Pro-government demonstrations in Iran indicate that the West’s hasty predictions of the imminent collapse of the Iranian regime may be premature…
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In 2005, a series of bombings struck the Jordanian capital, Amman, killing dozens, among them the renowned Syrian filmmaker Mustafa Al-Aqqad. Al…
An eventful six weeks in Yemen have been capped off by the dissolution of the secessionist Southern Transitional Council (STC), which began in…
Saudi Arabia has removed more restrictions on non-resident portfolio investors, with analysts expecting the next stage to be lifting foreign…
Argentina on fire as storm rains misery on Gaza
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People walk on a road as a wildfire blazes in El Hoyo, Patagonia, Argentina, on 8 January 2026.
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An aircraft sprays water to extinguish a bushfire in Mount Pirque at El Hoyo, in the Patagonian region of Chubut province, Argentina, on 10 January 2026.
OMAR AL-QATTAA / AFP
A photograph shows tent shelters housing displaced Palestinian families set up along the shore in Gaza City as strong winter winds sweep the Palestinian enclave on 13 January 2026.
REUTERS/Marton Monus
A drone view shows frozen Lake Balaton near Zamardi, Hungary, on 12 January 2026.
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Dakar Rally: Riyadh to Wadi Ad-Dawasir in Saudi Arabia on January 11, 2026. Monster Energy Honda HRC's Ricky Brabec in action during stage 7.
AP/Michael Probst
Cars drive through a forest of the Taunus region in Frankfurt, Germany, on 10 January 2026.
REUTERS/Pilar Olivares
A woman performs with hula hoops on the rocks of Arpoador beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 9 January 2026.
AP /Jen Golbeck
Fireworks are set off by protesters outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, on 12 January 2026, in Minneapolis.
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An aerial view shows surfers riding a wave in Lhoknga beach, Indonesia's Aceh province, on 12 January 2026.
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Three Unitree G1 humanoid robots are pictured at robotics company Unitree's first retail store in Beijing on 9 January 2026.
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For more than a century, Latin America has served as a testing ground for competing visions of sovereignty, intervention and hemispheric order…
In his most recent work, the France-based Yemeni novelist Habib Abdulrab Sarori has turned his attention to what he calls the “novel of contemplative…
If you’re confused about the strategic justification for the Trump administration’s policies toward Venezuela—including the recent abduction of…
For years, Tehran projected confident deterrence across the Middle East, a citadel protected by legions. Today, it faces vulnerabilities like few…
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