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Stampede during funeral for Iranian commander kills 35 - report 07 Jan 2020 - 12:36 pm
Iranian mourners gather during the final stage of funeral processions for slain top general Qasem Soleimani, in his hometown Kerman on January 7, 2020. AFP / ATTA KENARE
Omani minister in Iran says U.S. wants to reduce tensions - IRNA 07 Jan 2020 - 11:52 am
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Iranian leader's tears a sign of respect for slain general 06 Jan 2020 - 08:59 pm
An image grab from an Iran Press video shows Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (L) weeping as he recites a prayer in front of the coffin of slain Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani duing a funeral procession in the capital Tehran on Ja
In Iraq, Trump's sanctions threat brings bitter flashbacks 06 Jan 2020 - 07:21 pm
A keeper feeds a white lion at Al Zawra zoo in Baghdad, June 15, 2017. Reuters / Khalid al-Mousily
Uber ban in Istanbul triggered pirate cab boom, Hurriyet Reports 06 Jan 2020 - 12:23 pm
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'Million-strong' homage for general brings Tehran to standstill 06 Jan 2020 - 12:22 pm
People attend a funeral procession for Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force, and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who were killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport, in Tehran, Iran January 6, 2020. Official
Philippines braces to evacuate its workers in Iraq, Iran 06 Jan 2020 - 09:48 am
Protesters take part in a rally in front of the US embassy in Manila on January 6, 2020, demonstrating against the US strike that killed Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani in Iraq. AFP / Ted Aljibe
Iran summons German envoy over 'unacceptable' remarks 05 Jan 2020 - 08:53 pm
The ministry conveyed to the German envoy Iran's
Israeli army to resume women tank crew trials 05 Jan 2020 - 08:53 pm
An Israeli army tank patrols along the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip on May 29, 2018. AFP / Jack Guez
Hezbollah leader says he warned Soleimani of assassination threat 05 Jan 2020 - 08:53 pm
Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah
Iraq's Parliament calls for expulsion of U.S. troops 05 Jan 2020 - 06:30 pm
U.S. Army paratroopers from the 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, rest before their departure for the Middle East from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, U.S. January 4, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Drak
Hezbollah chief urges Iraq to free itself from US 'occupation' 05 Jan 2020 - 05:30 pm
Supporters of Shiite Hezbollah movement hold posters of slain Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani as the movement's leader Hasan Nasrallah delivers a speech on a screen, in the Lebanese capital Beirut's southern suburbs on January 5, 2020. AFP / ANWAR
Pompeo: US military would only hit lawful targets in Iran 05 Jan 2020 - 05:10 pm
FILE PHOTO: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo holds a press conference at the State Department in Washington, DC. AFP / SAUL LOEB
Iran to finalise its next nuclear step on Sunday - IRNA 05 Jan 2020 - 03:31 pm
A handout picture provided by the Iranian Parliament news agency on January 5, 2020 shows Iranian MPs chanting
Multiple rockets fall in Green Zone, Baghdad, air base: Iraqi military 04 Jan 2020 - 09:01 pm
A handout picture received from the US embassy in Iraq on December 31, 2019, shows American soldiers taking position around the embassy in the capital Baghdad. AFP / US EMBASSY IN IRAQ
Iran will punish Americans wherever they are within its reach: Guards commander 04 Jan 2020 - 02:33 pm
Hamas policemen in Gaza City stand guard during a mourning ceremony organised in honour of slain Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani (portrait) killed in the Iraqi capital Baghdad in a US air strike a day earlier, on January 4, 2020. / AFP / MAHMUD
Coalition scales back Iraq operations for security reasons: US 04 Jan 2020 - 01:27 pm
A handout picture received from the US embassy in Iraq on December 31, 2019, shows American soldiers taking position around the embassy in the capital Baghdad, after supporters and members of the Hashed al-Shaabi military network breached the outer wall o
Thousands of Iraqis join Baghdad funeral for slain commanders 04 Jan 2020 - 10:41 am
People gather at the funeral of the Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, top commander of the elite Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guards, and the Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who were killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport, in B

Asia

Representational photo Seoul seeks to calm rush to buy rubbish bags over Mideast war
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File photo Bangladesh turns off lights as Mideast war deepens energy crunch
This handout photograph taken and released by Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on March 29, 2026 shows Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar (R) shaking hand with his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty at Foreign Ministry office in Islamabad. (Photo by Handout / Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs / AFP) Pakistan hosts Saudi, Turkiye, Egypt for talks on Mideast war

Europe

Police officers work near to a variety of personal items seen covering the road inside a cordon set up on Friar Gate in central Derby, central England on March 29, 2026. (Photo by Darren Staples / AFP) Seven injured, man arrested after car hits pedestrians in UK: Police
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Police officials stand alongside police and private security vehicles outside The Bank of America building in the 8th arrondissement of Paris on March 28, 2026, following an apparent bomb attack attempt. (Photo by Sebastien Dupuy / AFP) French anti-terror prosecutors probing foiled Paris bomb plot
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