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Syrian government forces seize last rebel enclave in Homs 15 May 2018 - 03:46 pm
The fifth convoy carrying civilians depart from Homs, Syria due to Assad regime's intense assaults and blockage as part of the compulsory evacuation to reach Idlib and western Aleppo on May 13, 2018.Mohammad Alammory - Anadolu
UK calls for independent probe after Gaza killings 15 May 2018 - 03:15 pm
A Palestinian woman holding her national flag looks at clashes with Israeli forces near the border between the Gaza strip and Israel east of Gaza City on May 14, 2018, as Palestinians protest over the inauguration of the US embassy following its controver
8th convoy of evacuees leaves Syria’s Homs 15 May 2018 - 12:58 pm
The sixth convoy carrying civilians depart from Homs, Syria due to Assad regime's intense assaults and blockage as part of the compulsory evacuation to reach Idlib and western Aleppo on May 13, 2018. Hazem Gab - Anadolu
58 dead in Gaza protests as Israel fetes US Embassy move 15 May 2018 - 07:59 am
Smoke rises following an explosion in the northern Gaza Strip, as seen from the Israeli side of the border between Israel and Gaza, May 14, 2018. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
Turkey says US shares blame for Gaza massacre as thousands protest 14 May 2018 - 09:36 pm
Demonstrators shout slogans during a protest in support of Palestinians and against the US moving its embassy to Jerusalem, in Istanbul, Turkey May 14, 2018. Reuters/Osman Orsal
Israeli forces kill over four dozen Palestinians in Gaza as US Embassy opens in Jerusalem 14 May 2018 - 08:32 pm
Tear gas is fired at protestors during clashes with Israeli forces near the border between the Gaza strip and Israel, east of Gaza City on May 14, 2018, following the the controversial move to Jerusalem of the United States embassy. AFP / Thomas Coex
Israeli warplane hits Hamas facility in Gaza during bloody protests: army 14 May 2018 - 05:31 pm
The brother of Palestinian Shaher al-Madhoon, who was killed during a protest at the Israel-Gaza border, reacts over his body at a hospital morgue in the northern Gaza Strip May 14, 2018. Reuters/Mohammed Salem
Arab League blasts 'shameful' countries celebrating US embassy move 14 May 2018 - 05:15 pm
Arab League chief Ahmed Aboul Gheit (Reuters)
Kushner: Israel embassy move shows the world can trust the US 14 May 2018 - 05:05 pm
US President's daughter Ivanka Trump, her husband senior White House adviser Jared Kushner, US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sarah, and Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely (1st-L) atten
Disillusionment appears to help Shiite cleric in Iraq vote 14 May 2018 - 04:55 pm
Muqtada al-Sadr speaks during news conference in Najaf, south of Baghdad, March 22, 2016. (Reuters file photo / Alaa Al-Marjani)
Israeli forces kill 41 in Gaza protests as anger mounts over U.S. Embassy 14 May 2018 - 04:32 pm
Palestinians carry a demonstrator injured during clashes with Israeli forces near the border between the Gaza strip and Israel east of Gaza City on May 14, 2018, as Palestinians protest over the inauguration of the US embassy following its controversial m
U.S. Embassy move encouraged "massacre" by Israeli forces 14 May 2018 - 04:22 pm
A Palestinian man uses a slingshot during clashes with Israeli forces near the border between the Gaza strip and Israel east of Gaza City on May 14, 2018, as Palestinians protest over the inauguration of the US embassy following its controversial move to
Iraqi air force destroys Islamic State command center in Syria - State TV 14 May 2018 - 12:26 pm
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Iran FM in Moscow as Russia moves to save nuclear deal 14 May 2018 - 12:08 pm
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attends a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia May 14, 2018. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Arab League Council to hold extraordinary meeting on Jerusalem 14 May 2018 - 11:55 am
FILE PHOTO: A general view of Jerusalem's Old City shows the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site, in the foreground as the Dome of the Rock, located on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, is seen in the ba
Palestinian minister calls for defending Al-Aqsa 13 May 2018 - 06:56 pm
Yousef Adeis (Reuters file photo)
Israelis march, bask in pro-US fervour ahead of embassy move 13 May 2018 - 06:45 pm
An Israeli man confronts a Palestinian woman at Damascus gate in Jerusalem on May 13, 2018, as Israeli nationalist settlers celebrate the Jerusalem Day in the Old City. AFP / Menahem Kahana
Iraq counts votes as record abstentions hit first post-Islamic State poll 13 May 2018 - 03:55 pm
Iraqi polling station staff is seen after polls closed for the Iraqi parliamentary election in Baghdad, Iraq on May 12, 2018. Murtadha Sudani - Anadolu

Asia

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Two Chinese Y-20 transport planes carrying 50 tonnes of emergency relief supplies and four tunnel rescue experts arrive at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, on August 30, 2026. Photo by CNS / AFP Nepal rescuers advance towards trapped tunnel workers
Flash flood survivors walk through sludge past damaged houses searching for salvageable belongings at Trishuli Center in Nepal's Nuwakot district on August 30, 2026. Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP Nepal-China floods disaster: Latest developments
File photo Pakistan suspends eight officials after deadly infant ward fire

Europe

A Turkish vessels patrols during search and rescue operations following a ferry capsizing off the port of Kyrenia in the north of the divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus on August 30, 2026. Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP Capsized ferry off Northern Cyprus has 'completely sunk': official
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Norway's King Haakon VIII (R), Crown Princess Ingrid Alexandra (2ndR), Queen Sonja (2ndL) and Prince Sverre Magnus (L) attend a memorial church service for the late King Harald V at Asker Church in Asker, Norway, on August 30, 2026. Photo by Cornelius Poppe / NTB / AFP Norway's churches hold services to late King Harald
Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham smiles during a visit to Bath, western England, on July 22, 2026. Photo by Toby Melville / POOL / AFP Tests loom for popular UK PM Burnham as parliament returns

Africa

File photo showing the AU logo outside the headquarters building in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. AU condemns armed attacks on UN peacekeepers in South Sudan
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A woman inspects her damaged house after it was burned down in a forest fire in Bordj T'har, a town and commune in Algeria's northeastern Jijel Province, on August 27, 2026. (Photo by AFP) Algeria rallies in solidarity as wildfires hit northeast

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