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Long lines of civilians fleeing the fighting between government forces and Islamic State around Mosul, Iraq, huddle in tent camps, dependent upon aid for food and shelter. Diane Hodges reports.
Thousands of people are fleeing the fighting three days into the assault to reclaim Mosul from Islamic State militanrts. Paul Chapman reports.
Smoke billows over Gaza City as fighting raged on unabated a day after the UN Security Council passed its first resolution calling for an "immediate ceasefire" in the bloodiest ever Gaza war, sparked by Hamas's October 7 attack on Israel. IMAGES
Images show Kyiv residents fleeing for safety as a drone flies over the city centre. AFP journalists in the Ukrainian capital heard explosions lasting 15 to 20 minutes, which followed on from an earlier series of attacks overnight. IMAGES
Images show heavy fighting in the eastern Ukrainian city of Soledar, where residents seek cover in basements as artillery fire roars through the streets. Soledar found itself on the path of Russian troops pushing to take over the Donetsk region, causing many of its residents to flee. IMAGES
Smoke billows on the horizon in the Ukrainian city of Rubizhne where fighting continues. Ukraine authorities say the region is facing "round the clock shelling" as Russian forces focus their assault on the east of the country. IMAGES
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