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A train damaged in a Russian drone attack at Yahodyn railway station near Ukraine's border with Poland, Ukraine, September 13, 2026

Ukraine War / 14 September 2026

Trump calls on Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian diesel fuel

14 September 2026

Russian President Vladimir Putin, center left, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, center right, talk to each other during their meeting at the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India, September 11, 2026

Diplomacy / 11 September 2026

Brics leaders gather for summit in New Delhi

11 September 2026

Houthi supporters shout slogans during a weekly, anti-U.S. and anti-Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen, July 4, 2025

Middle East / 11 September 2026

Yemen’s Houthi-led forces take control of strategic Red Sea port

11 September 2026

Activists in orange life jackets sit aboard a Gaza-bound Sumud flotilla boat as Israeli navy soldiers sail it into the port of Ashdod, Israel, October 2, 2025, after it was intercepted while approaching the Gaza coast

World / 10 September 2026

Jailed Tunisian flotilla hunger striker’s health worsens

10 September 2026

President Donald Trump speaks at the Republican convention in Dallas, September 9, 2026

United States / 10 September 2026

Trump pledges to give thousands to every US adult if Republicans win November mid-terms

10 September 2026

A Sudanese girl receives a cholera vaccine in Khartoum, Sudan, August 13, 2025

North-east Africa / 9 September 2026

Sudan’s health clinics being forced to close due to global aid cuts

9 September 2026

Kenyan nurses and other health workers demonstrate over low pay in Nairobi, Kenya, September 8, 2026

East Africa / 9 September 2026

Kenya’s doctors threaten to join nurses’ strike

9 September 2026

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Middle East / 8 September 2026

UAE claim they warned Israel in advance of October 7 attack

8 September 2026

A man pushes a cart filled with water containers while another man rests on a sofa on a street in Havana, Cuba, August 27, 2026

Latin America / 8 September 2026

Cuba says no talks planned with US despite ‘genocidal’ blockade

8 September 2026

Strait of Hormuz

Middle East war / 6 September 2026

Iran claims a hit on a US vessel entering the Strait of Hormuz

6 September 2026

A Palestinian scans a valley with a flashlight as cars move on the top of a hill during a volunteer night watch to help prevent Israeli settler attacks in the West Bank town of Sinjil

West Bank attacks / 6 September 2026

US ambassador labels violent Israeli settlers 'terrorists'

6 September 2026

A man takes his son to school on his bicycle for the first day back to classes in Minas, Cuba's Havana province, September 1, 2026

World / 4 September 2026

New US sanctions on Cuba slammed as ‘collective punishment’

4 September 2026

Palestinians check damage to a mosque that, according to residents, was burned during an attack by Israeli settlers in the West Bank village of Bazariya, September 1, 2026

Middle East / 1 September 2026

Israeli forces burn down Palestinian homes in occupied West Bank

1 September 2026

A small motorboat passes anchored vessels in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, June 11, 2026

Middle East / 31 August 2026

US breaks ceasefire with Iran

31 August 2026

Relatives carry a coffin to the cemetery for burial after the funeral ceremony for four victims of a gang attack in the Kenscoff neighbourhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, August 30, 2026

Latin America / 31 August 2026

Hundreds attend funeral for victims of brutal attack that killed 47 in Haiti

31 August 2026

Flooding in Nepal

World / 30 August 2026

Nepal warns of possible more flooding as death toll continues to rise

30 August 2026

A woman holds a picture of Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei

World / 30 August 2026

Ayatollah Khamenei calls for Muslim world to confront ‘real enemy’

30 August 2026

Fighters of armed defectors from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the west of Omdurman, just outside Khartoum, Sudan, August 19, 2026

North-east Africa / 26 August 2026

Dozens killed in attacks on Sudan's Kordofan, say medics

26 August 2026

A photo of slain journalist Mariam Dagga as press and family members gather to mark the first anniversary of the killing of Dagga and Hussam al-Masri

Middle East / 25 August 2026

Still no accountability a year after Israeli killing of journalists and rescue workers

25 August 2026

Women walk past a portrait of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the US and Israel strike on February 28, 2026

Iran War / 24 August 2026

US intends to ‘sever’ all economic support for Iran, official says

24 August 2026

Children walk amid the ruins of buildings destroyed by Israeli airstrikes during the war with Hamas, in Gaza City, August 17, 2026

Middle East / 24 August 2026

UN's Francesca Albanese calls for international protection force in occupied West Bank and Gaza

24 August 2026

In this photo released by the Iranian Presidency Office, Pre

Middle East / 23 August 2026

Iran invited to join the Mecca Pact

23 August 2026

Decommissioned Syrian air force planes at Abu Duhur military air base, Idlib, December 7, 2024

Middle East / 23 August 2026

Israel launches drone attack on Syria

23 August 2026

People take part in a protest against rising prices, declining purchasing power and shortages of basic goods in Tunis, Tunisia, August 20, 2026. Banner in French showing Preident Kais Saied reads ‘Leave’

North Africa / 21 August 2026

Protests continue in Tunisia demanding the ousting of the president

21 August 2026

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with technology leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, August 19, 2026, in Washington

United States / 20 August 2026

Trump halts all talks with Iran and ramps up ‘economic warfare’

20 August 2026

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong speaks to the media at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, August 20, 2026

Middle East / 20 August 2026

Australia ‘outraged’ over Israeli decision not to open criminal probe into killing of Gaza aid worker

20 August 2026

Mourners arrive to attend a ceremony marking 40 days since the burial of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla in Tehran, Iran, August 18, 2026

Middle East / 18 August 2026

Iran’s top diplomat accuses Israel of sabotaging US ceasefire deal

18 August 2026

Loui Ridi, an Ohio-based Palestinian-American landlord of one of the homes besieged by Israeli settlers for over a week, talks to the media at his parent's home upon his return from the U.S., in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra, south of Nablus, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026

Middle East / 18 August 2026

Palestinian American travels to occupied-West Bank home to join fight against Israeli settlers

18 August 2026

People clear debris from a mosque that residents said was damaged in a drone strike in Khartoum, Sudan, August 12, 2026

Northeast Africa / 17 August 2026

African Union makes new push for Sudan ceasefire

17 August 2026

A motorist fills up their car at a petrol station in Colorado, August 12, 2026

Cost-of-Living Crisis / 16 August 2026

US oil reserves sink to 40-year low

16 August 2026

From left: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif sign a trilateral defense agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, August 7, 2026

Middle East / 16 August 2026

Erdogan says Egypt could soon join the ‘Mecca Pact’

16 August 2026

Sailors and Marines line the deck of aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) as it deploys from San Diego, January 3, 2021

Middle East / 14 August 2026

US threatens ‘indefinite’ blockade of Iran

14 August 2026

Street vendors push their cart of vegetables past a mural of Fidel Castro in Havana, Cuba, August 12, 2026

Latin America / 13 August 2026

Cuba marks the 100th anniversary of Fidel Castro’s birth

13 August 2026

Residents swim as cargo and commercial vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, August 6, 2026

Middle East / 13 August 2026

Iran’s top diplomat accuses US of miscalculating its war due to poor intelligence

13 August 2026

Health workers in protective gear wave inside an Ebola treatment centre in Bunia, Congo, August 10, 2026

Central Africa / 11 August 2026

At least 2,000 people have died in Congo Ebola outbreak

11 August 2026

Young men ride motorcycles along the shore as a tractor pulls equipment from the water and commercial vessels appear anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, July 27, 2026

Middle East / 10 August 2026

Iran refuses to reopen Hormuz without US concessions

10 August 2026

Mourners carry the body of Palestinian child Azzam Abu Al-Teif, who was killed in an Israeli air strike alongside his father, Abdullah Abu Al-Teif, during their funeral in Gaza City

Palestine / 7 August 2026

One child killed by the Israelis every day in Gaza since ceasefire, says UN

7 August 2026

From left, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a trilateral defense agreement in Mecca

Mecca deal / 7 August 2026

Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia sign key military pact

7 August 2026

Farm workers harvest sugar cane on the property of Charles Senekal near the South African town of Mkuze, Kwazulu-Natal

Climate / 7 August 2026

One of the strongest weather systems on record poses huge threat to Africa, say experts

7 August 2026

The aftermath of the Hiroshima bombing

World / 6 August 2026

Hiroshima marks 81st anniversary of US dropping the atomic bomb

6 August 2026

In this photo provided by the South African Government Communications and Information Services (GCIS), Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola speaks during a media briefing in Pretoria

World / 6 August 2026

South Africa pushes for Africa-wide migration talks

6 August 2026

Cargo ships, including bulk carriers and general cargo vessels, sit at anchor offshore as a small motorboat passes in the foreground, in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, May 4 , 2026

Middle East war / 4 August 2026

Trump says new talks are Iran’s ‘last chance’ for a deal

4 August 2026

Funeral for the Palestinians who died in an Israeli strike in 2023

Israeli war on Palestine / 4 August 2026

Board of Peace appears to change Hamas disarmament deal after Netanyahu meeting

4 August 2026

the Strait of Hormuz

Middle East war / 3 August 2026

Iran and the US edge towards a peace deal

3 August 2026

Civil Guard boats patrol alongside floating barriers off the coast of the Spanish enclave of Ceuta

World / 2 August 2026

Spain erects sea barrier on Ceuta’s border with Morocco

2 August 2026

Migrants run from Spanish police officers after crossing from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta

World / 31 July 2026

Spain’s PM blames trafficking gangs as 60,000 cross into Ceuta from Morocco

31 July 2026

A French firefighter deployed to the blaze near Blagon

World / 31 July 2026

Human-caused climate change caused French and Spanish fires, say scientists

31 July 2026

An image of Fidel Castro hangs on the wall of a state-run pharmacy where a woman asks for medication in Havana, Cuba, July 29, 2026

Latin America / 30 July 2026

Cuba implements economic reforms amid crippling US siege

30 July 2026

Firefighters battle a blaze outside Lanton, during wildfires in southwestern France, July 28, 2026

Climate Crisis / 29 July 2026

French crews continue battle against mega fire as new heatwave hits

29 July 2026

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, July 27, 2026

International Diplomacy / 29 July 2026

Japan urged to uphold its pacifist constitution

29 July 2026

Motorcyclists ride past a billboard depicting US President Donald Trump with hands around his neck alongside the message ‘Revenge is inevitable’ in English and Farsi, in Tehran, Iran, July 27, 2026

Middle East / 27 July 2026

Mediators claim progress in talks to halt Iran war

27 July 2026

A billboard depicting the late leader Fidel Castro and reading

Latin America / 27 July 2026

Cuban president slams US blockade during rally marking key revolutionary battle

27 July 2026

Protesters celebrate after Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned following nationwide protests as part of the Cockroach Janta Party's protest movement in Mumbai, India, July 26, 2026

Activism / 26 July 2026

India's Cockroach movement ends protests after education minister resigns

26 July 2026

Rubble set on fire as health and frontline workers protest at the Elikya Ebola Treatment Center in Bunia, Congo, July 25, 2026

Central Africa / 26 July 2026

Health workers strike in Congo as Ebola death toll continues to rise

26 July 2026

Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, drinks water as he sits by a portrait of hunger-striking activist Sonam Wangchuk during a protest in New Delhi, India, July 21, 2026

South Asia / 24 July 2026

Indian activist Wangchuk ends hunger strike but ‘Cockroach’ protests continue

24 July 2026

People load pallets containing food and hygiene kits for a humanitarian assistance flight to Cuba organised by the Trump administration as the US continues to put strangle the island, July 21, 2026, in Miami

Latin America / 24 July 2026

Caritas starts distributing US humanitarian aid in Cuba

24 July 2026

Martha Waema, stands on her farm after it was submerged by weeks of rainfall in Machakos, Kenya, May 8, 2024

War / 22 July 2026

Conflicts and energy shocks threaten progress against global hunger

22 July 2026

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni holds her annual start-of-the-year press conference in the press room at the Lower Chamber, in Rome, January 9, 2026

Policing / 22 July 2026

Italy's Meloni order probe into death of African man that sparked protests

22 July 2026

An ambulance drives past an ebola treatment centre in Bunia, Congo, July 20, 2026

East Africa / 21 July 2026

Ebola quarantine centre for Americans up in Kenya despite court ban

21 July 2026

Tobias Korenke (centre), grandnephew of Dietrich and Klaus Bonhoeffer and grandson of Ruediger Schleicher, try to remove a wreath of Germany's far right AFD party during a memorial event in Berlin, July 20, 2026

Germany / 21 July 2026

Descendant of Nazi opponent slams far-right party’s wreath at Hitler plot memorial event

21 July 2026