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The sun sets behind ruined columns at the historical city of Palmyra, in the Syrian desert
Emergency workers look through the remains of a derailed Amtrak train in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Bashar al-Assad
Baroque fountain square at the old city of Baku, Azerbaijan, Central Asia, Asia
A youth carries his belongings on his back as he walks through destroyed houses in Sindhupalchowk district
A member loyal to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) waves an ISIL flag in Raqqa
Vladimir Putin
Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks with U.S. State Secretary John Kerry, through a translator, during a lunch banquet in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter speaks at a news conference at the Pentagon in Washington