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Gaza

Gaza 0% rebuilt, one year after Operation Protective Edge

One year after fighting between Gaza militants and Israel, the Palestinian enclave remains heaped with ruins — infrastructure and thousands of homes

Yemen

Yemen rocked by deadly car bombs

Yemen has been rocked by deadly car bombs a day after an airstrike and fighting between rival froces killed almost 200 people across the country. The

Estonia

Defence: US to boost its military presence in Central and Eastern Europe

The US has announced plans to deploy heavy weaponry in several Central and Eastern European nations. Officials say they want to calm concerns among

Yemen

UNESCO condemns bombing of Sanaa's Old City

At least six people have been killed and buildings destroyed in Sanaa’s Old City after a Saudi led coalition air strike on the UNESCO World Heritage

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World

Ukraine risks resurgence of fighting

While fighting has started up again in eastern Ukraine, Sloviansk seems to have calmed down. Swiss RSI. In Donetsk, there has been new fighting in

Syria

Fighting ISIL in Syria and Iraq

The US-led coalition has reportedly staged 17 air strikes on ISIL targets across Syria and Iraq, in the latest of daily assaults. The Command Joint

Syria

ISIL extends power in Syria; supply route to Aleppo cut, rights group claims

ISIL jihadists have extended their self-styled caliphate in northern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports. Soran Azaz and Aleppo

Ukraine

Conflict not in our interests, says Ukraine rebel leader

The head of the so-called Donetsk People's Republic Denis Pushilin has told euronews that his separatist movement remains committed to the Minsk peace agreement, despite ongoing ceasefire violations.

Syria

Syrian rebels seize last city in Idlib province, eye Damascus

Nusra Front, the Syrian affiliate of al Qaeda, said on Thursday it had taken over Ariha, the last city in the northwestern province of Idlib that was

World News

Russia 'amassing artillery' near border with eastern Ukraine, reports suggest

Photos taken by Reuters news agency purport to show Russian troops, tanks and artillery being amassed at a temporary base near the border with

Yemen

Saudi-led airstrikes kill at least 80 in Yemen

A day of deadly bombing by Saudi-led warplanes has killed at least 80 people in Yemen’s capital Sanaa and in an area along the border with Saudi

Yemen

'Deadliest day': reports of 80 killed in Saudi-led strikes across Yemen

More than 80 people reported killed in what could be Yemen's deadliest day of bombing in over two months. Oxfam claims the country is on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe.

Iraq

Shi'ite militias 'in charge' of anti-ISIL campaign in Iraq

Pro-government forces in Iraq say they have started a military operation to retake the western Anbar province from ISIL insurgents. It comes after

Yemen

Saudi Arabia considers truce to allow humanitarian aid in Yemen

Saudi Arabia says it is consulting coalition partners about a possible truce in Yemen to allow humanitarian aid to get through. But on Monday its

Yemen

Yemen: Saudi-led coalition faces claims of ground offensive and cluster bomb use

Dozens of Arab special forces soldiers have arrived in the Yemeni port city of Aden, according to the Southern Popular Resistance. It claims they are

Yemen

Dozens of Houthi fighters killed on Yemen's northern border

Air strikes and artillery fire rocked the Yemeni city of Aden overnight as combatants battled for control of the main airport in fighting residents

Yemen

Yemen's ex-president Saleh calls for political dialogue

As armed groups continue to battle each other on the streets of Yemen, there are fresh calls for political dialogue. It comes from the former

Yemen

Yemen: Saudi-led airstrikes resume despite 'halt' to campaign

Saudi-led coalition warplanes have bombed rebel positions in Yemen despite Riyadh announcing it was ending its campaign of air strikes. Houthi rebels

Yemen

Saudi Arabia announces end to military campaign in Yemen

Saudi Arabia says it has achieved its goals against Houthi rebels in Yemen

Iraq

Izzat al-Douri, Saddam Hussein's right-hand man, 'killed in shoot-out'

He was on the US military's most-wanted list: Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, a former henchman of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, has reportedly been killed