The collective sigh of relief that came from NATO leaders when US President Donald Trump left the annual summit at The Hague to return home to the US…
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NATO heads of state and government held their annual summit in The Hague on 24-25 June, against the backdrop of the Ukraine-Russia war and the…
Two months ago, an audio recording from August 1970 went viral, with Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser telling a young Muammar Gaddafi that…
The war between Israel and Iran that briefly included a US air force bombing run sent oil prices skyrocketing, disrupted global shipping routes,…
The announcement of a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Iran was as startling as the eruption of hostilities itself. The general sentiment…
Volcanoes, heat waves and anti-war protests
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A villager watches the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki as seen from Talibura village in Sikka, East Nusa Tenggara, on June 17, 2025.
People cool off in the splash pool at Yards Park in Washington, DC, on June 20, 2025, as the US experiences its first significant heatwave of the year.
A protester shouts slogans during a protest against US strikes on Iran on Sunday, June 22, 2025, in New York.
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Members of the public walk past the exterior of Invesco's offices after they are left covered with red paint following an action by Palestine Action on June 23, 2025, in London, England.
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A Palestinian child waits in front of a hot meal distribution kitchen in Rafah's al-Mawasi area in the southern Gaza Strip on June 22, 2025, amid Israel's war on Gaza.
Demonstrators hold an American flag at the “Human Rights Unity Ride” on June 22, 2025, in Compton, California, protesting the controversial ongoing federal immigration raids in Los Angeles County.
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A drone view shows French artist Pierre-Louis Cullier drawing a mandala with a rake on the sand near seaweed-covered rocks, on a beach on France's Atlantic coast in Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef, France, on June 17, 2025.
A woman looks out of the window ahead of the expected wedding of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez, in Venice, Italy, on June 22, 2025.
A firefighting helicopter makes a water drop as a wildfire burns near the village of Agios Georgios Sikousis, on Chios island, Greece, on June 23, 2025.
A farm labourer plants rice saplings at a waterlogged field at Patara village in Jalandhar on June 18, 2025.
Daraa, the cradle of Syria’s revolution, is once again at the epicentre of the country’s deepening turmoil. After a fleeting calm following the…
Perched on a hill overlooking the Mediterranean, Dachra offers a striking panorama of Tabarka—a city with a storied past, nestled on Tunisia’s…
At the very onset of the Second World War, a French journalist came up with the expression drôle de guerre or “phoney war” to describe the initial…
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