Nine months after Russia invaded Ukraine, the West imposed sanctions on Russian oil, later targeting diesel and other refined products too. From 5…
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It may not be full-on détente, but China and the United States are entering a new, tentatively positive diplomatic moment. New channels of…
A week after the International Court of Justice ordered restraint from the Israelis in the Palestinian city of Rafah, that is not what Palestinians…
After an extensive search lasting over 15 hours, the helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was found on a fog-shrouded mountainside in…
Flower moons, red carpets and scorching heat
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The full moon, also known as the Flower Moon, is seen behind Lomonosov Moscow State University in Moscow, Russia, on May 24, 2024.
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Polina Pushkareva poses on the red carpet during arrivals for the film "L'Amour ouf" (Beating Hearts) screening in competition at the 77th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 23, 2024.
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A vendor with an umbrella over his head talks on his mobile phone as he wipes his face with a cloth on a hot summer day in Varanasi on May 27, 2024.
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Argentina's President Javier Milei gestures on stage as he presents his new book, "Capitalism, Socialism and the Neoclassical Trap," at the Luna Park stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on May 22, 2024.
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An aerial view of the colourfully illuminated travertines and the theatre of the ancient city of Hirerapolis at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Pamukkale in Denizli, Turkiye, on May 27, 2024.
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Ferrari's Charles Leclerc jumps into the marina after winning the Monaco Grand Prix on May 26, 2024.
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Couples getting married dance in the streets of Mekelle, Ethiopia, on May 26, 2024.
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A doll is abandoned in a flooded street in the Sarandi neighbourhood, one of the hardest hit by the heavy rains in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, on May 27, 2024.
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Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli strike on a camp for internally displaced people in Rafah on May 27, 2024.
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A fighter loyal to Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan holds up a weapon backdropped by the minaret of a mosque during a graduation ceremony in the southeastern Gedaref state on May 27, 2024.
When Richard Gadd created his self-portraiture TV show Baby Reindeer, which tells a tale of suffering, he would not have guessed that it could…
An exchange of fire between Egyptian and Israeli troops on opposite sides of the Rafah crossing on 27 May has sounded the alarm. The incident, which…
A rallying gold price reaching record levels has caught the attention of the markets and the media and triggered a debate as to why. Commentators,…
Saudi Arabia has greatly expanded its investment in sports over the last five years. While some outside observers have seen this investment as mainly…
Since its inception in 2002, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants and summons to appear to 51 individuals accused of war…
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