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A van, which is believed to carry European diplomats, enters the Iranian consulate ahead of a meeting with Iranian counterparts for talks over Tehran's nuclear programme, in Istanbul, Turkey, July 25, 2025

Middle East / 25 July 2025

Iran meets European diplomats over nuclear programme

25 July 2025

A woman looks at a ruined city market following Russia's drone attack in Odesa, Ukraine, July 24, 2025

Eastern Europe / 24 July 2025

Russia and Ukraine hold third round of direct talks in Istanbul

24 July 2025

People chant while holding banners during a protest against a law targeting anti-corruption institutions in central Kyiv, Ukraine, July 22, 2025

Eastern Europe / 23 July 2025

Protests break out in Ukraine over Zelensky weakening anti corruption bodies

23 July 2025

Armed Bedouin fighters ride in the back of a pickup truck as they return from the southern province of Sweida to Damascus, Syria, July 19, 2025

Syria / 20 July 2025

Ceasefire takes hold in Syrian city of Sweida as Bedouins withdraw

20 July 2025

M23 rebels stand with their weapons in Kibumba, in the eastern of Democratic Republic of Congo, December 23, 2022

Central Africa / 20 July 2025

Congo and M23 militia agree principles to end conflict

20 July 2025

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

Premchai Karnasuta, the president of Italian-Thai Development Co arrives on a wheelchair at Bang Sue Police Station in Bangkok, Thailand, May 16, 2025 to surrender to police on criminal negligence charges for the collapse of a Bangkok high-rise during a March 28 earthquake

Thailand / 16 May 2025

Construction magnate surrenders to authorities over Bangkok building collapse in quake

16 May 2025

President of Gabon Ali Bongo Ondimba addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, on September 21, 2022 at U.N. headquarters

World / 16 May 2025

Ousted Gabon President Bongo arrives in Angola

16 May 2025

Palestinians evacuate after the Israeli army issued an evacuation warning for several schools and a hospital in Gaza City's Rimal neighbourhood, May 14, 2025

Gaza Genocide / 15 May 2025

Israeli air strikes kill more than 50 people in Khan Younis in second consecutive night of bombing

15 May 2025

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy talks to journalists as he arrives at Esenboga airport in Ankara, Turkey, May 15, 2025

Russia-Ukraine / 15 May 2025

Putin skips direct peace talks with Zelensky in Turkey

15 May 2025

Meanwhile, Nato foreign ministers debate increased weapons spending as police investigate the bloc’s purchases of military equipment

Argentina's President Javier Milei greets supporters during the closing campaign rally for Manuel Adorni, a contender in the upcoming elections for the Buenos Aires city legislature, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 14, 2025

Argentina / 15 May 2025

Javier Milei's government orders immigration crackdown

15 May 2025

Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke (right) and her colleagues from Te Pāti Māori, talk to reporters following a protest inside Parliament in Wellington, New Zealand, November 14, 2024

Indigenous Rights / 15 May 2025

New Zealand's Parliament to debate suspending Maori politicians for protest haka

15 May 2025

Indian soldiers patrol as a street vendor takes a nap after India and Pakistan reported no incidents of firing overnight, in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, May 12, 2025

India / 14 May 2025

India hits back at Trump claim that trade deal was behind ceasefire with Pakistan

14 May 2025

Bolivian President Luis Arce gives a press conference at the presidential palace in La Paz, Bolivia, April 7, 2025

Bolivia / 14 May 2025

Bolivia's President Arce quits re-election race

14 May 2025

Displaced Palestinians purchase ground lentils as a substitute for making bread due to a shortage of flour in the Gaza Strip, in Khan Younis, May 11, 2025

Palestine / 12 May 2025

Gaza likely to fall under full famine, says aid group

12 May 2025

Youngsters hold a photograph of the jailed leader of the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, Abdullah Ocalan, in Diyarbakir, Turkey, February 27, 2025

World / 12 May 2025

Kurdish PKK announce plan to disband

12 May 2025

Relatives mourn at the funeral of Raj Thapa, a senior bureaucrat who was killed in Pakistani shelling in Rajouri, in Jammu, India, May 11, 2025

South Asia / 11 May 2025

Fragile ceasefire takes hold in India and Pakistan conflict

11 May 2025

Mohannad Al-Agha holds the body of his niece, Zeina Al- Agha (2) who was killed in by an Israeli air strike, during, her funeral at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, May 11, 2025

Middle East / 12 May 2025

Israeli air attacks on Gaza kill at least 10 Palestinians

12 May 2025

Ward Nar (left) reacts as she speaks with the photographer after returning empty-handed from attempting to receive donated food for her family, including her husband Mohammed Zaharna (centre right) and their children, Sally (right) and Raed, at a community kitchen in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 9, 2025

Palestine / 9 May 2025

Aid workers slam plans by US contractors to take over Gaza aid distribution

9 May 2025

A plane carrying Donald Trump Jr. lands in Nuuk, Greenland,

Imperialism / 9 May 2025

Denmark calls out the US for spying over Greenland

9 May 2025

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosts a signing ceremony in which Congo's Foreign Minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner (left) and Rwanda's Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe (right) pledge to work toward a peace deal on April 25, 2025

World / 6 May 2025

Draft peace proposal agreed between Congo and Rwanda

6 May 2025

Bangladesh's ailing former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia leaves from airport in a car after she arrived from London, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, May 6, 2025

World / 6 May 2025

Former Bangladeshi PM Zia sparks pressure for early elections

6 May 2025

Alice Weidel, co-leader of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), speaks during the election party at the party's headquarters in Berlin Germany, Feb. 23, 2025

World / 5 May 2025

World in brief: May 5, 2025

5 May 2025

Presidential candidate George Simion addresses supporters via video link after polls closed for the first round of the country's presidential election redo in Bucharest, Romania, May 4, 2025

World / 5 May 2025

Far-right Simion wins first round of Romanian presidential election

5 May 2025

A man and his son traverse a road in the Kenscoff neighborhood, which has seen residents evacuating due to gang violence, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, April 21, 2025

World / 5 May 2025

Haitians call for the country's prime minister and transitional council to resign

5 May 2025

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reacts as he meets party faithful after winning a second term of the general election in Sydney, May 3, 2025

World / 4 May 2025

Labour storms to victory in Australian General Election

4 May 2025

Members of the Mexican National Guard patrol next to the U.S.-Mexico border wall, January 25, 2025, in Tijuana, Mexico

World / 4 May 2025

Mexico's president rejects Trump plans to send US troops across the border

4 May 2025

World / 4 May 2025

Medics slam deadly attack on South Sudanese hospital

4 May 2025

An ilmenite open pit mine is seen in a canyon in the central region of Kirovohrad, Ukraine, February 12, 2025

World / 4 May 2025

US-Ukraine minerals deal faces serious barriers, says Washington Post

4 May 2025

Syria's security forces stand on their vehicle, after reaching a deal with Druze gunmen to deploy around Jaramana, a Damascus suburb that saw fighting earlier this week, in Damascus, Syria, May 2, 2025

World / 2 May 2025

Israel bombs Syria again in apparent warning to its government not to attack Druze minority

2 May 2025

President Donald Trump gives a commencement address at the University of Alabama, May 1, 2025, in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

World / 2 May 2025

US government asks Supreme Court to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelan migrants

2 May 2025

Far Right / 2 May 2025

German intelligence agency lists AfD as a ‘right-wing extremist’ party

2 May 2025

Decision allows Germany’s spooks to use informants and other tools to spy on the far-right party’s activities nationwide

Supporters of the family of GAA official Sean Brown, arrive at Belfast's Court of Appeal Hearing where a hearing is being held following an earlier judgement that the Government's failure to order a public inquiry into the death of Sean Brown was unlawful, May 2, 2025

The Troubles / 2 May 2025

Belfast Court of Appeal orders British government to hold public inquiry into murdered GAA official

2 May 2025

Shipping containers are seen ready for transport at the Guangzhou Port in the Nansha district in southern China's Guangdong province on April 17, 2025

Trade War / 2 May 2025

China evaluating US moves for trade talks, but says tariffs must go

2 May 2025

Police officers inspect a vehicle believed to have hit elementary school stud,ents May 1, 2025 in Osaka, western Japan. Photo: Kyodo News via AP

World / 1 May 2025

World in brief: May 1, 2025

1 May 2025

Palestinian children receive donated food at a distribution center in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, April 21, 2025

Gaza Genocide / 1 May 2025

UN calls on Israel to lift its blockade of aid into Gaza and end the 'cruel collective punishment'

1 May 2025

Free Speech / 1 May 2025

Palestinian human rights activist Mohsen Mahdawi is freed from US prison

1 May 2025