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Islamist group al Shabaab claims Somalia bomb attack that killed three 08 Jan 2020 - 01:39 pm
An image distributed by al Shabaab after the attack on a military base in Kenya shows Somalia's al Shabaab militant group's flag, said to be at the Manda Bay Airfield in Manda, Lamu, Kenya January 5, 2020. Al-Shabaab/Handout via Reuters
Commercial airlines reroute flights amid US-Iran tensions 08 Jan 2020 - 01:13 pm
A woman uses a smartphone as she walks past an arrivals board displaying the Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 from Tehran marked as canceled at the Boryspil airport outside Kiev on January 8, 2020. AFP / Sergei Supinsky
Iran will not give black box from crashed Ukrainian airliner to Boeing: Mehr 08 Jan 2020 - 12:57 pm
Debris of a plane belonging to Ukraine International Airlines, that crashed after taking off from Iran's Imam Khomeini airport, is seen on the outskirts of Tehran, Iran January 8, 2020. Nazanin Tabatabaee/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via Reuters
Crashed Ukraine plane had 82 Iranians, 63 Canadians on board: minister 08 Jan 2020 - 11:17 am
Rescue teams work amidst debris after a Ukrainian plane carrying 176 passengers crashed near Imam Khomeini airport in the Iranian capital Tehran early in the morning on January 8, 2020, killing everyone on board. AFP
Ukraine leader warns against 'speculation' after plane crash 08 Jan 2020 - 11:14 am
Rescueeams recover debris from a field after a Ukrainian plane carrying 176 passengers crashed near Imam Khomeini airport in the Iranian capital Tehran early in the morning on January 8, 2020, killing everyone on board. AFP
Somalia bomb attack wounds 11 08 Jan 2020 - 10:48 am
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Engine failure, not missile, caused crash of Ukrainian airliner in Iran: Ukrainian embassy 08 Jan 2020 - 10:38 am
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Ukrainian airplane crashes near Iran's capital, killing 176 08 Jan 2020 - 08:57 am
People stand near the wreckage after a Ukrainian plane carrying 176 passengers crashed near Imam Khomeini airport in Tehran on January 8, 2020. AFP / ISNA / ISNA / ROHHOLLAH VADATI
Philippines orders evacuation of Filipinos from Iraq 08 Jan 2020 - 08:48 am
A protester shouts anti-US slogans next to Philippine policemen during a rally in front of the US embassy in Manila on January 6, 2020, demonstrating against the US strike that killed Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani in Iraq. A US drone strike killed top
Iranian state TV says 80 "American terrorists" killed in Iran missile strikes 08 Jan 2020 - 08:25 am
What is said to be missiles are seen in the night sky, after Iran fired missiles on at least two Iraqi air bases hosting U.S.-led coalition forces, in this still image taken from a video shot at an unknown location on January 8, 2020. Iran Press/Handout v
Iran retaliates with missile strike on US-Iraqi bases 08 Jan 2020 - 08:10 am
An explosion is seen following missiles landing at what is believed to be Ain al-Asad Air Base in Iraq, in this still image taken from a video shot on January 8, 2020. Iran Press/Handout via REUTERS
All 170 aboard crashed Ukrainian jet dead: Iran 08 Jan 2020 - 08:06 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 4, 2017 a Boeing 737-3E7 from Ukraine Int. Airlines lands at Israel's Ben Gurion International airport on the outskirts of Tel Aviv. AFP / JACK GUEZ
France has no plans to pull troops from Iraq: govt source 07 Jan 2020 - 07:26 pm
Iraqi Defence Minister Khalid al-Obaidi and his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian at the Iraqi defence ministry headquarters in Baghdad, April 11, 2016/. EPA / Iraqi Ministry Of Defence
Putin meets Assad in surprise Syria visit: presidency 07 Jan 2020 - 05:15 pm
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Zarif says informed by UN that US has denied him visa 07 Jan 2020 - 04:46 pm
FILE PHOTO: Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif looks on during a meeting with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in Moscow, Russia December 30, 2019. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina
Allow cross-border aid into Syria, U.N. pleads as millions "trapped" 07 Jan 2020 - 04:21 pm
FILE PHOTO: A view of tents at a camp for displaced Syrians at Khirbet al-Joz in the west of the northwestern Idlib province near the border with Turkey, where residents survive mostly on aid and barely have enough money to buy food and clothes to keep wa
Stampede during funeral for Iranian commander kills 35 - report 07 Jan 2020 - 12:36 pm
Iranian mourners gather during the final stage of funeral processions for slain top general Qasem Soleimani, in his hometown Kerman on January 7, 2020. AFP / ATTA KENARE
Omani minister in Iran says U.S. wants to reduce tensions - IRNA 07 Jan 2020 - 11:52 am
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Asia

File photo China warns US AI military use can create 'Terminator' world
A delivery staff carries liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders at a distribution centre in Amritsar on March 10, 2026. (Photo by Narinder Nanu / AFP) India tightens gas supplies over Mideast war, restaurants warn of closures
File photo of recovery teams working at the scene where a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 series aircraft crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport in Muan. Photo by Jung Yeon-Je / AFP. Concrete barrier blamed for fatal S. Korea jet crash built to save money: audit
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Europe

This handout picture taken an released on March 10, 2026 by the Canton of Fribourg shows the main street of the small town of Kerzers where a bus caught fire. (Photo by Handout / Etat de Fribourg - Staat Freiburg / AFP) Swiss bus fire likely deliberate but terrorism ruled out for now: police
Photo credit: KLM on X KLM cancels flights to Dubai until March 28
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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
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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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