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Iran considers restoring Internet after shutdown

TEHRAN: Iranian authorities have said they are considering "gradually" restoring Internet access after imposing an unprecedented communications shutdown 10 days ago, which rights groups say masked violent protests that...

Iranian FM Abbas Araghchi attends a press conference with Iraqi FM Fuad Hussein in Tehran. — Reuters

One Gaza girl’s fight to survive extreme hunger

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UN raps Israel's moves against agency for Palestinians

Fifteen-year-old displaced Palestinian Sarah Saada, who fled Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip during Israeli bombardment, paints on her tent in Gaza City on Tuesday. — AFP

State of emergency declared in Yemen

A man carries foodstuffs provided by the Yemeni charity

Floods, violent storms deepen Gaza suffering

A displaced Palestinian boy squats holding a water container in the Khan Yunis refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday. - AFP

Winter rains batter displaced Gazans

Displaced Palestinians walk past a large pool of rain water accumulated near tent shelters as the region experiences rain and cold winter conditions, in Gaza City an December 28, 2025. The majority of Gaza's 2.4 million people have been displaced, often multiple times, by the war that began with Hamas's attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023. With many displaced living in tent camps, raising serious concerns over winter. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)

Somalia denounces recognition of Somaliland

Somalis debate on the streets after Israel became the first country to formally recognise the self-declared Republic of Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state in Mogadishu. - Reuters

Saudis threaten action against Yemen groups

A man holds a People's Republic of South Yemen flag on the 58th anniversary of National Independence Day in the port city of Aden. — AFP File

Fuel shortage forces Gaza hospital to suspend most services

A medical worker examines a baby inside an incubator, amidst a cold wave affecting displaced families, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip. — Reuters

In first Christmas, Pope decries Palestinians' conditions

A Palestinian man walks with children next to the rubble of destroyed buildings, Gaza. — AFP

Report: Israel to spend $110 billion on arms over next decade

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Black box recovered from crashed Libyan plane

Rescuers work as search and rescue operations continue in Ankara. — AFP

Israel signals to stay in Gaza, build new outposts

People walk amid shelters at the Nuseirat camp for displaced Palestinians. — AFP

Syrian government and SDF agree to de-escalate after violence

A boy walks with a woman, carrying his belongings, Aleppo. — Reuters

Israel demolishes more buildings, evicting desperate Palestinians

Excavators demolish a building constructed without a permit in the Wadi Qaddum area. — AFP

Israeli shelling on shelter kills 6 in Gaza

Funeral of Palestinians killed in Israeli strike on Friday, according to medics, at Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. — Reuters
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