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Added on the 01/03/2016 09:00:00 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
A suicide bomber blows himself up in northwest Pakistan, killing at least eight people and injuring 21 in an attack the Taliban says is revenge for the hanging of an Islamist assassin last week. IMAGES
Scores of mourners waving Israeli flags hold a procession from the home of slain US-Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin to the Jerusalem cemetery where he was set to be buried. Israeli authorities on Sunday announced the death of the 23-year-old along with that of five other hostages seized during Hamas's unprecedented October 7 attack on southern Israel. They said their bodies were recovered after they were shot at close range on Thursday or Friday, after nearly 11 months in captivity. IMAGES
The United Nations Security Council extends the mandate of the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon for a year, calling for a "de-escalation" of a recent surge in violence between Israel and armed group Hezbollah. The unanimously adopted resolution says the council "decides to extend the present mandate of UNIFIL until 31st August 2025," referring to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon. IMAGES
The coffin of Hamas's political leader Ismail Haniyeh, killed in a strike in Tehran blamed on Israel, arrives in Doha ahead of his funeral on Friday. Haniyeh was killed on July 31 in a strike on Tehran that Hamas and Iran have blamed on Israel. IMAGES
View of North Korea and South Korea's border area from the South's Paju city. Seoul's military said Tuesday it had fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the border this week, with tensions high over Pyongyang's trash-carrying balloons and Seoul's loudspeaker propaganda campaigns. IMAGES