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The brothers of Bloody Sunday victim William McKinney and their solicitor, (left to right) Joe, Mickey, solicitor Ciaran Shiels from Madden & Finucane, and John, speak to the media outside Belfast Crown Court, October 23, 2025

Northern Ireland / 23 October 2025

Former British paratrooper cleared of murder in Bloody Sunday massacre

23 October 2025

Secretary of State Marco Rubio listens as President Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House, October 22, 2025, in Washington

Russia-Ukraine / 23 October 2025

US still ready to hold meetings with Russia over Ukraine, says Rubio

23 October 2025

President of Colombia Gustavo Petro Urrego addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, September 23, 2025, at U.N. headquarters

Colombia / 23 October 2025

Colombian president vows legal action against Trump

23 October 2025

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One, October 19, 2025

Latin America / 21 October 2025

Ecuador says there is no evidence of crime by survivor of US Caribbean attack

21 October 2025

Residents are served a free meal at a hostel for displaced people in Dnipro, Ukraine, October 8, 2025

Eastern Europe / 20 October 2025

Trump calls on Russia and Ukraine to freeze war at current battle lines

20 October 2025

Locals dig graves for people killed in a cross-border airstrike by the Pakistani army in Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province, October 18, 2025

World / 19 October 2025

Pakistan and Afghanistan agree an immediate ceasefire

19 October 2025

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Services on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, a residential building is seen on fire after a Russian strike in Nizhyn, Chernihiv region, Ukraine

Eastern Europe / 17 October 2025

Trump and Putin to meet in Hungary in bid to end Ukrainian conflict

17 October 2025

Humanitarian worker Roger Duvan Lagunes carries a fan into Cogra, an elderly shelter, in Veracruz, Mexico, on June 16, 2024

Climate / 16 October 2025

World heading for an additional 57 super hot days a year, say scientists

16 October 2025

Protesters take part in a nationwide 24-hour strike in Athens, Greece, October 14, 2025, as unions demand higher wages and the withdrawal of a bill changing work hours

Southern Europe / 14 October 2025

Greece shut down by second general strike this month

14 October 2025

Soldiers are greeted by people gathering for a ceremony in tribute to demonstrators killed during recent anti-government protest in Antananarivo, Madagascar, October 12, 2025

Madagascar / 13 October 2025

France evacuates Madagascan president amid protests

13 October 2025

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy speaks with the media after a Paris court sentenced him to 5 years after finding him guilty of criminal conspiracy in an alleged scheme to finance his 2007 campaign with funds from Libya, September 25, 2025 in Paris

France / 12 October 2025

Sarkozy prison term to be set

12 October 2025

Peru's former president of the Congress Jose Jeri (centre) receives the presidential sash from congressman Fernando Rospigliosi (left) as he is sworn-in as the interim president in Lima, Peru, October 10, 2025

Peru / 10 October 2025

Peru’s Congress ousts President Boluarte

10 October 2025

President of Colombia Gustavo Petro Urrego addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, September 23, 2025, at U.N. headquarters

Colombia / 9 October 2025

US strike in Caribbean may have killed Colombian citizens, says Petro

9 October 2025

Syrian electoral college members line up to cast their ballots in a parliamentary election at a polling station in Damascus, Syria, October 5, 2025

Middle East / 7 October 2025

Syria shares parliament election results amidst exclusion concerns

7 October 2025

French outgoing Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, who resigned just a day after naming his government, delivers his statement at the Hotel Matignon in Paris, October 6, 2025

France / 6 October 2025

French PM resigns hours after naming government

6 October 2025

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures as he answers questions during a meeting with foreign policy experts at the Valdai Discussion Club in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, October 2, 2025

Russia / 3 October 2025

Putin warns supplies of US long-range missiles to Ukraine will badly hurt ties

3 October 2025

A boy is detained as youth led protests calling for healthcare and education reforms turned violent, in Sale, Morocco, October 1, 2025

Morocco / 2 October 2025

Anti-government protests in Morocco leave 2 dead

2 October 2025

Rescuers search for survivors after a building collapsed at an Islamic boarding school, in Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia, September 29, 2025

Southeast Asia / 30 September 2025

The search continues for survivors in collapsed Indonesian school building

30 September 2025

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (right) shakes hands with visiting North Korean counterpart Choe Son Hui prior to a meeting, in Beijing, September 28, 2025

East Asia / 29 September 2025

Top diplomats from China and North Korea agree to deepen ties

29 September 2025

A cleric crosses the Enqelab-e-Eslami (Islamic Revolution) street, in Tehran, Iran, September 27, 2025

Iran / 28 September 2025

Iran hits back at newly imposed UN ‘snapback’ sanctions

28 September 2025

Displaced Palestinians walk through a tent camp in Muwasi, an area that Israel has designated as a safe zone, in Khan Younis southern Gaza Strip, September 25, 2025

Gaza Genocide / 26 September 2025

Hague Ministers Group sets out action plan to end ‘Israel's impunity’

26 September 2025

Haitian soldiers pose for a group photo during a closing ceremony at the end of their military training provided by the Mexican Army, in San Miguel de los Jagueyes, Mexico, September 19, 2025

Caribbean / 26 September 2025

Haitian leader pleads for more help to tackle violence and hunger in his country

26 September 2025

Ukrainian soldiers prepare to launch an Avenger UAV drone in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, September 24, 2025

Russia-Ukraine / 25 September 2025

Europe trying to deploy aircraft and air defence systems on the border with Russia, says Russian politician

25 September 2025

Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro stands at the entrance of his home where he is under house arrest in Brasilia, Brazil, September 11, 2025

Latin America / 12 September 2025

Brazil's Supreme Court sentences Bolsonaro to 27 years in prison for coup bid

12 September 2025

The coffin of Steve Biko is carried through a crowd of mourners into Victoria Rugby Stadium at King Williams Town, South Africa, September 25, 1977

South Africa / 11 September 2025

South Africa open new inquest into killing of Steve Biko

11 September 2025

Syrian bathers swim as the sun sets at a beach resort in Wadi Qandil, north of the coastal city of Latakia, Syria, September 5, 2025

Syria / 9 September 2025

Syria 'strongly condemned' latest Israeli strikes on the country

9 September 2025

This artist sketch depicts Salah Al-Ejaili, foreground right with glasses, a former Al-Jazeera journalist, before the U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Va., April 16, 2024

United States / 9 September 2025

US court hears appeal from military contractor ordered to pay millions for Abu Ghraib torture

9 September 2025

Argentina's President Javier Milei talks after legislative provincial election polls closed in La Plata, Argentina, September 7, 2025

Argentina / 8 September 2025

Argentinian President Milei suffers huge setback in Buenos Aires election

8 September 2025

Smoke rises from the Cabinet of Ministers building after a Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on September 7, 2025

Russia-Ukraine / 7 September 2025

Russia shoots down Ukrainian drones and launches huge attack on Kiev

7 September 2025

Prosecutor Daniel Adler gives a press conference in front of Giuseppe Ghislandi's 18th-century painting

Argentina / 5 September 2025

Nazi officer's daughter charged in Argentina of painting theft cover up

5 September 2025

Prime Minister of Jamaica Andrew Holness speaks following a meeting with Vice President Kamala Harris at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex, in Washington, March 30, 2022

Jamaica / 4 September 2025

Jamaican PM secures third straight term

4 September 2025

People wait to watch a parade marking Vietnam's 80th National Day anniversary, at a street in Hanoi, Vietnam, September 2, 2025

Vietnam / 2 September 2025

Vietnam celebrates 80 years of independence

2 September 2025

Civil defense workers, locals, and army soldiers prepare to evacuate injured victims of an earthquake that killed hundreds and destroyed numerous villages in eastern Afghanistan, in Mazar Dara, Kunar province, September 1, 2025

Afghanistan / 1 September 2025

Massive earthquake hits Afghanistan, killing at least 800

1 September 2025

Prime Minister Ahmed Galeb al-Rahawi

Israel / 31 August 2025

Israeli attacks on Yemen kill Houthi prime minister

31 August 2025

Armed members of the South Carolina National Guard talk with a man while positioned outside of Union Station in Washington, August 24, 2025

United States / 25 August 2025

National Guard in Washington DC now carrying firearms

25 August 2025

VENEZUELA

Latin America / 24 August 2025

South African communists slam the US over escalation of military presence near Venezuela

24 August 2025

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro (centre) temporarily allowed out of house arrest for medical exams, departs a hospital in Brasília, Brazil, August 16, 2025

Brazil / 22 August 2025

Brazilian police accuse Bolsonaro of millions in money laundering

22 August 2025

Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro, temporarily allowed out of house arrest for medical exams, leaves a hospital in Brasília, Brazil, August 16, 2025

Brazil / 21 August 2025

Bolsonaro accused of planning to flee to Argentina

21 August 2025

Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar shakes hand with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi (left) in New Delhi, India, August 18, 2025. Photo: Indian Foreign Ministry via AP

India / 19 August 2025

India's Modi set to meet China’s top diplomat

19 August 2025

A Qantas Boeing 737 passenger plane takes off from Sydney Airport, Australia, Sept. 5, 2022

Workers' Rights / 18 August 2025

Record Qantas fines in Australia for illegal pandemic layoffs

18 August 2025

Syria / 17 August 2025

Druze protest in Syria to demand self-determination

17 August 2025

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto waves to journalists at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 29, 2025

Indonesia / 1 August 2025

Indonesia to release hundreds of prisoners under new clemency plan

1 August 2025

Pakistan / 31 July 2025

Pakistan court imprisons opposition politicians and activists

31 July 2025

President of the Supreme Electoral Court, Minister Alexandre de Moraes arrives to preside over the trial of former President Jair Bolsonaro in Brasilia, Brazil, June 29, 2023

Brazil / 31 July 2025

US sanctions Brazilian Supreme Court Justice over Bolsonaro case

31 July 2025

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng arrives to Rosenbad ahead of the second day of trade talks between China and the US, in Stockholm, Sweden, July 29, 2025. Photo: Fredrik Sandberg/TT News Agency via AP

World Economy / 30 July 2025

China and the US make progress in tariff trade talks

30 July 2025

This photo provided by the North Korean government, Kim Yo Jong, sister of Kim Jong Un, delivers a speech during a national meeting against the coronavirus, in Pyongyang, North Korea, on August 10, 2022. Photo: Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP

World / 28 July 2025

North Korea rejects overtures from new South Korean government

28 July 2025

Taiwanese people go to vote at a polling station in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, July 26, 2025 to determine whether to oust about one-fifth of their politicians, all from the opposition Nationalist Party, in elections

East Asia / 27 July 2025

Voters in Taiwan reject bid to oust nationalist politicians

27 July 2025

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