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A residential building is seen damaged after a Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, January 9, 2026

Russia-Ukraine / 9 January 2026

Russia says it used new Oreshnik ballistic missile against Ukraine

9 January 2026

Iran's army chief Major General Amir Hatami speaks to military academy students, in Tehran, Iran, January 7, 2026

Middle East / 7 January 2026

Iranian army chief threatens pre-emptive attack after hostile rhetoric

7 January 2026

Governor general of Canada Mary Simon speaks at the Invictus Games opening ceremony in Vancouver, Canada, February 8, 2025

The Arctic / 7 January 2026

Canada's indigenous governor general to visit Greenland as Trump renews annexation threat

7 January 2026

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives to brief members of Congress on military strikes near Venezuela, at the Capitol in Washington, December 16, 2025

Latin America / 30 December 2025

US carries out further boat strikes over unproven drug smuggling claims

30 December 2025

A Taiwanese air ground troop vehicle tows a Taiwan's Mirage 2000 fighter jet at an air base in Hsinchu, northern Taiwan, December 30, 2025

Arms Trade / 30 December 2025

Chinese foreign minister condemns record US arms sales to Taiwan

30 December 2025

US President Donald Trump (right) meets with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (left) at his Mar-a-Lago club, in Palm Beach, Florida, December 28, 2025

Eastern Europe / 29 December 2025

Russia claims village in Donetsk as US offers 15 years of security guarantees to Ukraine

29 December 2025

A woman holds a child as they stand in front of their tent in a makeshift camp for displaced Palestinians set up in an area in Gaza City, Monday, Dec. 29, 2025

Middle East / 29 December 2025

Winter rain floods Gaza's camps as Netanyahu heads for US meeting

29 December 2025

Cambodia's Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn (left) shakes hands with Thai counterpart Sihasak Phuangketkeow (right) in front of China's counterpart Wang Yi in Yunnan province, China, December 29, 2025 [Pic: Agence Kampuchea Press]

Southeast Asia / 29 December 2025

Thailand accuses Cambodia of breaking newly signed ceasefire deal

29 December 2025

Protesters rally in front of the premises of the Prothom Alo daily newspaper after news reached the country from Singapore of the death of a prominent activist Sharif Osman Hadi, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 19, 2025

South Asia / 19 December 2025

Protesters storm the offices of leading Bangladesh newspapers

19 December 2025

An oil platform is seen in the Leviathan natural gas field in the Mediterranean Sea off Israel's coast, January 31, 2019

Middle East / 18 December 2025

Netanyahu approves multi billion natural gas export deal with Egypt

18 December 2025

Colombian President Gustavo Petro delivers a speech during a police ceremony in Bogota, Colombia, December 15, 2025

Latin America / 17 December 2025

Colombian ELN militia kill two police in protest against US military build up

17 December 2025

Emergency workers transport a person on a stretcher after a reported shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, December 14, 2025

Terrorism / 16 December 2025

Australian police allege Bondi Beach attack was inspired by Islamic State group

16 December 2025

Members of a Thai Explosive Ordnance Disposal team inspect the site of a rocket attack during clashes between Thai and Cambodian soldiers in Kantharalak district of Sisaket province, Thailand, December 15, 2025

Southeast Asia / 15 December 2025

Thailand cuts Laos fuel route as border conflict rages

15 December 2025

Thai rescue team members move a body into a vehicle after a Cambodian artillery strike in Sisaket province, December 14, 2025

Southeast Asia / 14 December 2025

Thailand says Cambodian rocket fire has caused its first civilian death in new border fighting

14 December 2025

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, looks back at the media in Downing Street, London, December 8, 2025

Russia-Ukraine / 12 December 2025

Zelensky claims the US is seeking a 'free economic zone' in eastern Ukraine

12 December 2025

A police officer negotiates with striking workers blocking the movement of trucks at the gate to warehouses of the Portuguese postal services company, in Lisbon, December 11, 2025

Portugal / 11 December 2025

Portugal hit by first general strike for 12 years

11 December 2025

US President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable on farm subsidies in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, December 8, 2025

Caribbean / 9 December 2025

Trump claims survivors of US Caribbean attack were trying to right the vessel before second strike

9 December 2025

A convoy of vehicles loaded with food and other aid is en route to Sweida on the international highway in rural Daraa province, Syria, July 20, 2025, heading to the city of Busra al-Sham

United Nations / 8 December 2025

UN aid co-ordination agency slashes funding appeal after lowest annual support in decades

8 December 2025

Afghans prepare the body of a man killed during an overnight exchange of fire between Afghan and Pakistani forces along the border in Spin Boldak, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, December 6, 2025

Central Asia / 7 December 2025

Exchange of fire between Afghan and Pakistani forces kills 5

7 December 2025

US Border Patrol agents arrive at a Home Depot in Kenner, Louisiana, December 3, 2025

Human Rights / 4 December 2025

US federal agents launch massive immigration crackdown in New Orleans

4 December 2025

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung gestures during a news conference to mark the first anniversary of the December 3 martial law crisis at the Blue House in Seoul, South Korea

East Asia / 3 December 2025

South Korean president considers an apology to North Korea over past leafletting and drone use

3 December 2025

Chat GPT app icon is seen on a smartphone screen

Inequality / 2 December 2025

AI's impact could worsen gaps between world's rich and poor, says UN

2 December 2025

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a press conference after a meeting with Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader at the National Palace in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, November 26, 2025

United States / 1 December 2025

US lawmakers voice support for hearings into Trump's attacks on boats in the Caribbean

1 December 2025

Retired military personnel gather to call for the release of former servicemen accused of human rights violations during the last dictatorship, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, November 29, 2025

Argentina / 30 November 2025

Dictatorship-era military officers rally in Argentina

30 November 2025

In this photo taken from video provided by TGB Guinea-Bissau, Guinea-Bissau's new junta leader general Horta Inta-A, takes an oath of office in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, November 27, 2025

West Africa / 28 November 2025

Guinea-Bissau's ousted President Embalo released to Senegal after coup

28 November 2025

Firefighters work to extinguish a fire which broke out at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories, November 26 2025

Hong Kong / 27 November 2025

Hong Kong fire deaths continue to rise as at least 75 killed in blaze

27 November 2025

Palestinians inspect the damage to a house targeted by an Israeli strike in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, November 22, 2025

Gaza / 27 November 2025

Amnesty warns Gaza genocide 'not over' as first phase of ceasefire nears completion

27 November 2025

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters while in flight on Air Force One from Joint Base Andrews to his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., November 25, 2025

Russia-Ukraine / 26 November 2025

Trump to send envoys to Moscow and Kiev

26 November 2025

A Sudanese woman displaced from El-Fasher washes clothes outside her family's tent as children sit nearby at the newly established El-Afadh camp in Al Dabbah, in Sudan's Northern State, November 16, 2025

Sudan / 26 November 2025

Sudanese army rejects RSF proposed truce

26 November 2025

Hezbollah supporters shout slogans and raise their hands, as they carry the coffins of Hezbollah's chief of staff, Haytham Tabtabai, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, November 24, 2025

Lebanon / 25 November 2025

Thousands attend funeral of Hezbollah commander killed in Israeli air strike

25 November 2025

Civil defense workers inspect the damage at an apartment building hit during an Israeli airstrike on Dahiyeh in the southern suburb of Beirut, November 23, 2025

Lebanon / 24 November 2025

Israel's strike on Beirut crossed a 'red line,' Hezbollah official says

24 November 2025

Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak (second right) and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Geneva, Switzerland, November 23, 2025. Photo: Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP

Russia-Ukraine / 24 November 2025

US and Ukraine 'redefine peace framework' in move welcomed by EU leaders

24 November 2025

Army soldiers arrive with sniffer dogs after suicide bombers attacked the headquarters of the Federal Constabulary (FC), in Peshawar, Pakistan, November 24, 2025

Pakistan / 24 November 2025

Suicide bombers target Pakistan security headquarters

24 November 2025

Sudanese families displaced from El-Fasher reach out as aid workers distribute food supplies at the newly established El-Afadh camp in Al Dabbah, in Sudan's Northern State, November 16, 2025

Sudan / 24 November 2025

Sudan general rejects latest peace proposal over UAE involvement

24 November 2025

Banners of various G20 leaders are displayed along a Johannesburg freeway, in Johannesburg, South Africa, November 20, 2025

G20 / 23 November 2025

Leaders adopt a declaration at G20 summit despite US opposition

23 November 2025

Sudanese women displaced from el-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, and other conflict-affected areas walk through the newly established El-Afadh camp in Al Dabbah, Northern State, Sudan, November 13, 2025

Sudan / 21 November 2025

EU sanctions an RSF leader after atrocities by his forces in Darfur

21 November 2025