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Partners in crime: The Israeli and US flags projected onto the wall of the Old City in Jerusalem
Britain / 2 August 2026
No lasting peace in Middle East unless US withdraws, activists warn
2 August 2026
Earth
World / 2 August 2026
World in Brief August 2 2026
2 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
Firefighters operate during a wildfire near Porto Germeno, northwest of Athens
World / 2 August 2026
Europe’s wildfire crisis spreads to Greece
2 August 2026
World / 2 August 2026
Fighting breaks out in western Tigray
2 August 2026
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World / 2 August 2026
Italian unions reach world’s first ever national deal with Amazon
2 August 2026
Earth
World / 31 July 2026
World in Brief
31 July 2026
A Palestinian walks through the devastation of Gaza
World / 31 July 2026
Hamas reaches Gaza disarmament deal
31 July 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
The casket of fallen U.S. Army Sgt. Sarah Rampersad, who was killed in the ongoing war between the US and Iran
World / 31 July 2026
Most Americans say the war in Iran is not worth fighting
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
UN
World / 31 July 2026
UN demands end to Ugandan clampdown on dissent
31 July 2026
People wait as rescue workers prepare to start a search operation after an explosion inside a coal mine on the outskirts of Quetta
World / 31 July 2026
At least 34 miners killed in Pakistan coal mine blast
31 July 2026
Turkish actor Erdal Besikcioglu poses at a photo call for the film 'Honey' at the International Film Festival Berlinale inBerlin, Germany, February 16, 2010
Round-up / 30 July 2026
World in brief: July 30, 2026
30 July 2026
A man sits on a surfboard as a container ship and other commercial vessels appear anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, July 27, 2026
Middle East / 30 July 2026
Iran and the US resume attacks as hopes for peace fade
30 July 2026
A firefighter creates a controlled burn to contain a fire area near Lege-Cap-Ferret, during wildfires in southwestern France, July 30, 2026
Cimate Crisis / 30 July 2026
Tens of thousands return home after being forced to flee by French wildfire
30 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
Health workers disinfects an ambulance at Ebola Treatment Center at Bunia General Hospital in Ituri, Congo, July 22, 2026
Central Africa / 30 July 2026
Congo Ebola outbreak worsening hunger says UN
30 July 2026
In this aerial image taken with a drone, responders work outside a mall after an explosion occurred following an earthquake, in Kashima, Kumamoto Prefecture, southern Japan, July 30, 2026
East Asia / 30 July 2026
Hope dwindles for rescue of Japan quake victims as death toll reaches 30
30 July 2026
People transport a man, who was inured in the militant attack on a police post in Hangu district, upon arrival at a hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan, July 30, 2026
Central Asia / 30 July 2026
Raid on Pakistani police post leaves 11 officers and 15 attackers dead
30 July 2026
A collapsed building is seen in Yatsushiro, southwestern Japan, Wednesday, July 29, 2026, the day after an earthquake hit the area
Round-up / 29 July 2026
World in brief: July 29, 2026
29 July 2026
Iranian missiles in a temporary exhibition in front of the Azadi (Freedom) monument in Tehran, Iran, July 29, 2026
Middle East / 29 July 2026
Iran resumes missile attacks a US forces in Middle East
29 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
Communist Party of India (Marxist) supporters wearing masks
South Asia / 29 July 2026
Raid on Indian Communist HQ thwarted
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
Central Asia / 29 July 2026
Outlawed group accused of sabotaging Pakistan-Kashmir elections
29 July 2026
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky stands with a bipartisan group of US Senators in the US Capitol building in Washington, July 28, 2026
Ukraine / 29 July 2026
Zelensky has a ‘good meeting’ with Trump over ongoing Russian invasion
29 July 2026
A health worker, wearing protective gear, stands outside the Ebola Treatment Center at the Bunia General Hospital in Ituri, Congo, July 22, 2026
Round-up / 28 July 2026
World in brief: July 28, 2026
28 July 2026
US President Donald Trump listens as Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at Mar-a-Lago club, December 29, 2025
Iran War / 28 July 2026
Trump frustrated at Netanyahu over Pickaxe Mountain
28 July 2026
Firefighters use controlled burning to halt a wildfire that continues to spread near Cebreros, Ávila province, Spain, July 28, 2026
Climate Crisis / 28 July 2026
Thousands evacuated in France and Spain as wildfires continue to rage
28 July 2026
This aerial image shows A section of the Kyushu Expressway damaged by the earthquake is seen in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, July 28, 2026
East Asia / 28 July 2026
7.1 magnitude earthquake hits Japan
28 July 2026
Palestinians inspect destroyed buildings at the site of an Israeli air strike, at al-Maghazi refugee camp, Gaza, July 24, 2026
Middle East / 28 July 2026
Sixty Palestinian detainees return to Gaza describe human rights abuses
28 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
South Asia / 28 July 2026
India’s Cockroach movement threatens to restart protests after mass student arrests
28 July 2026
An Israeli soldier interrogates a Palestinian resident during an army operation in the West Bank village of Tell, near Nablus, July 25, 2026
Middle East / 28 July 2026
Former Israeli officials call on Trump to push Netanyahu on ‘settler terror’
28 July 2026
A woman heads back to her home after receiving food provided by rescue workers at a flooded area near Lahore, Pakistan, June 27, 2026
Round-up / 27 July 2026
World in brief: July 27, 2026
27 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 pyrocumulonimbus, a giant cloud created by a large wildfire is seen in the Fontainebleau forest region, about 37 miles south of Paris, France, July 13, 2026
France / 27 July 2026
Macron holds crisis meeting over massive wildfires
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
Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro (right) accompanied by Argentina's President Javier Milei during the Liberal Party convention where Mr Bolsonaro was confirmed as the party's presidential candidate, in Sao Paulo, July 25, 2026
Latin America / 27 July 2026
Brazil recalls ambassador after insults by Argentina’s president
27 July 2026
Flowers and rainbow flags placed at a tree in the Tiergarten Park near the scene where a car rammed into people after Saturday's Pride March in Berlin, Germany, July 27, 2026
Germany / 27 July 2026
Suspect in deadly Berlin Pride attack killed by the police
27 July 2026
A woman walks along a street in Omdurman, Sudan, on the outskirts of Khartoum, April 17, 2026
Northeast Africa / 27 July 2026
Sudan’s army claims control of major road from the capital
27 July 2026
Two men wade in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz with vessels anchored in the background, off Bandar Abbas, Iran, July 12, 2026
Middle East / 26 July 2026
US and Iran air strikes paused as diplomacy continues
26 July 2026
People gather outside the Brandenburg Gate for a demonstration in support of LGBTQ+ after a car rammed into a crowd at the Pride March in Berlin, July 26, 2026
Terrorism / 26 July 2026
Germany says Islamic extremist carried out fatal Berlin Pride attack
26 July 2026
Firefighters battle a wildfire near Marcheprime, outside, Bordeaux, France, July 26, 2026
Environment / 26 July 2026
Hundreds of thousands flee as wildfires rage in south-west France
26 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
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, July 22, 2026
Latin America / 26 July 2026
Brazil's government denies visas to US officials, fearing election interference
26 July 2026
Flood affected villagers wait to cross the flood water in Sivsager, upper Assam, India, July 24, 2026
Round-up / 24 July 2026
World in brief: July 24, 2026
24 July 2026
Black smoke rises following explosions near a military base hosting US forces in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil, July 24, 2026
Middle East / 24 July 2026
Iranians target northern Iraqi US bases as fighting escalates
24 July 2026
Wildfires advance near Le Proge region, western France, July 23, 2026
Climate Crisis / 24 July 2026
Tens of thousands evacuated in western France as a wildfire spreads
24 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
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky looks on before his meeting with Ireland's Prime Minister Micheal Martin in Kyiv, Ukraine, July 23, 2026
Eastern Europe / 24 July 2026
Ukraine’s sacked defence minister rejects new job offer from Zelensky
24 July 2026
Ghanaian nationals repatriated from South Africa following concerns about unrest wait at the Accra International Airport upon their arrival in Accra, Ghana, May 27, 2026
West Africa / 24 July 2026
Ghana calls for ICC probe into South Africa anti-migrant violence
24 July 2026
Omar Ghabin, 14, looks at the camera as he carries a bag after sorting through trash at a landfill in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Thursday, July 23, 2026
Round-up / 23 July 2026
World in brief: July 23, 2026
23 July 2026
An oil tanker approaches the new Jetty during the launch of the new oil facility in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, September 21, 2016
Middle East / 23 July 2026
Yemen's Houthi rebels attack two Saudi oil tankers in Red Sea as US bombs Iran for 12th night
23 July 2026
Residents and rescue workers inspect the site of a late-Monday airstrike at a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 17, 2026
South Asia / 23 July 2026
Pakistan rejects Amnesty's call for investigation into air strike on Kabul rehabilitation centre
23 July 2026
Smoke rises as a water bomber flies over wildfires in the Lege-Cap-Ferret region, western France, July 23, 2026
Climate Crisis / 23 July 2026
Over 10,000 evacuated from wildfires in southern France
23 July 2026
Protestors carry placards during a demonstration demanding educational reforms as part of the Cockroach Janta Party's ongoing protest movement in New Delhi, India, July 23, 2026
India / 23 July 2026
Thousands defy restrictions to join ‘Cockroach’ movement's sit-in protest in Delhi
23 July 2026
F2nd: Venezuela's kidnapped former president Maduro to stand trial on drug trafficking charges next June
US / 23 July 2026
Venezuela's kidnapped former president Maduro to stand trial on drug trafficking charges next June
23 July 2026
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends the 33rd ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines July 23, 2026
International Diplomacy / 23 July 2026
US poised to help end ‘senseless war’ in Ukraine, Rubio claims
23 July 2026
A health worker stands at an ebola treatment centre in Bunia, Congo, Monday, July 20, 2026
Round-up / 23 July 2026
World in brief: July 22, 2026
23 July 2026
People stand on a bridge destroyed after a strike in Hormozgan province, southern Iran, July 18, 2026
Middle East / 22 July 2026
US and Iran trade attacks as prospects for diplomacy recede
22 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
US President Donald Trump meets with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in the Oval Office at the White House, July 21, 2026
United States / 22 July 2026
Lebanon's Aoun meets Trump in the White House
22 July 2026
The United Nations at the General Assembly hall at UN headquarters
Northwest Africa / 22 July 2026
Nearly 150 people feared dead off the coast of Mauritania, UN warns
22 July 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (centre) shakes hands with new commander-in-chief of Ukraine's Armed Forces Mykhailo Drapatyi during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, July 20, 2026
Russian Invasion / 22 July 2026
Zelensky sacks Ukraine's top army chief after days of protests
22 July 2026
Deposed leader of Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) Ozgur Ozel arrives for a rally in Izmir, Turkey, May 26, 2026
Rond-up / 21 July 2026
World in brief: July 21, 2026
21 July 2026
A woman walks past a mural depicting a portrait of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, July 18, 2026
Middle East / 21 July 2026
Iranian officials meet mediators as Iran and US trade attacks
21 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
President Gustavo Petro addresses supporters, flanked by Vice President Francia Marquez, (left), and Senator Maria Jose Pizarro (right), after a military parade marking Colombia's Independence Day in Bogota, Colombia, July 20, 2026
Latin America / 21 July 2026
Colombia's Petro calls on supporters to defend economic reforms
21 July 2026