble of collapsed buildings in Adana, on February 6, 2023. Photo by Can EROK / AFP
Beirut blast judge postpones interrogations over dispute 06 Feb 2023 - 05:40 pm
A general view shows the site of the 2020 port blast, in Beirut, Lebanon, January 24, 2023. (REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir)

Asia

Security personnel stand beside charred vehicles at the blast site after an explosion near the Red Fort in the old quarters of Delhi on November 10, 2025. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP) Several injured as cars catch fire in India capital
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This handout picture taken and released by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) on November 9, 2025 shows a MMEA staff member checking on a survivor rescued by a fishing boat during a search and rescue operation off the coast of Langkawi, after a boat carrying migrants from Myanmar capsized near the Malaysia-Thailand border. (Photo by Handout / MALAYSIAN MARITIME ENFORCEMENT AGENCY / AFP) Death toll in Malaysia migrant shipwreck rises to at least 21
This aerial photo shows a resident paddles his boat in the flood waters past inundated houses in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan province, north of Manila on November 10, 2025, after a river overflowed following heavy rains brought about by Super Typhoon Fung-wong. Photo by JOHN DIMAIN / AFP Typhoon Fung-wong leaves flooded Philippine towns in its wake

Europe

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy speaks to the press flanked by his wife Carla Bruni and French lawyer Jean-Michel Darrois after the verdict in his trial at the Tribunal de Paris courthouse in Paris, on September 25, 2025. Photo by Julien De Rosa / AFP France's Sarkozy says prison a 'nightmare' as prosecutors seek his release
File: BBC Director-General Tim Davie is pictured during a visit by Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Britain's Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (both unseen) to the BBC World Service, in London, on April 28, 2022, for its 90th anniversary. (Photo by Hannah McKay / POOL / AFP) BBC chief resigns after row over Trump documentary
Britain's Catherine, Princess of Wales (L) and Britain's Prince George of Wales (R) arrive to attend The Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance event at the Royal Albert Hall, in London, on November 8, 2025 ahead of Remembrance Day commemorations. (Photo by Jack Taylor / Pool / AFP) Britain's Prince George attends tribute event for fallen soldiers
A man stands in front of a makeshift memorial in tribute of the victims of Paris' attacks of November 13, 2015, at the place de la Republique, in Paris, on November 8, 2025. (Photo by Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt / AFP) A decade on, survivors and families still rebuilding after Paris attacks

Africa

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A displaced Sudanese who fled El-Fasher after the city fell to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), rest on a mat in the camp of Um Yanqur, located on the southwestern edge of Tawila, in war-torn Sudan's western Darfur region on November 3, 2025. (Photo by AFP) MSF warns of missing civilians in Sudan's El-Fasher

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