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Iran shuts power plants over fuel shortages 16 Dec 2024 - 05:52 pm
Traffic flows on a main road past electricity transmission towers in Tehran on December 16, 2024. Iran has suspended operations at several power plants over fuel shortages that have been intensified by rising demand during a spell of freezing weather. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)
EU says sending envoy to talk to Syria's new leaders 16 Dec 2024 - 10:51 am
This handout photo provided by Syria's Interim Government shows UN Special Envoy Geir Pedersen meeting with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, now using his real name Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus on December 15, 2024. Photo by SYRIAN INTERIM GOVERNMENT / AFP.
Qatar strongly condemns Israel's approval of settlement expansion plan in occupied Golan Heights 15 Dec 2024 - 08:53 pm
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Miners rescued from collapsed Afghan coal mine 15 Dec 2024 - 07:08 pm
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Al Jazeera says cameraman Ahmed Al-Louh killed in Israeli airstrike in Gaza 15 Dec 2024 - 06:51 pm
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Iran closes offices, schools over cold, energy shortage 15 Dec 2024 - 05:39 pm
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Damascus students say 'finally feel free' after Assad's ouster 15 Dec 2024 - 05:31 pm
Rebel fighters stand near protesters during a student rally near the campus of the Damascus University in the Syrian capital on December 15, 2024. Photo by Omar HAJ KADOUR / AFP.
French diplomats to travel to Syria Tuesday 15 Dec 2024 - 05:24 pm
A picture shows the Embassy of France in the capital Damascus on December 12, 2024. Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP.
'Endless torture': Turkish inmate recalls hell of Syria jails 15 Dec 2024 - 12:53 pm
Mehmet Erturk, a Turk imprisoned in a Syrian prison, walks in his village Magaracik, in Kilis on December 13, 2024. (Photo by Yasin Akgul / AFP)
Israeli ongoing onslaught on Gaza kills 44,930 martyrs, wounds 106,624 14 Dec 2024 - 06:35 pm
Rescuers look for survivors following an Israeli strike on the UNWRA Al-Majda Wasila Governmental School housing displaced Palestinians, on al-Jalaa Street in Gaza City on December 14, 2024. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
Egypt inaugurates $500 million solar power plant in Aswan 14 Dec 2024 - 03:58 pm
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Shopping spree in Syria's former rebel heartland 14 Dec 2024 - 02:58 pm
People shop at a shopping mall in the town of al-Dana, near Sarmada, in the northern Syrian province of Idlib on December 13, 2024. The crowd wanders in awe through the aisles saturated with lights, dazzled by the abundance of goods displayed before them in the heart of the former rebel stronghold in northwestern Syria. Photo by OZAN KOSE / AFP.
Türkiye to reopen embassy in Syria as diplomats gather for talks 14 Dec 2024 - 02:17 pm
People hold a banner featuring Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as members of the Syrian community and supporters gather to celebrate the fall of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad in the face of an offensive by Islamist-led rebels, in Istanbul on December 8, 2024. Photo by Yasin AKGUL / AFP.
Iran confirms increase in IAEA nuclear inspections 14 Dec 2024 - 01:44 pm
Photo used for representational purposes. Iran’s ambassador to IAEA Mohsen Naziri Asl attends the IAEA’s Board of Governors meeting at the agency's headquarters in Vienna, Austria on December 12, 2024. Photo by Joe Klamar / AFP.
UN envoy warns against Syria collapse at crisis talks 14 Dec 2024 - 01:18 pm
Photo used for representational purposes. United Nations (UN) Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen attends a press conference on the situation in Syria, in Geneva on December 10, 2024. Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP.
Syria war monitor reports Israeli strikes on military sites 14 Dec 2024 - 12:21 pm
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Turkiye says Damascus embassy to be 'operational' Saturday 14 Dec 2024 - 09:38 am
Aerial view shows people celebrating the ouster of Syria's president Bashar al-Assad near the landmark Damascus Sword sculpture at the Umayyad Square in central Damascus on December 13, 2024. (Photo by Sameer Al-Doumy / AFP)
G7 leaders call for peaceful, inclusive transition process in Syria 13 Dec 2024 - 11:37 pm
This handout picture taken in Rome and released on December 13, 2024 by Italy's Prime Minister press office (Palazzo Chigi Press Office), shows a screen displaying the G7 leaders meeting by video link. From top left : Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz, France's France's Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, US President Joe Biden, Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer and President of the European Council Antonio Costa. (Photo by Handout / Palazzo Chigi press office / AFP) 

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Image used for representation only. Magnitude 6.9 quake strikes off central Philippines: USGS
Security personnel inspect an explosion site outside the Frontier Corps (FC) headquarters in Quetta on September 30, 2025. (Photo by Banaras KHAN / AFP) Bombing kills 10 outside Pakistan border force compound
Rescuers work on the site of a school building collapse at Al Khoziny Islamic Boarding School in Sidoarjo district, East Java, Indonesia, Sept. 29, 2025. (Photo by Sahlan Kurniawan/Xinhua) Death toll from Indonesia school building collapse rises to 3
An aerial photo shows rescue workers walking through flood waters after typhoon Bualoi passed over Lam Thanh commune in Nghe An province on September 30, 2025. (Photo by Phan Duy / AFP) Long-lasting Typhoon Bualoi devastates Vietnam, killing 19

Europe

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Rory McIlroy of Team Europe celebrates with the Ryder Cup after Team Europe's 15-13 win over Team United States on September 28, 2025 in Farmingdale, New York. Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images/AFP 'Are you watching Donald Trump?': Europe's Ryder Cup golfers taunt president
Jaguar Land Rover signage is seen on a dealership in Tonbridge south-east of London on September 29, 2025. Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP Jaguar Land Rover to partially resume carmaking after cyberattack
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Africa

Members of the Judiciary Police arrive at the Hyatt Regency Paris Etoile Hotel at Porte Maillot in Paris, after South Africa's ambassador to France was found dead at the foot of the hotel on September 30, 2025. Photo by Anna KURTH / AFP South African ambassador found dead outside Paris hotel
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Protesters gather at the South African Parliament during civil society and faith-based organizations’ mass rally for Gaza, in Cape Town on September 27, 2025. (Photo by RODGER BOSCH / AFP) Thousands march in Cape Town in support of Gaza people
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