The Arab Gulf is stepping into a pivotal role in global energy markets—not just as a swing oil supplier, but as a gas powerhouse. With production…
Eduardo Ramon
When James Gunn rebooted Superman, one of his key innovations was to situate the Man of Steel within a “tribe”—a fellowship of migrants and outsiders…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s attachment to a vision of a ‘Greater Israel,’ as evidenced in a recent interview, should be a wake-up…
Global protests for Gaza, heatwaves in Europe and more
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A police officer looks out from shields on which demonstrators smeared paint at a protest against the war in Gaza, in Mexico City, Sunday, August 17, 2025.
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A man stands in front of a burnt house in ruins after a wildfire in the village of Castrocalbon, northwestern Spain, on August 16, 2025.
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A polar bear rests on ice cubes that were brought to its enclosure during a heatwave, at Prague Zoo in Prague, Czech Republic, August 13, 2025.
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South Korean musicians perform during a "people’s appointment ceremony" at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul, South Korea, August 15, 2025.
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Saudi youths stand dressed as Native Americans at Cowboy Town, an entertainment park where visitors can experience cowboy culture, in Abha, Saudi Arabia, August 18, 2025.
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French matador Carlos Olsina faces the bull during his bullfight as part of the Feria in Beziers, southwestern France, on August 14, 2025.
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A dove lands on one of the troop's caps during a flag-raising ceremony marking Indonesia's 80th Independence Day at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on August 17, 2025.
AIZAR RALDES / AFP
Indigenous women wait to vote at a polling station during the presidential election at the Kentupata community in Laja, La Paz department, Bolivia on August 17, 2025.
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Relatives, friends and fellow military members pray during the funeral ceremony of a Ukrainian soldier killed by artillery shelling while fighting Russian troops in the Donetsk in Irpin, northwest of Kyiv, on August 18, 2025.
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A classic bicycle group pose with horses after taking part in a ceremonial event to mark the 80th Indonesian Independence Day on August 17, 2025, in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
The annual Jackson Hole meeting of global central bankers in Wyoming is looming, an August set-piece event which in the world of monetary policy has…
The scene was familiar—US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sitting in the Oval Office, with US Vice President JD…
Since 2016, the US economy has experienced dramatic swings in both real GDP growth and consumer price inflation. After a period of steady expansion…
The shadow of the 1938 Munich Summit loomed large over the Alaska Summit of 2025. Both Europeans and Ukrainians feared a repeat of history, doing…
Egyptian novelist Sonallah Ibrahim, who died on 13 August 2025 at the age of 88, recognised early the gulf between the hollow rhetoric of Nasserist…
The ceasefire agreement in Lebanon was reached on 27 November 2024, yet the process of implementing UN Resolution 1701 is still underway and…
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