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Hezbollah says fired ballistic missile targeting Mossad HQ near Tel Aviv 25 Sep 2024 - 11:49 am
Photo used for demonstration purposes. Rockets from Iron Dome air defence system fired to intercept rockets from southern Lebanon near Haifa on September 24, 2024. Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP.
Iranian President calls on International Community to act swiftly to end Israeli aggression on Gaza, Lebanon 25 Sep 2024 - 11:34 am
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on September 24, 2024. Photo by Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP.
Philippine govt renews call for Filipinos in Lebanon to volunteer for repatriation amid rising tensions 24 Sep 2024 - 09:34 pm
Smoke billows from a site targeted by Israeli shelling in the southern Lebanese village of Burj el-Shmali on September 23, 2024. (Photo by Bilal Kashmar / AFP)
'Not only children but also UN system dying in Gaza': Turkey's Erdogan 24 Sep 2024 - 06:15 pm
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters in New York City on September 24, 2024. Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP.
In Photos: 'Tens of thousands' have fled strikes in Lebanon 24 Sep 2024 - 12:59 pm
Vehicles wait in traffic in the town of Damour, south of the capital Beirut on September 24, 2024, as people flee southern Lebanon. (Photo by Ibrahim Amro / AFP)
New Israeli strikes on Lebanon after 492 killed 24 Sep 2024 - 10:57 am
Children, wounded in Israeli strikes on their village, receive treatment in the southern Lebanese village of Saksakiyeh on September 24, 2024. (Photo by Mahmoud Zayyat / AFP)
At least 274 killed, over 1,000 injured as Israel bombards south Lebanon 23 Sep 2024 - 10:29 pm
Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli air strike in the Lebanese village of Jibal el Botm, near the Lebanon-Israel border, on September 23, 2024. (Photo by Kawnat Haju/ AFP)
Lebanon says 274 dead in Israeli strikes, including 21 children 23 Sep 2024 - 06:14 pm
Smoke billows from a site targeted by Israeli shelling in the southern Lebanese village of Zaita on September 23, 2024.(Photo by Mahmoud ZAYYAT / AFP)
100 killed, over 400 wounded amid ongoing Israeli aggression on southern Lebanon 23 Sep 2024 - 04:00 pm
Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike on Lebanon's southern village of Taybeh on September 23, 2024. (Photo by Rabih DAHER / AFP)
Lebanese Caretaker Prime Minister denounces Israel's actions, urges international intervention 23 Sep 2024 - 03:42 pm
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Lebanon says 100 dead in Israeli strikes on south: new toll 23 Sep 2024 - 02:33 pm
Smoke billows from a site targeted by Israeli shelling in the southern Lebanese village of Khiam in Marjeyoun on September 23, 2024. (Photo by Rabih Daher / AFP)
Lebanon closes schools for 2 days in areas targeted by Israeli strikes 23 Sep 2024 - 01:27 pm
Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike in Adshit, near the Lebanon-Israel border, on September 23, 2024. Photo by Ammar Ammar / AFP.
Lebanon PM denounces 'destructive plan' amid intense Israeli strikes 23 Sep 2024 - 12:41 pm
This picture taken along the border with southern Lebanon shows smoke billowing following Israeli bombardment in Lebanon, on September 23, 2024. Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP.
Bereaved and destitute: Gazans a year after war began 23 Sep 2024 - 12:29 pm
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Al Jazeera Media Network denounces Israeli occupation's raid on Ramallah office, holding it responsible for journalists' safety 22 Sep 2024 - 07:54 pm
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Hezbollah deputy chief says in 'new phase' of battle with Israel 22 Sep 2024 - 05:20 pm
Naim Qassem (R), deputy secretary-general of Hezbollah, and Mohammed Raad (C), head of Hezbollah's bloc in the Lebanese parliament, attend the funeral of top Hezbollah military commander Ibrahim Aqil in Beirut's southern suburbs on September 22, 2024.(Photo by AFP)
Iran blast kills more than 50 mine workers 22 Sep 2024 - 12:28 pm
A handout picture provided by the Iranian Red Crescent (RCS) shows security forces gathered at the scene of a blast at a coal mine in Tabas on September 22, 2024. (Photo by Iranian Red Crescent / AFP)
Israel forces raid Al Jazeera office in West Bank, order 45-day closure 22 Sep 2024 - 12:12 pm
Pictures of slain al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh hang on the facade of the building housing the television station's office in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. (Photo by Jaafar Ashtiyeh / AFP)

Asia

People wait as a screen displays a scene from the Ne Zha 2 animated film at a movie theatre in Beijing on February 16, 2025. (Photo by Pedro PARDO / AFP) China's 'Ne Zha 2' becomes highest-grossing animated film: state media
Top view of Male, Maldives. AFP file photo. Maldivian government to stabilize prices of essential goods during Ramadan
Peninsula South Korean actor released after drugs sentence suspended
This photo taken on May 14, 2024 shows the skyline in the backdrop of the Bangkok Port as seen from the Mahanakhon Tower Observation deck in Bangkok. Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP Thai police bust $187 million online scam gang

Europe

This handout picture taken and released by the Russian Foreign Ministry shows Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov giving a press conference after the meeting with US Secretary of State, National Security Advisor and Middle East envoy at Riyadh's Diriyah Palace on February 18, 2025. (Photo by Handout / Russian Foreign Ministry / AFP) Russia, US to name negotiators on ending Ukraine war
Peninsula Meta plans undersea cable to link five continents
Ford Tourneo Courier light commercial vehicles on the production line at the Ford Otosan Yenikoy car plant in Türkiye. File photo. Türkiye's automotive industry sees decline in production, sales in January
File photo for representational purposes only. European stocks rise, boosted by defense company shares

Africa

Peninsula 'So happy': Relief as boats resume on DR Congo's war-torn Lake Kivu
File photo: Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni Ugandan president applauds Kiplimo for breaking world half marathon record
File photo for representational purposes only. 147 people dead of cholera in Angola since last January
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. File photo. Ethiopian PM calls for unity, resilience to overcome historical injustices against Africans

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