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A US F-16 fighter jet shot down an armed Turkish drone in northeast Syria that was operating near US military personnel and Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces.

The crossing at Rafah, in the south of Gaza and the north of Egypt, is fast becoming a lifeline for millions of civilians.

Mark Dickey was carried out after he fell ill 1,000 metres below the surface.

Experts say a rescue operation to save the experienced caver could take days or even weeks depending on conditions.

While 18 people were rescued, an eight-year-old boy, and three girls aged between 14 years and eight months died after their boat sank.

A massive fire burning through the desert in California and southern Nevada has scorched tens of thousands of acres in a biodiverse national preserve and torched its iconic Joshua trees.

Firefighting aircraft and ground crews from other countries are headed to Greece to help battle wildfires that have intensified as a heatwave baked much of southern Europe in temperatures above 40 degrees.

Major international cities often have large, stylish airports that function almost like a shopping centre, but if you're flying into a region, or somewhere remove from a major city, you might not have the same luck.

In a surprise move, Turkey has ended its veto on Sweden joining NATO, thereby removing all the barriers to its membership of the military alliance.

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday that Turkey has agreed to back Sweden's bid to join the military alliance – a major development on the eve of the NATO summit.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed support for Ukraine joining NATO, saying the war-torn country deserves to join the alliance.

The sun sets as seen between buildings along 42nd Street in New York during a phenomenon known as Manhattanhenge.

Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won re-election overnight, according to unofficial results.

Famagusta was once home to the biggest tourist hotspot in Cyprus, but now it's a derelict and abandoned ghost town, holding remnants of a painful past that the island is still struggling to forget.

The main opposition candidate now faces a tough battle to win the second round on May 28 after Erdogan performed better than some opinion polls had suggested.

Turkish forces have killed the leader of terror group ISIS, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has claimed.

After 22 days buried under a building that collapsed during the earthquake that devastated Syria and Turkey, a dog has been pulled from the rubble.

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook southern Turkey on Monday, three weeks after a catastrophic temblor devastated the region, causing some already damaged buildings to collapse and killing at least one person, authorities said.

A magnitude 6.4 aftershock struck Turkey on Monday, two weeks after a massive earthquake killed tens of thousands of people in Turkey and Syria.

A Turkish MP sprinted outside mid-sentence during a TV interview at the moment a powerful earthquake struck.

A baby girl who was born under the rubble of her family’s earthquake-shattered home has left the hospital and gone to her new home, where she will live with her paternal aunt’s family.

Taha was asleep when violent tremors shook his four-story apartment and collapsed beneath him. After those shocking 10 seconds, he pulled out his phone to record a message to whoever would find it.

You don't have to be an experienced traveller to recognise some of the world's most iconic landmarks. But can you identify them from above?

A total of 175 couples tied the knot during a mass wedding officiated by the Manila government as part of the city's Valentine's Day celebrations.

A 17-year-old was dubbed the "miracle girl" when she was pulled alive from the rubble 248 hours after a fatal earthquake that ripped through southern Turkey.

More than nine days after a powerful quake shook Turkey and Syria, rescuers were still pulling people from the rubble

President Erdogan announced that 35,418 people have died as a result of last week's quakes, making them the deadliest such disaster since the country's founding 100 years ago.

A hospital official says the gunman beat the clinic's director after a nurse suspected of wanting to kidnap the girl was fired.

The new fees are just the latest complication for programmers, academics and others - and they say communicating with anyone at the company has become essentially impossible since Elon Musk took over.

But tens of thousands more have died and the girl's family remains in the building ruins, according to a family member.

Five days after two powerful earthquakes hours apart caused thousands of buildings to collapse, more than 33,000 people have been killed.

The death toll is now approaching 25,000, with an Australian woman who has not been named, confirmed to be the third Aussie killed in the tragedy.

The family of a Melbourne man have paid tribute after he was confirmed to have died in the Turkey- Syria earthquake, as an Australian woman became the the third victim of the disaster.

The Pingxi Lantern Festival has been held for 25 years since 1999.

Rescuers have pulled several people alive from the remains of buildings, some who survived more than 100 hours after the earthquake in Turkey and Syria.

A Melbourne woman is demanding more be done to help find her dad, who is one of two Australians still missing in Turkey.

A Syrian baby girl whose mother gave birth to her while trapped under the rubble of their home during this week's devastating earthquake now has a name: Aya, Arabic for "a sign from God".

Satellite images have painted a devastating picture of quake-ravaged towns as hope to find missing loved ones alive dwindles.

In a ray of hope for rescue workers amid an increasingly grim recovery mission, a two-year-old boy has been pulled alive from the rubble in Turkey 79 hours after a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake.

Can Pahali, from Glebe, is the first Australian confirmed dead in the devastating earthquake in Turkey, with several others unaccounted for.

Volunteers have been working through the night to organise the donations, which include sleeping bags, tents and blankets. 

Vodafone is offering free calls to the earthquake-affected parts of Turkey and Syria for the next week, as Australians try to stay up to date with loved ones caught up in the disaster.

Four Australians remain unaccounted for in Turkey after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake and subsequent aftershocks devastated the country and neighbouring Syria.

Lecturer at Charles Sturt University Sullik Ucil said his sister Remziye was still trapped under the rubble as no rescue teams had arrived yet.

The death toll from the 7.8 magnitude quake has now surpassed 7200, and is expected to keep rising. So, how can you help?

Melinda Young has been working without sleep for two days as the rescue effort in Turkey and Syria continues.

Residents digging through a collapsed building in town in north-west Syria discovered a crying infant whose mother appears to have given birth to her while buried underneath the rubble.

Thousands of people have been rescued but many remain trapped after the 7.8 magnitude quake toppled over 5000 buildings.

Though many parts of the quake's epicentre are virtually unrecognisable now, here are some before and after photos which illustrate the extent of the destruction. 

The Australian government will provide $10 million in humanitarian aid after a 7.8 magnitude quake devastated Turkey and neighbouring Syria.