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Pompeo: US military would only hit lawful targets in Iran 05 Jan 2020 - 05:10 pm
FILE PHOTO: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo holds a press conference at the State Department in Washington, DC. AFP / SAUL LOEB
Iran to finalise its next nuclear step on Sunday - IRNA 05 Jan 2020 - 03:31 pm
A handout picture provided by the Iranian Parliament news agency on January 5, 2020 shows Iranian MPs chanting
Multiple rockets fall in Green Zone, Baghdad, air base: Iraqi military 04 Jan 2020 - 09:01 pm
A handout picture received from the US embassy in Iraq on December 31, 2019, shows American soldiers taking position around the embassy in the capital Baghdad. AFP / US EMBASSY IN IRAQ
Iran will punish Americans wherever they are within its reach: Guards commander 04 Jan 2020 - 02:33 pm
Hamas policemen in Gaza City stand guard during a mourning ceremony organised in honour of slain Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani (portrait) killed in the Iraqi capital Baghdad in a US air strike a day earlier, on January 4, 2020. / AFP / MAHMUD
Coalition scales back Iraq operations for security reasons: US 04 Jan 2020 - 01:27 pm
A handout picture received from the US embassy in Iraq on December 31, 2019, shows American soldiers taking position around the embassy in the capital Baghdad, after supporters and members of the Hashed al-Shaabi military network breached the outer wall o
Thousands of Iraqis join Baghdad funeral for slain commanders 04 Jan 2020 - 10:41 am
People gather at the funeral of the Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, top commander of the elite Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guards, and the Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who were killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport, in B
US sending 3,000 more troops to Mideast as reinforcements 03 Jan 2020 - 09:01 pm
US soldiers in the US military camp of Bondsteel near the village of Sojeve on March 10, 2016. AFP / Armend Nimani
Airlines suspend flights to Baghdad over security concerns 03 Jan 2020 - 09:01 pm
A military helicopter flies over the US embassy as supporters of Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary protest in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on January 1, 2020. AFP / Ahmad Al-Rubaye
Israel on alert for fallout after US killing of Iran commander 03 Jan 2020 - 09:01 pm
An Israeli flag is seen placed on Mount Bental in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights on May 10, 2018. AFP / Jalaa Marey
Trump rattles Mideast, US politics with risky iran strike 03 Jan 2020 - 05:13 pm
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Iran names deputy Quds Force commander to replace Soleimani after killing 03 Jan 2020 - 02:31 pm
Brigadier General Esmail Ghaani, the newly appointed commander of the country's Quds Force, is seen in Tehran, Iran, in this undated picture obtained January 3, 2020. (Tasnim News Agency/Handout via REUTERS)
Iran warns of 'severe revenge' after US kills top general 03 Jan 2020 - 01:02 pm
In this file photo taken on September 22, 2014, Iranian Revolutionary Guards troops march during the annual military parade marking the anniversary of Iran's war with Iraq (1980-88) in Tehran. (AFP / Behrouz MEHRI)
Iraq's top cleric tells all parties to practice restraint 03 Jan 2020 - 12:48 pm
An Iraqi supporter lifts a picture of Iraq's top cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani during a rally in front of the US embassy in Baghdad, on December 31, 2019. (AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE)
Biden and Sanders warn Soleimani killing could lead to Middle East war 03 Jan 2020 - 11:51 am
A picture published by the media office of the Iraqi military's joint operations forces on their official Facebook page shows a destroyed vehicle on fire following a US strike on January 3, 2020 on Baghdad international airport road in which top Iranian c
US embassy urges citizens to depart Iraq immediately: Statement 03 Jan 2020 - 11:45 am
A picture shows the entrance leading to the US embassy in the capital Baghdad on January 2, 2020, which was damaged the day before by Hashed supporters. (AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE)
US Congress divided over Soleimani killing 03 Jan 2020 - 11:42 am
Qasem Soleimani, Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General and commander of the Quds Force, wearing his trademark ring during an interview with members of the Iranian leader's bureau in Tehran. (file pic/ AFP PHOTO / HO / KHAMENEI.IR)
Pentagon says killing of Soleimani was at directions of Trump 03 Jan 2020 - 11:12 am
Iraqis walk at Baghdad's Tahrir Square on January 3, 2020. (AFP)
Democrats call US killing of Iranian general 'reckless' 03 Jan 2020 - 10:04 am
A picture published by the media office of the Iraqi military's joint operations forces on their official Facebook page shows a destroyed vehicle on fire following a US strike on January 3, 2020 on Baghdad international airport road in which top Iranian c

Asia

Men look for items in a collapsed house in Manay, in the province of Davao Oriental on October 11, 2025. (Photo by Jam Sta Rosa / AFP) Philippines begins clean-up after powerful twin quakes
This handout photograph taken and released on October 10, 2025 shows India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (right) and his Afghan counterpart Amir Khan Muttaqi during a bilateral meeting in New Delhi. (Photo by India's Ministry of External Affairs / AFP) India to upgrade Afghan mission to full embassy
File: Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is seen on a screen in the courtroom during his first appearance before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague on March 14, 2025. (Photo by Peter Dejong / POOL / AFP) Global court rejects release bid by Philippines ex-president Duterte
This handout photo taken and released by Malaysia's Department of Information on October 10, 2025 shows Malaysia's Prime Minister and Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim delivering his speech on the 2026 national budget at the Parliament in Kuala Lumpur. (Photo by Nazri RAPAAI / DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION / AFP Malaysia unveils national budget eyeing food security, flood mitigation

Europe

Peninsula EU Troika leaders to revive negotiations with Iran over nuclear program
A billboard accusing opposition leaders (L-R) Leopoldo Lopez, Maria Corina Machado and Juan Guaido, for the US sanctions imposed on the country, is seen in Caracas on October 10, 2025, after Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. (Photo by Federico Parra / AFP) Nobel institute to probe possible leaks over peace prize
France's President Emmanuel Macron (left) with France's Minister of Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu after delivering a speech to army leaders at l’Hôtel de Brienne in Paris on July 13, 2025. (Photo by Ludovic Marin / POOL / AFP) Macron reappoints Sebastien Lecornu as France's PM
Peninsula Prince William chokes up as he discusses impact of suicide

Africa

Peninsula IMF, Ghana agree on fifth review, paving way for 385-mln-USD disbursement
Representational file photo. Mpox deaths in Africa surpass 2,000 since 2024
Vehicles pass in front of the statue of a lady holding a torch, in front of the party headquarters of the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement of incumbent Cameroonian President Paul Biya, in Yaounde, on October 10, 2025. (Photo by Daniel Beloumou Olomo / AFP) Cameroon closes borders ahead of presidential polling day
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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