Mali’s junta leader Assimi Goita attends the first ordinary summit of heads of state and governments of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) in Niamey, Niger July 6, 2024. MAHAMADOU HAMIDOU /... Read more »

Activists stage a protest during the final day of negotiations of a landmark global treaty on plastic pollution, at the United Nations Offices in Geneva on August 13, 2025. FABRICE COFFRINI /... Read more »

Trucks carrying humanitarian aid line up near the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt, on August 13, 2025.... Read more »

This file handout picture released by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran on November 4, 2019, shows the Natanz nuclear research center, some 300 kilometers South of capital Tehran. ATOMIC ENERGY ORGANIZATION... Read more »

Palestinians gather to receive cooked meals from a food distribution center in Gaza City on August 13, 2025. OMAR AL-QATTAA / AFP The Israeli military said on Wednesday, August 13 that it... Read more »

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un pose for a photo during a signing ceremony of the new partnership in Pyongyang, North Korea, on June 19, 2024.... Read more »

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky attends the parliament session in Kyiv, Ukraine Thursday, July 17, 2025. VADYM SARAKHAN / AP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday, August 12, that Russian counterpart Vladimir... Read more »

US military personnel walk outside the DC Armory after President Donald Trump’s announcement to deploy the National Guard and federalize the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, DC, on August 12, 2025. ELIZABETH... Read more »

This still image taken from handout footage released by Spain’s Emergency Military Unit (UME) shows military firefighters tackling a wildfifre near Yeres, northwestern Spain, on August 11, 2025. HANDOUT / AFP A... Read more »