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Syria's Kurds restore ancient names to Arabised towns 23 Oct 2016 - 11:24 am
Map based on a UN map. Source: UN Cartographic Section.
Battle for Aleppo intensifies after ceasefire ends 23 Oct 2016 - 10:50 am
Smoke rises after strikes on Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) controlled Tell Rifaat town, northern Aleppo province, Syria. Reuters/Khalil Ashawi
Over 35,000 suspects arrested in Turkey coup probe 23 Oct 2016 - 10:41 am
Justice Minister Bekir Bozda? (AA Photo)
Mosul battle will be big, won't end soon - Kurdish region minister 23 Oct 2016 - 10:08 am
Smoke rises at Islamic State militants' positions in the town of Naweran near Mosul, Iraq, October 23, 2016. Reuters/Azad Lashkari
Sanaa air raids resume as Yemen truce expires-residents 23 Oct 2016 - 08:56 am
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Iraq parliament in surprise vote to ban alcohol 22 Oct 2016 - 10:47 pm
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Iraq forces in fierce Kirkuk clashes with IS 22 Oct 2016 - 08:29 pm
A displaced Iraqi man walks past security forces at a refugee camp on October 22, 2016 in the town of Qayyarah, south of Mosul, as an operation to recapture the city of Mosul from the Islamic State group takes place. Iraqi security forces battled for a se
Upbeat on Mosul, US defence chief eyes future Iraq aid 22 Oct 2016 - 07:59 pm
US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter speaks at The Council On Foreign Relations on April 8, 2016 in New York City (Andrew Renneisen / Getty Images / AFP)
Burning sulphur near Mosul sends hundreds to hospital, U.S. troops don masks 22 Oct 2016 - 07:33 pm
A man returns to his village after it was liberated from Islamic State militants, south of Mosul in Qayyara, Iraq, October 22, 2016. The fumes in the background are from oil wells that were set ablaze by Islamic State militants. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani
Truce deadline for Syria's Aleppo passes without evacuations 22 Oct 2016 - 07:27 pm
T-shirts are laid out during a demonstration urging the British government to intervene in the bombing of Aleppo, outside Downing Street, London, Britain October 22, 2016. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
20-year prison sentence for Mursi confirmed by Egypt court 22 Oct 2016 - 06:31 pm
Egypt's deposed president Mohamed Mursi greets his lawyers and people from behind bars at a court wearing the red uniform of a prisoner sentenced to death, during his court appearance with Muslim Brotherhood members on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, on Ju
We are ‘obliged’ to press on to Syria’s Al Bab: Turkish President Erdogan 22 Oct 2016 - 05:56 pm
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during a meeting with the NGO representatives and the opinion leaders at Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey on October 20, 2016. ( Kayhan Özer - Anadolu Agency )
Iraqi PM Abadi declines Turkish help offer in Mosul 22 Oct 2016 - 04:08 pm
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi (R) inspects Iraqi army's positions during the operation to retake Iraq's Mosul from Daesh, in Mosul, Iraq on October 19, 2016. (Iraqi Prime Ministry Press Office - Anadolu Agency)
Iraqi TV journalist killed south of Mosul 22 Oct 2016 - 02:17 pm
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4500 killed since the collapse of the US-Russian truce in Syria 22 Oct 2016 - 01:02 pm
Smoke rises from reported opposition fire from buildings in an eastern government-held neighbourhood of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on October 20, 2016 as clashes erupted in an area designated as a humanitarian corridor for civilians to leave the e
Engagment of minor Egyptian children sparks outrage 22 Oct 2016 - 12:49 pm
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24 killed by Russian and Syrian airstrikes in Idlib 22 Oct 2016 - 12:29 pm
(FILE PHOTO) Syrians inspect the destroyed buildings after warcrafts belonging to the Russian and Syrian army carried out an air strike on a civil defense centre in Maret el Numan district of Idlib, Syria on October 20, 2016. ( Muhammed Karkasa - Anadolu
U.S Defense Secretary Carter arrives in Iraq 22 Oct 2016 - 10:18 am
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AFP file photo of people walk amongst debris of logs swept away due to heavy rain Philippines allots 686 mln USD calamity fund for 2026
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Representational file photo of a sandstorm in Beijing. AFP. Sandstorms worsen air quality in Beijing

Europe

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
Anthony Albanese and Tanya Plibersek dropped in for the Museum of Chinese in Australia opening. (Sitthixay Ditthavong/Australia Associated Press Museum of Chinese in Australia officially opens in Sydney
French volunteer baker Loic Nervi holds a basket of freshly baked bread in his mobile bakery in Borodyanka, Kyiv region on February 19, 2026. (Photo by Genya Savilov / AFP) French volunteer bakes for Ukraine amid frosts and power outages
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Africa

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