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Oil firms gradually resume operations in Iraqi Kurdistan


Wednesday, 24 June, 2026 , 20:08 AFP Foreign oil companies are gradually restarting operations in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan after pausing activities due to the Middle East war, the region's government spokesperson said on Wednesday.

US says it killed Islamic State group leader in Syria


Wednesday, 24 June, 2026 , 14:05 AFP A US airstrike killed a senior Islamic State group leader in northwest Syria last week, the US military announced on Wednesday.

In Turkey's 'house of photos', the world as seen through the lens of children


Monday, 22 June, 2026 , 05:50 AFP In a dimly lit room illuminated by a pair of red lamps, eight-year-old Zeynep waits to see photographs she has taken, now trapped as shadows and silhouettes on a roll of film.

German journalist held in Syria back home: lawyer


Friday, 19 June, 2026 , 16:21 AFP German journalist Eva Maria Michelmann, who went missing in Syria in January and was later confirmed to be detained there, returned to Germany on Friday, her lawyer told AFP.

Paris issues last-minute ban on Iranian opposition rally


Friday, 19 June, 2026 , 11:57 AFP French police have banned a rally planned for Saturday by an Iranian opposition group outlawed by Tehran, citing a risk of clashes, in a decision organisers called "bogus".

Australia agrees to pay millions to compensate asylum seekers locked in desert


Friday, 19 June, 2026 , 07:26 AFP Australia has agreed to pay Aus$28 million ($20 million) to compensate dozens of asylum seekers held in a remote immigration detention centre two decades earlier by a conservative government seeking to deter boat arrivals.

France to try 14 over deadliest Channel migrant disaster


Tuesday, 16 June, 2026 , 21:42 AFP Fourteen people will go on trial in France over the loss of 31 migrants in November 2021 in the deadliest small-boat crossing accident recorded in the Channel, prosecutors said Tuesday.

Syria signs gas sector contract with US energy giant


Tuesday, 16 June, 2026 , 13:55 AFP Syria on Tuesday signed a contract involving US oil giant ConocoPhillips to develop the country's gas sector, state media reported, as Damascus seeks to attract international energy investment.

France to try 14 over deadliest Channel migrant disaster


Tuesday, 16 June, 2026 , 10:13 AFP Fourteen people will go on trial in France over the deaths of at least 27 migrants in November 2021 in the deadliest recorded small-boat crossing of the Channel, prosecutors said Tuesday.

France to try 14 over deadliest Channel migrant disaster


Tuesday, 16 June, 2026 , 09:27 AFP Fourteen people are to stand trial in France over the November 2021 deaths of at least 27 migrants in the deadliest recorded small boat crossing of the Channel, prosecutors said Tuesday.