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People wait to take public transportation during a blackout in Havana, March 4, 2026

Cuba / 5 March 2026

Blackouts hit millions in Cuba

5 March 2026

Patients are seen at a hospital run by Medicines Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) in Old Fangak in Jonglei state, South Sudan, December 28, 2021

South Sudan / 4 March 2026

Two dozen Doctors Without Borders workers still missing in South Sudan after a month amidst fighting

4 March 2026

US Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino walks with federal agents outside a convenience store in Minneapolis, January 21, 2026

United States / 3 March 2026

Minnesota launches investigation into federal immigration officers’ conduct during crackdown

3 March 2026

A ferry boat navigates across Havana Bay as it passes Cuban coast guard ships docked at the port as it leaves Casablanca, Cuba, February 26, 2026

Latin America / 27 February 2026

Cuba in dialogue with US over fatal boat shooting

27 February 2026

The Mexican Navy ship Papaloapan arrives, carrying aid according to the Mexican government, at Havana Bay, Cuba, February 12, 2026

Cuba / 26 February 2026

Cuba thwarts an armed infiltration

26 February 2026

Displaced Palestinian children walk through a rain-soaked tent camp following heavy rainfall in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, February 24, 2026

World / 25 February 2026

Aid groups petition Israel's Supreme Court as Gaza and West Bank ban nears

25 February 2026

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during the Korea-Brazil Business Forum in Seoul, South Korea, February 23, 2026

Brazil / 24 February 2026

Indigenous protests force Lula U-turn on waterway decree

24 February 2026

Kim Jong Un (centre) claps hands as he was re-elected to the top post of the ruling Workers’ Party, during the party's Congress in Pyongyang, February 22, 2026

East Asia / 23 February 2026

Kim re-elected general secretary of North Korea's Workers' Party

23 February 2026

Protesters rally during a march by trade unions and opposition groups against a labor reform bill proposed by President Javier Milei's government in Buenos Aires, Argentina, February 19, 2026

Argentina / 20 February 2026

Milei’s attack on Argentinian labour rights advances

20 February 2026

An Extinction rebellion flag at The New Lawn, Nailsworth

United States / 19 February 2026

Extinction Rebellion says it is under FBI investigation

19 February 2026

People walk past an informational panel at President's House Site, August 19, 2025, in Philadelphia

United States / 17 February 2026

Trump administration ordered to restore George Washington slavery exhibit

17 February 2026

The Pentagon, the headquarters for the U.S. Department of Defense, is seen from the air, September 20, 2025, in Arlington, Va.

United States / 16 February 2026

US military boards tanker in the Indian Ocean to enforce illegal oil sanctions

16 February 2026

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa smiles before the State of the Nation (SONA) address in Cape Town, February 12, 2026

South Africa / 13 February 2026

Ramaphosa prioritises mineral wealth for economic transformation

13 February 2026

People walk at a ruined city market following a Russia's attack in Odesa, Ukraine, February 12, 2026

Eastern Europe / 12 February 2026

Russian missiles hit cities as more US talks expected ‘soon’

12 February 2026

Protesters chant during a march by trade unions and opposition groups against a labour reform bill proposed by President Javier Milei's government in Buenos Aires, Argentina, February 11, 2026

Latin America / 12 February 2026

Argentina approves labour Bill as thousands take to street in opposition

12 February 2026

Members of the United Nurses Associations of California and Union of Healthcare Professionals strike outside of Kaiser Permanente on Broadway in Oakland, California, January 28, 2026

US / 11 February 2026

California nurses’ strike enters its third week

11 February 2026

People protest against US President Donald Trump's policy towards Greenland in front of the US consulate in Nuuk, Greenland, January 17, 2026

US Imperialism / 10 February 2026

France's Macron accuses US of economic pressure over Greenland

10 February 2026

Protesters participate in a demonstration in support of the nationwide protests in Iran against the government, in Berlin, Germany, February 7, 2026

Middle East / 9 February 2026

Iran sentences Nobel laureate Mohammadi to 7 more years in prison

9 February 2026

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Milan protests / 8 February 2026

Italian police fire tear gas at protesters near Winter Olympics venue

8 February 2026

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, left, is welcomed by an unidentified Omani official, centre, upon his arrival at Muscat, Oman, May 11, 2025. Photo: Iranian Foreign Ministry via AP

World / 5 February 2026

Iran and US agree to nuclear talks

5 February 2026

President of Argentina Javier Milei speaks during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2026

Argentina / 3 February 2026

Argentina's Milei cut more than 63,000 public sector jobs in two years, new report says

3 February 2026

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in a meeting, in Tehran, Iran, February 1, 2026

Middle East / 2 February 2026

Iran summons EU ambassadors over Guard's terrorist designation

2 February 2026

Norway's Marius Borg Hoiby and Crown Princess Mette-Marit in Oslo, June 16, 2022

Northern Europe / 2 February 2026

Son of Norway's crown princess with Epstein ties arrested before his trial on rape and other charges

2 February 2026

People walk out of an Amazon Go store in Seattle, March 4, 2020

World / 28 January 2026

Amazon to slash 16,000 jobs

28 January 2026

Vehicles along the flood-damaged N1 road in Maputo province road, Mozambique, January 17, 2026

Southeast Africa / 26 January 2026

Worst floods in a generation sweep Mozambique

26 January 2026

South Asia / 25 January 2026

Pakistani rights lawyers jailed for 17 years over social media posts

25 January 2026

Former South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, center, arrives at the Seoul Central District Court for his first sentencing trial in the insurrection case, in Seoul, January 21, 2026

South Korea / 21 January 2026

Former South Korean prime minister sentenced to 23 years in prison for insurrection

21 January 2026

Soldiers of the Kurdish-led, U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) deploy with armoured military vehicles to secure roads leading to Gweiran Prison, northeastern Syria, January 19, 2026

Syria / 20 January 2026

Deal between Syrian government and Kurdish-led force unravels

20 January 2026

US President Donald Trump speaks during an event to promote investment in rural health care in the East Room of the White House, in Washington, January 16, 2026

International Law / 19 January 2026

UN chief accuses the US of placing its power above international law

19 January 2026

Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol (centre) arrives at a court to attend a hearing to review his arrest warrant requested by special prosecutors in Seoul, South Korea, July 9, 2025

South Korea / 16 January 2026

Ousted former South Korean president sentenced to 5 years in prison

16 January 2026

Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez (centre) with Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello (right) and National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez after a press briefing at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, January 14, 2026

Venezuela / 15 January 2026

Venezuela's acting president Rodriguez holds talks with Trump

15 January 2026

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with oil executives in the East Room of the White House, January 9, 2026, in Washington

United States / 14 January 2026

US Senate set to vote on war powers resolution to curb Trump's actions on Venezuela

14 January 2026

United States / 13 January 2026

Education unions slam US withdrawal from international organisations and treaties

13 January 2026

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

A view of the school bus of the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, where gunmen on Monday attacked the school dormitory and abducted schoolgirls, is seen in Kebbi, Nigeria, November 18, 2025

Nigeria / 21 November 2025

Armed men abduct children and staff at a Catholic school in Nigeria, days after another abduction

21 November 2025

Rescue and fire officials cut building railings falling on the street to make way after an earthquake in Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 21, 2025

Bangladesh / 21 November 2025

A 5.5 magnitude earthquake in central Bangladesh kills at least eight people

21 November 2025

Civilians take an oath to join a state-organized civilian defense network in the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, November 15, 2025

Scotland / 21 November 2025

European political leaders warn US against war on Venezuela

21 November 2025