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41 IS members handed over to Turkey: Minister 19 Oct 2019 - 06:04 pm
Turkey-backed Syrian rebel fighters return from the Syrian border town of Tal Abyad, as they are pictured on the Turkish-Syrian border in Akcakale, Turkey, October 19, 2019. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
Erdogan says Turkey to resume Syria offensive if truce deal falters 19 Oct 2019 - 05:44 pm
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan salutes during a gathering in Kayseri, Turkey, October 19, 2019.
Hundreds gather in Lebanon for fresh protests 19 Oct 2019 - 01:15 pm
Lebanese demonstrators arrive to a gather on a highway linking Beirut to north Lebanon, in Zouk Mikael on October 19, 2019, one day after demonstrations swept through the eastern Mediterranean country to protest against dire economic conditions. AFP / JOS
Lebanon deploys water cannon, helicopters to fight wildfires across country 15 Oct 2019 - 04:57 pm
A firefighting aircraft tackles wildfires in Dibbiyeh village, south of Beirut, Lebanon October 15, 2019. REUTERS/Aziz Taher
Tunisia, eight years on from its Arab Spring revolt 14 Oct 2019 - 09:07 pm
FILE PHOTO: Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali of Tunisia meets Muammar Gaddafi of Libya as they pose for a family photo during the third European Union-Africa summit in Tripoli November 29, 2010. Reuters / Francois Lenoir
Erdogan says Turkey will not back down from Syria offensive 14 Oct 2019 - 04:44 pm
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan
Outsider Saied set for landslide in Tunisia presidency: exit polls 14 Oct 2019 - 08:03 am
Tunisia’s independent candidate Kais Saied holds a press conference after has secured more than 72% of votes in the presidential election held on Sunday, said an exit polls agency, in Tunis, Tunisia on October 13, 2019. ( Yassine Gaidi - Anadolu Agency )
Turkey says takes key M4 highway in Syria 13 Oct 2019 - 05:24 pm
A Turkish soldier overlooks the border with Syria on Ocotber 13, 2019 near the Turkish city of Ceylanpinar as fighting rages in the Syrian border town of Ras al-Ain on the fifth day of the Turkish offensive in Syria against the Kurdish People's Protection
Pentagon says up to 1,000 US troops to withdraw from northern Syria 13 Oct 2019 - 04:41 pm
FILE PHOTO: Turkey near the town of Suruc shows a US observation post near the Syrian town of Kobani Kobane where the Pentagon said an explosion occurred
Mortars fired at Somalia's Mogadishu airport: sources 13 Oct 2019 - 03:29 pm
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Media mogul, academic face off as Tunisians choose president 13 Oct 2019 - 10:17 am
Supporters of Tunisian presidential candidate Kais Saied campaign on October 11, 2019 in Tunis. AFP / ANIS MILI
Iran offers to mediate between Syrian Kurds, Turkey 12 Oct 2019 - 02:40 pm
Smoke rises from the Syrian town of Tal Abyad, in a picture taken from the Turkish side of the border where a pigeon is seen in Akcakale on October 10, 2019, on the second day of Turkey's military operation against Kurdish forces. AFP / BULENT KILIC
Iran decries 'cowardly attack' on oil tanker; vows response after facts probed 12 Oct 2019 - 01:44 pm
An undated picture shows the Iranian-owned Sabiti oil tanker sailing in the Red Sea.
Syria Kurds deny Turkey has taken battleground border town 12 Oct 2019 - 01:36 pm
Turkish-backed Syrian rebels patrolling the town of Yabisah, west of Tal Abyad, on the border with Turkey. AFP / Bakr ALKASEM
Turkey says ground forces are advancing in northern Syria 10 Oct 2019 - 09:37 am
A Turkish armored military convoy is seen driving along the border with Syria, in Akcakale, Turkey October 9, 2019 in this still image obtained from video. REUTERS
How has the detention of a key candidate affected Tunisia's election? 09 Oct 2019 - 09:04 pm
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Turkey launches assault on Syrian Kurds 09 Oct 2019 - 05:13 pm
Smoke rises at the site as Turkish troops along with the Syrian National Army begin Operation Peace Spring in northern Syria against PKK/YPG, Daesh terrorists, in Sanliurfa, Turkey on October 09, 2019. ( E?ber Ayayd?n - Anadolu
Turkey denies start of Syria operation 09 Oct 2019 - 12:20 pm
A Turkish army's tank drives down from a truck as Turkish armed forces drive towards the border with Syria near Akcakale in Sanliurfa province on October 8, 2019. AFP / BULENT KILIC

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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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