It's been quite the eventful month in Syria, to put it mildly. The 54-year-old Assad regime has been toppled, and the focus has quickly shifted to…
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2024 in pictures
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A new volcanic eruption is pictured on the outskirts of the evacuated town of Grindavik, western Iceland.
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People wave independence-era Syrian flags as they gather at Saadallah al-Jabiri Square after the Friday noon prayer in Aleppo on December 13, 2024, to celebrate the ousting of President Bashar al-Assad.
REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani
Children play amidst the rubble of their house that was destroyed in the village of Mansouriyeh, after the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah took effect, southern Lebanon December 4, 2024.
REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Palestinians wait to receive food during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, as the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, March 13, 2024.
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Republican candidate Donald Trump is seen with blood on his face, surrounded by secret service agents as he is taken off the stage at a campaign event at Butler Farm Show Inc. in Butler, Pennsylvania, July 13, 2024.
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Mortar platoon soldiers with an 82mm mortar perform a combat mission as Ukrainian soldiers hold their positions in the snow-covered Serebryan Forest in temperatures of -15°C on January 10, 2024, in Kreminna, Ukraine.
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A member of the fire brigade, which is part of a search and rescue unit, carries out work as cars and debris block a tunnel on the border of Benetusser and Alfafar municipalities after the recent flash flooding on November 1, 2024.
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Brazil's Gabriel Medina reacts after getting a large wave in the 5th heat of the men's surfing round 3, during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Teahupo'o, on the French Polynesian Island of Tahiti, on July 29, 2024.
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Mourners attend the funeral of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on May 22, 2024, in Tehran, Iran.
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Buddhist monks pray at the Wat Phra Dhammakaya temple during a ceremony commemorating Makha Bucha Day in Pathum Thani province outside Bangkok, Thailand, February 24, 2024.
The way major faiths resonate in the world can change over time in a pattern which reveals how values and ideals can shift, even around the most…
As Donald Trump’s victory in the US election became clear, Elon Musk shared a meme of himself carrying a large porcelain sink into the Oval Office…
The different political positions held by three of the Middle East’s main powers were on display at a summit for developing nations held in Cairo…
As of 2024, global cryptocurrency ownership is estimated at an average of 6.8% of the world population, with over 560 million people owning…
Donald Trump’s re-election has been greeted with joy by Europe’s populists. Even before the US presidential vote, right-wingers were on the march in…
Now that Bashar al-Assad has fled and his regime has collapsed, Syrians are taking the first steps in the very long and challenging journey of…
Syria’s economy has faced a series of crises ever since the days of colonial rule, but it has also spent time as one of the most successful in the…
Syria’s new Islamist leader, Ahmad al-Sharaa, is presenting himself as a viable alternative to the brutal dictatorship of the Assads and their…
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