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          United Nations Interim Forces in Lebanon (UNIFIL) soldiers patrolling near the southern Lebanese village of Meiss Al Jabal. AFP

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          June 05, 2019
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          Tunisia prevents 75 migrants from coming ashore

          June 02, 2019
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          A Russian Su-24 bomber passes a portrait of Syrian President BasharAl Assad at Hmeimim airbase in Latakia province , Syria, 04 May 2016. EPA

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          April 10, 2019
          Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu smiles as he addresses supporters at his Likud Party headquarters in Tel Aviv on election night early on April 10, 2019. AFP

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          April 02, 2019
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