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More than 220 dead in IS attacks on southern Syria's Sweida 26 Jul 2018 - 01:28 am
A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on July 25, 2018 shows a member of the Syrian security forces walking past a truck damaged in a suicide attack in the southern city of Sweida. A string of suicide attacks in Syria b
Dozens dead in IS attacks on Syria's Sweida city, villages: Report 25 Jul 2018 - 10:08 am
A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on July 25, 2018 shows a member of the Syrian security forces walking past a truck damaged in a suicide attack in the southern city of Sweida. (AFP PHOTO / HO / SANA)
Syrian forces reach Golan Heights 25 Jul 2018 - 01:10 am
Smoke trails from two Patriot missiles can be seen near the Israeli city of Safed in northern Israel July 24, 2018. Reuters
Erdogan calls Israel 'fascist' in new Netanyahu row 25 Jul 2018 - 01:06 am
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan greets parliamentarians from his ruling AK Party (AKP) during a meeting at the parliament in Ankara, Turkey July 24, 2018. Kayhan Ozer/Presidential Palace/Handout via Reuters
Trump, Iran drama escalates -- via Twitter 24 Jul 2018 - 09:35 pm
The saber-rattling began when Iranian President Hassan Rouhani cautioned Trump not to
US: Middle East states not doing enough for Palestinians 24 Jul 2018 - 09:35 pm
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Israel shoots down Syrian warplane as Golan frontier heats up 24 Jul 2018 - 06:44 pm
In this handout file photo provided by the Israeli Army on February 22, 2001, a Patriot anti-missile missile is launched on the last day of joint five-day US-Israeli military excercise in the Negev desert. The Israeli army said on July 24, 2018 that it ha
Turkey told U.S. it opposes sanctions on Iran -foreign minister 24 Jul 2018 - 06:04 pm
Turkish Foreign Affairs Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu visits Baku Turkish Martyrs' Memorial in Baku, Azerbaijan on July 24, 2018. ( Resul Rehimov - Anadolu Agency )
Gunmen open fire and enter Erbil governorate building in Iraq 23 Jul 2018 - 10:17 am
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Palestinian teen shot dead by Israeli army in Bethlehem raid: Ministry 23 Jul 2018 - 09:15 am
Israeli forces stand guard the area as Palestinians demonstrate in support of bedouin inhabitants near their village of Khan al-Ahmar, in the occupied West Bank July 18, 2018. (AFP / ABBAS MOMANI)
‘Jewish state’ law sparks outrage among Jews 22 Jul 2018 - 09:03 pm
More than 1,000 Israeli settlers including children are their way into East Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound backed by Israeli police officers, at the Al-Aqsa Complex in Jerusalem on July 22, 2018. (Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency)
Thousands swim between continents in famed Istanbul race 22 Jul 2018 - 03:05 pm
A ferry boat carries swimmers to the start point on the Bosphorous river before taking part in the Bosphorus Cross Continental Swim event on July 22, 2018. The race takes participants 6 kms down the Bosphorus Strait from the Asian side of Istanbul to the
Iran's Rouhani warns Trump 'war with Iran mother of all wars' 22 Jul 2018 - 11:11 am
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. (Reuters / Danish Siddiqui/ File Photo)
Israel evacuates 800 White Helmets to Jordan in face of Syria advance 22 Jul 2018 - 10:02 am
In this file photo taken on April 8, 2017, members of the Syrian civil defence volunteers, also known as the White Helmets, remove a victim from the rubble of his house, following a reported air strike by government forces on a rebel-held area in the sout
In Gaza and Israel, war fears mount despite truce 21 Jul 2018 - 07:36 pm
Relatives of Palestinian militant Mohammed Abu Dakah, 31, who was killed in an Israeli strike, mourn during his funeral in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip July 21, 2018. Reuters/Suhaib Salem
Syrian army pushes into Quneitra province: Reports 21 Jul 2018 - 04:53 pm
Syrian government forces' soldiers wave their national flags after taking back the city of Quneitra to the rebels, on July 19, 2018. Under pressure, rebels have agreed to hand over Quneitra and the buffer to government forces, an opposition negotiator and
Israel, Hamas agree to restore calm in Gaza Strip 21 Jul 2018 - 10:12 am
An ambulance takes a wounded to the hospital as as Israeli forces intervene to disperse Palestinians taking part in the
Turkey lifts state of emergency 20 Jul 2018 - 01:27 am
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View of the skyline in Kuala Lumpur. File photo for representational purposes only. Malaysia's unemployment rate drops to 3 pct in 2025
Peninsula Afghanistan signals readiness for talks with Pakistan amid escalation
This photo illustration taken in Seoul on February 27, 2026 shows a Google Maps screen with a search for Seoul City Hall on a smartphone and a Google Maps webpage showing a map of Seoul. Photo by JUNG YEON-JE / AFP South Korea finally agrees to share data with Google Maps
This handout photo taken on February 26, 2026 courtesy of the Facebook page of Ethan Asentista shows the eruption of Kanlaon volcano as seen from Canlaon City, Negros Oriental province in the central Philippines. (Photo by Handout / Courtesy of Ethan Asentista / AFP) Philippine volcano eruption sends ash 2.5 kilometres into sky

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Image used for representation only. French infant tests positive for toxin linked to formula recalls
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Peninsula Nearly 8,000 dead or missing along migration routes last year: UN agency

Africa

US Palaeontologist Paul Sereno poses at the Fossil Lab of the University of Chicago, Illinois, on September 19, 2025. (Photo by Keith Ladzinski / Fossil Lab, University of Chicago / AFP) Scientists discover giant bird-like dinosaur in Niger desert
Peninsula Egyptian President discusses regional developments with Sudanese Prime Minister
A clinician fills a syringe a dose of the long-acting injectable HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), Lenacapavir injection before administering to a client, during its launch marking the first phase of the national rollout at the Riruta Health Centre in Nairobi on February 26, 2026. (Photo by Simon Maina / AFP) Kenya administers first HIV prevention shots
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