Iran elects new Supreme Leader and more

Demonstrators wave Iranian national flags as they gather for a rally in support of the new Supreme Leader at Enghelab Square in central Tehran on 9 March 2026.

An explosion erupts following strikes near Azadi Tower close to Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran on 7 March 2026.

The Ramada Plaza hotel building is reflected on a destroyed car at the site of an Israeli strike on the hotel, in central Beirut, Lebanon, on 8 March 2026.

Displaced Syrian Kurds make their way to return to their hometowns as part of an agreement between SDF forces and the Syrian government, in Qamishli, Syria, on 9 March 2026.

A shattered window overlooks first aid responders and security forces working near a building that was targeted by an Israeli airstrike in the southern Lebanese coastal city of Sidon on 6 March 2026.

A women wears a mask during a demonstration to mark International Women’s Day, in Caracas, Venezuela on 8 March 2024.

People stand near a trench polluted with petroleum waste following heavy rainfall in downtown Nairobi, Kenya, on 7 March 2026.

Members of the Kosovo Security Force (KSF) take part in a ceremony marking the 28th anniversary of the killing of Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) founding member and commander Adem Jashari, in Pristina on 5 March 2026.

A man walks during the opening of a Google AI-Centre in Berlin on 5 March 2026.

A Buddhist monk splashes hot water during the annual "Hiwatari Matsuri", known as the fire walking festival, at the Takaosan Yakuoin Temple in the Hachioji area, the western portion of the Tokyo Metropolis, on 8 March 2026.