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Dozens militants killed in Sinai clashes 19 Nov 2016 - 11:25 am
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Iraqi troops face stiff resistance from IS in eastern Mosul 19 Nov 2016 - 10:51 am
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Kerry, Lavrov speak twice this week as Aleppo bombarded 19 Nov 2016 - 10:33 am
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (L) and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry answer reporters questions after their bilateral meeting at the APEC Ministers Summit in Lima, Peru November 17, 2016. REUTERS/Mark Ralston/Pool
Coalition to start 48-hour truce in Yemen-agency 19 Nov 2016 - 07:03 am
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Oman’s Sultan Qaboos makes first public appearance in nearly a year 19 Nov 2016 - 12:08 am
Omani leader Sultan Qaboos attends a military parade during annual National Day celebrations in Muscat, Oman November 18, 2016. Oman News Agency/Handout via REUTERS
Uprooted by IS, Iraq's Yazidis yearn to rebuild lives 18 Nov 2016 - 09:56 pm
Ali Mahmud (R), a displaced Iraqi man from the Yazidi community who fled violence between Islamic State (IS) group jihadists and Peshmerga fighters in the northern town of Bashiqa, stands with family members outside a tent at a camp for internally displac
Israeli army kills Gazan in border clashes: ministry 18 Nov 2016 - 09:23 pm
A relative of Palestinian Mohammed Abu Saada, who was killed on Friday during clashes with the Israeli troops near the Gaza-Israel border, mourns at a hospital morgue in the central Gaza Strip November 18, 2016. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
Watchdog probing over 20 reports of alleged Syria chemical attacks 18 Nov 2016 - 09:16 pm
This file photo taken on January 16, 2014 shows Ahmet Uzumcu, director general of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), holding a press conference in Rome. The global watchdog tasked with destroying chemical weapons is probing
Insight: Far from Mosul, Islamic State close to defeat in Libya’s Sirte 18 Nov 2016 - 07:46 pm
A fighter of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government aims his weapon as he takes up position inside a ruined house at the front line of fighting with Islamic State militants in Ghiza Bahriya district in Sirte, Libya November 9, 2016. Picture
Abuse victims confront Tunisia's demons 18 Nov 2016 - 05:23 am
Tunisian mothers of a torture victims carry their sons' portraits as they arrive for a hearing before the The Truth and Dignity Commission (IVD) in Tunis on November 17, 2016. Victims of murder, rape and torture under successive dictatorships started test
In battered town seized from IS, Iraq’s Yazidis dream of return 17 Nov 2016 - 07:32 pm
Iraqi Yezidis gather to perform their religious rituals after they return to their home following the operation to clear Bashiqa town, Mosul, November 12, 2016. (Anadolu Agency)
Regime bombardment kills 25 civilians in east Aleppo: monitor 17 Nov 2016 - 07:09 pm
Debris of the collapsed buildings are seen after the Assad Regime's and Russian forces' airstrikes over residential areas in Maadi Neighborhood of Aleppo, Syria on November 17, 2016. (Ibrahim Ebu Leys - Anadolu Agency)
Israel says Jewish birthrate same as Arabs for first time 17 Nov 2016 - 05:27 pm
An Israeli flag waves in front of the minaret of a mosque in the Arab quarter of Jerusalem Old City on November 14 ,2016. (AFP)
PKK/PYD captures 8 villages in Syria’s Aleppo province 17 Nov 2016 - 04:19 pm
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Car bomb rocks Syria’s Azaz, killing ten 17 Nov 2016 - 04:07 pm
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Winter worries for migrant rescue ships off Libya 17 Nov 2016 - 04:00 pm
This file photo taken on November 5, 2016 shows migrants and refugees on a rubber boat waiting to be evacuated during a rescue operation by the crew of the Topaz Responder, a rescue ship run by Maltese NGO
Iraqi army, militias capture villages, base near Mosul 17 Nov 2016 - 03:34 pm
A commander from the Iraqi Special Forces 2nd division calls his men back to a previous position as they come under fire from IS fighters while pushing into the Aden neighbourhood in Mosul on November 16, 2016. AFP / Odd ANDERSEN
Islamic State killed 300 former policemen south of Mosul, HRW says 17 Nov 2016 - 10:33 am
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Asia

Representatives of retired veterans of the Singapore Armed Forces salute during a memorial ceremony to commemorate civilians who died during the Japanese occupation in World War II, in Singapore, Feb. 15, 2026. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua) Singapore commemorates civilians killed during Japanese occupation
Chinese tourists adjust their kimono as they visit the Sensoji Temple in the Asakusa district of Tokyo on November 15, 2025. (Photo by Greg Baker / AFP) China confirms visa-free access for Canada, UK visitors from Feb 17
Motorists cross railway tracks on the motorbikes after a train passed on the popular train street in Hanoi on February 13, 2026. (Photo by Amaury Paul / AFP) Vietnam licenses Musk's satellite internet firm Starlink
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Europe

(Files) Larry the cat sits in front of a flower arch of Ukraine's national flower, sunflowers, erected outside Number 10 Downing Street in London on August 24, 2022. (Photo by Susannah Ireland / AFP) Paw patrol: Larry the cat marks 15 years at 10 Downing Street
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during the 62nd Munich Security Conference (MSC) on February 14, 2026 in Munich, southern Germany. (Photo by Alexandra Beier / POOL / AFP) Rubio tells allies US and Europe 'belong together'
(Files) Indian author Arundhati Roy speaks during a press conference in Seoul on November 25, 2021. (Photo by Anthony Wallace / AFP) Indian writer Roy pulls out of Berlin Film Festival over Gaza row
Waves crash near the Plage des Basques in Biarritz, as the storm named Nils hits southwestern France coastline on February 12, 2026. (Photo by Gaizka IROZ / AFP) Hundreds of thousands without power after storm lashes France

Africa

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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (C) speaks as Angola President Joao Lourenco (L), and Mahmoud Ali Youssouf (R), Chairperson of the African Union Commission, listen on during the closing press conference of the Second Italy-Africa Summit at the Addis International Convention Center (AICC) in Addis Ababa on February 13, 2026. (Photo by Marco Simoncelli / AFP) 'Extermination' of Palestinians must stop: African Union chair
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