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An anti-regime fighter stands on a road as displaced Syrian Kurds drive vehicles loaded with belongings on the Aleppo-Raqqa highway.

A map shows where Syrian opposition fighters have advanced in and south of Aleppo since late November, expanding the territory under their control instead of under the control of the Syrian government.

A map shows where Syria is in relation to the rest of the Middle East, including countries like Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon and Yemen. The map also shows where in these countries groups like Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis mainly operate.


















People sit at night outside a bar in which a television screen shows the French president giving a speech.


















A view of people gathering in front of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris in June, with construction barricades at ground level.

Miranda July seated, posing on an orange velvet couch. She is wearing a mauve top and red tights with a run on the thigh.










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