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Turkey probes contractors as earthquake deaths pass 33,000 12 Feb 2023 - 09:51 pm
Relatives warm up around a fire in front of rubble of collapsed buildings as rescue teams continue to search victims and survivors, after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the border region of Turkey and Syria earlier in the week, in Kahramanmaras on February 12, 2023. (Photo by Ozan Kose / AFP)
UN admits aid failure for Syria as quake toll hits 33,000 12 Feb 2023 - 09:20 pm
A Turkish soldier walks among destroyed buildings in Hatay, on February 12, 2023, after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country's south-east. (Photo by Yasin Akgul / AFP)
Iranian journalist released on bail week after arrest 12 Feb 2023 - 06:57 pm
A handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency shows President Ibrahim Raisi addressing the crowds gathered in Tehran's Azadi Square to mark the 44nd anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, on February 11, 2023. (Photo by Iranian Presidency / AFP)
Lebanon's Hezbollah sends aid to Syria's quake-hit Latakia 12 Feb 2023 - 06:17 pm
Trucks loaded with humanitarian aid provided by Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah set out for Syria from the Lebanese capital's southern suburb on February 12, 2023, in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO / AFP)
Turkish father's pain symbolises quake tragedy 12 Feb 2023 - 04:53 pm
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UN warns of aid failure for Syria as quake toll nears 30,000 12 Feb 2023 - 04:50 pm
A rescue dog searches for victims and survivors, in the regime-controlled town of Jableh in the province of Latakia, northwest of the Syrian capital, on February 12 2023, in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake. (Photo by Karim SAHIB / AFP)
Abbas urges world support for Palestinians 12 Feb 2023 - 04:27 pm
Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas (second left), Jordan's King Abdullah II (center), and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (second right) talk to delegates during the Arab League's
Germany to ease visa conditions for some earthquake victims 12 Feb 2023 - 04:10 pm
People walk next to damaged buildings in the Antakia historical city in Hatay on February 11, 2023, after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country's south-east. Photo by BULENT KILIC / AFP
Syrian veterinarians save pets, farm animals who lost their humans in earthquake 12 Feb 2023 - 03:29 pm
Workers from Ernesto's Sanctuary for Cats in Syria dug through rubble to find a dog injured by the earthquake and lost from its humans. Ernesto's Sanctuary for Cats in Syria/Handout
She lost her husband in the quakes; no one knows how to tell her about her son 12 Feb 2023 - 03:24 pm
Remains of the house in which Hassan Mounir Khateb died shielding his family from their collapsing roof after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake. Washington Post photo by Salwan Georges
Turkey arrests building contractors 6 days after quakes 12 Feb 2023 - 01:05 pm
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Nearly 26 million people affected by Turkey-Syria quake: WHO 11 Feb 2023 - 11:40 pm
A man sits in front of his collapsed building as rescue teams carry out search operations at Elbistan district of Kahramanmaras on February 11, 2023, after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country's southeast earlier in the week. (Photo by OZAN KOSE / AFP)
Turkey detains 12 over collapsed buildings after quake: report 11 Feb 2023 - 05:24 pm
A man holds debris in front of destroyed buildings in the Antakia historical city in Hatay on February 11, 2023, after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country's south-east. Photo by BULENT KILIC / AFP
French academic 'happy' after release from Iran prison: lawyer 11 Feb 2023 - 02:48 pm
Handout photo taken in 2012, in an unknown location and released on July 16, 2019 by Sciences Po university shows Franco-Iranian academic a Fariba Adelkhah. (Photo by Thomas Arrive / Sciences Po / AFP)
Rescue teams pull five members of a family from rubble, 129 hours after quake 11 Feb 2023 - 02:19 pm
This handout satellite image courtesy of Maxar Technologies shows collapsed buildings in Antakya, Turkey on February 9, 2023. (Photo by Satellite image 2023 Maxar Technologies / AFP)
Insulated from war, quake brings 'first catastrophe' to Syria city 11 Feb 2023 - 01:28 pm
Rescuers sift through the rubble of a collapsed building in Jableh in the province of Latakia, northwest of the Syrian capital, on February 11, 2023. (Photo by Karim Sahib / AFP)
Turkey tremor evokes questions over building standards 11 Feb 2023 - 09:35 am
This aerial view shows collapsed buildings during ongoing rescue operation in Kahramanmaras, on February 10, 2023. (Photo by Ozan Kose / AFP)
UEFA sends aid money to Champions League final host Turkey 10 Feb 2023 - 10:31 pm
The UEFA logo at the organization's headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, February 28, 2020. File / AFP Photo

Asia

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Police officers from the Disaster Victim Identification Unit (DVIU), dressed in white-coloured full-body protective gear, enter one of the housing blocks of Wang Fuk Court in the aftermath of the deadly November 26 fire, in Hong Kong on November 29, 2025. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP) Chinese mainland authorities coordinate emergency supplies to aid Hong Kong fire relief efforts
Representational file photo AirAsia owner's net profit plunges 57.61 pct on year to 168 mln USD
A woman inspects her damaged house after the flash floods in Meureudu, Pidie Jaya district of Indonesia's Aceh province, on November 28, 2025. (Photo by Chaideer MAHYUDDIN / AFP) Death toll rises to 303, 279 still missing following floods in Indonesia

Europe

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Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (L) and his new wife Jodie Haydon (R) sign the marriage certificate with celebrant Bree during their wedding ceremony in Canberra on November 29, 2025. (Photo by Mike Bowers / AFP) 'Married': Australian PM ties the knot in private ceremony
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Africa

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A general view of the Presidential Palace in Bissau on November 26, 2025. (Photo by Patrick MEINHARDT / AFP) Guinea-Bissau rocked by coup, president's arrest
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