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Lebanon health minister: Cabinet resigned over Beirut blast 10 Aug 2020 - 05:34 pm
Lebanon's Health Minister Hamad Hasan talks to Lebanon's Prime Minister Hassan Diab during a cabinet meeting at the government palace in Beirut, Lebanon, August 10, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Beirut police fire tear gas as protesters, furious over explosion, regather 09 Aug 2020 - 08:37 pm
BEIRUT, LEBANON - AUGUST 08: Thousands of demonstrators clash with Lebanese riot police as riot police intervene them while they gather for a protest against government at the Martyrs' Square after the deadly explosion at the Port of Beirut led to massive
Commander of Lebanese armed forces visits Qatar's field hospital in Beirut 09 Aug 2020 - 07:44 pm
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Lebanon information minister resigns in wake of deadly blast 09 Aug 2020 - 01:47 pm
Lebanon's Information Minister Manal Abdel Samad. AFP
Beirut port blast crater 43 metres deep: security official 09 Aug 2020 - 10:05 am
A view of damaged site is seen as search and rescue with rubble removal operations continue after a fire at a warehouse with explosives at the Port of Beirut led to massive blasts on 4th August, in Beirut, Lebanon on August 08, 2020. Muhammet Fatih O?ra?
Lebanon PM Diab to call for early polls after deadly blast 08 Aug 2020 - 09:49 pm
A demonstrator waves the Lebanese flag in front of riot police during a protest in Beirut, Lebanon, August 8, 2020. (Reuters/Goran Tomasevic)
Protesters take over Lebanon foreign ministry 08 Aug 2020 - 08:54 pm
Lebanese protesters enter the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beirut on August 8, 2020, after they stormed the ministry as anger exploded over a deadly blast that made hundreds of thousands homeless and shocked the world. As security forces focused their a
Unknown gunman kills 2 Lebanese in Iranian capital 08 Aug 2020 - 01:52 pm
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At least 43 Syrians among people killed in Beirut blast: Al Mayadeen 08 Aug 2020 - 01:48 pm
A general view shows the damaged grain silo following Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area, Lebanon August 8, 2020. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
France says Lebanon donor conference to take place Sunday 08 Aug 2020 - 12:39 pm
A view of damaged vehicles are seen after a fire at a warehouse with explosives at the Port of Beirut led to massive blasts on 4th August, in Beirut, Lebanon on August 07, 2020. Cem Özdel - Anadolu
Syria doctors fear virus spreading faster than clinics can test 08 Aug 2020 - 11:38 am
A Syrian municipality worker disinfects a bus in the northern city of Aleppo on August 4, 2020. / AFP
More than 60 still missing after Beirut mega-blast: ministry 08 Aug 2020 - 10:10 am
Search and rescue operations continue after a fire at a warehouse with explosives at the Port of Beirut led to massive blasts on 4th August, in Beirut, Lebanon on August 07, 2020. Cem Özdel - Anadolu
Trump says he will join international aid conference call for Lebanon 08 Aug 2020 - 10:06 am
A view of the damaged site is seen as search and rescue operations continue after a fire at a warehouse with explosives at the Port of Beirut led to massive blasts on 4th August, in Beirut, Lebanon on August 07, 2020. Cem Özdel - Anadolu
Mozambique denies knowledge of ship tied to Beirut blast 06 Aug 2020 - 10:52 pm
People stand by the wreckage of a ship at the devastated site of the explosion in the port of Beirut on August 6, 2020 two days after a massive explosion devastated the Lebanese capital in a disaster that has sparked grief and fury. / AFP / POOL / Thibaul
Revolution': Angry crowds in Beirut urge Macron to help bring change 06 Aug 2020 - 03:15 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron talks to people during a visit to the Gemmayzeh neighbourhood, which has suffered extensive damage due to a massive explosion in the Lebanese capital, on August 6, 2020. AFP -
Macron wants to coordinate relief for blast-hit Lebanon 06 Aug 2020 - 01:42 pm
Lebanon's President Michel Aoun welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron upon his arrival at the airport in Beirut, Lebanon August 6, 2020. Dalati Nohra/Handout
German embassy employee among dead in Beirut explosion: Ministry 06 Aug 2020 - 01:13 pm
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Awaiting disaster, ammonium nitrate was stored at Beirut port for years 05 Aug 2020 - 08:52 pm
A general view of the area damaged by a massive explosion and a blast wave, in Beirut, Lebanon August 5, 2020 in this picture obtained from social media. Picture taken with a drone. Instagram/ @Rabzthecopter/via REUTERS

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File photo China says to provide humanitarian assistance to Iran, Mideast nations
Taliban security personnel inspect the site after Pakistani airstrikes hit the Secondary Rehabilitation Services Centre in Kabul on March 17, 2026. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar / AFP) IN PHOTOS: 'Many dead': Wounded survivor escaped Kabul clinic strike
Peninsula Air China to resume direct flights to N. Korea on March 30
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi answers questions at a budget committee session of the House of Councillors in Parliament in Tokyo on March 16, 2026. (Photo by Kazuhiro Nogi / AFP) Japan not currently mulling maritime ops despite Trump pressure over Hormuz

Europe

View from Geneva, Switzerland. Reuters file photo. Swiss government rejects proposal to limit immigration
Peninsula Plan to reopen Strait of Hormuz will not be under NATO: UK Prime Minister
Right-wing Les Republicains (LR) party candidate in Paris, Rachida Dati delivers a speech in Paris on March 15, 2026. (Photo by Thomas Samson / AFP) Race for Paris mayor looks uncertain after first round
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Africa

Vehicles move on a flooded road after a heavy rain in Kibera of Nairobi, Kenya, on March 7, 2026. (Photo by Henry Naminde/Xinhua) Death toll rises to 49 as massive floods batter Kenya
Peninsula Egyptian President warns of impact of rising regional tensions on security and stability
US Palaeontologist Paul Sereno poses at the Fossil Lab of the University of Chicago, Illinois, on September 19, 2025. (Photo by Keith Ladzinski / Fossil Lab, University of Chicago / AFP) Scientists discover giant bird-like dinosaur in Niger desert
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