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Turkey says takes key M4 highway in Syria 13 Oct 2019 - 05:24 pm
A Turkish soldier overlooks the border with Syria on Ocotber 13, 2019 near the Turkish city of Ceylanpinar as fighting rages in the Syrian border town of Ras al-Ain on the fifth day of the Turkish offensive in Syria against the Kurdish People's Protection
Pentagon says up to 1,000 US troops to withdraw from northern Syria 13 Oct 2019 - 04:41 pm
FILE PHOTO: Turkey near the town of Suruc shows a US observation post near the Syrian town of Kobani Kobane where the Pentagon said an explosion occurred
Mortars fired at Somalia's Mogadishu airport: sources 13 Oct 2019 - 03:29 pm
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Media mogul, academic face off as Tunisians choose president 13 Oct 2019 - 10:17 am
Supporters of Tunisian presidential candidate Kais Saied campaign on October 11, 2019 in Tunis. AFP / ANIS MILI
Iran offers to mediate between Syrian Kurds, Turkey 12 Oct 2019 - 02:40 pm
Smoke rises from the Syrian town of Tal Abyad, in a picture taken from the Turkish side of the border where a pigeon is seen in Akcakale on October 10, 2019, on the second day of Turkey's military operation against Kurdish forces. AFP / BULENT KILIC
Iran decries 'cowardly attack' on oil tanker; vows response after facts probed 12 Oct 2019 - 01:44 pm
An undated picture shows the Iranian-owned Sabiti oil tanker sailing in the Red Sea.
Syria Kurds deny Turkey has taken battleground border town 12 Oct 2019 - 01:36 pm
Turkish-backed Syrian rebels patrolling the town of Yabisah, west of Tal Abyad, on the border with Turkey. AFP / Bakr ALKASEM
Turkey says ground forces are advancing in northern Syria 10 Oct 2019 - 09:37 am
A Turkish armored military convoy is seen driving along the border with Syria, in Akcakale, Turkey October 9, 2019 in this still image obtained from video. REUTERS
How has the detention of a key candidate affected Tunisia's election? 09 Oct 2019 - 09:04 pm
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Turkey launches assault on Syrian Kurds 09 Oct 2019 - 05:13 pm
Smoke rises at the site as Turkish troops along with the Syrian National Army begin Operation Peace Spring in northern Syria against PKK/YPG, Daesh terrorists, in Sanliurfa, Turkey on October 09, 2019. ( E?ber Ayayd?n - Anadolu
Turkey denies start of Syria operation 09 Oct 2019 - 12:20 pm
A Turkish army's tank drives down from a truck as Turkish armed forces drive towards the border with Syria near Akcakale in Sanliurfa province on October 8, 2019. AFP / BULENT KILIC
Iran women to attend football match freely for first time in decades 09 Oct 2019 - 11:13 am
FILE PHOTO: Iranian women watch the World Cup Group B soccer match between Portugal and Iran at Azadi stadium in Tehran. AFP / ATTA KENARE
Iraq's uprising an open crisis with no known path forward 09 Oct 2019 - 10:14 am
People hold an anti-government protest in Baghdad, Iraq October 5, 2019. Picture taken October 5, 2019. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
IS militants hit US-backed Kurdish fighters in north Syria 09 Oct 2019 - 09:37 am
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'Turkey has no intention to occupy any part of Syria' 08 Oct 2019 - 05:51 pm
The border between Turkey and Syria, in Akcakale, Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey, shows a gate beytween Syria and Turkey in the Syrian town of Tel Abyad, on October 8, 2019. AFP / BULENT KILIC
Trump says 'too costly' to back Kurdish forces in Syria 07 Oct 2019 - 04:03 pm
Syrian Kurds take part in a demonstration against Turkish threats at a US-led international coalition base on the outskirts of Ras al-Ain town in Syria's Hasakeh province near the Turkish border on October 6, AFP / Delil SOULEIMAN
Trump u-turn makes Islamic State jihadists Turkey’s problem now 07 Oct 2019 - 02:40 pm
A young girl waves the flag of Kurdistan during a demonstration by Syrian Kurds against Turkish threats to launch a military operation on their region, in the town of Al-Qahtaniyah, in northeastern Syrian Al-Hasakah Governorate on October 7, 2019. AFP / D
Iran reopens Iraq border crossing shut amid unrest 07 Oct 2019 - 10:39 am
FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises from burning tyres during as Iraqis demonstrate against state corruption, failing public services and unemployment, in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on October 5, 2019. AFP / AHMAD AL-RUBAYE

Asia

An investigation team inspects the wreckage of Air India flight 171 a day after it crashed in a residential area near the airport, in Ahmedabad on June 13, 2025. Photo by Sam PANTHAKY / AFP. Father of Air India crash pilot seeks independent probe
Peninsula Expo in Japan records over 25.5 million general visitors
Image used for representation only. Magnitude 6.5 quake hits Indonesia's Papua: USGS
This handout photo taken on October 7, 2025 and released by Gunma Prefectural Police via Jiji Press shows CCTV camera footage of a bear walking inside a supermarket in Numata, Gunma prefecture. Photo by Handout / various sources / AFP Fatal bear attacks in Japan hit record number

Europe

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Pope Leo XIV delivers a speech during the World Food Day event in Rome on October 16, 2025. (Photo by Alberto Pizzoli / AFP) Pope slams millions facing hunger worldwide as 'collective failure'
Peninsula Greece lawmakers back plan to allow 13-hour work day
Peninsula Romania's Foreign Minister meets Ambassador of Qatar

Africa

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva speaks during a press conference during the IMF/World Bank annual meetings at the IMF headquarters in Washington, DC, on October 16, 2025. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP) IMF chief says acted 'as soon as conditions allowed' on Senegal debt
Members of Madagascar’s Army CAPSAT unit ride in armoured vehicles while assuming a defensive posture as they leave the Presidential Palace in Antananarivo, October 14, 2025. (Photo by Luis Tato / AFP) Military seizes power in Madagascar as president impeached
Peninsula UN condemns repeated targeting of civilians in El Fasher, Sudan
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