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Netanyahu trial could be watershed in Israeli politics 02 Jan 2020 - 07:53 pm
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu climbs out after a visit inside the Rahav the fifth submarine in the fleet after it arrived in the Haifa port, January 12, 2016. Reuters / Baz Ratner
Lebanon receives Interpol arrest warrant for Ghosn 02 Jan 2020 - 06:27 pm
Journalists gather outside the house believed to belong to former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn in Beirut, Lebanon January 2, 2020. Reuters/Mohamed Azakir
Iraqi protester shot dead as anti-regime rallies continue 02 Jan 2020 - 06:13 pm
A picture shows the entrance leading to the US embassy in the capital Baghdad on January 2, 2020, which was damaged the day before by Hashed supporters. AFP / Ahmad Al-Rubaye
Turkey detains 7 in probe into Ghosn fleeing bail in Japan 02 Jan 2020 - 12:30 pm
Former Nissan Motor Chariman Carlos Ghosn leaves the Tokyo Detention House in Tokyo, Japan April 25, 2019. REUTERS/Issei Kato/
Earthquake hits Northeastern Iran 02 Jan 2020 - 09:55 am
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Pro-Iran protesters leave US embassy in Baghdad 01 Jan 2020 - 08:39 pm
An Apache military helicopter flies over the US embassy as supporters of Iraq's Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary force protest to condemn the US air strikes that killed Hashed fighters over the weekend, in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on January 1, 2020. AFP /
Hamas allows rival Fatah to mark anniversary in Gaza rally 01 Jan 2020 - 07:07 pm
A Palestinian woman gestures as others hold pictures of president Mahmoud Abbas and late leader Yasser Arafat during a rally marking the 55th anniversary of Fatah's founding, in Gaza City, January 1, 2020. Reuters/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
Displaced Syrians start new year in abandoned prison 01 Jan 2020 - 07:07 pm
Syrian children displaced from Maaret Al-Numan play in the yard of a former jail turned into a makeshift refugee shelter in the northwestern city of Idlib on December 31, 2019, during activities organised by a local aid association. AFP / Omar Haj Kadour
Iraqi militias start withdrawing from US embassy 01 Jan 2020 - 06:03 pm
Iraqi security forces and protesters stand outside the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, Iraq January 1, 2020. DoD/Lt. Col. Adrian Weale/Handout via Reuters
More than 20 dead, many displaced after violence in Sudan's West Darfur 01 Jan 2020 - 06:03 pm
File photo: Sudanese men ride camels as they gather to attend a speech by then Sudanese president during his visit to El Daein in Eastern Darfur on April 5, 2016. AFP / Ashraf Shazly
Shelling hit school killing 6 in rebel-held Syrian village 01 Jan 2020 - 04:13 pm
Members of the Syrian Civil Defence, also known as the White Helmets, search for survivors following an air-strike on the flashpoint town of Maaret al-Numan in Syria's southern Idlib governorate on December 30, 2019. / AFP / Abdulaziz KETAZ
US troops fire tear gas at protesters in Iraq 01 Jan 2020 - 01:49 pm
U.S. Embassy security men use stun grenades to disperse protesters and militia fighters during a protest to condemn airstrikes on bases belonging to Hashd al-Shaabi (paramilitary forces), outside the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq January 1, 2020. REUTERS/
Syria death toll for 2019 lowest in civil war: monitor 31 Dec 2019 - 07:58 pm
Syrian soldiers in a truck past people sitting in a field with harvested aubergines in the eastern countryside of the city of Qamishli in the northeastern Hasakah province on November 5, 2019. AFP / Delil Souleiman
US embassy in Baghdad evacuated as protesters denounce US air strikes 31 Dec 2019 - 01:10 pm
Protesters gather to condemn air strikes on bases belonging to Hashd al-Shaabi (paramilitary forces), outside the main gate of the US Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq on December 31, 2019. (REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani)
Turkish Airlines, Boeing reach 737 Max aircraft compensation deal 31 Dec 2019 - 09:18 am
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Iraq warns US ties at stake after deadly strikes 31 Dec 2019 - 12:03 am
Iraqis wave Hashed Al-shaabi armed network flags on December 30, 2019, during a demonstration to denounce the previous night's attacks by US planes on several bases belonging to the Hezbollah brigades near Al-Qaim, an Iraqi district bordering Syria. AFP
Lebanese protesters defy capital controls in sit-in 31 Dec 2019 - 12:03 am
A Lebanese anti-government demonstrator yells slogans as she takes part in a rally in front of the central bank building in the capital Beirut on December 30, 2019. AFP / Anwar Amro
Sudan sentences 29 intelligence agents to hang for teacher's killing 30 Dec 2019 - 06:26 pm
Sudanese protesters rally in front of a court in Omdurman near the capital Khartoum during the trial of intelligence agents for the death of teacher Ahmed Al-Khair. Sudan. December 30, 2019 / AFP / ASHRAF SHAZLY

Asia

Men look for items in a collapsed house in Manay, in the province of Davao Oriental on October 11, 2025. (Photo by Jam Sta Rosa / AFP) Philippines begins clean-up after powerful twin quakes
This handout photograph taken and released on October 10, 2025 shows India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (right) and his Afghan counterpart Amir Khan Muttaqi during a bilateral meeting in New Delhi. (Photo by India's Ministry of External Affairs / AFP) India to upgrade Afghan mission to full embassy
File: Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is seen on a screen in the courtroom during his first appearance before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague on March 14, 2025. (Photo by Peter Dejong / POOL / AFP) Global court rejects release bid by Philippines ex-president Duterte
This handout photo taken and released by Malaysia's Department of Information on October 10, 2025 shows Malaysia's Prime Minister and Finance Minister Anwar Ibrahim delivering his speech on the 2026 national budget at the Parliament in Kuala Lumpur. (Photo by Nazri RAPAAI / DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION / AFP Malaysia unveils national budget eyeing food security, flood mitigation

Europe

Peninsula EU Troika leaders to revive negotiations with Iran over nuclear program
A billboard accusing opposition leaders (L-R) Leopoldo Lopez, Maria Corina Machado and Juan Guaido, for the US sanctions imposed on the country, is seen in Caracas on October 10, 2025, after Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. (Photo by Federico Parra / AFP) Nobel institute to probe possible leaks over peace prize
France's President Emmanuel Macron (left) with France's Minister of Armed Forces Sebastien Lecornu after delivering a speech to army leaders at l’Hôtel de Brienne in Paris on July 13, 2025. (Photo by Ludovic Marin / POOL / AFP) Macron reappoints Sebastien Lecornu as France's PM
Peninsula Prince William chokes up as he discusses impact of suicide

Africa

Peninsula IMF, Ghana agree on fifth review, paving way for 385-mln-USD disbursement
Representational file photo. Mpox deaths in Africa surpass 2,000 since 2024
Vehicles pass in front of the statue of a lady holding a torch, in front of the party headquarters of the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement of incumbent Cameroonian President Paul Biya, in Yaounde, on October 10, 2025. (Photo by Daniel Beloumou Olomo / AFP) Cameroon closes borders ahead of presidential polling day
Egypt's forward #20 Ibrahim Adel celebrates with forward #10 Mohamed Salah after scoring his team's first goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Africa qualifier football match between Djibouti and Egypt at the Larbi Zaouli Stadium in Casablanca on October 8, 2025. (Photo by Abdel Majid BZIOUAT / AFP) Salah scores twice as Egypt qualify for 2026 World Cup

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