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Thousands gather for mass prayer in Baghdad

Aug 5, 2022

Hundreds of thousands gather for mass prayer in Baghdad

Russia-Ukraine: What to know as Russia attacks Ukraine

Feb 24, 2022

Putin said the military operation was needed to protect civilians in eastern Ukraine

A week in pictures: Around the world

Feb 20, 2022

This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images from around the world in the past week.

Afghan officer who fought with US forces rescued from Kabul

Aug 20, 2021

Time was running out for Mohammad Khalid Wardak, a high-profile Afghan national police officer who spent years working alongside the American military.

Merkel tours ‘surreal’ flood scene, vows aid, climate action

Jul 19, 2021

German Chancellor Angela Merkel surveyed what she called a “surreal, ghostly” scene in a devastated village on Sunday

France: Thousands protest against vaccination, COVID passes

Jul 18, 2021

Over 100,000 people protested across France against the government’s latest measures to push people to get vaccinated

At least 8 dead in hotel collapse in eastern China

Jul 13, 2021

At least 8 dead in hotel collapse in eastern China

Haiti President Jovenel Moïse assassinated at home

Jul 7, 2021

Haiti President Jovenel Moïse assassinated at home

As Olympics loom, Japan health care in turmoil

May 22, 2021

Hospitals in Osaka, Japan’s third-biggest city and only 2 1/2 hours by bullet train from Summer Olympics host Tokyo, are overflowing with coronavirus patients