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Iraqi army drops leaflets over Mosul in preparation for offensive 16 Oct 2016 - 02:40 pm
Iraq government's Anti-Teror teams, armoured vehicles and artillery are deployed in the Hazir region, southeast of Mosul during an Operation to retake Iraq's Mosul from Deash, on October 15, 2016, Nineveh, Iraq. ( Yunus Kele? - Anadolu Agency )
Cities, towns and territory retaken from Islamic State 16 Oct 2016 - 02:28 pm
Fighters from the Free Syrian Army fire a machine gun mounted on a vehicle deploy during fighting against the Islamic State (IS) group jihadists on the outskirts of the northern Syrian town of Dabiq, on October 15, 2016. AFP / Nazeer al-Khatib
Three police officers killed in blast in Turkey's Gaziantep - sources 16 Oct 2016 - 02:09 pm
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Jordanians charged with killing sisters for 'honour' 16 Oct 2016 - 01:04 pm
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2 Americans freed in Yemen, flown to Oman 16 Oct 2016 - 12:51 pm
Members of the Houthi negotiating team who were stranded in Oman are welcomed upon the team’s arrival at the airport in Sanaa, Yemen, Oct. 15. (Reuters/Mohamed al-Sayaghi)
Free Syrian forces drive Islamic State from 2 villages 16 Oct 2016 - 12:34 pm
ALEPPO, SYRIA - OCTOBER 15: Members of Free Syrian Army (FSA), Turkish artillery units and coalition air forces on their way during the
OIC welcomes UNESCO resolution on Al Aqsa Mosque 16 Oct 2016 - 12:13 pm
Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City © Ammar Awad / Reuters
Israeli Occupation Forces arrest 16 Palestinians in West Bank and Jerusalem 16 Oct 2016 - 11:58 am
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Russia: All talks participants agreed Syrians must decide own future 16 Oct 2016 - 10:09 am
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND - OCTOBER 15: The talks on the ongoing crisis in Syria, at Beau-Rivage Palace Hotel in Lausanne, Switzerland on October 15, 2016. ( Turkish Foreign Ministry / Ahmet Gumus - Anadolu Agency )
US seeks momentum for new Syria peace push 16 Oct 2016 - 08:50 am
US Secretary of State John Kerry with Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir (L) at the end of Syria peace talks on October 15, 2016 in Lausanne. AFP / FABRICE COFFRINI
Blow to Libya unity government as rival seizes offices 15 Oct 2016 - 06:40 pm
Members of the forces loyal to Libya's UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) are seen in a field hospital in the coastal city of Sirte, east of the capital Tripoli, during their military operation to clear the Islamic State group's (IS) jihadists
Turkey will not let terror groups into Mosul: Erdogan 15 Oct 2016 - 05:21 pm
(File Photo) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during the draw ceremony for judges and public prosecutors at the Bestepe National Congress And Culture Center in Ankara, Turkey on October 12, 2016. ( Evrim Ayd?n - Anadolu Agency )
Kerry and Lavrov meet before Syria talks 15 Oct 2016 - 04:44 pm
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry takes a picture with his mobile device from his hotel room at the Beau-Rivage Palace ahead of Syria talks in Lausanne, Switzerland, October 15, 2016. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
Diplomats meet in fresh bid to halt Syria bloodshed 15 Oct 2016 - 04:01 pm
US Secretary of State John Kerry (top-C) arrives on October 15, 2016 in Lausanne to meet with his Russian counterpart in a bid to ease the bloodshed in Syria. AFP / FABRICE COFFRINI
Experts discover 'cavities' in Egypt's Great Pyramid 15 Oct 2016 - 03:44 pm
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Suicide bombing, shootouts kill around 55 in Iraq 15 Oct 2016 - 02:49 pm
People gather at the site of a suicide bomb attack in the city's northern al-Shaab district in Baghdad, Iraq October 15, 2016. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad
IS claims Baghdad bombing that killed at least 27 15 Oct 2016 - 02:37 pm
Baghdad (File Photo)
13 killed as Libyan forces advance in Sirte 15 Oct 2016 - 02:30 pm
Members of the forces loyal to Libya's UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) gather in the coastal city of Sirte, east of the capital Tripoli, during their military operation to clear the Islamic State group's (IS) jihadists from the city, on Octo

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Rescuers evacuate residents in Laymyethna township in Ayeyarwady region, Myanmar, Aug. 1, 2026. (Myanmar Fire Services Department/Handout via Xinhua) Over 40,000 affected by flooding after embankment breach in Myanmar's Ayeyarwady
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People receive relief materials at a shelter in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, July 30, 2026. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng) Death toll from Japan's Kumamoto earthquake rises to 39
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This photograph shows a fire in construction waste at a recycling company near the port of Rotterdam, in Rotterdam on August 7, 2026. (Photo by Jeffrey Groeneweg / ANP / AFP) Fire crews tame Rotterdam waste plant blaze
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Traditional groups play traditional instruments next to Djidji Ayokwe, also known as the talking drum, that was taken by French Colonial troups from Ivory Coast in 1916, during an official presentation to the local population in Adjamé village in Abidjan on August 7, 2026 after the repatriation of the Talking Drun fron France in March 13, 2026. (Photo by Issouf SANOGO / AFP) Ivorians set eyes on talking drum for first time
File photo strictly for representational purposes only. Freepik. Ethiopia posts record 5.7-bln-USD annual mining export revenue
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