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US-backed Syrian force starts new phase of Raqqa assault 04 Feb 2017 - 12:45 pm
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51 Islamic State members 'neutralized' in northern Syria 04 Feb 2017 - 12:25 pm
Armored vehicles are seen during an inauguration ceremony for a crew of 440 police department members who began their duties after liberation of Jarabulus from Daesh terrorists within Operation Euphrates Shield in Aleppo, Syria on January 24, 2017. Kerem
Iran retaliates against fresh US sanctions 04 Feb 2017 - 12:15 pm
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Iran bans US wrestlers in retaliation to Trump's visa ban 04 Feb 2017 - 11:41 am
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France: Louvre attack suspect '29-year-old Egyptian' 04 Feb 2017 - 09:34 am
A security guard sits at the entrance of the Louvre Pyramid of the Louvre museum in Paris, on February 3, 2017, as a sign with the symbol of France's national security alert system
US Customs give airlines green light to board all visa-holders after Seattle ruling 04 Feb 2017 - 09:27 am
Banah Alhanfy is greeted by her uncle (R) at Logan Airport after she cleared US customs and immigration on special immigrant visa in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. February 3, 2017. Reuters/Brian Snyder
Iran 'biggest state sponsor of terrorism': US Defense Secretary James Mattis 04 Feb 2017 - 09:22 am
US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis speaks while Japanese Defence Minister Tomomi Inada (not pictured) listens during a joint press conference at the defence ministry in Tokyo on February 4, 2017. / AFP / Toru YAMANAKA
White house ready for drawn-out battle with US judge over halt on travel ban 04 Feb 2017 - 09:17 am
SEATTLE: Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson speaks at a press conference outside US District Court, Western Washington, on February 3, 2017 in Seattle, Washington. Karen Ducey/Getty Images/AFP
Indians go to the polls in test for Modi's cash ban 04 Feb 2017 - 09:05 am
Congress party Vice President Rahul Gandhi (L) and Uttar Pradesh state Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav (R) wave to the crowd during a joint election rally with in Agra on February 3, 2017. AFP / CHANDAN KHANNA
Seattle judge blocks Trump immigration order 04 Feb 2017 - 08:53 am
Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson hugs people outside the courthouse after a press conference at the U.S. District Court, Western Washington, on February 3, 2017 in Seattle, Washington. Karen Ducey/AFP
Trump's travel ban has revoked 60,000 visas for now 04 Feb 2017 - 08:48 am
Behnam Partopour, a Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) student from Iran, is greeted by his sister Bahar (L) at Logan Airport after he cleared U.S. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
White House investigates leaks of Trump calls to Australia, Mexico 04 Feb 2017 - 08:40 am
President Donald Trump waves to supporters after arriving on Air Force One at the Palm Beach International Airport for a visit to his Mar-a-Lago Resort for the weekend on February 3, 2017 in Palm Beach, Florida. Joe Raedle/AFP
Diverse New York crowd demonstrates against Trump travel ban 04 Feb 2017 - 08:37 am
A girl chants as the Astoria community stands together with Muslim-Americans and Muslim immigrants at a rally, February 3, 2017 in New York. / AFP / Bryan R. Smith
50 US lawmakers urge Trump to remove Bannon from NSC 04 Feb 2017 - 08:30 am
White House chief strategist Steve Bannon (L) and senior advisor Jared Kushner speak after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order at the White House in Washington, U.S. February 3, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Tens of thousands of visas revoked in Trump travel ban 04 Feb 2017 - 08:23 am
Demonstrators hold up signs during an interfaith solidarity protest against President Donald Trump's executive immigration ban outside the Downtown Islamic Center on February 3, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. / AFP / Joshua LOTT
Clashes claim more lives in Ukraine 03 Feb 2017 - 09:01 pm
Residents queue for hot food distributed by Ukrainian rescue services in the flashpoint eastern town of Avdiivka, yesterday.
Off to a new journey 03 Feb 2017 - 09:00 pm
(LtoR) French journalists Nicolas Escoulan, Thomas Sotto, Fabien Namias, Isabelle Millet, and Nicolas Poincare pose for a picture during the launch of radio Europe 1's 'presidential bus' in Paris on February 3, 2017. AFP / Christophe Archambault
Machete attacker shot at Louvre in Paris 03 Feb 2017 - 08:59 pm
French police secure the site near the Louvre Pyramid in Paris, yesterday.