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A crowd of bystanders gather around Hamas gunmen as they hand over two hostages with Russian citizenship, Yelena Trupanov, 50, and 73-year-old Irena Tati to the Red Cross in Khan Yunis, in southern Gaza's Khan Yunis. IMAGES
Fighters from the US-backed, Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are seen setting off for the Dhiban front line in Deir Ezzor province, during a guided media tour organized by the SDF. Days of deadly clashes between the SDF and local fighters have rocked eastern Syria's Deir Ezzor province, threatening a fragile balance in the strategic area. IMAGES
Images show destruction caused by Turkish air strikes against Kurdish power plants in northern Syria. Turkey announced early Sunday it had carried out air strikes against outlawed Kurdish 'militant bases' across northern Syria and Iraq which it said were being used to launch "terrorist" attacks on its soil. IMAGES
Girls are seen entering a school in the Afghan capital Wednesday. This comes after Taliban authorities announced the reopening of secondary schools, more than seven months after seizing power and imposing harsh restrictions on the rights of women to be educated. IMAGES
Barcelona, Aug 17 (EFE).- Hundreds gathered on Tuesday in Barcelona to call for an urgent international response to protect Afghan women and girls residing in the country, as well as humanitarian aid for those who require asylum, two days after the Taliban takeover of the country. (Camera: EFE). SHOT LIST: A PROTEST IN FRONT OF THE UN HEADQUARTERS IN BARCELONA, SPAIN, TO DEMAND INTERNATIONAL ACTION TO PROTECT WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S RIGHTS IN AFGHANISTAN .
Guadalajara (Mexico), Oct 29 (EFE), (Camera: José Luis González).- A feminist collective and other organizations in the Mexican city of Guadalajara provide electronic devices and school supplies so that the children of victims of femicide and disappearance can take virtual classes.The Latin American and Caribbean Committee for the Defense of Women's Rights (CLADEM) together with citizen volunteers intend to collect at least 200 tablets, 'laptops', cell phones, televisions and desktop computers, Moisés Catedral, lawyer and volunteer tells Efe. SOUNDBITES OF MOISÉS CATEDRAL, LAWYER AND VOLUNTEER:"Most families are in economic need because all of a sudden the children become orphans since their mothers are killed and they also lose their father when he is the murder. Uncles or grandparents, the ones who normally take care of them, suddenly have four, five minors to raise, apart from those who they already had. Or, in case they didn't have children before, when the mother has died they are forced to take full responsibility of these children."