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Sanaa air raids resume as Yemen truce expires-residents 23 Oct 2016 - 08:56 am
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Iraq parliament in surprise vote to ban alcohol 22 Oct 2016 - 10:47 pm
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Iraq forces in fierce Kirkuk clashes with IS 22 Oct 2016 - 08:29 pm
A displaced Iraqi man walks past security forces at a refugee camp on October 22, 2016 in the town of Qayyarah, south of Mosul, as an operation to recapture the city of Mosul from the Islamic State group takes place. Iraqi security forces battled for a se
Upbeat on Mosul, US defence chief eyes future Iraq aid 22 Oct 2016 - 07:59 pm
US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter speaks at The Council On Foreign Relations on April 8, 2016 in New York City (Andrew Renneisen / Getty Images / AFP)
Burning sulphur near Mosul sends hundreds to hospital, U.S. troops don masks 22 Oct 2016 - 07:33 pm
A man returns to his village after it was liberated from Islamic State militants, south of Mosul in Qayyara, Iraq, October 22, 2016. The fumes in the background are from oil wells that were set ablaze by Islamic State militants. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani
Truce deadline for Syria's Aleppo passes without evacuations 22 Oct 2016 - 07:27 pm
T-shirts are laid out during a demonstration urging the British government to intervene in the bombing of Aleppo, outside Downing Street, London, Britain October 22, 2016. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
20-year prison sentence for Mursi confirmed by Egypt court 22 Oct 2016 - 06:31 pm
Egypt's deposed president Mohamed Mursi greets his lawyers and people from behind bars at a court wearing the red uniform of a prisoner sentenced to death, during his court appearance with Muslim Brotherhood members on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, on Ju
We are ‘obliged’ to press on to Syria’s Al Bab: Turkish President Erdogan 22 Oct 2016 - 05:56 pm
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during a meeting with the NGO representatives and the opinion leaders at Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey on October 20, 2016. ( Kayhan Özer - Anadolu Agency )
Iraqi PM Abadi declines Turkish help offer in Mosul 22 Oct 2016 - 04:08 pm
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi (R) inspects Iraqi army's positions during the operation to retake Iraq's Mosul from Daesh, in Mosul, Iraq on October 19, 2016. (Iraqi Prime Ministry Press Office - Anadolu Agency)
Iraqi TV journalist killed south of Mosul 22 Oct 2016 - 02:17 pm
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4500 killed since the collapse of the US-Russian truce in Syria 22 Oct 2016 - 01:02 pm
Smoke rises from reported opposition fire from buildings in an eastern government-held neighbourhood of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on October 20, 2016 as clashes erupted in an area designated as a humanitarian corridor for civilians to leave the e
Engagment of minor Egyptian children sparks outrage 22 Oct 2016 - 12:49 pm
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24 killed by Russian and Syrian airstrikes in Idlib 22 Oct 2016 - 12:29 pm
(FILE PHOTO) Syrians inspect the destroyed buildings after warcrafts belonging to the Russian and Syrian army carried out an air strike on a civil defense centre in Maret el Numan district of Idlib, Syria on October 20, 2016. ( Muhammed Karkasa - Anadolu
U.S Defense Secretary Carter arrives in Iraq 22 Oct 2016 - 10:18 am
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Iraqi army tries to take main Christian town near Mosul 22 Oct 2016 - 09:45 am
Smoke rises from a building as Iraqi soldiers take positions after retaking of Bartilla Town from Islamic State members during the operation to retake Iraq's Mosul, October 20, 2016. Ali Mohammed - Anadolu Agency
IS assault on Iraq's Kirkuk ends after 24-hour battle 22 Oct 2016 - 09:26 am
Smoke rises as Kurdish forces take position at a site of an attack by Islamic State militants in Kirkuk, Iraq, October 21, 2016. REUTERS/Ako Rasheed TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Houthis breach truce in Yemen 22 Oct 2016 - 08:56 am
People shop at the old market in the historic city of Sanaa, Yemen, October 21, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi
Truce extended in Aleppo but UN delays evacuations 22 Oct 2016 - 08:36 am
A general view taken with a drone shows a mosque where forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad are stationed in Aleppo's government-controlled area of al-Masharqa in Syria October 20, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail

Asia

People take photos at a flower market in Futian District of Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, yesterday. (Xinhua) Travellers flock to China for Year of the Horse Spring Festival
Sarath Ananda, a kithul tapper serving freshly-made jaggery from the kithul sap, at Ambegoda village in southern Sri Lanka. (Photo by Ishara S. Kodikara / AFP) / Sri Lanka's palm-sap tappers ride UNESCO boost
An exhibitor arranges leather products at the 9th edition of Bangladesh Leather and Footwear Expo in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on July 24, 2025. (Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua) US strikes deal with Bangladesh to trim tariff rate
The logo of Tokyo Electric Power Company is seen at an entrance to the company's headquarters in Tokyo on February 9, 2026. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP) Japan restarts world's biggest nuclear plant again

Europe

This handout picture taken on February 9, 2026 provided by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) shows Saudi Arabia Crown Prince and Prime Minister HRH Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin AbdulAziz Al Saud meeting with Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales in the old district of Diriyah on the outskirts of the Saudi capital Riyadh. (Photo by SPA / AFP) Prince William tours nature reserve on final day of Saudi visit
File photo of a bleaching coral. Three-year heatwave bleached half the planet's coral reefs: study
The crew of the Humanitarian Pilot Initiative (HPI) flight gets ready to the takeoff in Las Palmas on January 23, 2026. (Photos by Michele Cattani / AFP) From the sky, NGO searches for west African migrant boats in distress
File photo Spain must adapt to 'new climate reality': PM

Africa

People visit the flower festival in Khartoum, Sudan, on Feb. 7, 2026. (Photo by Mohamed Khidir/Xinhua) Sudan's war-battered capital witnesses tentative recovery following government takeover
File photo for representational purposes only. South Africa rhino poaching falls 16 pct in 2025
Representational file photo. Kenya releases 32 mln USD to tackle severe drought amid hunger
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