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Erdogan declares state of emergency in 10 quake-hit provinces 07 Feb 2023 - 03:36 pm
Civilians look for survivors under the rubble of collapsed buildings in Kahramanmaras, close to the quake's epicentre. (Photo by Adem Altan / AFP)
Quake impacts cross-border aid to Syria: UN 07 Feb 2023 - 03:21 pm
Syrian rescue workers gather amidst collapsed buildings on February 6, 2022 in the town of Sarmada, in Syria's rebel-held northwestern Idlib province, as a search operation continues following a deadly earthquake. - At least 1,400 people were killed and 3,411 injured across Syria today in an earthquake that had its epicentre in southwestern Turkey, the government and rescuers said. (Photo by AAREF WATAD / AFP)
UNESCO sounds alarm over quake damage to Turkey, Syria heritage 07 Feb 2023 - 02:57 pm
Rescuers and civilians look for survivors under the rubble of collapsed buildings in Kahramanmaras, close to the quake's epicentre, the day after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country's southeast, on February 7, 2023. Photo by Adem ALTAN / AFP
Turkey, Syria quake could affect up to 23 mn: WHO 07 Feb 2023 - 01:21 pm
Residents search for victims and survivors amidst the rubble of collapsed buildings in the village of Besnaya in Syria, on February 6, 2022. (Photo by Omar Haj Kadour / AFP)
Earthquake kills more than 5,000 in Turkey, Syria 07 Feb 2023 - 01:20 pm
Rescuers search for victims and survivors amidst the rubble of collapsed buildings in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country's southeast on February 7, 2023. Photo by Adem ALTAN / AFP
Turkiye detains four over quake social media posts 07 Feb 2023 - 11:34 am
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Earthquake kills more than 4,300 in Turkey, Syria 07 Feb 2023 - 08:16 am
Rescuers search for victims and survivors amidst the rubble of collapsed buildings in Kahramanmaras, Turkey on February 7, 2023. (Photo by Adem Altan / AFP)
UAE pledges $13 million in aid to quake-hit Syria 06 Feb 2023 - 09:46 pm
Syria's President Bashar al-Assad with the UAE's Vice President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum during the Syrian president's visit to the UAE on March 18, 2022. File photo /Syrian Presidency Facebook page/AFP
China's Xi sends condolences to Turkey, Syria over deadly quake 06 Feb 2023 - 09:31 pm
Chinese President Xi Jinping. Noel CELIS AFP/File
WHO says quake toll liable to rise significantly 06 Feb 2023 - 09:17 pm
Rescue workers and volunteers pull out a survivor from the rubble in Diyarbakir on February 6, 2023, after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country's south-east. (Photo by ILYAS AKENGIN / AFP)
Quake kills over 2,300 in Turkiye, Syria 06 Feb 2023 - 06:54 pm
A woman reacts as rescuers search for survivors through the rubble of collapsed buildings in Adana, on February 6, 2023. Photo by Can EROK / AFP
Beirut blast judge postpones interrogations over dispute 06 Feb 2023 - 05:40 pm
A general view shows the site of the 2020 port blast, in Beirut, Lebanon, January 24, 2023. (REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir)
Worse than 'years of war': Syria hospital treats quake survivors 06 Feb 2023 - 05:02 pm
People search for survivors under the rubble, following an earthquake, in Aleppo, Syria on February 6, 2023. REUTERS/Firas Makdesi
Palestinian Presidency: Occupation's crime in Ariha challenges international efforts to stop Israeli aggression 06 Feb 2023 - 04:56 pm
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Lavrov in Iraq to discuss US sanctions over Ukraine 06 Feb 2023 - 04:52 pm
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (left) and his Iraq's counterpart Fuad Hussein pose for photos as they arrive for a meeting at the foreign ministry in Baghdad on February 6, 2023. (Handout / RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY / AFP)
'So scared': Fear of aftershocks in debris-strewn Turkey 06 Feb 2023 - 04:49 pm
Rescue teams carry a casualty pulled out of the rubble following an earthquake in the town of Jan-daris, in the countryside of Syria's northwestern city of Afrin in the rebel-held part of Aleppo province, on February 6, 2023. (Photo by Bakr ALKASEM / AFP)
World powers rush to offer Turkey, Syria aid over quake 06 Feb 2023 - 04:37 pm
White Helmet rescue workers search for victims and survivors in the rubble of collapsed buildings, following an earthquake in the town of Sarmada in the countryside of the northwestern Syrian Idlib province, early on February 6, 2023. (Photo by MUHAMMAD HAJ KADOUR / AFP)
Tremors felt in Iraqi, Jordanian governorates 06 Feb 2023 - 04:30 pm
Syrian rescue teams carry a casualty picked up from the rubble after an earthquake in the government-controlled central Syrian city of Hama on February 6, 2023. - A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey and Syria early on February 6, killing hundreds of people as they slept, levelling buildings and sending tremors that were felt as far away as the island of Cyprus, Egypt and Iraq. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP)

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Peninsula Nepal flood death toll jumps to 1,204, with 4,216 missing: disaster authority
Rescue personnel pull out a locker from a deluged bank after flash floods at Trishuli Center in Nepal's Nuwakot district on September 1, 2026. T(Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP) Nepal tunnel rescuers seek trapped workers but hit dead ends
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Europe

This picture taken on November 12, 2025 shows power poles near the lignite-fired power station operated by German energy giant RWE near Niederaussem, part of Bergheim, western Germany. Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP Germany probes latest sabotage attacks on power grid
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Stranded passengers sit on the pavement as they wait with their luggage by the departure terminal of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) after staff from the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) and Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) airport workers' go-slow strike action continued into its second day, in Nairobi, on August 31, 2026. Photo by SIMON MAINA / AFP Kenya airport staff end strike
File photo Passengers stranded overnight by Kenya airport strike

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