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Thousands swim between continents in famed Istanbul race 22 Jul 2018 - 03:05 pm
A ferry boat carries swimmers to the start point on the Bosphorous river before taking part in the Bosphorus Cross Continental Swim event on July 22, 2018. The race takes participants 6 kms down the Bosphorus Strait from the Asian side of Istanbul to the
Iran's Rouhani warns Trump 'war with Iran mother of all wars' 22 Jul 2018 - 11:11 am
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. (Reuters / Danish Siddiqui/ File Photo)
Israel evacuates 800 White Helmets to Jordan in face of Syria advance 22 Jul 2018 - 10:02 am
In this file photo taken on April 8, 2017, members of the Syrian civil defence volunteers, also known as the White Helmets, remove a victim from the rubble of his house, following a reported air strike by government forces on a rebel-held area in the sout
In Gaza and Israel, war fears mount despite truce 21 Jul 2018 - 07:36 pm
Relatives of Palestinian militant Mohammed Abu Dakah, 31, who was killed in an Israeli strike, mourn during his funeral in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip July 21, 2018. Reuters/Suhaib Salem
Syrian army pushes into Quneitra province: Reports 21 Jul 2018 - 04:53 pm
Syrian government forces' soldiers wave their national flags after taking back the city of Quneitra to the rebels, on July 19, 2018. Under pressure, rebels have agreed to hand over Quneitra and the buffer to government forces, an opposition negotiator and
Israel, Hamas agree to restore calm in Gaza Strip 21 Jul 2018 - 10:12 am
An ambulance takes a wounded to the hospital as as Israeli forces intervene to disperse Palestinians taking part in the
Turkey lifts state of emergency 20 Jul 2018 - 01:27 am
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Israel adopts controversial Jewish nation-state law 20 Jul 2018 - 12:13 am
Palestinian Jihad Shawamrah stands on the ruins of his house that he demolished to not face the prospect of Israeli settlers moving in after he lost a land ownership case in Israeli courts, in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Beit Hanina, July 19, 2018
Hamas supports new Egyptian bid for Palestinian unity 19 Jul 2018 - 09:15 pm
Egyptian Intelligence services head Khaled Fawzi laugh with Hamas leaders Izzat al-Rishq and Yahya Sinwar in the presence of Azzam al-Ahmad and Rawhi Fattouh of Fatah (AFP / Khaled Desouki)
Pro-Assad villages evacuated in deal with Syrian insurgents 19 Jul 2018 - 10:29 am
People are seen as they are evacuated from the villages of al-Foua and Kefraya, Syria July 19, 2018. Reuters/Khalil Ashawi
Syrian rebels and Iran reach deal to evacuate villages 17 Jul 2018 - 09:28 pm
Syrian citizens are seen with their belongings as they wait to leave Syria’s southwestern Daraa province with the 1st convoy on July 15, 2018. (Ammar Al Ali/Anadolu Agency)
Woman, small child found dead in deflated dinghy off Libya 17 Jul 2018 - 08:57 pm
A migrant looks on from Italy's Diciotti coast guard vessel carrying 67 asylum seekers berthed at Trapani port on July 12, 2018. AFP / Alessandro Fucarini
Egypt targets social media with new law 17 Jul 2018 - 06:59 pm
The Supreme Council for the Administration of the Media, headed by an official appointed by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, will supervise the law and take action against violations.
Syrians approach Israeli frontier as Assad assault closes in 17 Jul 2018 - 01:20 pm
People start to walk away from the border fence between Israel and Syria at its Syrian side as it is seen from the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights near the Israeli Syrian border July 17, 2018. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
Iran lodges complaint against US over renewed sanctions 17 Jul 2018 - 11:17 am
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks during a meeting with a group of economists in the capital Tehran on July 16, 2018. / AFP / ATTA KENARE
Israel hits Hamas posts in response to arson kites 16 Jul 2018 - 07:49 pm
Hamas Political Bureau Head Ismail Haniyeh attends a funeral ceremony of Palestinian children Amir al-Nimra (15) and Louay Kahil (16) who lost their lives after Israeli army carried out airstrikes in Gaza City, Gaza on July 15, 2018. (Ashraf Amra/Anadolu
Iran's Khamenei seeks better ties with the world, apart from US 16 Jul 2018 - 11:27 am
File photo of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamanei delivers a speech during his meeting with families of martyr's in Tehran, Iran on January 2, 2018. (Iranian Leader's Press Office / Anadolu)
Syrian state media: Israeli rockets strike military position near Aleppo 15 Jul 2018 - 11:29 pm
FILE PHOTO: An image released by the Syrian Arab News Agency early on May 10 2018 purportedly shows what the agency said was air defence systems intercepting Israeli missiles over Syrian airspace (AFP)

Asia

A digital billboard (top, R) displays the condolences after the death of mountaineer Nirmal Purja and his companions by an avalanche in Pakistan, in Kathmandu, on August 2, 2026. Photo by Prakash MATHEMA / AFP Rescuers recover climber Nirmal Purja's body: Alpine Club of Pakistan
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Military personnel wearing anti-riot gear patrol on bikes outside the Mahara Prison complex on the outskirts of Colombo on August 2, 2026. Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP Sri Lanka deploys troops after prison riot
Buildings are seen behind a bridge over the Han River in Seoul on August 1, 2026. (Photo by Greg Baker / AFP) South Korea records its highest-ever temperature of 42.5C

Europe

Some migrants arrive at the border post with the intention of crossing back into Morocco as members of the Spanish armed forces keep watch over the area in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on August 2, 2026. (Photo by Henry Nicholls / AFP) At least 72 died in Spain's Ceuta migrant rush
Greek firefighters try to extinguish a wildfire in the area of Porto Germeno, some 70 kilometres (45 miles) northwest of Athens in the region of Viotia, on August 2, 2026. Photo by ANGELOS TZORTZINIS / AFP Fire toll mounts in Greece as blazes spread
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