Jordanian writer Rashed Issa uses rich, elevated language that draws deeply on metaphor as an instrument of vision and expression. In his new…
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Hajj in Mecca and Putin in China
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Pilgrims pray in front of Kaaba on the day they perform Tawaf at the Grand Mosque, ahead of the annual hajj pilgrimage, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on 24 May 2026.
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Marines hold the US flag during an annual Memorial Day commemoration ceremony to honour the men and women killed while serving in the US army at the Intrepid museum in NewYork City, on 25 May 2026.
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Members of the honour guard stand after a welcoming ceremony hosted by Chinese President Xi Jinping for Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China, on 25 May 2026.
REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
A Long March 2F rocket carrying the Shenzhou-23 spacecraft with Chinese astronauts blasts off to China's Tiangong space station from the launchpad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre, on May 24, 2026.
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Aircraft perform during an air show marking the 85th anniversary of the Battle of Crete, over the Venetian harbour in Chania, on the island of Crete, Greece, on 24 May 2026.
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The Blue Angels perform a flyover at the start of the Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, US, on 22 May 2026.
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A Palestinian looks through the doorway of a UNRWA school in the Maghazi area of central Gaza on 20 May 2026.
REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) honour guards march during a welcome ceremony for Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on 20 May 2026.
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A man attaches name cards with wishes of Buddhist followers to lotus lanterns displayed at the Jogye Temple after a service to celebrate Buddha's birthday in Seoul on 24 May, 2026.
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In this aerial view, fog rolls by the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California, on 20 May 2026.
The Iran war has triggered growing concern over the state of United States munitions inventories after the Pentagon expended thousands of high-end…
US President Donald Trump’s regular social media announcements hint at an imminent deal between the United States and Iran that would open the Strait…
The number of Muslims travelling to Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia to perform the Hajj pilgrimage this year is estimated at around 1.5 million,…
Lebanon’s crises overlap and accumulate. The country has faced, and continues to face, economic collapse, financial paralysis, social exhaustion,…
The indictment against former Cuban President Raúl Castro for ordering the shootdown of two Brothers to the Rescue planes in 1996 is a long-awaited…
In modern warfare, communication and the ability to command and control events are as important as ever, but new technology has also brought new…
Many historians agree that the first sultana of the Mamluk state in Egypt was Shajar al-Durr, who ruled after the death of her husband, Sultan as…
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