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A man stands by the water following extremely heavy rainfall on October 15, 2026 in Istanbul, Turkey
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Istanbul was battling on Thursday to recover from flooding caused by what officials described as the heaviest rainfall in at least 80 years.

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15 October, 2026
Remnants of a wooden pier remain on the dry bed of Urmia Lake, West Azerbaijan province, Iran, on October 13, 2024. Urmia Lake, at its greatest extent, was the largest lake in the Middle East. Due to the general drought in Iran and the construction
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A worker walks past a banner with the COP30 UN Climate Change Conference logo inside the Hangar Convention and Exhibition Center in Belem, Para State, Brazil on November 5, 2025.
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More than 1.3 million Muslim pilgrims have arrived in Mecca ahead of the annual hajj [Getty]
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	A park employee walks around in the Al-Ghat National Park on November 28, 2024. Saudi Arabia will host the COP16 UN conference on land degradation and desertification next week as the top oil exporter pitches itself as an environmental defender despite criticism of its role at climate talks. (Photo by Fayez Nureldine / AFP)
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Conference of the Parties (COP29) has commenced in Baku, Azerbaijan [Getty]
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Ammunition fired at Gaza has created untold damage to the Strip's infrastructure
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