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Turkey imposes 3-day virus curfew in 31 provinces 01 May 2020 - 03:00 pm
ANKARA, TURKEY - MAY 01: A view of empty July 15th Kizilay National Will Square during the 3-day coronavirus restrictions in 31 provinces to stem spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Ankara, Turkey on May 01, 2020. ( Aytaç Ünal - Anadolu Agency )
Iran reports 63 virus deaths as daily death rate drops 01 May 2020 - 01:49 pm
TOPSHOT - Shoppers clad in protective gear, including face masks and shields and latex gloves, due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, walk through the Tajrish Bazaar in Iran's capital Tehran on April 25, 2020 during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. /
Lebanese government approves economic reform plan 30 Apr 2020 - 02:04 pm
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Iran virus death toll surges past 6,000: ministry 30 Apr 2020 - 01:16 pm
Turkish citizens arrive at Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport for the evacuation flight of Turkey's national carrier Turkish Airlines amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Tehran, Iran on April 27, 2020. Fatemeh Bahrami - Anadolu
Turkey's coronavirus death toll rises by 89 to 3,081 29 Apr 2020 - 07:27 pm
The entrance of subway in Eminonu square is seen as surroundings remain quiet due to precautionary measures taken against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Istanbul, Turkey on April 29, 2020. Elif Öztürk - Anadolu
Turkey aims to reopen economy starting late May -senior official 28 Apr 2020 - 04:20 pm
Beyazit Square which is one of the most tourist attraction places, and its surroundings are seen empty with a flock of pigeons due to precautionary measures taken against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Istanbul, Turkey on April 28, 2020. ( E
Lebanese riots over price hikes leave 1 dead, scores injured 28 Apr 2020 - 02:06 pm
Lebanese anti-government protesters burn tyres amid clashes with security forces in the northern city of Tripoli late on April 27, 2020, following a demonstration over the country's deteriorating economy despite a coronavirus lockdown. Lebanon is facing i
Egypt extends state of emergency for 3 months 28 Apr 2020 - 12:19 pm
Men wearing face masks walk along a street before curfew, during the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Shubra El Kheima, Al Qalyubia Governorate, north of Cairo, Egypt, April 27, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
False belief poison cures virus kills over 700 in Iran 28 Apr 2020 - 08:49 am
FILE PHOTO: A general view of traffic, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), after shopping malls and bazaars reopened in Tehran, Iran, April 20, 2020. WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Ali Khara via Reuters
Syria: 3 civilians killed in Israeli attack near capital 27 Apr 2020 - 12:46 pm
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Iran plans to reopen mosques in areas free of coronavirus, president says 27 Apr 2020 - 11:07 am
This picture taken on April 25, 2020 during the Muslim holy motnh of Ramadan shows a view from outside the closed Imamzadeh Saleh in the Iranian capital Tehran's Shemiran district, as all mosques and places of worship are closed due to the COVID-19 corona
Iran says virus cases pass 90,000 26 Apr 2020 - 04:41 pm
Iranians wearing protective masks amid the COVID-19 pandemic, cross a street in the capital Tehran, on April 26, 2020. / AFP / ATTA KENARE
Dolphins reclaim Bosphorus as virus silences Istanbul 26 Apr 2020 - 03:18 pm
Dolphins swim in the straits of the Bosphorus where sea traffic has nearly come to a halt on April 25, 2020, as Turkish government announced a four-day curfew to prevent the spread of the epidemic COVID-19 caused by the novel coronavirus. AFP / Ozan KOSE
Lebanon's top Christian cleric backs central bank governor as currency tumbles 26 Apr 2020 - 03:16 pm
Lebanon's Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh reacts after a news conference at Central Bank in Beirut, Lebanon November 11, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo
'Appalling' crime in Lebanon leaves nine dead 22 Apr 2020 - 11:28 am
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Syrian war monitor says Israeli strike near Palmyra kills 9 21 Apr 2020 - 04:48 pm
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Lebanese protesters back on the streets... in their cars 21 Apr 2020 - 04:03 pm
Dozens of Lebanese protesters defy a stay-at-home order to protest in their cars deteriorating living conditions and maintain pressure on a political elite under fire since mass protests erupted last October, in the capital Beirut on April 21, 2020. AFP /
Iran says 1,000 foreign prisoners temporarily released 21 Apr 2020 - 01:02 pm
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Asia

This handout photo taken and released on October 12, 2025 by the Philippine Coast Guard shows a China Coast Guard ship (R) deploying water cannon as a Philippine Bureau of Fisheries vessel (L) is seen alongside during an incident near Thitu island in disputed waters of the South China Sea. Photo by Handout / Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) / AFP China, Philippines trade blame over boat collision in disputed sea
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A Gravity-1 carrier rocket carrying a wide-field satellite and two experimental satellites blasts off from waters off the coast of Haiyang, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 11, 2025. (Photo by Guo Jinqi/Xinhua) China successfully rockets Gravity-1 into space with 3 satellites aboard
Peninsula Despite Gaza ceasefire, unrelenting chapters of anguish, tragedy persist

Europe

French General Director of RSF Thibault Bruttin addresses the audience during a ceremony next to the 2024-2025 memorial paying tribute to the 73 journalists killed around the world while doing their job during the past year, as part of the 2025 edition of the “Prix Bayeux Calvados-Normandie of the war correspondants”, in Bayeux, northwestern France, on October 9, 2025. (Photo by Lou BENOIST / AFP) Gaza, Sudan, Ukraine dominate at France war reporting awards
France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu speaks to journalists on October 11, 2025. (Photo by Martin Lelievre / Pool / AFP) Reappointed French PM scrambles to form government
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Africa

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File photo for representational purposes only. Over 60 civilians killed in RSF drone strikes in W. Sudan: volunteer group
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Members of a Madagascar army contingent talk to the media in a road near their camp near Antananarivo on October 11, 2025. (Photo by RIJASOLO / AFP) Madagascar soldiers join protestors

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