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A general view of Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery in Kuwait, March 20, 2026

Middle East / 20 March 2026

Iran hits Kuwaiti oil refinery as US and Israel continue to attack Tehran

20 March 2026

A woman rides an electric scooter past a factory displaying an image depicting the late Cuban leader Fidel Castro, bearing the words ‘Socialism or Death,’ in Havana, Cuba, March 19, 2026

Cuba / 20 March 2026

Millions in US do not want bombs falling on Havana, say activists

20 March 2026

An explosion erupts from a building following an Israeli strike in central Beirut, Lebanon, March 18, 2026

Lebanon / 19 March 2026

War correspondent attacked and injured by Israeli warplane in Lebanon

19 March 2026

Pedestrians walk below an image of César Chavez on a mural in San Francisco, March 18, 2026

United States / 19 March 2026

Cesar Chavez accused of sexually abusing union leader Dolores Huerta and others

19 March 2026

People watch the sunset from the Malecon during a blackout in Havana, March 16, 2026

Latin America / 18 March 2026

Cuba's Diaz-Canel slams US threats to overthrow Cuba

18 March 2026

Democratic Republic of Congo Patrice Lumumba (centre, left) arriving in New York City, July 24, 1960

Belgium / 18 March 2026

Belgium to try former diplomat for the murder of Patrice Lumumba

18 March 2026

Joe Kent, Director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center, speaks during a congressional debate at KATU studios October 7, 2024, in Portland, Ore.

United States / 17 March 2026

Trump's counter terrorism chief quits over war in Iran

17 March 2026

Street vendors chat during a blackout in Havana, March 16, 2026

Cuba / 17 March 2026

Island-wide blackout hits Cuba

17 March 2026

Fire and plumes of smoke rises after a drone struck a fuel tank forcing the temporary suspension of flights near Dubai International Airport, in United Arab Emirates, early March 16, 2026

Middle East / 16 March 2026

Fears of a global energy crisis grow as Strait of Hormuz remains closed

16 March 2026

A boy pushes a bicycle carrying jerrycans of water through a sandstorm in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, March 14, 2026

Gaza / 16 March 2026

Israel to allow reopening of the Rafah crossing

16 March 2026

Rescue workers search for survivors in the rubble after a strike in southern Tehran, Iran, March 13, 2026

Iran / 13 March 2026

US-Israel missiles target Tehran Al-Quds Day Palestinian solidarity march

13 March 2026

Smoke emits from the Afghan side as trucks are parked along a roadside following cross-border clashes between Pakistan and Afghan forces, near the Torkham border crossing point, Pakistan, February 28, 2026

Central Asia / 13 March 2026

Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of targeting homes in air attack that killed at least 4

13 March 2026

Oil tankers and cargo ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026

Iran / 12 March 2026

Iran’s Supreme leader warns Strait of Hormuz closure will be used as leverage

12 March 2026

Two women from the Iranian Red Crescent Society stand as a thick plume of smoke from a U.S.-Israeli strike on an oil storage facility late Saturday rises in the sky in Tehran, Iran, March 8, 2026

Middle East / 10 March 2026

US, Israel and Iran continue missile barrages as Trump sends mixed messages on war

10 March 2026

Mexican ship ARM Huasteco, carrying aid according to the Mexican government, arrives to Havana Bay, Cuba, February 28, 2026

World / 10 March 2026

International People’s Assembly launches solidarity mission to Cuba and Venezuela

10 March 2026

Coffins holding the bodies of mostly children are prepared for the funeral of those killed in what Iranian officials said was an Israeli-U.S. strike Feb. 28 at a girls' elementary school in Minab, Iran, Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Iran War / 9 March 2026

US likely responsible for killing at least 165 in Iranian school attack, new report

9 March 2026

Women's right activists take part in a rally to mark International Women's Day, in Karachi, Pakistan, March 8, 2026

Human Rights / 9 March 2026

International Women's Day reclaimed as a day of protest for change

9 March 2026

Two women from the Iranian Red Crescent Society stand as a thick plume of smoke from a US-Israeli strike on an oil storage facility late Saturday rises in the sky in Tehran, Iran, March 8, 2026

Middle East / 8 March 2026

Iranian oil facilities hit hard by US and Israeli air strikes

8 March 2026

US President Donald Trump speaks at the Shield of the Americas Summit at Trump National Doral Miami, Florida, March 7, 2026

Latin America / 8 March 2026

Cuba slams ‘reactionary and neocolonial’ inaugural Shield of America meeting

8 March 2026

Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in the Dahiyeh area of Beirut, March 5, 2026

Middle East / 6 March 2026

Iran and Israel exchange massive waves of missile attacks

6 March 2026

Plumes of smoke rise as strikes hit the city during the US–Israeli military campaign in Tehran, Iran, March 5, 2026

Middle East / 5 March 2026

Iran launches new wave of attacks against US and Israeli targets

5 March 2026

A screen showing Chinese President Xi Jinping as Premier Li Qiang delivers his work reports during the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, March 5, 2026

China / 5 March 2026

China aims for growth target of between 4.5 and 5%

5 March 2026

Ethnic minority delegates arrive to attend the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China, March 4, 2026

China / 4 March 2026

China set to unveil sweeping new five-year plan as National People's Congress opens

4 March 2026

A woman walks past a building which was damaged after a strike on a police station amid the US–Israeli military campaign in Tehran, Iran, March 3, 2026

Middle East / 3 March 2026

War on Iran widens across the Middle East

3 March 2026

A man inspects a car damaged after a Pakistani strike in on a refugee camp in Takhta Pul district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, February 28, 2026

World / 3 March 2026

Intense fighting continues between Pakistan and Afghanistan

3 March 2026

Afghan Taliban soldiers look toward the Pakistani side on the Afghan side of the Torkham border crossing with Pakistan in Torkham, Afghanistan, February 27, 2026

South Asia / 27 February 2026

Pakistan in ‘open war’ with Afghanistan

27 February 2026

Iranian navy ships conducting operations during a join drill by Iranian and Russian forces in the Indian Ocean, February 17, 2026

Middle East / 27 February 2026

Risk of war grows as Iran and US fail to reach nuclear deal

27 February 2026

Vehicles drive past the Saint Sarkis church and a painting of the late Iranian revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini in downtown Tehran, Iran, February 25, 2026

Middle East / 26 February 2026

Iran and the US hold hours of nuclear talks

26 February 2026

Kenya / 26 February 2026

Kenyan communist leader Omole kidnapped, tortured and illegally detained

26 February 2026

Members of the Congress give a standing ovation as President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, February 24, 2026

United States / 25 February 2026

Trump met with heckles during his State of the Union speech

25 February 2026

Sudanese soldiers from the Rapid Support Forces unit, in the

Sudan / 25 February 2026

UN slams paramilitary attacks on civilians and calls for an end to the war in Sudan

25 February 2026

US President Donald Trump leaves after an event to proclaim ‘Angel Family Day’ in the East Room of the White House, February 23, 2026

United States / 24 February 2026

Trump slams reports that top general has warned him of the risks of attacking Iran

24 February 2026

Pedestrians walk past a billboard depicting a US aircraft carrier with damaged fighter jets on its deck and a sign in Farsi and English reading, ‘If you sow the wind, you'll reap the whirlwind’, at Islamic Revolution Square in Tehran, Iran, February 22, 2026

International Relations / 23 February 2026

Iran-US nuclear talks set to continue in Geneva on Thursday

23 February 2026

Palestinians gather for iftar, the fast-breaking meal, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan amid the rubble of destroyed buildings in Gaza City, February 22, 2026

Middle East / 23 February 2026

Gaza child dies waiting for Israeli permission to leave for treatment

23 February 2026

Israeli soldiers stand guard as Palestinian worshippers line up to pass through the Israeli military Qalandia checkpoint between the West Bank city of Ramallah and Jerusalem, February 20, 2026

World / 20 February 2026

Israel blocks Palestinians from Ramadan prayers at Al-Aqsa

20 February 2026

Sudanese families displaced from El-Fasher reach out as aid workers distribute food supplies at the newly established El-Afadh camp in Al Dabbah, Sudan's Northern State, November 16, 2025

Sudan / 20 February 2026

Three aid workers killed in paramilitary drone attack in Sudan's Kordofan

20 February 2026

Mourners carry the body of Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen during his funeral in the West Bank Bedouin village of Umm al-Khair, August 7, 2025

West Bank / 17 February 2026

Prosecutors plan to charge Israeli settler with killing Palestinian activist

17 February 2026

Tourists walk along the seafront promenade while a tanker exits Havana, Cuba, February 14, 2026

Cuba / 17 February 2026

Tens of thousands of pregnant Cuban women at risk due to US fuel blockade

17 February 2026

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali delivers a speech during the annual African Union Summit at the Addis International Convention Center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, February 14, 2026

World / 16 February 2026

Enslavement and colonisation were crimes against humanity, say African leaders

16 February 2026

Palestinians walk along the separation barrier between the West Bank and east Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Hanina, February 15, 2026

West Bank / 16 February 2026

International community blasts Israel over occupied West Bank move

16 February 2026

Marco Rubio

World / 15 February 2026

Rubio gives green light to new era of US-European colonialism

15 February 2026

Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, center, greets the crowd during a military-backed tribes' rally in the Nile River State of Sudan

World / 15 February 2026

At least 6,000 killed over 3 days during RSF attack on Sudan’s el-Fasher, says UN

15 February 2026

Francesca Albanese, United Nations special rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, following a press conference at Buswells Hotel in Dublin, March 20, 2025

Gaza Genocide / 13 February 2026

UN defends rapporteur Albanese after calls for her resignation

13 February 2026

Israeli soldiers during a raid in the occupied-West Bank town of Nablus, February 11, 2026

Middle East / 11 February 2026

Israel attacks Gaza and the occupied West Bank as Palestinian humanitarian crisis deepens

11 February 2026

South Sudanese women line up for food rations at a World Food Programme (WFP) distribution point organised by Catholic Relief Services in Jonglei state, South Sudan, November 13, 2024

East Africa / 11 February 2026

South Sudan on the ‘precipice’ as violence escalates, UN warns

11 February 2026

A Palestinian woman walks on the road in the Jordan Valley, West Bank, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026

Middle East / 10 February 2026

Israeli moves ahead with ‘de facto’ sovereignty over the occupied West Bank

10 February 2026

Children ride a merry-go-round on a playground surrounded by trash in Old Havana, Cuba, February 7, 2026

Latin America / 10 February 2026

Fuel supplies in Cuba reach critical levels

10 February 2026

Israeli soldiers in the Balata refugee camp in the occupied-West Bank, February 1, 2026

Middle East / 9 February 2026

Israel slammed over new West Bank settler laws

9 February 2026

US President Donald Trump tours ‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ a new migrant detention camp at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility in Florida, on July 1, 2025

Human Rights / 9 February 2026

The number of people in US immigration detention tops 70,000 for the first time

9 February 2026

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Adelante! / 8 February 2026

Fidel Castro still guiding spirit of resistance, his grandson tells the Adelante Conference

8 February 2026

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Middle East / 8 February 2026

Rafah reopening allows Palestinians to cross between Egypt and Gaza

8 February 2026

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South Africa / 8 February 2026

SA communists welcome Russia and US nuclear talks

8 February 2026

Firefighters extinguish a fire at a destroyed building that was hit by an Israeli airstrike in Ain Qana village, south Lebanon, February 2, 2026

Middle East / 5 February 2026

Israeli air attacks on Lebanon reach highest levels since ceasefire

5 February 2026

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping via videoconference at the Kremlin in Moscow, February 4, 2026

World / 5 February 2026

Chinese and Russian leaders meet in video summit

5 February 2026

U.S. President Barack Obama (left) and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev (right) shake hands at a news conference at the Prague Castle in Prague, Czech Republic, April 8, 2010, after signing the New START treaty reducing long-range nuclear weapons

World / 4 February 2026

Peace campaigners warn of arms race as New Start treaty expires

4 February 2026

CHOICE WORDS: People take part in a Stand Up To Racism counter-protest against a far right demo at the Cladhan Hotel in Falkirk, housing asylum-seekers, September 2025

Features / 5 February 2026

To confront the far right, the left must confront itself too

5 February 2026

The far right thrives on division, but denying racism within the left only strengthens it. As we mobilise for the All Together March, real solidarity demands honesty about our own failures, argues ROGER McKENZIE

A man walks between American and Cuban flags in Havana, February 1, 2026

Latin America / 4 February 2026

Anti-Cuban US escalation justified only by hatred, say unions

4 February 2026

A UN vehicle escorts ambulances and a bus carrying Palestinian patients in Khan Younis as they travel to the Rafah crossing to leave the Gaza Strip for medical treatment abroad, February 3, 2026

Middle East / 3 February 2026

Treatment of Palestinians crossing Rafah is ‘collective punishment,’ Hamas says

3 February 2026

Two women embrace next to a banner with a photo of Ran Gvili after the announcement that the hostage, whose remains were the last to be recovered from Gaza, had been identified, in a plaza known as Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, Israel, January 26, 2026

Gaza / 26 January 2026

Remains of the final hostage in Gaza recovered

26 January 2026

Protesters gather at Embarcadero Plaza for a protest in San Francisco, January 24, 2026, in response to a fatal shooting in Minneapolis

US / 25 January 2026

Thousands take to the streets to protest latest ICE's latest killing in Minneapolis

25 January 2026

An Israeli soldier stands guard during the inauguration ceremony for a new illegal Israeli settlement of Yatziv, near the Palestinian town of Beit Sahour, in the occupied West Bank, January 19, 2026

Middle East / 25 January 2026

Israeli forces kill a Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank

25 January 2026

Palestinians walk along a street surrounded by buildings destroyed during Israeli air and ground operations in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, January 22, 2026

Genocide / 22 January 2026

‘The people of Gaza deserve better than Trump’s gang of rogues’

22 January 2026

Campaigners brand the US President's so-called Board of Peace a ‘board of war’

People carry a Cuban flag during a government-organised rally protesting the killing of Cuban officers in Venezuela while US forces kidnapped Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, in Havana, Cuba, January 16, 2026

Cuba / 22 January 2026

Trump wants ‘regime change’ in Cuba by the end of the year, says US media

22 January 2026

US President Donald Trump listens to a question from a reporter during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, January 20, 2026

Greenland / 21 January 2026

‘The thug in the White House doesn’t listen to grovelling’

21 January 2026

Transatlantic row over Trump's attempt to grab Greenland intensifies

Palestinians mourn over the body of Mohammed Al-Rajoudi, after he was killed by Israeli fire, during his funeral at Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, January 21, 2026

Gaza / 21 January 2026

Israel agrees to join Trump's Gaza Board of Peace

21 January 2026

People march during a pro-Greenlanders demonstration, in Copenhagen, Denmark, January 17, 2026. Photo: Emil Helms/Ritzau Scanpix via AP

United States / 20 January 2026

Trump ratchets up rhetoric on Greenland

20 January 2026

Ire Gene Grovner walks through remnants of the old slave's quarters at the Chocolate Plantation where his ancestors lived some eight generations ago on Sapelo Island, Ga., on May 16, 2013

United States / 20 January 2026

Descendants of enslaved Africans go to the polls to protect their Georgia island homes

20 January 2026

Pro-immigration protesters rally in front of Minneapolis City Hall, January 17, 2026

US / 19 January 2026

Trump's plan to send troops to Minneapolis for immigration crackdown is unconstitutional, says mayor

19 January 2026

A deliver worker transfers the merchandise outside the Ritan International Trade Center in Beijing, January 19, 2026

East Asia / 19 January 2026

China's economy grew by 5% in 2025, despite Trumps tariffs

19 January 2026

People protest against Trump's policy towards Greenland in front of the US consulate in Nuuk, Greenland, January 17, 2026

Greenland / 18 January 2026

‘It’s time to stop subservience to Donald Trump’

18 January 2026

Activists and political leaders hit out at US tariff threat for opposing Greenland takeover

A supporter of leading opposition candidate Bobi Wine cheers while watching election officials count ballots, after polls closed at a polling station in Kampala, Uganda, January 15, 2026

Uganda / 18 January 2026

Ugandan opposition slam the 'fake' result of presidential election

18 January 2026

Federal immigration officers confront protesters outside Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, January 15, 2026

United States / 16 January 2026

Trump threatens to use the Insurrection Act to end Minneapolis protests

16 January 2026