Gregori Saavedra
Syria and Lebanon have signed an agreement to transfer convicted prisoners between the two countries. But while the deal is significant on judicial…
Epstein files outcry and more from the world
This photograph taken in Le-Perreux-sur-Marne, outside Paris on February 9, 2026 shows undated pictures provided by the US Department of Justice on 30 January 2026 as part of the Jeffrey Epstein files.
Buildings are seen through a veil of fog rolling over the Al-Salmeyya district in Kuwait City on 9 February 2026.
A Palestinian girl plays with another as she pushes wheelchair at a tent camp sheltering Palestinians who were displaced during the two-year Israeli offensive, in Gaza City, on 9 February 2026.
Chinese folk performance known as da shuhua, or molten iron fireworks ahead of Lunar New Year celebrations in Beijing, China, on 9 February 2026.
The Baltic Sea is frozen along the beach in Sierksdorf, northern Germany, on 8 February 2026.
A drone view of a maze with hedges illustrating the shape of a map of Ireland, including each county, in Tullow, Ireland, on 8 February 2026.
South Korean students wearing traditional hanbok dresses bow as they attend a graduation and coming-of-age ceremony at a girls' high school in Seoul on 5 February 2026.
Divers wearing traditional Korean costume hanbok perform with a stingray during an event in celebration of the upcoming Lunar New Year at an aquarium in Seoul, South Korea, on 10 February 2026.
A girl walks past shelters at the Imam Ali Housing Compound, where displaced Lebanese and Syrian refugee Shiite Muslims take refuge by the city of Hermel in Lebanon's northeastern Bekaa valley on 4 February 2026.
A Catholic faithful bathes during the pilgrimage of the Child Jesus and the Child Zarco at the El Chorreron waterfall in Santa Maria Ostuma, El Salvador, on 4 February 2026.
In her short stories and novels, Australian physician and novelist Melanie Cheng combines the sensitivity of a doctor with the imagination of a…
The American military operation in Venezuela at the beginning of this year did not end with the echo of its final strike. On the contrary, it marked…
Donald Trump’s first year of his second presidential term has been a roller coaster of twists and turns both at home and abroad—particularly in the…
Despite decades of arms control and post–Cold War reductions, nuclear weapons remain a central feature of global power. As of early 2026, nine…
In this feature, we offer an overview of what’s new on the big screen, spanning both mainstream and arthouse films across all genres, while also…
It is possible to carry goods to and from China overland through the Caucasus, from the Caspian Sea to Türkiye, without having to pass through Iran…
Takaichi Sanae gambled her position as Japan’s prime minister by calling a snap election. Her bet has paid off. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party …