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Rebels declare end of Assad rule in Syria 08 Dec 2024 - 09:37 am
People celebrate at Umayyad Square in Damascus on December 8, 2024. (Photo by Louai Beshara / AFP)
Rebels on Syrian state TV say toppled 'tyrant' Bashar al-Assad 08 Dec 2024 - 09:26 am
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UN Rapporteur calls for halting ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza Strip 07 Dec 2024 - 06:50 pm
Palestinians inspect the damage after an Israeli strike on the Nuseirat refugee Camp in the central Gaza Strip on December 7, 2024. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)
Syria govt loses control of key city Daraa 07 Dec 2024 - 09:24 am
An anti-government fighter gestures in the city of Hama after forces captured the central Syrian city, on December 6, 2024. (Photo by Omar Haj Kadour / AFP)
Gaza civil defence says 29 dead after Israeli strikes near northern hospital 06 Dec 2024 - 05:37 pm
The bodies of victims lie amid the rubble in the courtyard of the Kamal Adwan hospital in Beit Lahya in the northern Gaza Strip, following a reported Israeli strike that hit the medical complex on December 6, 2024. Photo by AFP.
Jordan shuts borders with Syria: interior minister 06 Dec 2024 - 05:18 pm
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Russia urges citizens to leave Syria amid rebel advance 06 Dec 2024 - 05:10 pm
Photo used for representation purposes. A boy waves the opposition Syrian flag as he stands in one of the water wheels, or norias, in Hama, after anti government fighters captured of the central city, on December 6, 2024. Photo by Omar HAJ KADOUR / AFP.
Death toll from Israeli aggression on Gaza rises to 44,532 04 Dec 2024 - 11:14 pm
People run for cover as an explosion from an Israeli strike occurs near a makeshift camp for displaced Palestinians, in Mawasi Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on December 4, 2024. (Photo by Bashar Taleb / AFP)
UNESCO grants heritage status to Aleppo soap as Syria war flares 04 Dec 2024 - 03:42 pm
(Files) A Syrian worker stacks laurel soap at the Jbaili soap factory, an 800 year old artisanal soap manufacturer, in the old city of Syria's northern city of Aleppo on January 24, 2022. (Photo by AFP)
Syria war monitor says army launches counteroffensive against rebels near Hama 04 Dec 2024 - 12:26 pm
Anti-government fighters move past abandoned Syrian army military equipment and vehicles, as they reach al-Safirah town southeast of Syria's Aleppo city on December 3, 2024. Photo by Aref TAMMAWI / AFP.
Trapped by rubble: displaced Gaza residents face death in bombed homes 03 Dec 2024 - 07:12 pm
Palestinians walk in a devastated neighbourhood due to Israeli strikes in the southern Gaza Strip's city of Khan Yunis on December 2, 2024. Photo by Bashar TALEB / AFP.
7 martyred, several injured in Israeli airstrikes on Beit Lahia and Rafah 03 Dec 2024 - 02:10 pm
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Kuwait, NATO discuss enhancing bilateral cooperation 02 Dec 2024 - 07:07 pm
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UN chief says situation in Gaza 'appalling and apocalyptic' 02 Dec 2024 - 02:38 pm
Delegates attend a humanitarian conference for Gaza in Cairo on December 2, 2024, amid the continuing war between Israel and Hamas. (Photo by Khaled Desouki / AFP)
White House says 'not there yet' on Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal 01 Dec 2024 - 05:23 pm
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World Central Kitchen says pausing Gaza operations after Israeli strike 30 Nov 2024 - 07:33 pm
File photo used for representational purposes. United Nations staff members inspect the carcass of a car used by US-based aid group World Central Kitchen, that was hit by an Israeli strike the previous day in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on April 2, 2024. Photo by AFP.
Israeli occupation army confirms targeting World Central Kitchen aid workers 30 Nov 2024 - 06:28 pm
A man checks a car hit by an Israeli strike in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on November 30, 2024, in which five people were targeted, including three World Central Kitchen (WCK) workers, according to a report by the civil defence in the Palestinian territory. Photo by BASHAR TALEB / AFP.
Arab League celebrates historic agreements for Arab Common Electricity Market 30 Nov 2024 - 05:15 pm
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Image used for representation only. Japan train hits station workers, killing four
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This handout picture taken and released on August 19, 2026 by Indonesia's Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) shows rescue personnel from the agency working at the scene of a collapsed building in East Manggarai following a 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Indonesia's Flores island on August 15. Photo by Handout / INDONESIA'S NATIONAL SEARCH AND RESCUE AGENCY (BASARNAS) / AFP Indonesia family finds 84-year-old woman alive days after earthquake
Onlookers and fire personnel gather at the site following a fire at a hotel in Kolkata on August 19, 2026. Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP Indian hotel fire kills nine, including five Bangladeshi nationals

Europe

The covers stay on the pitch as rain delays the start of day two of the first Test match between England and Pakistan at Headingley cricket ground in Leeds, northern England on August 20, 2026. (Photo by Darren Staples / AFP) Rain delays start of second day's play in England-Pakistan opener
(FILES) Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan Markle pose for a photograph in the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace in west London on November 27, 2017, following the announcement of their engagement. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP) Prince Harry and Meghan moving back to UK: British press
File photo Spain expands Ceuta migrant shelters to ease crisis
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Africa

A medical worker puts on a protective suit at an Ebola treatment center in Beni, North Kivu Province, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Aug. 16, 2026. (Xinhua) DR Congo Ebola outbreak may be 3 times larger than official count Africa CDC
Peninsula More than 50 dead after boat capsizes in Nigeria: local source
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File photo for representational purposes only. Over 100 killed in gold mine collapse in Central African Republic

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