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Prisoner from Gaza dies due to torture in Israeli prison 01 Aug 2024 - 08:01 pm
Palestinians dig graves at the al-Zawaida Cemetery, after the Israeli bombardment of the al-Bureij refugee Camp, in the central Gaza Strip on July 31, 2024. (Photo by Eyad Baba / AFP)
Gaza death toll rises to 39,480; wounded 91,128 01 Aug 2024 - 07:41 pm
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Iran holds funeral for Hamas chief Haniyeh 01 Aug 2024 - 09:53 am
Iranians take part in a funeral ceremony for late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran, on August 1, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
UN chief calls strikes on Beirut, Tehran 'dangerous escalation' 31 Jul 2024 - 11:20 pm
This pictured shows the aftermath of an Israeli military strike on a building in Beirut's southern suburb on July 31, 2024. (Photo by Anwar Amro / AFP)
Jordan's FM, US Secretary of State discuss developments in Middle East 31 Jul 2024 - 11:11 pm
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Gaza death toll rises to 39,445; wounded 91,073 31 Jul 2024 - 09:37 pm
Displaced Palestinians return to Bani Suhayla and neighbouring towns east of Khan Yunis following reports of Israeli forces withdrawing from the area in the southern Gaza Strip on July 30, 2024. (Photo by Bashar Taleb / AFP)
Al Jazeera says Israeli strike kills two of its journalists in Gaza 31 Jul 2024 - 06:22 pm
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Israel used dogs, waterboarding to ‘torture’ detained Palestinians, states UN report 31 Jul 2024 - 03:49 pm
A man pushes his bicycle over rubble as displaced Palestinians return to Bani Suhayla and neighbouring towns east of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on July 30, 2024. (Photo by Bashar Taleb / AFP)
Hamas chief burial in Doha Friday after Tehran funeral ceremony 31 Jul 2024 - 02:11 pm
People hold up the Palestinian flag and a portrait of assassinated Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh during a rally at Tehran University, in the Iranian capital Tehran on July 31, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
Palestinian National Forces declare general strike, marches to denounce Haniyeh's assassination 31 Jul 2024 - 12:18 pm
Palestinian men follow the news of the assassination of Hamas chief, Ismail Haniyeh in Iran, outside closed shops in central Ramallah in West Bank during a general strike on July 31, 2024. Photo by Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP
'It's a thunderbolt,' say Palestinians of Hamas chief's killing 31 Jul 2024 - 11:29 am
Palestinians walk through a deserted commercial area in Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank during a general strike on July 31, 2024. (Photo by Zain Jaafar / AFP)
Reports say Hamas chief killed by air strike 31 Jul 2024 - 09:34 am
(Files) Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Beirut on June 22, 2022. (Photo by Anwar Amro / AFP)
Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas political leader and ex-Palestinian PM 31 Jul 2024 - 09:06 am
(Files) Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh addresses supporters during a rally in Gaza City 22 April 2005. (Photo by Mohammed Abed / AFP)
Russia calls killing of Hamas leader ‘unacceptable political murder’ 31 Jul 2024 - 08:47 am
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Turkiye condemns 'shameful assassination' of Hamas chief: minister 31 Jul 2024 - 08:33 am
(Files) This handout photograph taken and released by Turkish Presidency Press Office on April 20, 2024, shows Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) shaking hands with Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of the Palestinian movement Hamas. (Photo by Handout / Turkish Presidential Press Service / AFP)
Hamas says Haniyeh assassination ‘grave escalation’ 31 Jul 2024 - 08:31 am
(Files) This handout picture provided by the Iranian foreign ministry on February 13, 2024, shows Hamas' political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh. (Photo by Iranian Foreign Ministry / AFP)
Palestinian president slams 'cowardly assassination' of Hamas chief: statement 31 Jul 2024 - 08:18 am
(Files) Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (R) meets with Ismail Haniyeh at Abbas' office in Gaza City, Saturday, June 10, 2006. (Photo by Khalil Hamra / AFP)
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Iran 31 Jul 2024 - 08:00 am
(Files) Ismail Haniyeh, political bureau chief of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, in Tehran on March 26, 2024. (Photo by AFP)

Asia

This aerial photograph taken on September 22, 2025, shows a general view of river Padma shrouded in mist at Rajshahi. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman / AFP) Snakebite surge as Bangladesh hit by record rains
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This handout photo taken on October 7, 2025 and released by Gunma Prefectural Police via Jiji Press shows a CCTV camera footage of a bear walking inside a supermarket in Numata, Gunma prefecture. (Photo by various sources / AFP) Bear injures two in Japan supermarket, man killed in separate attack
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Europe

Books of Hungarian writer Laszlo Krasznahorkai, the winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature, are on display at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 9, 2025. (Photo by Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP) Hungary's 'master of the apocalypse' Krasznahorkai wins Literature Nobel
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File photo of flooding in Spain in 2024 Eastern Spain placed on red alert for heavy rains
A photographer takes photos of Books of Hungarian writer Laszlo Krasznahorkai, the winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature, on display at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 9, 2025. (Photo by Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP) Laszlo Krasznahorkai: Hungarian 'master of apocalypse'

Africa

Egypt's forward #20 Ibrahim Adel celebrates with forward #10 Mohamed Salah after scoring his team's first goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Africa qualifier football match between Djibouti and Egypt at the Larbi Zaouli Stadium in Casablanca on October 8, 2025. (Photo by Abdel Majid BZIOUAT / AFP) Salah scores twice as Egypt qualify for 2026 World Cup
Peninsula Egyptian, Algerian Presidents discuss efforts to end war in Gaza strip, regional issues by phone
A grab from a UGC video posted on the X platform on August 22, 2023 reportedly shows members of the Sudanese army firing at Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters in what they say is the al-Shajara military base in Khartoum. (Photo by UGC / AFP) Sudanese army says retook key military sites in El Fasher
File photo of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Ethiopian PM launches pan-African media platform to reshape Africa's global image

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