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Hanan Qubaisi inspects her house destroyed by an Israeli air strike in the town of Nabatiyeh, southern Lebanon, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, June 24, 2026

Middle East / 25 June 2026

Israeli attacks on Lebanon continue despite US-Iran talks

25 June 2026

US President Donald Trump wraps up his speech at the opening of the ‘Great American State Fair’ on the National Mall in Washington, June 24, 2026

Global Relations / 25 June 2026

Survey finds global trust in the US has plummeted

25 June 2026

Rafael Grossi

Iran nuclear / 24 June 2026

Row escalates over UN role in Iran’s nuclear programme inspection

24 June 2026

Mourners carry the body of Palestinian Raghad Hassan Ashour, 16, during her funeral at Al-Shifa Hospital after she was killed by an Israeli air strike, in Gaza City, June 22, 2026

Genocide / 23 June 2026

Israeli forces are continuing to target children in Gaza, says UN-backed inquiry

23 June 2026

US Vice President JD Vance speaks to members of the media before boarding Air Force Two, after the US and Iran held high-level talks at the Bürgenstock Resort in Obbuergen, near Lucerne, in Switzerland, June 22, 2026

Middle East / 22 June 2026

Marathon US and Iran talks agree roadmap for a final peace deal

22 June 2026

Relatives of Vanisa Anifa, a six-month-old orphaned girl who died of Ebola, attend her burial, in Bunia, Congo, June 19, 2026

Central Africa / 22 June 2026

Confirmed Ebola cases in Congo tops 100 with 254 deaths

22 June 2026

Barber Wissam Srour, 41, holds his daughter's bicycle recovered from his barbershop as he searches for belongings in the rubble of the shop, damaged in an Israeli strike, in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, June 19, 2026

Middle East / 19 June 2026

Fears grow for the US-Iran deal as talks postponed over Israeli attacks on Lebanon

19 June 2026

In this photo provided by Yaseen Jajeeb, Islamic Society of Milwaukee President Salah Sarsour smiles, June 18, 2026, shortly after his release from a county jail in Indiana, US

Immigration / 19 June 2026

US judge orders release of Palestinian rights activist detained by ICE

19 June 2026

People fill water containers at a free distribution point amid water outages in Khartoum, Sudan, May 18, 2026

World Food Programme / 18 June 2026

UN warns of acute hunger as famine risks rise

18 June 2026

Palestinian children walk between tents at an orphanage camp in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, January 20, 2026

Middle East / 18 June 2026

More than 1,000 people have been killed in Gaza since the ceasefire, Health Ministry says

18 June 2026

Fish swim near coral on the ocean bed near Shimoni, Kenya, June 13, 2022 [Pic: AP Photo/Brian Inganga]

Climate Crisis / 17 June 2026

African and Commonwealth nations urge implementation of new oceans protection treaty

17 June 2026

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (second right) greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (right), as other G7 leaders speak with each other during a working session at the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, June 16, 2026

Diplomacy / 16 June 2026

G7 scrambles to put Ukraine back up Trump’s agenda

16 June 2026

A man looks at June 16 iconic image taken by the late Sam Nzima displayed at The Hector Pieterson Memorial and Museum, in Soweto, South Africa, June 15, 2026

Anniversary / 16 June 2026

South Africa marks 50 years since the Soweto uprising

16 June 2026

Beirut

Lebanon / 14 June 2026

Israeli military strikes Beirut in run-up to US-Iran peace deal

14 June 2026

Chad

Doctors Without Borders / 14 June 2026

Medics group probe unearths sexual exploitation by its staff in Chad

14 June 2026

President Donald Trump speaks during an event to sign a proclamation about the fishing industry, in the Oval Office of the White House, June 11, 2026, in Washington

Middle East / 12 June 2026

Iran and US say text of preliminary peace deal nearly finalised

12 June 2026

Sudan / 12 June 2026

Sudanese paramilitary drone strikes kill at least 15 people

12 June 2026

Protesters set fire to a barricade as police block Antrim Road, at the Sandyknowes roundabout in Newtownabbey, June 10, 2026

Northern Ireland / 11 June 2026

Police blast water cannon during second straight night of racist violence in Belfast

11 June 2026

The symbol of the United Nations is displayed outside the Secretariat Building, February 28, 2022, at United Nations Headquarters

World / 11 June 2026

One in 70 people worldwide is forcibly displaced, says the UN

11 June 2026

Vehicles set on fire by protesters on Lendrick Street in Belfast, as disorder flared in response to Monday night's stabbing attack in the city, June 9, 2026

Northern Ireland / 10 June 2026

Don't use tragedy to fuel hostility

10 June 2026

Knife victim's family calls for calm after night of racist violence

A woman walks past a mural depicting a U.S. aircraft carrier under missile attack in downtown Tehran, Iran, June 8, 2026

Middle East / 10 June 2026

Ceasefire on the brink as US and Iran exchange attacks

10 June 2026

World / 9 June 2026

Nuclear weapons spending has soared to a record high, says new report

9 June 2026

A projectile streaks through the sky over central Israel during an Iranian missile attack, June 7, 2026

Middle East / 8 June 2026

Iran and Israel trade strikes, threatening return to full-scale war

8 June 2026

A street is decorated with the flags of China and North Korea in Pyongyang, June 8, 2026

North Korea / 8 June 2026

Xi and Kim set for talks in North Korea

8 June 2026

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., joined by GOP leaders, prepares to talk to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, June 3, 2026

United States / 4 June 2026

Trump rebuked as House of Representatives approve war powers resolution to halt war in Iran

4 June 2026

A rescue worker searches for victims under the rubble of a building that was hit Monday in an Israeli airstrike in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, June 2, 2026

Lebanon / 4 June 2026

Hezbollah rejects latest ceasefire deal reached between Israel and the Lebanese government

4 June 2026

A giant portrait of President Donald Trump looks down from the Justice Department in Washington, June 2, 2026

Middle East / 3 June 2026

Trump confirms row with Netanyahu over Iran peace talks

3 June 2026

A woman who said she was abducted and sexually assaulted by the Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, before paying a ransom, poses for a portrait after an interview with The Associated Press in Omdurman, on the outskirts of Khartoum, April 25, 2026

Sudan / 3 June 2026

Women raped and ransomed by fighters in Sudan war

3 June 2026

Rescue workers use an excavator, as they search for victims under the rubble of a building that was hit Monday in an Israeli airstrike in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, June 2, 2026

Lebanon / 2 June 2026

Israeli drone strikes kill at least 8 in southern Lebanon

2 June 2026

A Kenyan army soldier cocks his weapon as protesters demonstrate against a proposed Ebola quarantine center to be established by the United States at Laikipia Air Base in Nanyuki, Kenya, June 1, 2026

Kenya / 2 June 2026

Kenya's Ruto under fire as protests engulf the country

2 June 2026

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Middle East war / 1 June 2026

US and Iran exchange attacks as negotiations continue

1 June 2026

Left-wing conference / 1 June 2026

South African struggle must be “anchored” in working-class leadership, says Conference of the Left

1 June 2026

South Africa / 31 May 2026

Left unity essential to address South Africa’s ‘deep structural’ crisis, says Conference of the Left

31 May 2026

Villagers inspect the damage to Beaufort Castle, 10 kilometers (6 miles) northwest of the southern market town of Nabatiyeh, Lebanon, May 24, 2000

Lebanon / 31 May 2026

Israeli forces claim capture of strategic Lebanese castle

31 May 2026

President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, May 27, 2026, in Washington

Middle East / 29 May 2026

Tehran denies memorandum of understanding has been reached with the US

29 May 2026

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks to reporters at United Nations headquarters, May 26, 2026

China / 29 May 2026

Chinese foreign minister calls for global governance reform

29 May 2026

A woman crosses a street in front of a painting of the late Iranian revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini in downtown Tehran, Iran, May 24, 2026

Middle East / 28 May 2026

Iran and US trade attacks as ceasefire continues to strain

28 May 2026

Palestinians mourn over the body of Mohammad Odeh, whom Israel says was a leader of Hamas Qassam Brigades, a day after he was killed in an Israeli airstrike, during his funeral in Gaza City, May 27, 2026

Gaza / 28 May 2026

Thousands gather for the funeral of Hamas military leader

28 May 2026

A woman crosses a street in front of a painting of the late Iranian revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini and paramilitary Basij forces in downtown Tehran, Iran, May 24, 2026

Iran / 25 May 2026

Trump tells officials not to rush peace deal with Iran

25 May 2026

Cargo ship arrives in Havana Bay in Havana, Cuba, May 18, 2026

Cuba / 25 May 2026

Cuba receives massive aid shipment from China

25 May 2026

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks at a joint presser with India's Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar, unseen, following their talks in New Delhi, India, May 24, 2026

Middle East / 24 May 2026

Details of potential US-Iran peace deal emerge

24 May 2026

Palestinians walk through the rubble of the Al-Kurd family home, destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, May 24, 2026

World / 24 May 2026

More than 50 countries supplied arms to Israel after ICJ ruling

24 May 2026

Currency traders watch monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, May 20, 2026

World / 22 May 2026

World facing global economic collapse if Strait of Hormuz remains closed, according to new analysis

22 May 2026

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends at a press conference at the US Embassy in Rome, May 8, 2026

Cuba / 22 May 2026

Rubio lies are pretext for military attack, says Cuban foreign minister

22 May 2026

Russian President Vladimir Putin (centre) and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China, May 20, 2026

China / 20 May 2026

Xi and Putin highlight cooperation during Beijing summit

20 May 2026

Israeli naval forces sail a confiscated Gaza-bound flotilla boat into Israel's Ashdod port after intercepting the vessel on the Mediterranean Sea, May 19, 2026

Gaza / 20 May 2026

At least 87 Gaza flotilla activists kidnapped by Israeli forces begin hunger strike

20 May 2026

Police use a water cannon to disperse protesters on the second day of a public transport strike over fuel prices in Nairobi, Kenya, May 19, 2026

Kenya / 19 May 2026

Four killed as fuel protests continue to grip Kenya

19 May 2026

This grab from CCTV footage shows activists aboard a flotilla boat with their hands in the air as a boat approaches one of more than 50 vessels that departed from the port of Marmaris, Turkey, in international waters Monday, May 18, 2026. Photo: Global Sumud Flotilla via AP

Gaza / 18 May 2026

Israeli military intercepts vessels from pro-Palestinian flotilla trying to break the Gaza blockade

18 May 2026

People walk past a mural depicting a U.S. aircraft carrier under missile attack in downtown Tehran, Iran, May 17, 2026

Iran / 18 May 2026

US refusing to offer ‘tangible’ concessions following Iran’s peace proposals, according to Iranian media

18 May 2026

Hamas

Gaza / 17 May 2026

Israeli attack kills Hamas’ military wing leader

17 May 2026

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Health / 17 May 2026

Global health emergency declared over Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda

17 May 2026

US President Donald Trump (right) gestures as he speaks next to Chinese President Xi Jinping during a visit to the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing, China, May 15, 2026

China / 15 May 2026

Xi and Trump end Beijing summit claiming progress on stabilising relations

15 May 2026

CIA director John Ratcliffe listens during a Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, March 26, 2026

Cuba / 15 May 2026

Cubans meet with CIA chief in Havana as tensions continue to rise

15 May 2026

US President Donald Trump (left) poses with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Temple of Heaven, May 14, 2026, in Beijing

China / 14 May 2026

China's Xi warns Trump that Taiwan could be a flashpoint with the US

14 May 2026

Foreign ministers and representatives of the Brics nations pose for a group photo during a two-day meeting in New Delhi, India, May 14, 2026 [Pic: AP Photo/Manish Swarup]

Diplomacy / 14 May 2026

Brics foreign ministers meet in India amidst challenge of Iran war

14 May 2026

Us President Donald Trump walks with China's Vice President Han Zheng during a welcome ceremony at Beijing Capital International Airport, China, May 13, 2026

Diplomacy / 13 May 2026

Trump arrives in Beijing with his poll ratings at rock bottom

13 May 2026

France's President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech during the Africa Forward Summit at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre in Nairobi, Kenya, May 12, 2026

World / 13 May 2026

Macron faces backlash after interrupting Africa summit panel in Kenya

13 May 2026

Motorbikes drive past a billboard showing the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the U.S. and Israel strikes on Feb. 28, in downtown Tehran, Iran, May 6, 2026

Middle East / 12 May 2026

Iran war ceasefire hangs by a thread

12 May 2026

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa receives military honors during a welcome ceremony at the Planalto Presidential Palace, prior to a meeting with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brasilia, Brazil, March 9, 2026

South Africa / 12 May 2026

Ramaphosa insists he will not resign

12 May 2026

Journalists holds up newspapers showing portraits of Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil who was killed on Wednesday in an Israeli airstrike, during a sit-in against the killing of her and other journalists in Beirut, Lebanon, April 23, 2026

Middle East / 23 April 2026

Lebanon and Israel due to resume direct talks

23 April 2026

President Donald Trump departs after speaking at an event for NCAA national champions in the State Dining Room of the White House, April 21, 2026, in Washington

United States / 23 April 2026

Rights groups slam Trump administration over intimidation of migrants and asylum seekers

23 April 2026

People protest against settlers violence in the West Bank, in Tel Aviv, Israel, April 16, 2026

West Bank / 22 April 2026

Sexual violence committed by Israeli settlers is pushing Palestinians from the occupied West Bank, new report says

22 April 2026

A woman walks along a street in Omdurman, Sudan, on the outskirts of Khartoum, April 17, 2026

Sudan / 22 April 2026

Sudan refugees returning home face new ‘struggle for survival,’ says UN

22 April 2026

Damage is visible on a residential building that, according to Iranian authorities, was hit by a strike on March 4 during the U.S.-Israeli military campaign, in southeastern Tehran, Iran, April 14, 2026

World / 21 April 2026

World on the brink of a perilous new era, Amnesty warns

21 April 2026

Vehicles traverse the Malecon at dusk in Havana, April 15, 2026

Cuba / 21 April 2026

Cuba confirms talks with US in effort to lift illegal fuel blockade

21 April 2026

A French UN peacekeeper sits on an armoured personnel carrier at a road used by displaced people to return to their villages on the second day of a ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel in Qasmiyeh, near Tyre city, southern Lebanon, April 18, 2026

Middle East / 19 April 2026

Israel establishes ‘yellow line’ as it continues clearing southern Lebanon

19 April 2026

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (right) greets South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, at the Meeting in Defence of Democracy summit, in Barcelona, Spain, April 18, 2026

International Diplomacy / 19 April 2026

South Africa’s Ramaphosa calls for radical overhaul of the UN

19 April 2026

A displaced woman holding her dog sits in her tent in Beirut, Lebanon, awaiting an official order to return to her home in south Lebanon following a ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel, April 17, 2026

Lebanon / 17 April 2026

Fragile ceasefire settles on parts of Lebanon

17 April 2026

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel (centre) attends a celebration marking the 65th anniversary of the proclamation declaring the Cuban Revolution, in Havana, Cuba, April 16, 2026

Cuba / 17 April 2026

Cuba's president says the island will fight any US aggression

17 April 2026

Israeli army vehicles and bulldozers operate in southern Lebanon, as seen from northern Israel, April 15, 2026

Lebanon / 16 April 2026

Israeli air strikes kill 4 Lebanese medics

16 April 2026

Internally displaced Sudanese children collect water at the Al Heshan camp in Port Sudan, Sudan, April 15, 2026

Northeast Asia / 16 April 2026

Demands grow for urgent action to end the war in Sudan

16 April 2026

A volunteer talks on his phone while walking amid the debris of a residential building that was damaged on March 4 during the US-Israeli military campaign, in southeastern Tehran, Iran, April 14, 2026

Middle East / 15 April 2026

Mediators move closer to extending US-Iran ceasefire

15 April 2026

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

Sudan / 15 April 2026

Sudan enters the fourth year of an ‘abandoned crisis’

15 April 2026

A cargo ship sails in the Persian Gulf towards Dubai port as seen from Ajman, United Arab Emirates, April 14, 2026

Middle East / 14 April 2026

Pakistan leads efforts to restart peace talks between US and Iran

14 April 2026

Students prepare to enter Sudanese secondary school certificate exams under the control of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), in Khartoum, Sudan, April 13, 2026

Northeast Africa / 14 April 2026

Three babies born into Sudan war every minute, warns charity

14 April 2026

President Donald Trump waves after arriving on Air Force One at Miami International Airport, April 11, 2026, in Miami

Middle East / 12 April 2026

Trump announces Hormuz blockade as US and Iran fail to reach a deal

12 April 2026

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, right shakes hands with Kuomintang (KMT) party leader Cheng Li-wun in Beijing, April 10, 2026. Photo: Xie Huanchi/Xinhua via AP

China / 12 April 2026

China to resume some ties with Taiwan

12 April 2026

Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, February 11, 2026, in Washington

United States / 3 April 2026

Trump administration unravels as attorney general and top army officer are both fired

3 April 2026

A worker collects engine oil as he works at a degassing station in Zubair oil field, whose operations have being reduced due to the Mideast war triggered by the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran, near Basra, Iraq, March 28, 2026

World / 3 April 2026

China warns of grave risks if Middle East war escalates

3 April 2026

Displaced Palestinian children walk through a rain-soaked tent camp following heavy rainfall in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, March, 26, 2026

Gaza / 2 April 2026

Over 57,000 Palestinian children lost parents in Gaza

2 April 2026

Journalists do a standup in front of the Russian-flagged oil tanker Anatoly Kolodkin docked in Matanzas, Cuba, March 31, 2026

Cuba / 2 April 2026

Russia vows to continue helping Cuba after first oil shipment arrives

2 April 2026

Palestinians demonstrate against the decision by Israel's parliament to approve the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis in Nablus, West Bank, March 31, 2026

West Bank / 31 March 2026

Hundreds rally in the occupied West Bank against new Israeli death penalty for Palestinians

31 March 2026

Activists wave Cuban and Palestinian flags from the vessel Maguro, arriving from Mexico with humanitarian aid as part of the

Latin America / 31 March 2026

Mexico aims to resume oil shipments to Cuba

31 March 2026

A man weeps as he embraces the body of a loved one following a US-Israeli military strike that hit a residential building in Tehran, Iran, March 28, 2026

Middle East / 30 March 2026

Trump threatens Iran's civilian infrastructure if no peace deal reached

30 March 2026