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Israel unleashes strikes in Gaza, killing one and wounding several 20 May 2021 - 09:58 am
Smoke rises following an Israeli air strike, amid Israeli-Palestinian fighting, in Gaza, May 20, 2021. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
Palestinian President discusses international efforts to stop Israeli aggression on Gaza Strip with UN Secretary-General 19 May 2021 - 10:28 pm
Smoke rises following an Israeli air strike on a building, amid a flare-up of Israeli-Palestinian fighting, in Gaza City May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Palestinian Health Authority: 219 martyrs and 1,530 wounded in Israeli aggression on Gaza 19 May 2021 - 05:38 pm
Smoke and flames are seen following an Israeli air strike on a building, amid a flare-up of Israeli-Palestinian fighting, in Gaza City May 18, 2021. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Israel fires at south Lebanon in response to rocket launches 19 May 2021 - 05:03 pm
Lebanese soldiers stand in Maroun Al-Ras village, near the border with Israel, in southern Lebanon, May 16, 2021. REUTERS/Aziz Taher
Israeli occupation forces continue aggression against Gaza Strip 19 May 2021 - 11:26 am
Palestinians inspect a damaged vehicle in the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike on a house in Gaza City, May 19, 2021. Reuters/Mohammed Salem
Lebanon's foreign minister asks to quit, after comments strained Gulf ties 19 May 2021 - 10:47 am
File photo: Charbel Wehbe, Lebanon's newly appointed foreign minister arrives at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beirut, Lebanon August 4, 2020. Reuters/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo
Palestinian Prime Minister meets Greek Foreign Minister 18 May 2021 - 08:09 pm
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In Gaza, UN classrooms become dormitories as Palestinians flee violence 18 May 2021 - 06:08 pm
Palestinian man Ihab El-Attar, who, according to him, lost four members of his family when an Israeli strike hit their house and injured him, walks with crutches at a United Nations-run school where he takes refuge, in Gaza City May 18, 2021. REUTERS/Suha
Death toll in Israel's ongoing attack on Gaza rises to 213 18 May 2021 - 04:59 pm
A view shows the remains of a building after it was destroyed in Israeli air strikes, amid a flare-up of Israeli-Palestinian fighting, in Gaza City May 18, 2021. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem
Germany pledges 40 mln euros to support civilians in Gaza 18 May 2021 - 03:05 pm
A Palestinian man, who fled his home due to Israeli air and artillery strikes, puts his hand to his head as he stands at a United Nations-run school where he takes refuge, in Gaza City May 18, 2021. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem
Palestinian killed by Israeli military gunfire in Hebron 18 May 2021 - 01:29 pm
A Palestinian demonstrator sets up a barricade as tires burn during a protest over tension in Jerusalem and Israel-Gaza escalation, in Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, May 14, 2021. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma
More than 52,000 Palestinians displaced in Gaza: UN aid agency 18 May 2021 - 01:08 pm
A Palestinian man, who fled his home due to Israeli air and artillery strikes, puts his hand to his head as he stands at a United Nations-run school where he takes refuge, in Gaza City May 18, 2021. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem
341,000 Britons sign a petition demanding the government impose sanctions on Israel 18 May 2021 - 12:33 pm
Palestinian children, who fled their homes due to Israeli air and artillery strikes, look through a window fence at a United Nations-run school where they take refuge, in Gaza City May 18, 2021. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem
Lebanon president says foreign minister's comments just personal opinion 18 May 2021 - 10:18 am
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Israeli aggression on Gaza Strip continues for ninth day 18 May 2021 - 08:14 am
Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike on a building in Gaza City May 18, 2021. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Qatar Red Crescent Society headquarters in Gaza hit by Israeli forces 17 May 2021 - 08:48 pm
Source: Qatar Red Crescent Society's Twitter Account
Palestinian President meets US envoy to Middle East 17 May 2021 - 04:36 pm
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Blinken hasn't seen any evidence on AP, Al Jazeera Gaza building strike 17 May 2021 - 03:46 pm
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends a news conference following meetings at the Danish Foreign Ministry, Eigtved's Warehouse, in Copenhagen, Denmark, May 17, 2021. Saul Loeb/Pool via Reuters

Asia

This aerial photograph taken on September 22, 2025, shows a general view of river Padma shrouded in mist at Rajshahi. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman / AFP) Snakebite surge as Bangladesh hit by record rains
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This handout photo taken on October 7, 2025 and released by Gunma Prefectural Police via Jiji Press shows a CCTV camera footage of a bear walking inside a supermarket in Numata, Gunma prefecture. (Photo by various sources / AFP) Bear injures two in Japan supermarket, man killed in separate attack
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Europe

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A photographer takes photos of Books of Hungarian writer Laszlo Krasznahorkai, the winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature, on display at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 9, 2025. (Photo by Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP) Laszlo Krasznahorkai: Hungarian 'master of apocalypse'
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin (right) walks with his Tajik counterpart Emomali Rakhmon upon the Russian leader's arrival at the airport in Dushanbe on October 8, 2025. (Photo by Kristina Kormilitsyna / POOL / AFP) Putin lands in Tajikistan to shore up Russia's regional influence
Panos Routsi, father of a boy killed in the Tempi railway collision in February 2023, outside the Greek Parliament in Athens on September 21, 2025. Photo by Angelos TZORTZINIS / AFP Greece train tragedy father ends 23-day hunger strike

Africa

Egypt's forward #20 Ibrahim Adel celebrates with forward #10 Mohamed Salah after scoring his team's first goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Africa qualifier football match between Djibouti and Egypt at the Larbi Zaouli Stadium in Casablanca on October 8, 2025. (Photo by Abdel Majid BZIOUAT / AFP) Salah scores twice as Egypt qualify for 2026 World Cup
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A grab from a UGC video posted on the X platform on August 22, 2023 reportedly shows members of the Sudanese army firing at Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters in what they say is the al-Shajara military base in Khartoum. (Photo by UGC / AFP) Sudanese army says retook key military sites in El Fasher
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