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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visits rescue workers at the site of a collapsed building in the northern city of Aleppo, following Monday's massive earthquake that killed and injured thousands of people. IMAGES
Duma, May 26 (EFE / EPA) .- Syria held controversial presidential elections rejected by the UN and a large part of the international community, only in the areas controlled by President Bashar al Assad, who after years of armed conflict seeks to re-establish itself at the head of the country.
Beirut (Lebanon), May 20 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Nabil Mounzer) Syrian embassies in several countries of the world have opened their doors on Thursday for citizens residing abroad to cast their votes for the presidential elections on May 26, a process in which the diplomatic legation in Berlin does not participate due to the prohibition of the local authorities.FOOTAGE FROM A ELECTION COLLEGE IN BEIRUT
US Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications, Ben Rhodes, warned Turkey against engaging with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), during the daily press briefing in Washington D.C. on Monday. Rhodes said that although the US support the Turkish effort to rid Jarablus of so-called Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) fighters, they do not however "support and we would oppose efforts to move south and engage in activities against" the SDF.
The brutality and savagery of war has destroyed lives and buildings in Syria's Homs, but some Syrian kids caught in the chaos refuse to let it get to them. They will do whatever it takes to live a normal life, and don't hesitate to search for Pikachu and friends in the rubble of their destroyed city.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).