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Leader of Mali's ruling junta Lt. Col. Assimi Goita (centre) attends an independence day military parade in Bamako, Mali on September 22, 2022

West Africa / 27 October 2025

Jihadi militants' blockade causing fuel crisis in Mali

27 October 2025

Firefighters work at a destroyed apartment building after a Russian drone attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, October 26, 2025

Eastern Europe / 26 October 2025

Russia targets Kiev with drones, killing 3 and wounding 29

26 October 2025

Republican People's Party or (CHP) leader Ozgur Ozel delivers a speech during a CHP convention, in Ankara, April 6, 2025

Turkey / 24 October 2025

Court throws out corruption case seeking to oust Turkish opposition leader

24 October 2025

The South Louisiana ICE Processing Center is seen in this aerial photo in Basile, La., April 8, 2025

United States / 23 October 2025

Rights group demands removal of pregnant women from immigration detention

23 October 2025

An apartment building damaged in Russian attacks, October 22, 2025, in Kyiv, Ukraine

Russia / 22 October 2025

At least six killed in Russian air strikes, including two children

22 October 2025

Peru's former president of the Congress Jose Jeri, sings the national anthem after being sworn-in as the interim president in Lima, Peru, October 10, 2025

Peru / 22 October 2025

Peruvian capital under state of emergency following increased violence

22 October 2025

Politicians applaud as Sanae Takaichi (centre) is elected as Japan's new prime minister during the extraordinary session of the lower house, in Tokyo, Japan, October 21, 2025

East Asia / 21 October 2025

Takaichi becomes Japan’s first woman prime minister

21 October 2025

People take part in a youth-led protest calling for education and healthcare reforms, in Tangier, Morocco, October 18, 2025

North Africa / 20 October 2025

Morocco vows social reforms after youth-led protests

20 October 2025

People take part in a youth led protest calling for education and healthcare reforms, in Tangier, Morocco, October 18, 2025

Morocco / 19 October 2025

Morocco's Gen Z protesters demand accountability and education reforms

19 October 2025

Pedestrians walk past a wall emblazoned with a message in support of President Nicolas Maduro that reads in Spanish: ‘If they mess with Maduro, they mess with the neighbourhood’, in Caracas, Venezuela, Oct 16, 2025

Latin America / 17 October 2025

Venezuela condemns continued US strikes on the Caribbean

17 October 2025

CAPSAT military unit commander Col. Michael Randrianirina and his troops make their way to the presidency to announce that the armed forces are taking control of the country in Antananarivo, Madagascar, October 14, 2025

Southern Africa / 16 October 2025

African Union suspends Madagascar ahead of swearing in of new president

16 October 2025

Local residents, who fled their homes following border clashes between Pakistan and Afghan forces, wait for transportation in Chaman, a town on the Pakistan side of the Afghanistan border, October 15, 2025

World / 15 October 2025

Dozens killed in latest Afghanistan - Pakistan border clashes

15 October 2025

A man scoops up portions of wheat to be allocated to each waiting family after distribution by the U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) in the Gendrassa Refugee Camp, Maban, South Sudan, August 20, 2025

United Nations / 15 October 2025

UN’s World Food Programme warns donor cuts are pushing millions more into hunger

15 October 2025

In this aerial photo provided by the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, the city of Kotzebue, Alaska, experiences flooding, October 8, 2025. Photo: Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities via AP

World / 15 October 2025

Storm decimates Alaskan villages and drives more than 1,500 people from their homes

15 October 2025

People stand by their houses in Juba, South Sudan, February

World / 14 October 2025

South Sudan conflict forces hundreds of thousands to flee, UN warns

14 October 2025

A container ship is seen near the terminal in Qingdao in eastern China's Shandong province on October 9, 2025

China / 13 October 2025

China's exports to US nosedive in September

13 October 2025

Afghan refugees sit next to their belongings loaded onto vehicles as they wait for opening of the border crossing point, which closed following Afghan and Pakistani security forces exchanged cross border firing, at a camp in Chaman, Pakistan, October 12, 2025

Afghanistan / 12 October 2025

Afghanistan says it has killed 58 Pakistani soldiers during border fight

12 October 2025

Then French Defense minister Sebastien Lecornu (right) and France's President Emmanuel Macron talk at the end of an address by the president to army leaders in Paris, July 13, 2025

France / 10 October 2025

Macron set to appoint a a new French prime minister

10 October 2025

Workers use machinery to dig at a rare earth mine in Ganxian county in central China's Jiangxi province on December 30, 2010

China / 9 October 2025

China puts more controls on exports of rare earths and technology

9 October 2025

A man holds a doll of late President Hugo Chavez near the United Nations' office in Caracas, Venezuela, during a government-organised rally against foreign interference, October 6, 2025

Venezuela / 8 October 2025

Venezuela's Maduro says US embassy 'false flag' bombing foiled in Caracas

8 October 2025

Wind turbines operate as the sun rises at the Klettwitz Nord solar energy park near Klettwitz, Germany, October 16, 2024

Energy / 7 October 2025

Renewables overtake coal as worlds biggest source of electricity for first time

7 October 2025

Nepalese army personnel transport survivors after a flood in Jhapa district east of Nepal, October 5, 2025. Photo: Nepal Army via AP

Nepal / 6 October 2025

Landslides in Nepal kill at least 44

6 October 2025

People protest against corruption and calling for healthcare and education reform, in Rabat, Morocco, October 2, 2025

Morocco / 3 October 2025

Morocco’s youth-led protests continue to grow

3 October 2025

French President Emmanuel Macron arrives at an informal summit in the Danish parliament at Christiansborg Castle in Copenhagen, October 1, 2025. Photo: Thomas Traasdahl/Ritzau Scanpix via AP

G7 / 2 October 2025

G7 to increase pressure on countries buying Russian oil

2 October 2025

Demonstrators hold up placards reading

World / 30 September 2025

Madagascar president dissolves government amidst deadly protests

30 September 2025

Igor Grosu, president of Moldova's parliament and leader of the pro-EU Party of Action and Solidarity speaks to the media after the parliamentary election, in Chisinau, Moldova, September 29, 2025

Eastern Europe / 29 September 2025

Moldova's pro EU party wins general election

29 September 2025

Houses are damaged in the aftermath of typhoon Bualoi in Thanh Hoa, Vietnam, September 29, 2025

Southeast Asia / 29 September 2025

Storms rip through Vietnam killing at least 12

29 September 2025

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy (left) and his wife Carla Bruni (right) arrive at the courthouse, in Paris, France, September 25, 2025

France / 28 September 2025

Sarkozy says he did not expect imprisonment verdict

28 September 2025

A Canada Post mail carrier delivers mail and packages on their route in Montreal, November 13, 2024

North America / 26 September 2025

Canadian postal workers strike over axing of door-to-door deliveries

26 September 2025

A police vehicle is set on fire during a protest by locals demanding federal statehood from the Indian government, in the high-altitude Leh town, in the region of Ladakh, India, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025

World / 24 September 2025

Dozens injured in Ladakh protests over statehood

24 September 2025

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, September 19, 2025, in Washington

United States / 23 September 2025

Trump waging culture war on Europe by aggressively promoting right-wing allies, report warns

23 September 2025

Australia / 23 September 2025

Australian coal lobby group calls for investigation into alleged foreign investment in climate activism

23 September 2025

South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar speaks to the media about the situation in South Sudan following a peace agreement the week before with the government, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, August 31, 2015

East Africa / 12 September 2025

South Sudan’s deputy president faces treason and other criminal charges

12 September 2025

A protester shouts slogans carrying national flag after burning down a police station during protests against social media ban and corruption in Kathmandu, Nepal, September 9, 2025

Nepal / 9 September 2025

Nepal's prime minister resigns amid protests

9 September 2025

Turkish police officers stand guard as they block access to Turkey's main opposition CHP party headquarters in Istanbul, Turkey, September 7, 2025

Turkey / 8 September 2025

Opposition supporters defy protest ban in Istanbul and clash with police

8 September 2025

Participants hold up a rainbow flag during the Gay Pride march in Belgrade, Serbia, September 6, 2025

Serbia / 7 September 2025

Serbian Pride march slams police violence at anti-government rallies

7 September 2025

In this September 1, 2025, photo provided by the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army, people gather at the site of a landslide from August 31, that wiped out the village of Tarasin in the Marrah Mountains of Central Darfur, Sudan. Photo: Sudan Liberation Movement/Army via AP

Sudan / 5 September 2025

Sudanese authorities bury hundreds of victims of Darfur landslide

5 September 2025

Emergency teams work at the site of a derailed electric streetcar in Lisbon, Portugal, September 3, 2025

Portugal / 4 September 2025

Portugal observes a day of mourning after 17 killed by streetcar accident

4 September 2025

Leader of People's Party, Natthaphong Ruengpanyawut (centre) talks to reporters during a press conference at Parliament in Bangkok, Thailand, September 3, 2025

Thailand / 3 September 2025

Thailand’s rival parties push for solutions to political crisis

3 September 2025

The Chinese flag is raised ahead of a military parade to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender held in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, September 3, 2025

China / 3 September 2025

World faces choice between war or peace, Xi Jinping warns at WWII anniversary parade

3 September 2025

Sudan / 2 September 2025

Sudan landslide wipes out a village, killing more than 1,000

2 September 2025

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin, China, September 1, 2025

Russia-Ukraine / 1 September 2025

Putin blames Western attempts to draw Ukraine into Nato for Russia's invasion

1 September 2025

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World / 31 August 2025

Thousands demonstrate across Mexico for 130,000 missing

31 August 2025

Firefighters work at the site of a burning building after a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, August 28, 2025

Russia-Ukraine / 29 August 2025

EU leaders vow stronger sanctions on Russia and support for Ukraine

29 August 2025

Thailand's suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra speaks to the media during a press conference after her dismissal, in Bangkok, Thailand, August 29, 2025

Thailand / 29 August 2025

Thai PM ousted by court over phone call with Cambodian leader

29 August 2025

Firefighters work at the site of a burning building after a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, August 28, 2025

Russia-Ukraine / 28 August 2025

Russian attack on central Kiev kills at least 18

28 August 2025

Law enforcement officers gather outside the Annunciation Church's school in response to a reported mass shooting, August 27, 2025, in Minneapolis

United States / 28 August 2025

Mass shooting at US Catholic school under investigation

28 August 2025

A street money exchanger poses for a photo without showing his face as he counts Iranian banknotes at a commercial district in downtown Tehran, Iran, December 23, 2022

Iran / 28 August 2025

Iran to face new Western sanctions as economy takes a hit

28 August 2025

French U.N. peacekeepers patrol the Lebanese-Israeli border in the village of Kfra Kila, southern Lebanon, August 20, 2025

Lebanon / 25 August 2025

Netanyahu says Israel may withdraw from occupied territory in Lebanon if Hezbollah is disarmed

25 August 2025

Kim Jong Un

World / 24 August 2025

North Korea’s Kim oversees new missile defence test

24 August 2025

In this photo released by the NGO Mercy Corps, Sudanese families displaced by RSF attacks in Kordofan take shelter in a football stadium in Kadugli, South Kordofan province, Sudan, May 27, 2025. Photo: Mercy Corps via AP

Sudan / 22 August 2025

Drone attack destroys UN aid convoy in Sudan's famine hit Darfur

22 August 2025

President Donald Trump stands before greeting Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as he arrives at the White House, August 18, 2025, in Washington

World / 21 August 2025

US and EU release bare-bones of their trade deal

21 August 2025

Australia / 20 August 2025

Melbourne University illegally spied on students and staff at Palestine protest

20 August 2025

Former members of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and police officers who allegedly surrendered to M23 rebels arrive in Goma, Congo, February 23, 2025

World / 20 August 2025

Over 140 civilians killed in eastern Congo, rights group says

20 August 2025

Air Canada employees and union members protest outside the Air Canada headquarters in Montreal August 17, 2025. Photo: Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP

Canada / 19 August 2025

Air Canada and flight attendants union reach deal to end strike

19 August 2025

People protest outside Air Canada headquarters in Montreal, August 17, 2025, after the federal government is intervened in the labour dispute between the airline and the union, ordering binding arbitration and operations to resume

Workers' Rights / 18 August 2025

Air Canada strike declared ‘illegal’ by Tribunal

18 August 2025

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a joint press statement with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz following talks with European and U.S. leaders in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025

Eastern Europe / 13 August 2025

Trump ‘ready to support’ Ukraine following virtual meeting with Europe

13 August 2025

World / 12 August 2025

Vietnamese farmers displaced for Trump Golf resort offered small sums in compensation

12 August 2025

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 / 1 August 2025

Jailed former South Korean president defies questioning by stripping off his prison uniform

1 August 2025

St Lucia / 30 July 2025

Top Caribbean court strikes down colonial era St Lucia anti-gay law

30 July 2025

Syria's interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa meets with Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani and Mohammed Taha al-Ahmad, chairman of the Higher Committee for People's Assembly Elections in Damascus, Syria, July 27, 2025. Photo: SANA via AP

Syria / 28 July 2025

Syrian elections set for September

28 July 2025

People gather around the charred remains of a burned vehicle following a deadly attack in Komanda, Ituri province of eastern Congo, July 27, 2025

Central Africa / 27 July 2025

At least 21 killed during militia attack on eastern Congo church

27 July 2025

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gives a statement during a forum on democracy and multilateralism at La Moneda palace in Santiago, Chile, July 21, 2025

Latin America / 25 July 2025

The US has ignored attempts to negotiate on trade tariffs, Brazil's Lula says

25 July 2025

A Taliban fighter stands on a hill overlooking a camp housing refugees who have been repatriated from Pakistan, near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, in Torkham, Afghanistan, May 31, 2025

Central Asia / 24 July 2025

Taliban tortured Afghans expelled from Pakistan, says UN

24 July 2025

An external view of Eni Energy store, in Milan, Italy, April 7, 2022

Climate Emergency / 23 July 2025

Greenpeace hails court ruling allowing case against Italian energy company

23 July 2025

Shigeru Ishiba, Japan's Prime Minister and president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) meets the media at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo, July 20, 2025

Japan / 21 July 2025

Japanese PM to remain in office despite coalition's election defeat

21 July 2025

A Taliban fighter stands guard as women wait to receive food rations distributed by a humanitarian aid group in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 23, 2023

Afghanistan / 21 July 2025

UN concerned by Taliban’s arrest of Afghan women and girls for dress code violations

21 July 2025

A cow heads down the mountain to seek water during a severe drought on a mountain Suva Planina, in southeast Serbia, July 17, 2025

Climate / 21 July 2025

Climate crisis causing food price spikes globally

21 July 2025

Smoke billows after drone strikes by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) targeted the northern port in the Red Sea city of Port Sudan, May 6, 2025

World / 20 July 2025

Sudan's humanitarian crisis worsens

20 July 2025

In this image made from a video, supporters of the ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina clash with the police in Gopalganj, Bangladesh, July 16, 2025

Bangladesh / 17 July 2025

Bangladeshi security forces clash with supporters of ousted leader

17 July 2025

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

United Nations / 16 July 2025

UN security council authorises continued reporting on attacks on ships in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthi-led government

16 July 2025

A healthcare worker prepares a shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in La Paz, Bolivia, January 7, 2025

Healthcare / 15 July 2025

Around 14 million children received no vaccines last year, says UN

15 July 2025

Syrian government security forces gather on the outskirts of Sweida province where clashes erupted between Druze militias and Sunni Bedouin clans, southern Syria, July 14, 2025

Syria / 14 July 2025

Israeli army carries out strikes on tanks in southern Syria after local clashes

14 July 2025

South Africa's Police Minister Senzo Mchunu (centre) visits an abandoned gold mine where miners are rescued from below ground, in Stilfontein, South Africa, January 14, 2025

South Africa / 14 July 2025

Ramaphosa suspends South Africa’s police minister

14 July 2025

Central Africa / 13 July 2025

Islamic State militia kills 66 civilians in eastern DR Congo

13 July 2025

Forces of the regional Kurdish administration patrol the area ahead of a symbolic disarmament ceremony by the separatist PKK group as part of the peace process with Turkey, in Sulaymaniyah governorate, Iraq, July 11, 2025

Iraq / 11 July 2025

Kurdish separatist fighters begin to lay down weapons

11 July 2025

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva walks among presidential guards during an event at the Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia, Brazil, July 9, 2025

Brazil / 10 July 2025

Brazil's Lula hits back at Trump tariff hike threat

10 July 2025

The Liberian-flagged bulk carrier Eternity C is seen near Cathlamet, Oregon, July 23, 2019

Yemen / 9 July 2025

Forces of Yemen’s Houthi-led government attack cargo ship in the Red Sea

9 July 2025

The Liberian-flagged bulk carrier Magic Seas is seen in Ambelakia Bay, Salamis Island, Greece, August 9, 2022

MIDDLE EAST / 7 July 2025

Yemen hit by waves of Israeli air attacks

7 July 2025

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a media conference at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, June 25, 2025

Turkey / 6 July 2025

Three mayors arrested in Turkish crackdown on opposition

6 July 2025

West Africa / 1 July 2025

Dozens of Ghanaians rescued in Nigeria from job scam

1 July 2025

Candidate Jeannette Jara, of the Communist party, embraces supporters before voting in primary elections held by the Unidos por Chile coalition to choose the ruling party's candidate for the upcoming presidential election, in Santiago, Chile, June 29, 2025

Chile / 30 June 2025

Chilean Communist wins landslide left presidential primary vote

30 June 2025

Riot police block a street as anti-government protesters light flares at the end of a rally pressing for an early election after nearly eight months of almost daily anti-corruption demonstrations, in Belgrade, Serbia, June 28, 2025

Serbia / 29 June 2025

Dozens arrested during Serbian anti-government protests

29 June 2025

Anti-war demonstrators hold signs outside the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles, June 22, 2025, following U.S. airstrikes on Iran's nuclear facilities

Iran / 27 June 2025

Iran says talks with US 'complicated' by strike on its nuclear sites

27 June 2025

Haiti's former interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph (centre wearing green) testifies at the hearings into who killed Haiti's President Jovenel Moïse, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, June 25, 2025

Haiti / 26 June 2025

Former Haitian PM grilled over presidential assassination

26 June 2025

Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani takes the stage at his primary election party, June 25, 2025, in New York

United States / 25 June 2025

Socialist Mamdani wins race for Democratic candidate in New York City

25 June 2025

RCMP Mounties wait in front of Air Force One as President Donald Trump arrives in Calgary, Alberta, June 15, 2025, to attend the G7 Leaders meeting taking place in Kananaskis, Alberta. Photo: Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP

G7 / 16 June 2025

G7 leaders gather in Canada

16 June 2025

Police respond to a second night of violence in Ballymena, June 11, 2025

Northern Ireland / 11 June 2025

Anti-immigrant violence rocks Northern Ireland

11 June 2025

California Highway Patrol officers clash with protesters, June 10, 2025, in Los Angeles

United States / 11 June 2025

LA police clampdown on immigration protests

11 June 2025

Protesters confront police on the 101 Freeway near the Metropolitan Detention Centre in downtown Los Angeles, June 8, 2025, following last night's immigration raid protest

Crackdown / 10 June 2025

Trump sends an additional 2,000 National Guards and 700 marines to Los Angeles

10 June 2025

Protesters confront a line of police in downtown Los Angeles, June 8, 2025

United States / 9 June 2025

Protests intensify in Los Angeles after Trump deploys National Guard

9 June 2025

People hold a rainbow flag banner during the gay pride parade in Bucharest, Romania, June 7, 2025

Romania / 8 June 2025

Bucharest gay pride march turns 20 amidst growing hostility

8 June 2025

President Donald Trump gestures after speaking during a summer soiree on the South Lawn of the White House, June 4, 2025, in Washington

United States / 5 June 2025

Trump announces travel ban and restriction on 19 countries

5 June 2025

Nigeria / 3 June 2025

Rights group calls for probe into Nigerian air strike that killed at least 20

3 June 2025

Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa, his wife Lavinia Valbonesi

Latin America / 1 June 2025

Ecuador apologises to plantation workers for modern slavery conditions

1 June 2025

Former Democratic Republic of the Congo President Joseph Kabila (centre) meets with religious leaders at his Kinyogote residence in M23 controlled Goma, Eastern Congo, May 29, 2025

Central Africa / 30 May 2025

Former Congolese leader Kabila meets religious leaders in militia controlled city

30 May 2025