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Health ministry in Gaza says 88 killed in 24 hours by Israeli airstrikes 05 Jan 2025 - 01:23 pm
A woman mourns her relatives who were killed by Israeli bombardment outside the Aqsa Martyrs hospital in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on January 5, 2025. Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP.
Syrian ministers arrive on first visit to Qatar 05 Jan 2025 - 12:44 pm
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Egyptian aid plane lands in Damascus: foreign ministry 04 Jan 2025 - 06:48 pm
An aerial view shows passenger planes of Syria's private airline company Cham Wings on the tarmac of the closed international airport of Damascus on December 11, 2024. (Photo by Omar Haj Kadour / AFP)
Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 4 Palestinians, wound others 04 Jan 2025 - 05:32 pm
Palestinian Red Crescent paramedics pray by the body of their fallen colleague Mahmud al-Muhadad, who was reportedly killed in an Israeli air strike in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, as it lies at the Ahli Arab hospital, also known as the Baptist hospital, in Gaza City on January 4, 2025. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
Civil Aviation Authorities in Syria resume flights to and from Damascus 04 Jan 2025 - 05:20 pm
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Syria says international flights to and from Damascus to resume Tuesday 04 Jan 2025 - 02:16 pm
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UN Security Council holds session to discuss Israeli attacks on Gaza medical facilities 04 Jan 2025 - 12:07 am
A young Palestinian stands amid the destruction in the aftermath of an Israeli strike in the al-Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on January 3, 2025. (Photo by Eyad Baba / AFP)
Israeli occupation army threatens to bomb Gaza's Al Awda Hospital 03 Jan 2025 - 11:33 pm
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Czech Republic reopens Damascus embassy 03 Jan 2025 - 09:27 pm
An aerial view shows the destruction in the Damascus district of Assali on January 2, 2025. (Photo by Bakr Alkasem / AFP)
Death toll from Israeli aggression on Gaza rises to 45,658 03 Jan 2025 - 08:42 pm
Palestinian children salvage a blanket amid the destruction in the aftermath of an Israeli strike in the al-Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on January 3, 2025. (Photo by Eyad Baba / AFP)
Iran protests Afghan dam project in new water dispute 03 Jan 2025 - 08:00 pm
Photo used for representational purposes. This handout picture released by the office of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on January 1, 2025. Photo by KHAMENEI.IR / AFP.
2,500 prisoners forcibly disappeared by Israeli occupation forces in Northern Gaza 03 Jan 2025 - 07:36 pm
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Health ministry in Gaza reports 77 killed by Israeli airstrikes in 24 hours 03 Jan 2025 - 07:29 pm
Palestinians mourn over the bodies of relatives killed in an Israeli strike, outside a hospital in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on January 3, 2025. Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP.
Saudi Arabia affirms support for Syria's security, stability 02 Jan 2025 - 10:09 pm
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Gaza death toll rises to 45,581; over 108,000 injured 02 Jan 2025 - 08:37 pm
A displaced Palestinian boy stands amid the destruction following an overnight Israeli strike on a makeshift displacement camp in Mawasi Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on January 2, 2025. (Photo by Bashar Taleb / AFP)
Gaza rescuers say police chief among 11 killed in Israel strike 02 Jan 2025 - 02:10 pm
People recite a prayer over the bodies of displaced Palestinians killed in an overnight Israeli strike on a makeshift displacement camp in Mawasi Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, in the yard of the Nasser hospital on January 2, 2025. Photo by BASHAR TALEB / AFP
Syria's new information minister promises free press 01 Jan 2025 - 08:42 pm
Syrian Minister of Information Mohamed al-Omar speaks to members of the media during a meeting in Damascus on December 31, 2024. (Photo by Bakr Alkasem / AFP)
Gaza babies die from winter cold say medics and families 01 Jan 2025 - 12:55 pm
A Muslim cleric wraps a blanket around the father of newborn Jumaa al-Batran, who reportedly died due to hypothermia, as the latter holds the baby's shrouded body ahead of the funeral at the Aqsa Martyrs hospital in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on December 29, 2024. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP)

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India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) waves as he leaves after taking a holy dip in the sacred waters of Sangam, the confluence of Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati rivers during Maha Kumbh Mela festival, in Prayagraj on February 5, 2025. Photo by Niharika KULKARNI / AFP. India PM Modi to meet Trump in US visit next week
This photograph taken on February 3, 2025 shows workers at agritech startup Niqo Robotics, riding a tractor with AI-powered spot sprayer at a testing facility on the outskirts of Bengaluru. Photo by AFP AI starts to help India's struggling farms
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte gives a statement on impeachment complaints filed against her at her office in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila on February 7, 2025. Photo by JAM STA ROSA / AFP Impeached Duterte won't rule out Philippine presidential run
This photo taken on Feb. 5, 2025 shows an area along the Thai-Myanmar border seen from Mae Sot, Tak province, Thailand. (Xinhua) Thailand tightens border control after cutting power supply to Myanmar

Europe

File photo for representational purposes only UK govt bans 'bird gatherings' as avian flu outbreak worsens
Search operations are underway after a head-on collision of a freight train with a passenger train carrying over 350 people killed dozens of people on February 28, the country's worst-ever rail disaster, in the Tempi Valley near Larissa on March 2, 2023. (Photo by Sakis MITROLIDIS / AFP) Thousands in nationwide Greece protests over rail tragedy
Mourners leave flowers and candles at the memorial site outside the adult education center Campus Risbergska school in Orebro, Sweden, on February 6, 2025 two days after a shooting there left eleven people dead. Photo by Christine Olsson/TT / TT NEWS AGENCY / AFP Sweden to limit access to semi-automatic weapons after mass shooting: govt
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the State of the Nation address at the Cape Town City Hall on February 6, 2025. (Photo by Rodger Bosch / AFP) We will not be bullied, says South Africa president after US barbs
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