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Somalia calls Israeli FM visit to Somaliland an 'incursion'

The Israeli foreign minister arrived in Somaliland on Tuesday in a high-profile visit, condemned by Somalia as an "unauthorised incursion", after...

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Israel says targets Hezbollah, Hamas in Lebanon strikes

The Israeli military launched strikes on southern and eastern Lebanon on Monday, Lebanese state media reported, after warning it would hit what it...

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Israel strikes south, east Lebanon after evacuation warnings

The Israeli military launched strikes on southern and eastern Lebanon on Monday, Lebanese state media reported, after warning it would hit what it...

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Dakar bike champion Sanders wins second stage to take lead

Australia's defending Dakar Rally motorbike champion Daniel Sanders moved into the overall lead after winning Monday's second stage in Saudi Arabia....

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Iran says no leniency for 'rioters' as protests persist

Iran will offer no leniency to "rioters", though the public has a right to demonstrate, the head of the country's judiciary said on Monday, following...

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Virtual museum preserves Sudan's plundered heritage

Destroyed and looted in the early months of Sudan's war, the national museum in Khartoum is now welcoming virtual visitors after months of painstaking...

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France, UK conduct joint strikes against IS in Syria

Britain and France on Sunday said they had carried out joint strikes on the Islamic State group in Syria to prevent the Islamist extremists resurging....

05.01.2026 3

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114 killed in week of attacks in Sudan's Darfur: medical sources

Attacks by Sudan's army and its paramilitary foes on two towns in the western Darfur region over the past week have killed 114 people, medical sources...

05.01.2026 4

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At least four killed in protest clashes in western Iran: rights groups

At least four people were killed in western Iran on Saturday in clashes between protesters and security forces, two rights groups said, accusing...

05.01.2026 3

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Iran's Khamenei says protesters' economic demands fair, warns 'rioters'

Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday acknowledged the economic demands of protesters in Iran, where demonstrations have spread to more...

04.01.2026 4

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Iran security forces member stabbed, shot dead at protest: agency

Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday acknowledged the economic demands of protesters in Iran, where demonstrations have spread to more...

04.01.2026 6

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UN chief calls on Israel to reverse NGOs ban in Gaza

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on Friday for Israel to end a ban on humanitarian agencies that provided aid in Gaza, saying he was...

04.01.2026 6

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Trump says US will 'come to their rescue' if Iran kills protesters

President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States was "locked and loaded" to respond if Iran killed protesters, prompting Tehran to warn...

03.01.2026 2

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Fresh clashes kill six in Iran cost-of-living protests

Protesters and security forces clashed in several Iranian cities on Thursday, with six reported killed, the first deaths since the cost-of-living...

02.01.2026 4

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Thousands stage pro-Gaza rally in Istanbul

Thousands joined a New Year's Day rally for Gaza in Istanbul Thursday, waving Palestinian and Turkish flags and calling for an end to the violence in...

02.01.2026 3

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Israel's Netanyahu among partygoers at Trump's New Year's Eve fete

US President Donald Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a glittering New Year's Eve party at his lavish Mar-a-Lago resort on...

02.01.2026 4

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Israel begins demolishing 25 buildings in West Bank camp

Israeli bulldozers began demolishing 25 buildings housing Palestinians in a refugee camp on Wednesday, in what the military said was an effort to root...

01.01.2026 3

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US grants temporary licence to Russian-controlled Serbian oil firm NIS: Serbian minister

The United States has granted a temporary licence to NIS, a majority-Russian owned Serbian oil company caught up in US sanctions against Moscow's...

01.01.2026 3

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Agence France-Presse

Sydney falls silent before fireworks bring in 2026

Revellers around the world toasted the start of 2026, bidding farewell on Wednesday to a volatile year when temperatures soared, US President Donald...

01.01.2026 4

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Agence France-Presse

Iran government building attacked as top prosecutor responds to protests

A government building in southern Iran was attacked on Wednesday, authorities said, as the country's top prosecutor warned of a "decisive response" to...

01.01.2026 3

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Agence France-Presse

World begins to welcome 2026 after a year of Trump, truces and turmoil

Revellers around the world toasted the start of 2026, bidding farewell on Wednesday to a volatile year when temperatures soared, US President Donald...

01.01.2026 4

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Filmmaker Panahi says Iran protests 'to move history forward'

Award-winning Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi said Wednesday that protests which have gripped his country in recent days aimed "to move history...

01.01.2026 4

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Agence France-Presse

Israel to ban 37 aid groups operating in Gaza

Israel plans to ban 37 aid organisations from operating in Gaza from Thursday unless they hand over detailed information on their Palestinian staff,...

01.01.2026 3

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Iran prosecutor pledges 'decisive' response if protests destabilise country

A government building in southern Iran was attacked on Wednesday, authorities said, as the country's top prosecutor warned of a "decisive response" to...

01.01.2026 4

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Agence France-Presse

World bids farewell to 2025, a year of Trump, truces and turmoil

Revellers around the world toasted the start of 2026, bidding farewell on Wednesday to a volatile year when temperatures soared, US President Donald...

01.01.2026 5

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Agence France-Presse

Iran president urges officials to address protestors' complaints

Iran president urges officials to address protestors' complaints

Iranian students staged street protests in Tehran on Tuesday, a day after the capital's shopkeepers demonstrated against economic hardship and won a...

31.12.2025 5

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Agence France-Presse

Iran president urges government to heed economic protests

Iran president urges government to heed economic protests

Iranian students staged street protests in Tehran on Tuesday, a day after the capital's shopkeepers demonstrated against economic hardship and won a...

31.12.2025 4

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Agence France-Presse

Israel hands Trump another international award, after Nobel snub

Israel hands Trump another international award, after Nobel snub

US President Donald Trump will receive Israel's highest civilian honor in 2026, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Monday that his...

31.12.2025 10

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Tehran shopkeepers shut stores over economic conditions

Tehran shopkeepers shut stores over economic conditions

Some shopkeepers in Tehran shut their stores for the second day in a row Monday in protest against economic hardships and sharp swings in Iran's...

30.12.2025 20

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Emirates mining company challenges Guinea licence withdrawal

Emirates mining company challenges Guinea licence withdrawal

Mining company Axis International said Monday it was seeking World Bank arbitration against Guinea for withdrawing its right to operate a major...

30.12.2025 10

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'Shivering from cold and fear': winter rains batter displaced Gazans

It only took a matter of minutes after the heavy overnight rain first began to fall for Jamil al-Sharafi's tent in southern Gaza to flood, drenching...

29.12.2025 6

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Somalia, African nations denounce Israeli recognition of Somaliland

Somalia and the African Union reacted angrily Friday after Israel became the first country to formally recognise the northern region of Somaliland as...

28.12.2025 6

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Somalia denounces Israeli recognition of Somaliland

Somalia and the African Union reacted angrily Friday after Israel became the first country to formally recognise the northern region of Somaliland as...

28.12.2025 6

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Agence France-Presse

Gazans fear renewed displacement after Israeli strikes

When her children, trembling with fear, ask where the family can go to escape Israel's continued bombardment in southern Gaza's Khan Yunis area, Umm...

24.12.2025 5

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Trapped under Israeli bombardment, Gazans fear the 'new border'

When her children, trembling with fear, ask where the family can go to escape Israel's continued bombardment in southern Gaza's Khan Yunis area, Umm...

24.12.2025 4

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Agence France-Presse

Deadly clashes in Aleppo as Turkey urges Kurds not to be obstacle to Syria's stability

The Syrian government and Kurdish-led forces on Monday ordered their fighters to cease fire following deadly clashes that came as Turkey's top...

24.12.2025 4

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Agence France-Presse

Turkish foreign minister urges Kurds not to be obstacle to Syria's stability

Visiting Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Monday urged Kurdish-led forces to integrate into Syria's army and not obstruct the country's...

23.12.2025 30

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Syria monitor says US strikes killed at least five IS members

A Syria monitor said Saturday that five Islamic State jihadist group members had been killed in US strikes overnight as Jordan confirmed it...

21.12.2025 4

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Agence France-Presse

Dubai warns residents to stay indoors because of rain

Dubai warns residents to stay indoors because of rain

Dubai police on Thursday urged residents to stay indoors unless it was "absolutely necessary" as heavy rainfall was expected in the desert country...

19.12.2025 4

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Agence France-Presse

US Congress ends Syria sanctions

US Congress ends Syria sanctions

The US Congress on Wednesday permanently ended sanctions imposed on Syria under ousted leader Bashar al-Assad, paving the way for the return of...

19.12.2025 3

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Agence France-Presse

Iran boxer sentenced to death at 'imminent' risk of execution: rights groups

An Iranian boxer sentenced to death on charges of membership of an outlawed group is at imminent risk of execution after his request for a retrial was...

18.12.2025 4

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Agence France-Presse

Israel blocks Canada lawmakers at West Bank border crossing

Six members of Canada's parliament travelling from Jordan were denied entry to the occupied West Bank on Tuesday by Israeli authorities who accused...

18.12.2025 3

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Agence France-Presse

Fresh rains flood streets in war-scarred Gaza

Some pushed cars through the Gaza Strip's flooded streets, while others took to donkey-pulled carts to wade through the floodwaters after fresh winter...

17.12.2025 4

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Agence France-Presse

Flash flood kills dozens in Morocco town

A flash flood in a Moroccan coastal town has killed at least 37 people, local officials said on Monday, as search and rescue operations continued....

16.12.2025 4

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Agence France-Presse

No contact with Iran Nobel winner since arrest: supporters

There has been no contact with Iranian Nobel peace prize winner Narges Mohammadi since her arrest at the end of last week, her supporters said Sunday,...

15.12.2025 3

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Israel says it killed Hamas weapons chief in Gaza

Israel said it killed the head of weapons production in Hamas's military wing in a strike in the Gaza Strip on Saturday. The civil defence agency and...

14.12.2025 4

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Guterres marks end of UN mission in Iraq

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Saturday marked in Baghdad the end of the United Nations' political mission in Iraq, which supported the...

14.12.2025 2

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Agence France-Presse

Gaza civil defence says 13 dead as heavy rains batter territory

Gaza's civil defence agency on Friday said at least 16 people had died in the last 24 hours, including three children who died from exposure to the...

13.12.2025 20

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Iran frees child bride sentenced to death over husband's killing: activists

Iranian authorities have freed a woman who was condemned to hanging over the killing of her husband who she married while a child, in a case that...

13.12.2025 10

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US lawmakers press Israel to probe strike on reporters in Lebanon

Several Democratic lawmakers called Thursday for the Israeli and US governments to fully investigate a deadly 2023 attack by the Israeli military on...

12.12.2025 4

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