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US releases Baghdadi raid video, warns of likely retribution attack 31 Oct 2019 - 07:56 am
U.S. special forces move towards the compound of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi during a raid in the Idlib region of Syria in a still image from video October 26, 2019. Video picture taken October 26, 2019. U.S. Department of Defense/Handout vi
Erdogan: Joint patrols with Turkey and Russia start Friday 30 Oct 2019 - 05:49 pm
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses members of his ruling AK Party during a meeting in Ankara, Turkey, October 30, 2019.
Iraq's Umm Qasr port operations halted by protesters: officials 30 Oct 2019 - 11:51 am
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What's next after Lebanon PM resigns 29 Oct 2019 - 09:45 pm
Prime Minister Saad Hariri (R) hands President Michel Aoun his government's resignation at the Baabda presidential palace, east of the capital Beirut, on October 29, 2019, bowing to nearly two weeks of unprecedented nationwide protests. AFP / Dalati And N
Lebanon government falls, protesters say 'more' 29 Oct 2019 - 09:45 pm
Lebanese anti-government protesters celebrate the resignation of Prime Minister Saad Hariri in the southern city of Sidon on October 29, 2019 on the 13th day of anti-government protests. AFP / Mahmoud Zayyat
Populist cleric joins Iraq protests as political crisis deepens 29 Oct 2019 - 06:12 pm
Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr (R) drives a car as he joins anti-government demonstrators gathering in the central holy city of Najaf on October 29, 2019. AFP / Haidar HAMDANI
Trump says Baghdadi's top replacement also killed 29 Oct 2019 - 05:36 pm
Syrian locals near a destroyed truck at the spot where Abu Hassan al-Muhajir, the Islamic State (IS) group's spokesman was reportedly killed in a raid in the northern Syrian village of Ayn al-Bayda near Jarablus. AFP / Aaref WATAD
Tunisia Fires Foreign, Defense Ministers in Government Shakeup 29 Oct 2019 - 05:22 pm
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Lebanon PM Hariri says to submit resignation 29 Oct 2019 - 05:19 pm
FILE PHOTO: Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri speaks during a news conference after a cabinet session at the Baabda palace, Lebanon October 21, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
At least 13 killed in Iraq's Kerbala in firing by security forces: sources 29 Oct 2019 - 09:19 am
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Lebanon protesters block roads to keep revolt alive 28 Oct 2019 - 12:47 pm
Lebanese army soldiers confront demonstrators in an attempt to open a road blocked by them during ongoing anti-government protests in the port city of Sidon, Lebanon October 28, 2019. REUTERS/Ali Hashisho
The tip, the raid, the reveal: The takedown of al-Baghdadi 28 Oct 2019 - 10:36 am
A satellite view of the reported residence of ISIS leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, according to the source, near the village of Barisha, Syria, collected on September 28, 2019, is shown in this handout image released on October 27, 2019 by Maxar Technologie
Trump announces death of Islamic State leader Baghdadi 27 Oct 2019 - 04:27 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump makes a statement at the White House following reports that U.S. forces attacked Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in northern Syria, in Washington, U.S., October 27, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Iraqi cleric Sadr says government should reform or resign 27 Oct 2019 - 04:14 pm
An Iraqi protester throws back a tear gas canister amid clashes with security forces during an anti-government demonstration in Iraq's capital Baghdad on October 27, 2019. AFP
Lebanon protesters start forming nationwide human chain 27 Oct 2019 - 02:41 pm
Lebanese protesters hold hands to form a human chain along the coast from north to south as a symbol of unity, during ongoing anti-government demonstrations in Lebanon's capital Beirut on October 27, 2019. / AFP / ANWAR AMRO
Lebanese army says it fired into the air near Tripoli after clash 26 Oct 2019 - 07:13 pm
Lebanese anti-government protesters stand behind a burning barricade during a demonstration in Beddawi town on the outskirts of the northern Lebanese port city of Tripoli on October 26, 2019. (AFP / Fathi AL-MASSRI)
Iraqis gather for more protests after violence kills 40 26 Oct 2019 - 02:16 pm
Iraqi protesters gather on the capital Baghdad's Al-Jumhuriyah Bridge on October 26, 2019, during an anti-government protest. Iraqi security forces fired tear gas to clear lingering protesters in Baghdad this morning, after dozens died in a bloody resumpt
Lebanese police drag protesters, remove roadblocks in Beirut 26 Oct 2019 - 01:41 pm
A makeshift camping site set up by Lebanese demonstrators is pictured in the capital Beirut's downtown district on October 26, 2019. AFP / Patrick BAZ

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File photo. Representational. Pakistan to start nationwide polio vaccination campaign in 159 districts
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Representational image. Bangladesh launches typhoid vaccination campaign for 50 mln children

Europe

File: A picture taken on October 31, 2024 shows the Spanish flag flying at half-mast at the start of three days of national mourning after Spain's deadliest floods in decades, at Cibeles Square in Madrid. (Photo by Oscar Del Pozo / AFP) Spain back on flood alert as torrential rains strike
Representational file photo. Automated border checks start in 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

Africa

Peninsula Sudan army claims over 100 paramilitary fighters eliminated in West Sudan
Paul Biya, President of Cameroon and presidential candidate for the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (CPDM), watches as Cameroon First Lady Chantal Biya casts her ballot at a polling station in Yaounde on October 12, 2025 during Cameroon's presidential election. (Photo by Daniel Beloumou Olomo / AFP) Cameroon's 92-year-old president poised for eighth term; counting begins as polls close
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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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