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Iran president ratifies controversial Belgium prisoner treaty 13 Nov 2022 - 10:06 pm
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi attends a photo op session before an extended-format meeting of heads of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states at a summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on September 16, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Six dead in Istanbul blast; Erdogan says 'smells like terrorism' 13 Nov 2022 - 08:26 pm
Turkish policemen try to secure the area after a strong explosion shook the busy shopping street of Istiklal in Istanbul, on November 13, 2022. (AFP/Yasin Akgul)
Turkey's Erdogan says bomb attack in Istanbul kills 6, injures 53 13 Nov 2022 - 06:46 pm
Police and emergency service members work at the scene after an explosion on busy pedestrian Istiklal street in Istanbul, Turkey, November 13, 2022. REUTERS/Kemal Aslan
Four dead, dozens wounded in blast on busy central Istanbul avenue, cause unknown 13 Nov 2022 - 06:40 pm
A forensic technician works after an explosion on busy pedestrian Istiklal street in Istanbul, Turkey, November 13, 2022. (REUTERS/Kemal Aslan)
Taliban ban Afghan women from gyms and public baths 13 Nov 2022 - 05:40 pm
An Afghan boy stands by the door of a shop in Kabul on November 13, 2022. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP)
At least one dead in blast in central Istanbul, cause unknown 13 Nov 2022 - 05:18 pm
Bodies of unidentified people lay on the ground after an explosion on busy pedestrian Istiklal street in Istanbul, Turkey, November 13, 2022. REUTERS/Kemal Aslan
Explosion in Istanbul, people injured: Turkish media 13 Nov 2022 - 05:12 pm
Ambulances arrive near the scene following an explosion in central Istanbul's Taksim area, Turkey November 13, 2022. REUTERS/Kemal Aslan
Trade and security on agenda for Xi visit to Saudi Arabia - Saudi minister 12 Nov 2022 - 11:24 pm
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir speaks at a briefing with reporters in London, Britain, on June 20, 2019. File Photo / Reuters
Iraq wants stable energy prices - PM 12 Nov 2022 - 10:03 pm
New Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani meets for the first regular session of the Council of Ministers in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 28, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
20 dead as Egypt minibus topples into canal 12 Nov 2022 - 09:00 pm
People gather near Egyptian emergency service personnel during the search for survivors after a minibus fell into a canal in al-Dayris village near the Nile Delta city of Mansoura in the Dakahlia Governorate, some 120Km north of the capital, on November 12, 2022. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)
At least 326 killed in Iran protest crackdown: new toll 12 Nov 2022 - 04:49 pm
This image grab from a UGC video posted on November 11, 2022, shows protesters marching in Khash, in Iran's southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan. (Photo by UGC / AFP)
Poor access to safe water fuels cholera outbreak in Syria 10 Nov 2022 - 06:45 pm
File Photo: An internally displaced Syrian girl drinks water at Teh camp in northern Idlib, Syria, on May 5, 2021. (REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi)
Iran sets up IAEA visit this month to give answers on probe 10 Nov 2022 - 06:34 pm
International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi attends the opening of the IAEA General Conference at their headquarters in Vienna, Austria, September 26, 2022. (REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger)
Iran says it has developed hypersonic missile 10 Nov 2022 - 04:45 pm
The Iranian flag waves in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna, Austria, March 1, 2021. File Photo / Reuters
Iran offers nothing new in latest meeting, UN nuclear watchdog says 09 Nov 2022 - 11:35 pm
International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi attends the opening of the IAEA General Conference at their headquarters in Vienna, Austria, on September 26, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
Unidentified drone strike targets Iranian fuel convoy in Syria -Iraqi sources 09 Nov 2022 - 10:21 pm
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad speaks as he meets with the Syrian cabinet in Damascus, Syria in this handout picture released by Sana on March 30, 2021. File Photo / Reuters
Women stopped from entering amusement parks in Afghan capital 09 Nov 2022 - 06:34 pm
An Afghan man stands in an amusement park in Kabul, Afghanistan, on November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Ali Khara
Pressure mounts on Egypt to release hunger-striking dissident 08 Nov 2022 - 09:23 pm
Sanaa Seif, sister of Egyptian-British hunger striker Alaa Abd el-Fattah, attends a talk at the COP27 climate summit in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on November 8, 2022. REUTERS/Emilie Madi

Asia

An Australian soldier (back L) supervises as Philippine Marines fire their weapons during a demonstration at Military Operation Urbanized Terrain (MOUTH) training exercises at the marine base in Ternate, Cavite province, southwest of Manila. File photo. Philippine Congress boosts army modernization budget to 673 mln USD in 2026
This photo taken with a mobile phone on Jan. 18, 2026 shows the site of an explosion at a factory in Baotou, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Xinhua Factory explosion in China's Inner Mongolia kills 2, leaves 5 missing
Joint search and rescue teams climb towards the suspected crash site of an Indonesia Air Transport turboprop plane that lost contact a day earlier while flying from Yogyakarta to Makassar, in the Bulusaraung Mountains, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, January 18, 2026. Photo by Muchtamir / AFP Indonesia rescuers find body from plane crash
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Europe

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Africa

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk /File AFP RSF violations in Sudan could amount to war crimes: UN Human Rights Commissioner
Uganda incumbent president and National Resistance Movement (NRM) presidential candidate Yoweri Museveni speaks during a press conference after casting his ballot in Rwakitura on January 15, 2026, during Uganda 2026 general elections. (Photo by AFP) Museveni wins seventh presidential term: Uganda Electoral Commission
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United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Refugees, Barham Salih (2nd R), talks with a Sudanese refugee, in Farchana, Ouaddai, on January 14, 2026. (Photo by Joris Bolomey / AFP) UN stresses urgent need for aid to Sudanese refugees

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