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Mike Pence prays with the coronavirus task force. Critics noted that prayer would not stop the virus and the only effective defence strategy requires scientific and medical expertise.
Pence draws criticism for praying during coronavirus strategy meeting

The image of the US coronavirus task force with heads bowed in prayer went viral on social media

The AmericasMarch 03, 2020
epa08262925 Migrants are seen stranded close to a highway near the Turkish-Greek border and try to enter Europe, in Ipsala, Turkey, 01 March 2020. The Turkish government announced its decision to no longer stop refugees from reaching Europe, after 33 Turkish soldiers were killed in Idlib, Syria on 27 February. EPA/DIMITRIS TOSIDIS
Turkey launches offensive in Idlib against Syria

The battle for control of the last rebel enclave in Syria heightens, as Turkey launches military offensive against Assad

March 02, 2020
Vehicles drive on a crowded road in Kabul, Afghanistan on February 22, 2020. REUTERS
Taliban denies responsibility for Kabul blast

The attack raises questions about the ongoing period of calm between Washington and the militant group

WorldFebruary 26, 2020
The US first lady, Melania Trump, greets teachers and pupils during her visit to Sarvodaya Co-Ed Senior Secondary School in New Delhi on February 25, 2020. AFP
Deadly riots in Delhi as Melania Trump attends 'happiness class'

Deadly protests over a divisive citizenship law gripped Delhi during the Trumps' visit to the capital

AsiaFebruary 25, 2020
Iraqi prime minister-designate Mohammed Allawi giving a televised speech in Baghdad on February 19, 2020. AFP
Iraqi PM designate concerned about rumoured plan to thwart his proposed government

Mohammed Allawi said his cabinet proposals will be 'independent and impartial'

February 25, 2020
US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump pose as they visit the Taj Mahal in Agra. AFP
Fanfare for President Trump on first official visit to India

Donald Trump announced a $3 billion deal with the Indian Armed Forces and hinted at a "very major" trade deal

AsiaFebruary 24, 2020
epa08225806 (FILE) - Afghan President, Ashraf Ghani talks with journalists during a joint press conference with US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo (not seen) at the presidential palace, Kabul, Afghanistan, 09 July 2018 (reissued 18 February 2020). According to reports citing the Independent Election Commission (IEC), Ghani has won the Afghan presidential election. EPA/HEDAYATULLAH AMID *** Local Caption *** 55165451
Key players to know in the Afghanistan peace negotiations

The Afghan government is not at the negotiating table, but will be expected to carry out the final US-Taliban deal

WorldFebruary 22, 2020
Displaced Syrians sit in the basement of a stadium which has been turned into a makeshift refugee shelter on February 19, 2020 in Idlib, Syria. Getty Images
Everything you need to know about the battle for Idlib

The battle for Idlib, the last opposition-controlled area in Syria, could signal the final chapter in the civil war

February 20, 2020
In this photo taken in November 2019, US President Donald Trump speaks to the troops at Bagram Air Field,in Afghanistan. AFP
Everything you need to know about the US-Taliban peace deal

Washington and the Taliban are closer than ever to reaching a breakthrough agreement

WorldFebruary 19, 2020
Palestinian fighters with Ezz-Al Din Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, rest on a sidewalk during a patrol in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on January 26, 2020. AFP
Hamas hackers tried to 'seduce' Israeli soldiers online by posing as women

The phones of dozens of soldiers were infected in recent months, but major secrets were prevented from leaking

February 16, 2020
A worker with sanitising equipment crosses the road in front of a hospital in Yichang city of Hubei, the province hit hardest by the novel coronavirus outbreak. Reuters.
Coronavirus cases top 60,000 with 254 dead in one day

Drastic rise in number of coronavirus infections and deaths in China this week

AsiaFebruary 13, 2020
A Turkish artillery gun is picture in Syria’s northwestern province of Idlib. AFP
Turkey threatens to hit Syrian forces 'everywhere'

Ankara has warned it will strike regime forces everywhere if its soldiers are attacked again in rebel-held province

WorldFebruary 13, 2020
A Facebook logo is displayed on a smartphone . REUTERS
Iranian network of fake social media accounts removed from Facebook

Fake accounts operated out of Iran aimed at American users

WorldFebruary 12, 2020
In this image taken from video an Iranian rocket carrying a satellite is launched from Imam Khomeini Spaceport in Iran’s Semnan province on Sunday, February 9. IRIB via AP
Iran hit by ‘largest cyber attack’ in its history

The breach disrupted much of the country’s telecommunications network

February 10, 2020
A Boeing 777 aircraft of UK carrier British Airways taxies at Dubai International Airport in November 2019. EPA
Storm Ciara spurs record-breaking speeds on British Airways flight

British Airways flight from New York reaches London more than an hour early

EuropeFebruary 09, 2020
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