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Iran says military shot down plane in error, after denial drew scrutiny abroad 11 Jan 2020 - 09:18 am
Mourners attend a vigil in memory of Iranian student Amir Moradi, who was killed in the crash of a Ukrainian passenger plane near Tehran, at Queens University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada January 10, 2020. REUTERS/Alex Filipe.
Ukrainian aircraft was shot down in Iran due to human error: Iran military statement 11 Jan 2020 - 07:33 am
General view of the debris of the Ukraine International Airlines, flight PS752, Boeing 737-800 plane that crashed after take-off from Iran's Imam Khomeini airport, on the outskirts of Tehran, Iran January 8, 2020 is seen in this screen grab obtained from
US dismisses Iraq request to work on a troop withdrawal plan 10 Jan 2020 - 06:57 pm
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi meets with US Ambassador to Iraq Matthew Tueller in Baghdad, January 6, 2020. (Iraqi Prime Minister Media Office handout via Reuters)
Iran denies missile downed Ukrainian plane 10 Jan 2020 - 06:57 pm
Men sign condolence books for the victims of the Ukraine International Airlines crash in Iran and for Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in an airstrike near Baghdad, at the Iranian embassy in Minsk, Belarus January 10, 2020. Reuters/V
Lebanon's Hezbollah says working for government formation 09 Jan 2020 - 05:57 pm
A supporter of Hezbollah attends a funeral ceremony rally to mourn Qassem Soleimani in Beirut's suburbs, Lebanon, January 5, 2020. Reuters/Aziz Taher
Ukraine names Iran plane crash theories, including missile strike 09 Jan 2020 - 02:17 pm
A woman reacts during a news briefing following the crash of the Boeing 737-800 plane, flight PS 752, on the outskirts of Tehran, at the Boryspil International Airport, outside Kiev, Ukraine January 8, 2020. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
Lebanon imposes travel ban on Ghosn after questioning over warrant: judicial source 09 Jan 2020 - 01:30 pm
Former Renault-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn gestures as he addresses a large crowd of journalists on his reasons for dodging trial in Japan, where he is accused of financial misconduct, at the Lebanese Press Syndicate in Beirut on January 8, 2020. AFP / JOSEP
Fact Check: Trump minimizes IS risk, distorts Iran payout 08 Jan 2020 - 09:36 pm
US President Donald Trump is seen on a television screen as he delivers a statement about Iran, in the Pentagon briefing room in Arlington, Virginia, US, January 8, 2020. Reuters/Al Drago
Israeli defence minister seeks 'million' settlers in West Bank 08 Jan 2020 - 07:53 pm
Isreali Defense Minister Naftali Bennett speaks at the Kohelet Policy Forum conference in Jerusalem, on January 8, 2020. AFP / Menahem Kahana
Germany warns of 'second Syria' as EU hosts Libya PM 08 Jan 2020 - 06:16 pm
Libya's UN-recognised Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj meets European Council President Charles Michel in Brussels, Belgium January 8, 2020. Francisco Seco/Pool via Reuters
Turkey and Russia unite to urge Libya ceasefire 08 Jan 2020 - 06:16 pm
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a ceremony marking the formal launch of the TurkStream pipeline which will carry Russian natural gas to southern Europe through Turkey, in Istanbul, Turkey, January 8, 2020. Reut
Erdogan, Putin inaugurate pipeline, discuss Libya, Syria 08 Jan 2020 - 04:45 pm
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) attend ceremony inauguration of a new gas pipeline
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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This handout photo taken and released on October 12, 2025 by the Philippine Coast Guard shows a China Coast Guard ship (R) deploying water cannon as a Philippine Bureau of Fisheries vessel (L) is seen alongside during an incident near Thitu island in disputed waters of the South China Sea. Photo by Handout / Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) / AFP China, Philippines trade blame over boat collision in disputed sea
Peninsula 'Heavy clashes' at Afghanistan-Pakistan border: Taliban forces
A Gravity-1 carrier rocket carrying a wide-field satellite and two experimental satellites blasts off from waters off the coast of Haiyang, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 11, 2025. (Photo by Guo Jinqi/Xinhua) China successfully rockets Gravity-1 into space with 3 satellites aboard
Peninsula Despite Gaza ceasefire, unrelenting chapters of anguish, tragedy persist

Europe

French General Director of RSF Thibault Bruttin addresses the audience during a ceremony next to the 2024-2025 memorial paying tribute to the 73 journalists killed around the world while doing their job during the past year, as part of the 2025 edition of the “Prix Bayeux Calvados-Normandie of the war correspondants”, in Bayeux, northwestern France, on October 9, 2025. (Photo by Lou BENOIST / AFP) Gaza, Sudan, Ukraine dominate at France war reporting awards
France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu speaks to journalists on October 11, 2025. (Photo by Martin Lelievre / Pool / AFP) Reappointed French PM scrambles to form government
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Africa

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File photo for representational purposes only. Over 60 civilians killed in RSF drone strikes in W. Sudan: volunteer group
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Members of a Madagascar army contingent talk to the media in a road near their camp near Antananarivo on October 11, 2025. (Photo by RIJASOLO / AFP) Madagascar soldiers join protestors

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