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Syrian citizens ride in front of a shop that was burned during clashes between Syrian government forces and Druze militias on the outskirts of Sweida city, southern Syria, July 16, 2025

Syria / 17 July 2025

Syrian forces withdraw from Sweida after ceasefire deal reached

17 July 2025

In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike that hit the Syrian Defence Ministry, in Damascus, Syria, July 16, 2025. Photo: SANA via AP

Syria / 16 July 2025

Israeli military launches air attack on Damascus

16 July 2025

Iran / 16 July 2025

Western allies threaten renewed sanctions on Iran if no nuclear deal reached

16 July 2025

Smoke rise from clashes between Syrian government forces and Druze militias in Sweida city, southern Syria, July 15, 2025

Syria / 15 July 2025

Israel bombs Syrian city of Sweida

15 July 2025

World / 15 July 2025

Rapid Support Forces kill nearly 300 villagers, rights group says

15 July 2025

This colourised electron microscope image provided by the US National Institutes of Health shows a human T cell, in blue, under attack by HIV, in yellow, the virus that causes Aids

Healthcare / 11 July 2025

UN warns millions will die from HIV if US funding is not replaced

11 July 2025

A woman walks past a garbage collection site, July 9, 2025, in Philadelphia

United States / 10 July 2025

Unions to consult members over deal to settle Philadelphia rubbish collection strike

10 July 2025

Leader of the French far-right National Rally Marine Le Pen (left) and party president Jordan Bardella during a political meeting on June 2, 2024 in Paris

France / 9 July 2025

French Police raid the HQ of far-right National Rally

9 July 2025

Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim delivers his keynote address during the opening ceremony of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' meeting and related meetings at the Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 9, 2025

South East Asia / 9 July 2025

Malaysian PM warns of the weaponisation of trade

9 July 2025

US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown., July 6, 2025, en route to Washington

INTERNATIONAL TRADE / 7 July 2025

US steps up pressure on trading partners to reach tariff deals

7 July 2025

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends a mourning ceremony commemorating the death anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson, Hussein, in Tehran, Iran, on Saturday, July 6, 2025. Photo: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP

Iran / 6 July 2025

Iran's supreme leader makes first public appearance since the 12-day war

6 July 2025

Nigeria's Labour Party's Presidential Candidate Peter Obi, attends an election campaign rally at the Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos Nigeria, on February 11, 2023

Nigeria / 3 July 2025

Nigerian opposition form an alliance to defeat ruling party

3 July 2025

Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Wazed arrives at the Elysee Palace in Paris, November 9, 2021, to meet French President Emmanuel Macron for bilateral talks on the sideline of the Paris Peace Forum summit

Bangladesh / 3 July 2025

Bangladesh tribunal hands six months jail sentence to ousted PM

3 July 2025

A flag waves in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Austria, June 23, 2025

International Atomic Energy Agency / 2 July 2025

Iran suspends co-operation with UN nuclear watchdog

2 July 2025

Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra (centre) speaks to media at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, July 1, 2025

Southeast Asia / 1 July 2025

Court suspends Thailand’s prime minister

1 July 2025

Tourists with an umbrella walk in front of the ancient Parthenon temple at the Acropolis Hill, June 26, 2025, as the summer's first heat wave hits Greece

Climate / 30 June 2025

Scorching heat grips Europe

30 June 2025

Participants in the Pride march cross the Elisabeth Bridge in Budapest, Hungary, June 28, 2025

Hungary / 29 June 2025

Tens of thousands defy Hungarian ban to attend Pride march

29 June 2025

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen addresses a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels, June 26, 2025

Ukraine / 27 June 2025

EU leaders seek big boost in Ukraine military support

27 June 2025

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro signs a labor reform bill into law in Bogota, Colombia, June 25, 2025

Colombia / 26 June 2025

Colombia's Petro signs new labour law to widen workers’ rights

26 June 2025

Lady Justice statue, depicting a seated, blindfolded woman holding a sword, stands outside the Supreme Court in Brasilia, Brazil, September 2, 2024

Brazil / 25 June 2025

Brazil confronts military officers accused of coup plot

25 June 2025

US President Donald Trump boards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, June 24, 2025, on his way to The Hague, to join world leaders gathering in the Netherlands for a two-day Nato summit

Netherlands / 24 June 2025

Nato leaders meet amid continuing crisis in Iran

24 June 2025

A Thai police officer talks to people near a border checkpoint between Thailand and Cambodia, in Sa Kaeo Province, Thailand, June 24, 2025

Cambodia / 24 June 2025

Cambodia accuses Thailand of escalating tensions with new land crossing restrictions

24 June 2025

A demonstrator holds a distressed American flag and a sign reading

United States / 16 June 2025

Trump directs ICE to expand deportations from Democrat-run cities

16 June 2025

A Palestinian carries a bag containing food and humanitarian aid delivered by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a U.S.-backed organisation, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, June 11, 2025

Gaza / 13 June 2025

UN votes overwhelmingly for immediate Gaza ceasefire

13 June 2025

Yemenis visit the graves of their relatives on the first day of Eid al-Adha, in Sanaa, Yemen, June 6, 2025

Middle East / 10 June 2025

Israelis launch attack on Yemen port city of Hodeida

10 June 2025

Iranian Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib attends the inauguration ceremony of the 6th term of the Assembly of Experts in Tehran, Iran, May 21, 2024

Iran / 9 June 2025

Iran claims to have Israeli nuclear files

9 June 2025

Supervising engineer Haris Charismiadis stands next to human remains believed to belong to prisoners executed during or after Greece's 1946-49 Civil War in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, June 7, 2025

Greece / 8 June 2025

Bodies of Greek civil war era prisoners uncovered in a city park

8 June 2025

An explosion is seen after a Russian air strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, June 6, 2025

Russia-Ukraine / 6 June 2025

Russia launches massive air attack on Ukraine

6 June 2025

People and rescuers gather at the scene following a Russian strike on Sumy, Ukraine, June 3, 2025

Russia-Ukraine / 3 June 2025

Russia launches air attack on Ukraine, at least three killed

3 June 2025

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (front) and Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha (behind) lay flowers at the memorial wall of the fallen soldiers in Kyiv, Ukraine, May 30, 2025

War / 2 June 2025

Ukraine and Russia end their latest round of direct peace talks

2 June 2025

A man walks on a hot summer day in Srinagar, India-controlled Kashmir, July 25, 2024

Climate / 30 May 2025

Half the world endured extra month of extreme heat due to climate change

30 May 2025

A father (centre) mourns his children Tamara Martyniuk (8), Stanislav Martyniuk (12), and Roman Martyniuk (17), killed in a Russian strike on Sunday, during farewell ceremony in Korostyshiv, Zhytomyr region, Ukraine, May 28, 2025

War / 29 May 2025

Russia calls for June 2 Ukraine peace talks

29 May 2025

A star fish near a beach [Pic: Jakob Owens]

Climate Emergency / 28 May 2025

World leaders to gather in France to tackle global emergency in the oceans

28 May 2025

Rescue personnel patrol in flooded waters at homes in Port Macquarie, north of Sydney, Australia, May 22, 2025. Photo: Lindsay Moller/AAP Image via AP

Australia / 22 May 2025

Record floods in Australia leave at least two dead

22 May 2025

A supporter of presidential candidate Nicusor Dan smiles poses with an electoral poster after he won the second round of the country's presidential election redo in Bucharest, Romania, May 19, 2025

Romania / 19 May 2025

Pro Eu candidate beats far-right to win Romanian presidency

19 May 2025

Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra (second left) and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (third left) review an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the government house in Bangkok, Thailand, May 19, 2025

World / 19 May 2025

Indonesia and Thailand agree to strategic partnership

19 May 2025