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Smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike that hit Burj al-Shamali village near the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, June 2, 2026

Lebanon / 3 June 2026

Israeli forces continue to strike southern Lebanon

3 June 2026

Police conduct a search operation at a makeshift camp of migrants who want to cross the English Channel to Britain near Dunkirk, northern France, May 27, 2026

Europe / 2 June 2026

Rights groups blast EU over migration overhaul

2 June 2026

Sabah Ishtayeh

Middle East / 1 June 2026

Palestinian man shot dead by Israeli forces at an occupied West Bank barrier

1 June 2026

A man stands in the water, appearing to fish, as bulk carriers, cargo ships, and service vessels line the horizon in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, April 27, 2026

Middle East / 31 May 2026

Iran reasserts control over the Strait of Hormuz

31 May 2026

Mourners take the last look at the body of Jamal Abu Aoun, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike, during his funeral at al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, May 30, 2026

Gaza / 31 May 2026

Israeli forces kill at least two Palestinians during new violations of Gaza ceasefire

31 May 2026

Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, May 29, 2026

Gaza / 29 May 2026

Israeli strikes kill 10 Palestinians in Gaza as Netanyahu vows more control of the strip

29 May 2026

India / 28 May 2026

Indian communists arrested during protests against raid on home of Kerala’s former chief minister

28 May 2026

A statue named

France / 28 May 2026

France takes first step to repeal Code Noir slavery laws

28 May 2026

Rescue workers search for victims in the rubble of a destroyed house that was hit on Tuesday by an Israeli airstrike, in the village of Deir Qanoun al Nahr, south Lebanon, May 20, 2026

Lebanon / 25 May 2026

Israeli attacks kill at least three in southern Lebanon

25 May 2026

Rescue workers search for victims in the rubble of a destroyed house that was hit on Tuesday by an Israeli airstrike, in the village of Deir Qanoun al Nahr, south Lebanon, May 20, 2026

Lebanon / 24 May 2026

Israeli forces kill at least 20 in Lebanon

24 May 2026

Palestinians inspect the rubble of the Ismail family home, destroyed in Israeli airstrike at Al-Maghazi camp, in the central Gaza Strip, May 21, 2026

United Nations / 22 May 2026

Palestinians forced to withdraw bid for UN vice president by the US

22 May 2026

Members of the Samsung Electronics labor union hold up their cards during a rally demanding higher bonuses at its computer chip complex in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, on April 23, 2026. The letters read

South Korea / 20 May 2026

Samsung's union puts off strike after reaching last-minute wage deal

20 May 2026

Anti-government protesters standing in a field are silhouetted against clouds of tear gas launched by police, near El Alto, Bolivia, May 16, 2026

Bolivia / 20 May 2026

Crisis deepens in Bolivia as protests and blockades continue

20 May 2026

Protesters chant pro-Palestinian slogans outside Greece's Foreign Ministry after Israel's navy intercepted an activists flotilla in waters off of Cyprus, in Athens on May 18, 2026

Gaza / 19 May 2026

Israeli forces illegally intercept another Gaza aid flotilla boat in international waters

19 May 2026

President Donald Trump speaks about prescription drug prices in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, May 18, 2026, in Washington

Middle East / 19 May 2026

Trump says attack on Iran delayed at the request of Gulf states

19 May 2026

A man walks next to buildings destroyed in Israeli airstrikes the previous day in the southern village of Maarakeh, Lebanon, May 17, 2026

Middle East / 18 May 2026

Israel kills at least five in Lebanon after ‘ceasefire’ extension

18 May 2026

Khashoggi

Saudi Arabia / 17 May 2026

French judge to launch probe into Saudi prince over Khashoggi killing

17 May 2026

Palestinian Yusuf Abu Hamam (front, centre) who was expelled from his town during the first Israeli-Arab war in 1948, walks with his grandchildren and son past buildings destroyed by the Israeli air and ground operations in the Shati refugee camp in Gaza

Palestine / 15 May 2026

Palestinians in Gaza mark anniversary of 1948 Nakba

15 May 2026

Smoke billows after drone strikes by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) targeted the northern port in the Red Sea city of Port Sudan, Sudan, May 6, 2025

Northeast Africa / 14 May 2026

Weeks of intense clashes in southern Sudan has killed dozens, say medics group

14 May 2026

A container ship sits at anchor as a small motorboat passes in the foreground in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, May 2, 2026

Middle East / 13 May 2026

UN resolution on Strait of Hormuz gains support of 112 nations

13 May 2026

People protest to demand more fundings for public universities in Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 12, 2026

Argentina / 13 May 2026

Mass protests in Argentina against university cuts

13 May 2026

In this image made from video provided by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on May 12, 2026, Russia's new Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile is test launched at an unspecified location in Russia [Pic: Russian Defence Ministry Press Service via AP]

Militarism / 13 May 2026

Putin hails Russia's test launch of new powerful ballistic missile

13 May 2026

Israel / 12 May 2026

Human rights groups slam death penalty tribunal for October 7 attackers

12 May 2026

Ukraine's Head of the Office of the President Andrii Yermak speaks at a news conference in Davos, Switzerland, January 14, 2024

Ukraine / 12 May 2026

Officials name Zelensky's former chief of staff as suspect in major corruption investigation

12 May 2026

Women hold Iranian flags for a pro-government campaign in downtown Tehran, Iran, May 8, 2026

Iran War / 11 May 2026

Trump slams Iran’s response to US ceasefire proposal as ‘unacceptable’

11 May 2026

A cargo ship sails in the Persian Gulf toward the Strait of Hormuz, April 22, 2026

Iran / 23 April 2026

Trump orders US military to ‘shoot and kill’ Iranian small boats in the Strait of Hormuz

23 April 2026

Tankers and bulk carriers anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, April 18, 2026

Middle East / 22 April 2026

Iran seizes two ships in Strait of Hormuz as US extends ceasefire and maintains blockade

22 April 2026

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during her daily morning press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, November 28, 2025

Mexico / 22 April 2026

US officials killed in Mexico crash worked for the CIA

22 April 2026

Police officers stand guard at a checkpoint ahead of the second round of negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 21, 2026

Middle East / 21 April 2026

US and Iran signal new peace talks in Islamabad as truce nears end

21 April 2026

The sun rises behind tankers anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Qeshm Island, Iran, April 18, 2026

Middle East / 19 April 2026

US negotiators to head to Pakistan for Iran peace talks

19 April 2026

A child holding a Cuban national flag is silhouetted against a dawn sky during a celebration marking the 65th anniversary of the proclamation declaring the Cuban Socialist Revolution, in Havana, Cuba, April 16, 2026

Latin America / 19 April 2026

Brazil, Mexico and Spain demand respect for Cuba’s sovereignty

19 April 2026

Backdropped by ships in the Strait of Hormuz, damage, according to local witnesses caused by several recent airstrikes during the U.S.-Israel military campaign, is seen on a fishing pier in the port of Qeshm island, Iran, April 13, 2026

Middle East / 17 April 2026

US and Iran say Strait of Hormuz is fully open

17 April 2026

Eliana Abi Nassif, 2, holds a doll next to her family's tent used as a shelter after fleeing Israeli bombardment in Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, in Beirut, April 15, 2026

Middle East / 16 April 2026

Hopes grow for breakthrough in US-Iran talks

16 April 2026

China's President Xi Jinping holds a talk with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, April 15, 2026

Diplomacy / 15 April 2026

China hails relationship with Russia in face of international chaos

15 April 2026

Smoke rises following Israeli attack in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel, April 12, 2026

Middle East / 14 April 2026

Hezbollah won't abide by any deal between Lebanon and Israel, says official

14 April 2026

Lebanese Civil Defense workers search through rubble for the body of missing student Ali Srour, 17, at the site of a building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike on Wednesday, in central Beirut, Lebanon, April 11, 2026

Lebanon / 12 April 2026

Israeli air attacks kill at least 18 people across southern Lebanon

12 April 2026

A bridge struck by U.S. airstrikes on Thursday is seen in the town of Karaj, west of Tehran, Iran, April 3, 2026

Middle East / 3 April 2026

Iranian TV claims US pilot ejected from aircraft over south-west Iran

3 April 2026

People ride in electric vehicles past the U.S. embassy during an anti-imperialist youth march organized by the government in Havana, Cuba, April 2, 2026

Cuba / 3 April 2026

Cuba pardons over 2,000 prisoners in Holy Week ‘humanitarian gesture’

3 April 2026

President Donald Trump speaks about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House, April 1, 2026, in Washington

Iran / 2 April 2026

Iran continues to retaliate as Trump claims the Tehran threat is nearly eliminated

2 April 2026

A woman weeps during a second mass funeral for victims killed in an airstrike that hit a drug rehabilitation center earlier this month, in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 26, 2026

World / 1 April 2026

Pakistan and Afghanistan resume peace talks in China

1 April 2026

Members of the Basij paramilitary force stand at a checkpoint in Tehran, Iran, March 29, 2026

Iran / 31 March 2026

US attacks Iranian nuclear site

31 March 2026

A portrait of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (left) is seen, as smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, March 30, 2026

Middle East / 31 March 2026

Fierce fighting as Israel invades southern Lebanon

31 March 2026

People gather to greet freed Palestinian prisoners arriving on buses in the Gaza Strip after their release from Israeli jails under a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel, outside Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, October 13, 2025

Middle East / 30 March 2026

Israel's parliament set to vote on death penalty for Palestinians

30 March 2026

A Sudanese soldier from the Rapid Support Forces or RSF, stands on his vehicle during a military-backed tribe's rally, in the East Nile province, Sudan, June 22, 2019

Northeast Africa / 30 March 2026

Paramilitary attack kills at least 14 in central Sudan

30 March 2026

Members of the Iranian Red Crescent Society and other people carry a black sack containing the body of a victim who was killed after a residential building hit by a US-Israeli strike in Tehran, March 27, 2026

Middle East / 27 March 2026

Israel warns attacks on Iran will ‘escalate and expand’

27 March 2026

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, March 23, 2026

Lebanon / 25 March 2026

Canada warns Israel that Lebanon’s sovereignty ‘must not be violated’

25 March 2026

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (front right), his daughter, reportedly named Kim Ju Ae, and other soldiers on a tank at a military training base in North Korea, March 19, 2026

The Koreas / 24 March 2026

Kim vows to cement North's nuclear status

24 March 2026

French socialist candidate for Paris mayoral election, Emmanuel Gregoire (centre) celebrates after he won the second round of France's municipal elections in Paris, France, March 22, 2026

France / 23 March 2026

Socialist Gregoire becomes mayor of Paris, as far right fail in targeted cities

23 March 2026