The Gaza ceasefire has been the culminating step in a dramatic reordering of the Middle East. With the crushing defeat of the Islamic State (IS) as a…
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The war on Gaza has ended...for now. Both Israel and the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, have acquiesced to the terms put forward by US President…
In recent years, influencers have used their prominent presence on digital platforms to generate buzz, shape public opinion, and influence not only…
Sunflower fields, airshow acrobatics, and more
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An Afghan boy stands in a sunflower field in the Panjwai district of Kandahar province on October 21, 2025.
REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
A boy covers his ears with his hands as the South Korean Air Force Black Eagles aerobatic team performs during the Seoul International Aerospace & Defence Exhibition (ADEX) in Seongnam, South Korea, October 17, 2025.
Jewel SAMAD / AFP
Tourists ride camels at a desert resort in Dubai at sunset on October 19, 2025.
REUTERS/Monicah Mwangi
A woman mourns next to a mural depicting the late former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga, on the day he died, in the Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya, on October 15, 2025.
Satish BABU / AFP
Women celebrate Diwali by lighting firecrackers at a school hostel in Chennai on October 19, 2025.
TIMOTHY A.CLARY / AFP
A person dressed in a Statue of Liberty costume participates in a "No Kings" national day of protest in New York on October 18, 2025.
AP/Niranjan Shrestha
A dog from Nepal's Armed Police Force showcases its skills at the kennel division during the Kukkur Tihar festival in Kathmandu on October 20, 2025.
ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP
Students of the University of St Andrews take part in the annual "Raisin Monday Foam Fight" at the Lower College Lawn in St Andrews, eastern Scotland, on October 20, 2025.
LOU BENOIST / AFP
Three-month-old West African lion cubs are nursing from their mother at Cerza Zoo in Lisieux, France, on October 17, 2025.
Frederic DIDES / AFP
Soldiers demonstrate their artillery abilities at the French Army camp of Canjuers, in the Var department, southeastern France, on October 20, 2025.
On 21 October, Japan achieved a historic milestone as Sanae Takaichi, President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), was elected as the 104th Prime…
Global public debt is projected to exceed 100% of global GDP by 2029—its highest level since 1948—and could reach 123% under an adverse scenario,…
The global financial crisis of 2008 shattered public confidence in banks and the regulatory authorities meant to oversee them. It was no coincidence…
Remember the kids of Generation Z? You know—that notorious cohort of entitled, lazy, and apathetic people that Boomers so love to mock?Over the past…
Presidential elections in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus brought a landslide victory for the main opposition candidate on Sunday, in an…
Over two decades, Ahmed al-Sharaa—once known by numerous aliases—moved through more than 50 homes, prisons and caves before emerging as Syria’s…
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