After months of threats and negotiations, US President Donald Trump’s revised tariff regime has officially come into effect. With rates ranging from…
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The announcement that US President Donald Trump is planning to meet his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, next week is the clearest indication yet…
In 1922, a year before his death, author Franz Kafka published his now-famous story A Hunger Artist. It tells of a man who makes a spectacle of his…
During the 12-day war in June between Israel and the United States against Iran, banners appeared in Baghdad proclaiming: “This is the battle of…
The energy sector across the Arab world is often associated with mega projects led by Gulf countries, such as the world’s largest green hydrogen…
In Japanese summer, the cicadas scream in the sweltering air, their voices tangled with the memories of August 1945. In that same heat, Hiroshima and…
Long considered a friend by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Trump slapped 25% import duties on India on 30 July after alluding that efforts toward a…
One of the most senior central bankers in the world has delivered a stark warning on the potential worldwide impact of Donald Trump’s protectionist…
Starvation in Gaza, Hiroshima anniversary and more
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Hala Al-Masri, 17, reacts at the site of an overnight Israeli strike on an UNRWA school that was sheltering displaced people, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on August 3, 2025.
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Palestinians receive lentil soup at a food distribution point in Gaza City on August 2, 2025, amid Israel's forced starvation campaign in place since March.
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Palestinians wait to receive food from a charity kitchen, due to Israel's forced starvation campaign in place since March, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on August 4, 2025.
REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
A Pro-Palestinian protester is silhouetted in front of the dome, a day ahead of the 80th anniversary of the World War II atomic bombing in Hiroshima, western Japan, on August 5, 2025.
REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain
People look at Kuala Lumpur's skyline from an observation deck in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on July 31, 2025.
Pedro PARDO / AFP
Humanoid robots vie for the ball during an exhibition football match ahead of the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on August 4, 2025.
REUTERS/Florion Goga
A drone view shows parasols on a beach of the Adriatic Sea in Shengjin, Albania, on July 31, 2025.
REUTERS/David Swanson
A tanker drops retardant as firefighters battle the Gifford Fire in brush-covered hillsides west of New Cuyama, California, US, on August 4, 2025.
Prakash MATHEMA / AFP
A devotee takes a holy dip in the Bagmati River before offering prayers to the Hindu god Shiva at the Pashupatinath Temple during Shravan festivities on the outskirts of Kathmandu on August 4, 2025.
REUTERS / Mohammad Ponir Hossain
People use coloured smoke and wave flags as they celebrate the one-year anniversary since student-led protests ousted Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on August 5, 2025.
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