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Heavy rains trigger floods in Libya

This photo taken with a mobile phone shows vehicles passing through a flooded road in Tripoli, Libya, March 17, 2026. Heavy rains hit many parts of Libya from Monday evening. (Photo by Hazem Turkia/Xinhua) This photo taken with a mobile phone shows a vehicle stranded on a flooded road in …

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Pineapples harvested in Benin

Xinhua Pineapples are seen at a fruit stall in the commune of Ze, a major pineapple producing area in southern Benin, March 16, 2026. Pineapple is one of Benin’s main export agricultural products, and the locally grown variety, Sugarloaf, is Benin’s first geographical indication product certified by the African Intellectual …

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Mideast in Pictures: Iran’s missiles, drones continue to strike Tel Aviv, Israel’s economic hub

Xinhua Tel Aviv, Israel’s largest city, has come under repeated attacks from Iranian drones and missiles. The city serves as Israel’s main financial and economic hub, generating roughly half of the country’s gross domestic product. Israeli security and rescue forces work at the site of an Iranian strike in Tel …

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Daily brief about U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran: Day 17

Xinhua – The U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict entered its 17th day on Monday, marked by intensified military actions, including Israeli ground operations in Lebanon and a widening scope of strikes, as regional nations grappled with escalating casualties and infrastructure attacks while renewing calls for de-escalation. The following is a brief overview of …

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Somalia warns against Israeli military base plans in Somaliland

Somalia has warned against alleged Israeli plans to build a military base in the breakaway region of Somaliland, whose independence Somalia does not recognise. The base would be a strategic point for Israel to conduct airstrikes against adversaries in the region as part of its ongoing war. It would not …

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French soldier killed by Iranian drone was on anti-jihad mission in Iraq

FRANCE 24 with AFP and Reuters The French officer killed by an Iranian-made drone on Thursday was part of a Western military contingent working to combat potential jihadists in Iraqi Kurdistan. The killing of Chief Warrant Officer Arnaud Frion marks France’s first military death in the Middle East war. A French soldier killed …

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Cape Town rallies for Quds Day

As explosions echoed over Tehran and the United States vowed to intensify strikes against Iran, hundreds gathered in Cape Town- South Africa on Friday for an annual Quds Day rally, waving Iranian flags and voicing solidarity with the Palestinian cause.   Quds Day, observed on the last Friday of Ramadan, …

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Daily brief about U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran: Day 10

Xinhua – The Middle East is experiencing a major regional escalation on the 10th day of a widening conflict between Iran, Israel, and the United States, as Tehran launched a new wave of attacks under the leadership of the new supreme leader and the total death toll in Israel climbed …

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Uganda detains 2,000 opposition supporters, kills 30 after disputed election

NAIROBI, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Uganda’s military chief said on Friday that authorities had detained 2,000 opposition supporters, killed 30, and were hunting for more following a disputed presidential election in which his father, Yoweri Museveni, won a seventh term. The elder Museveni, 81, has led the East African nation for nearly …

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Two Israeli embassy staff members shot and killed in Washington, suspect shouts ‘Free Palestine’

Muhamad Yehia.. CAiro Two Israeli embassy staff, identified as Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim, were shot and killed in Washington near the Capital Jewish Museum on Wednesday. The suspect, Elias Rodriguez, shouted “Free, free Palestine” when arrested. Two staff members of the Israeli embassy in Washington were shot and killed …

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