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Sudan's Darfur votes in referendum boycotted by rebels 10 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am
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Saudi, Egypt draw up maritime borders 10 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am
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Qaeda ambush kills at least 20 Yemeni soldiers: military source 09 Apr 2016 - 06:55 pm
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Syrians return home to Palmyra after IS ousted 09 Apr 2016 - 06:50 pm
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Saudis act against anti-Islamic footballer haircuts 09 Apr 2016 - 06:23 pm
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Rebels seize Syria town from fighters loyal to Islamic State: rebels, monitor 09 Apr 2016 - 05:36 pm
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100,000 serious traffic violations recorded in Abu Dhabi in three months 09 Apr 2016 - 05:15 pm
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Valls 'deeply regrets' Algeria barring two French journalists 09 Apr 2016 - 04:45 pm
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U.S. Embassy warns citizens about 'credible threats' in Turkey 09 Apr 2016 - 04:24 pm
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Somalia car bomb blast kills at least three 09 Apr 2016 - 03:34 pm
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Most of 300 cement workers abducted by IS in Syria freed 09 Apr 2016 - 02:36 pm
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Somalia executes two Shebab fighters for killing journalist 09 Apr 2016 - 02:18 pm
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Israeli Forces Detain Four Palestinians in Predawn Raids 09 Apr 2016 - 02:02 pm
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Al Qaeda militants execute 15 Yemeni government soldiers: Residents, official 09 Apr 2016 - 11:59 am
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Lebanon to decide "soon" on fate of Australian film crew 09 Apr 2016 - 11:30 am
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Turkey election authority denies being source of data leak: report 09 Apr 2016 - 11:18 am
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Oman evacuates American from Yemen: ministry 09 Apr 2016 - 09:21 am
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Islamic State begins releasing kidnapped workers: Syrian Observatory 09 Apr 2016 - 12:00 am
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Asia

Search and rescue personnel prepare to carry the wreckage of an Indonesian Air Transport turboprop aircraft, a day after it crashed while en route from Yogyakarta to Makassar, at Mount Bulusaraung in South Sulawesi on January 18, 2026. (Photo by Muchtamir Zaide / AFP) Remaining bodies found of 10 killed in Indonesia plane crash
Bank of Japan (BoJ) governor Kazuo Ueda speaks during a press conference after a two-day monetary policy meeting at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on January 24, 2025. Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP Bank of Japan keeps rates unchanged, raises growth and inflation forecasts
This handout from the Chinese Coast Guard taken and released by the Chinese embassy in Manila on January 23, 2026 shows Chinese Coast Guard personnel assisting a rescued Filipino crew member of a capsized cargo ship near the contested Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. Photo by Handout / various sources / AFP Chinese coast guard rescues Philippine sailors in disputed waters
Lawmakers cheer as the House of Representatives is dissolved at the Diet in Tokyo on January 23, 2026. Photo by JIJI Press / AFP Japan PM Takaichi dissolves parliament for snap election

Europe

Peninsula Four killed, others wounded in Russian airstrike on eastern Ukraine
Emergency services and investigators work on the site of a high-speed trains collision that killed at least 42 people, in Adamuz, southern Spain, on January 20, 2026. Photo by JORGE GUERRERO / AFP Spain train disaster probe suggests track was cracked
A picture taken on January 21, 2026 shows a regional service train the morning after it collided with a collapsed wall, killing one person and injuring seriously five, between Sant Sadurni d'Anoia and Gelida, near Barcelona. Commuter trains back in Spain's Catalonia after deadly accident
US actress Anne Hathaway arrives at the funeral ceremony for the late Italian fashion designer Valentino Gavarani at the Basilic of Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri, in Rome on January 23, 2026. (Photo by Stefano RELLANDINI / AFP) Stars turn out for Valentino's funeral in Rome

Africa

Peninsula Over 8 million children in Sudan deprived of education due to war: UK child rights organisation
Image used for representation only. Botswana warns diamond oversupply to hit growth
All pictures by Mahmoud Elmazaty/The Peninsula Alexandria leads 2025 safety index for African cities 
File photo of mpox vaccine Madagascar mpox cases hit 111 since outbreak in December 2025

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