The announcement of a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Iran was as startling as the eruption of hostilities itself. The general sentiment…
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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…
Cyberwarfare has the potential to disrupt critical infrastructure, commercial networks and global supply chains, and during the 12-day Israel-Iran…
During the third season of the highly acclaimed Israeli-made Apple TV series Tehran, there is a scene that shows a foreign nuclear supervisor arguing…
By seemingly extinguishing Iran’s network of nuclear facilities, the United States and Israel appear to be rendering Tehran’s atomic ambitions…
A lingering consequence of nearly three decades of French rule in the Levant is a boundary between Syria and Lebanon that remains largely un…
A terrorist bombing struck the St. Elias Church in the Dwelaa district of Damascus, marking the first attack of its kind since 1860. Syrian state…
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