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Iraqi group says 490 protesters killed since October 28 Dec 2019 - 05:34 pm
Iraqi protesters gather at Baghdad's Tahrir Square as demonstrations against the political system continues for the third consecutive month across Iraq on December 27, 2019. / AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE
Israel's Netanyahu shores up base but obstacles remain 27 Dec 2019 - 09:52 pm
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks at his watch before delivering a statement at the Knesset, Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem. December 19, 2018. Reuters / Amir Cohen
France summons Iran's ambassador over detained researchers 27 Dec 2019 - 07:49 pm
France considers the months-long detention of Fariba Adelkhah and Roland Marchal
Hundreds join final Gaza-Israel border protests for three months 27 Dec 2019 - 07:41 pm
A car drives through a flooded road following heavy rain in Gaza City on December 27, 2019. AFP / Mohammed Abed
Over 230,000 people flee Idlib in two-week Russian-backed offensive: UN 27 Dec 2019 - 06:17 pm
Trucks carry belongings of people fleeing from Maarat al-Numan, in northern Idlib, Syria December 24, 2019. Reuters/Mahmoud Hassano
Iraqi pres threatens to quit in defiance of Iran's allies in parliament 26 Dec 2019 - 06:59 pm
Barham Salih with his wife show their ink-stained fingers at a polling station in Sulaimaniyah, Iraq, May 12, 2018. Reuters / Ari Jalal
Morocco jails YouTuber, detains journalist 26 Dec 2019 - 06:59 pm
The YouTuber Mohamed Sekkaki, known as
"Nobody knows" how much pound could slump: Lebanon central bank head 26 Dec 2019 - 03:41 pm
A sign reading Beirut is seen among Christmas decorations in downtown Beirut, Lebanon December 17, 2019. (REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir)
New internet outages in Iran ahead of commemorations 25 Dec 2019 - 05:00 pm
Assyrian Christian family sit together at their house in Tehran, Iran December 24, 2019. Nazanin Tabatabaee/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters
Algeria starts funeral of army chief Gaid Salah 25 Dec 2019 - 02:05 pm
People gather outside the
Syrian regime, Russia attacks kill 979 aid workers 25 Dec 2019 - 01:37 pm
Syrian families from the south of Idlib province driving through the town towards the Syrian-Turkish border as they flee from the assault led by government forces and their allies. December 24, 2019. AFP / Aref TAMMAWI
Iran warplane crashes near dormant volcano: state media 25 Dec 2019 - 01:12 pm
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Thousands mark Christmas in West Bank town of Bethlehem 25 Dec 2019 - 12:33 am
Apostolic Administrator of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa (L) is greeted by a Palestinian woman upon his arrival to the biblical West Bank city of Bethlehem on December 24, 2019. AFP / Hazem Bader
Syrian army captures village, missile kills 8 civilians 24 Dec 2019 - 02:41 pm
A family as they flee with their belongings from Maaret al-Numan in Syria's southern Idlib governorate. AFP / Omar HAJ KADOUR
Children among 8 killed in Russian strikes on Syria's Idlib: monitor 24 Dec 2019 - 01:07 pm
A drone picture taken on December 23, 2019 shows empty streets and damaged buildings in the town of Maaret Al-Numan in the northwestern Idlib province. AFP / Omar HAJ KADOUR
Algeria's army chief dies after severe heart attack 23 Dec 2019 - 06:57 pm
Algeria's army chief General Ahmed Gaed Salah attends newly elected Algerian President swearing-in ceremony. Algiers. December 19, 2019. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina
Iran denies parole for UK-Iranian, rights activist 22 Dec 2019 - 10:40 pm
Sudan opens Darfur crimes probe against Bashir regime figures 22 Dec 2019 - 07:39 pm
Sudan's former president Omar al-Bashir sits inside a cage during a hearing of the verdict. Sudan, December 14, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah

Asia

File photo North Korea fires ballistic missile into Yellow Sea: Seoul
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Japan Foreign minister Toshimitsu Motegi and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio address a joint press conference after the Quad Foreign Ministers' meeting at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi . (Photo by Julia Demaree Nikhinson / POOL / AFP) Rubio revives 'Quad' with new Asia projects after questions on US
Screen grab of a video shared by the Minister on X Political animal: NZ lawmaker carries crayfish into parliament
Military personnel with a working dog conduct search and rescue operations at a collapsed building in Angeles City, Pampanga province, north of Manila on May 25, 2026. Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP Philippine construction collapse toll hits four, over dozen missing

Europe

This photograph shows a Marianne-Or gold coin bullion displayed at La Monnaie de Paris in Paris on May 21, 2026. (Photo by Simon Wohlfahrt / AFP) Au so chic: Paris Mint to issue first solid-gold coins in a century
Representational image Tackling child social media use like big tobacco fight: UK medics
This photograph shows a damaged train car at the site of an accident after a train crashed into a school bus, at the railway crossing Vierhuizen in Buggenhout on May 26, 2026. (Photo by Dirk Waem/ BELGA / AFP) Train hits school bus in Belgium, several victims: minister
File photo France reports seven heatwave-linked deaths

Africa

Members of the Ugandan dance group 'the Ghetto Kids' rehearse at their home in Nakawuka, Wakiso, Uganda, on May 25, 2026. (Photo by Badru Katumba / AFP) Uganda Ghetto Kids 'can't wait' to join Shakira at World Cup
File Photo S.Africa government holds urgent talks over anti-migrant tensions
A woman (top R) reacts as a person suspected of having died from Ebola is buried in Bunia, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, on May 25, 2026. (Photo by Glody MURHABAZI / AFP) WHO urges DRC's neighbours to act immediately on Ebola
Parishioners wash their hands before entering the church following local authorities’ instructions to limit the spread of the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo in Bunia on May 24, 2026. (Photo by Seros Muyisa / AFP) Suspected Ebola cases top 900 in DR Congo: WHO chief

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