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70,000 migrants intercepted by Tunisia in 2023: official

A Libyan border guard gives water to a migrant during a rescue operation in an uninhabited area near the town of Al-Assah on the border with Tunisia

Agence France-Presse

Turkey's political realities clash with Erdogan’s 2023 dreams

Erdogan

Hottest October on record as 2023 on track to be warmest year in history

Drought hit parts of the US and Mexico in October

Agence France-Presse

Palestinian-Israeli documentary, Iranian film win at Oscars: What to know

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 02: (L-R) Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal, Basel Adra and Yuval Abraham accept the Documentary Feature Film award "No Other Land" onstage during the 97th Annual Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 02, 2025 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Adopted orphan brings couple 'paradise' in war-ravaged Gaza

Iman Farhat said the idea for her and her husband to adopt a child 'was cemented by' Gaza's war

Agence France-Presse

2023 in review: From Sudan to Syria, here are Mideast's forgotten conflicts

Smoke plumes billow from a fire at a lumber warehouse in southern Khartoum amidst ongoing fighting on June 7, 2023. Eight weeks of fighting have pitted Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan against his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo -- commonly known as Hemeti -- who commands the powerful paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). A number of broken ceasefires have offered brief lulls but no respite for residents of Khartoum, where witnesses again reported "the sound of heavy artillery fire" in the ca

US envoy says Gaza hostage deal possible 'within weeks'

US Envoy for Hostages Adam Boehler said he understood Israel's "consternation" at his direct talks with Hamas

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Saudi PIF, Italy sign $3B export deal as ties grow under Meloni: What to know

EU-GCC summit

Saudi PIF invested $31.6B in 2023, record in global sovereign wealth funds

People attend the International E-Sport Gamers forum Next World in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, on Sept. 7, 2022.

Four accused smugglers killed on Jordan-Syria border: What we know

A picture taken during a tour organized by the Jordanian Army shows soldiers patrolling along the border with Syria to prevent trafficking, on Feb. 17, 2022.