
After six months, US President Donald Trump’s trade wars show no signs of slowing down, with his ‘America First’ doctrine showing little distinction…
The former Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs under the Biden administration, Barbara Leaf is one of America’s most highly…
Syria is one of the most archaeologically rich regions of the ancient Near East. Strategically located at the crossroads of trade, military, and…
On 4 July, US President Donald Trump marked the 249th anniversary of his country’s independence from the British Crown by celebrating the signing…
“It is 6:18 am in Damascus, Syria is free of Bashar al-Assad.” With these words, Hussein Al-Sheikh announced on Al-Hadath TV the fall of the Assad…
Water shortages in Gaza, drought in Afghanistan and more

A spectator tries to cool down during the semi final match between Switzerland's Belinda Bencic and Poland's Iga Swiatek, London, Britain - July 10, 2025

U.S. federal agents stand guard in a field next to a road leading to an agricultural facility where U.S. federal agents and immigration officers conducted an operation, in Camarillo, California, U.S., July 10, 2025.

A horse of the French Republican Guard falls during the annual Bastille Day military ceremony on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris, France, July 14, 2025.

The daughter of displaced Palestinian man Akram Al-Manasra washes her face amid water shortages, outside their tent in Gaza City July 14, 2025.

People react as the Fire Bull, a man carrying a bull figure packed with fireworks, runs by, during the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, July 14, 2025.

A family uses a plastic sheet to protect themselves during heavy rains in New Delhi, India, July 14, 2025.

An Afghan child rides his bicycle along a deserted street in the drought-ridden village of Bolak at Chahar Bolak district, Balkh province on July 10, 2025.

A woman stands in front of a gravestone at the memorial cemetery in the village of Potocari, near the eastern Bosnian town of Srebrenica, on July 11, 2025, on the 30th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre.

Cadets of the Komponen Cadangan (Komcad), the Reserve Component of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI), take part in a graduation ceremony after three months of military basic training, in Banda Aceh on July 12, 2025.

Aerial view of rainbow appearing over Jiangzi Zongshan Castle after a rain on July 9, 2025 in Shigatse, Xizang Autonomous Region of China.
Each year, around $1tn worth of cargo, including oil and liquefied natural gas, flows through the Red Sea and Suez Canal. This represents nearly 15%…
With the world watching Ukraine, Gaza, Iran, and Donald Trump’s economic policies, it is easy to miss what is going on in Türkiye, where the issue of…
Few figures in recent US diplomacy have stirred as much debate in the Middle East as Tom Barrack, President Donald Trump’s ambassador to Türkiye, and…