The spring meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund have little of the drama of peace negotiations. They are often dominated by…
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As the American presidential election campaign gains momentum, many Americans are worried about the risk of political violence. An opinion survey by…
It is almost unheard of for American and Israeli leaders to have serious misgivings about one another in public, yet in recent weeks, that is exactly…
The Arab world’s leading current and political affairs magazine, recently received two prestigious awards at the Society of Illustrators’ Awards…
Wondrous wildlife, wacky sports and whimsical art
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A visitor looks at Indonesian artist Iwan Yusuf's artwork "Infinity," made of used and new fishing nets, during the Jakarta Art Gardens art fair on April 28, 2024.
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Migratory birds start their migration journey during spring as they prefer wetlands to spend the summer at Nallihan, Beypazari and Golbasi districts on April 9, 2024, in Ankara, Turkiye.
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Children attend class at a makeshift school in a camp for displaced Palestinians in Deir El-Balah, in the central Gaza strip on April 27, 2024.
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Two wrestlers hold a baby each and a referee makes faces and loud noises to make them cry and determine the winner based on the loudest baby in Tokyo, Japan, April 28, 2024.
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Owls stand on a sign reading "Family of Owls" in front of the National Congress in Brasilia, Brazil, April 26, 2024.
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A Palestinian worker rakes burnt wheat spikes in the process of making freekeh, a Middle Eastern cereal dish, near Jenin in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, April 25, 2024.
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The Tokyo Metropolitan Government building is lit up with projection mapping titled "Godzilla: Attack on Tokyo," which shows a 100-meter-tall life-size scale display of Godzilla in Tokyo on April 27, 2024.
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This multi-exposure photograph shows an athlete competing in the Rings during the Men's Individual Apparatus Finals event at the Artistic Gymnastics European Championships in Rimini, Italy, on April 27, 2024.
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Migrants leave a smuggler's boat after it was punctured with a knife by French police officers to prevent migrants from embarking in an attempt to cross the English Channel near Dunkirk, northern France, on April 26, 2024.
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The Buuja Buuja Butterfly Dancers perform during the Coloured Digger Anzac Day service and march at Redfern on April 25, 2024, in Sydney, Australia.
Iran’s decision to retaliate against an Israeli attack on its consulate in Damascus, Syria, by launching drone and missile strikes reveals just how…
News of Palestinian prisoner Basim Khandaqji’s win at the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) was greeted with great joy in literary…
In a groundbreaking move, the European Parliament has approved an artificial intelligence (AI) law aimed at mitigating the technology’s risks and…
World military expenditure rose for the ninth consecutive year to an all-time high of $2.4tn. For the first time since 2009, military expenditures…
The choice to hold the World Economic Forum (WEF) outside of Davos wasn't coincidental. It came as the Middle East reels from multiple crises and…
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