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French journalist deported from Turkey after earlier arrest 13 Nov 2016 - 10:30 pm
“Our journalist Olivier Bertrand is free, he is in a plane en route for Paris,” lesjours said on its official Twitter page. (Photo courtesy: Twitter)
Islamic State uses wooden tanks and bearded mannequins in decoy attempts 13 Nov 2016 - 09:53 pm
A displaced Iraqi woman cries after she finds out that her 15-year-old son Maitham was killed by an Islamic State mortar in Samah neighborhood, Mosul, Iraq November 13, 2016. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah
Cyprus talks a ‘last opportunity’, Turkey foreign minister says 13 Nov 2016 - 08:44 pm
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Mauritanian clerics urge for blogger’s death penalty to be applied 13 Nov 2016 - 08:32 pm
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Iraqi forces say recapture ancient city of Nimrud 13 Nov 2016 - 08:18 pm
This file photo taken on April 09, 2013 shows a partial view of an ancient statue dated from the Assyrian civilization, at the archaeological site of Nimrud that lies on the Tigris River around 30 kilometres (18 miles) southeast of Mosul, Iraq's second ci
Iraq troops aim to tighten noose on Islamic State in Mosul 13 Nov 2016 - 07:17 pm
A displaced man sleeps on the table at a school used as a shelter in Bawiza, north of Mosul, Iraq November 13, 2016. REUTERS/Ari Jalal
Egypt mourns 'The Magician' star Mahmoud Abdel Aziz 13 Nov 2016 - 06:56 pm
Poussy Chalabi (C), wife of Egyptian actor Mahmoud Abdel Aziz, mourns during his funeral in a suburb of Cairo on November 13, 2016. Abdel Aziz, who died the day before at the age of 70, starred in more than 90 feature films and worked under some of Egypt'
Iran resort hopes relaxed rules will attract tourists 13 Nov 2016 - 04:51 pm
Iranian tourists ride a camel in Iran's southern resort island of Kish on November 1, 2016. Iranian investors are pouring money into Kish island in the Gulf, hoping its white sand beaches, coral reefs and more relaxed Islamic rules, could make it a major
Sudan’s Bashir suspends peace talks with rebels 13 Nov 2016 - 04:36 pm
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Israel PM calls for ministers' restraint after Trump win 13 Nov 2016 - 04:35 pm
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) attends the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem, on November 13, 2016. (AFP / RONEN ZVULUN)
Turkey suspends 291 navy personnel over links to failed coup 13 Nov 2016 - 04:15 pm
The Ankara police headquarters is seen through a cars' broken window caused by fighting during a coup attempt in Ankara, Turkey, July 19, 2016. (REUTERS / Baz Ratner)
Car bomb kills two Iraqi 13 Nov 2016 - 03:40 pm
Members of the Iraqi forces drive a BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle as they hold a position in the village of Jarif, some 45 kilometres south of Mosul, on November 12, 2016, after retaking it from Islamic State (IS) group jihadists. / AFP / SAFIN HAMED
Photos: Climbing competition - Remembering the civil war in Lebanon 13 Nov 2016 - 03:24 pm
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In Iraq village, children reclaim their school after IS 13 Nov 2016 - 02:38 pm
An Iraqi army soldier shows a schoolbook printed out by the Islamic State (IS) group and found in a house in the Samah area of Mosul, on November 12, 2016. AFP / Odd ANDERSEN
FSA launches new phase to liberate Syria's Al-Bab 13 Nov 2016 - 01:44 pm
Opponent units linked to Free Syrian Army (FSA) move forward from northern side of Aleppo's Bab district Hüseyin Nas?r - Anadolu Agency
Iraq military says recaptures Nimrud, home to ancient city 13 Nov 2016 - 01:33 pm
Site of an ancient Assyrian city that was blown up by the Islamic State
Iraq Kurds destroyed Arab homes, villages in north: HRW 13 Nov 2016 - 01:17 pm
A young girl holding a white flag approaches with her father (unseen) soldiers from the Iraqi Special Forces' 2nd division pushing through the Arbagiah neighbourhood of Mosul as they make their way to their house in the Samah area on November 12, 2016. A
4 Iraqis killed by mortar fire in Mosul 13 Nov 2016 - 12:46 pm
Members of the Iraqi forces stand on their BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles as they hold a position in the village of Jarif, some 45 kilometres south of Mosul, on November 12, 2016, after retaking it from Islamic State (IS) group jihadists. / AFP / SAFIN

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Local residents move hotel guests using a rubber boat through the water on an inundated street amid floods following heavy rain at Legian Kuta near Denpasar on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on February 24, 2026. (Photo by SONNY TUMBELAKA / AFP) Bali flooding prompts tourist evacuation: official
Peninsula Malaysia curbs non-AI data centres as power squeeze looms
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks during a press conference in Canberra on August 11, 2025. Photo by Hilary Wardhaugh / AFP Australian PM evacuated after 'security incident': police

Europe

Image used for representation only. Post-it maker 3M faces Belgian trial over 'forever' chemicals
A person stands at a makeshift memorial to fallen Ukrainian and foreign soldiers in Independence Square in Kyiv on February 23, 2026. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP) Ukraine reconstruction needs over 500 billion euros: international reports
Peninsula EU again delays hotly debated 'Made-in-Europe' plans
Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen takes part in a demonstration that gathered almost a third of the city population to protest against the US President's plans to take Greenland, on January 17, 2026 in Nuuk, Greenland. Photo by Alessandro RAMPAZZO / AFP 'No thanks': Greenland, Denmark reject Trump's hospital ship offer

Africa

A worker cuts wood at the Furntech Workshop in Johannesburg, South Africa. Representational file photo. Zambian expert urges Africa to boost output under China's zero-tariff policy
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