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AP/Alex Brandon, Pool : The United States has warned Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by a Monday deadline, with President Donald Trump signalling further action if shipping does not resume.

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| Photo: AP/Andrew Kasuku : Valarie Wairimu, 19, interacts with her son, Kayden Darmain during breaktime at Greenland Girls School in Kiserian, Kajiado, Kenya.

A Second Chance At School: Kenya’s Greenland Girls School Empowers Teenage Mothers

| Photo: AP/Mukhtar Khan : People store fuel in a plastic can at a petrol pump amid fears of a possible shortage due to the US Iran war, in Srinagar March 25, 2026.

The Energy Shock: US-Israel War With Iran And Its Impact On India And The World

| Photo: Jessica Baca/The Albuquerque Journal via AP : Carrie Chavez, dressed as the Statue of Liberty, participates in a "No Kings" march on Montgomery Blvd in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

“No Kings” Movement Sweeps U.S. Cities As Mass Protests Target Trump Policies

| Photo: IMAGO/Stringer : The Iranian national team, National team players appear at the ceremony wearing black armbands and carrying girls school backpacks to protest the bombing of Shajareh Tayyebeh girls elementary school in Minab and the US-Israel strikes in Iran ahead of the friendly match between Iran and Nigeria at the Mardan Sports Complex in Antalya, Turkiye

Small Bags, Big Message: Iran’s Football Team Honours Children Killed In Minab School Airstrike

| Photo: ISNA via AP : Damage caused by U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran is seen at the Qajar-era Golestan Palace in Tehran, Iran, March 3, 2026.

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| Photo: AP/Abdel Kareem Hana : Palestinians gather for Eid al-Fitr prayers in Gaza City, Friday, March 20, 2026.

Eid In Gaza: Festive Fervour In The Shadow Of Conflict

| Photos: Imago & Wikipedia : The coup of 1953, in which Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh was overthrown, strengthened the rule of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

Iran Through The Years: Defiant Women And Their Restless Streets

| Photo: AP/Ramon Espinosa : A man enters his building during a blackout in Havana, Monday, March 16, 2026.

Cuba Plunged Into Islandwide Blackout As Power Crisis Worsens: In Photos

| Photo: AP/Siddiqullah Alizai : Residents and rescue workers inspect the site of a late-Monday airstrike at a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Pakistan Strikes Afghan Hospital, Over 400 Feared Killed

| Photo: AP : Fire and plumes of smoke rises after a drone struck a fuel tank forcing the temporary suspension of flights. near Dubai International Airport, in United Arab Emirates, early Monday, March 16, 2026.

War In West Asia Enters Third Week: The World Feels The Impact

| Photo: AP/Hussein Malla : A displaced migrant man who was among others who fled Israeli strikes in southern and eastern Lebanon and Beirut's southern suburbs checks his mobile phone as he sits on a mattress at Saint Joseph Church, which has been turned into a shelter for displaced migrants, mostly from African nations, in Beirut, Wednesday, March 11, 2026.

West Asia Conflict: Photos Of Displaced Civilians In Lebanon, Where Schools And Stadiums Turn Into Shelters During War

| Photo: Abbas Zakeri/Mehr News Agency via AP : Residents and officials attend the funeral of people killed in what Iranian officials said was an Israeli-U.S. strike Feb. 28 on a girls' elementary school in Minab, Iran.

Minab’s Small Coffins

| Photo: AP/Hiro Komae : Iranians living in Japan and their families gather near the Iranian Embassy in Tokyo to show support Saturday's U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran.

Global Fallout: World Reacts To US-Israeli Strikes On Iran

IMAGO/Hossein Fatemi : The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was established in 1979 after the Islamic Revolution in Iran to safeguard the new Islamic government and ensure the loyalty of the Iranian people to the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

IRGC: The Powerful Force Shaping Iran’s Military And Regional Strategy

| Photo: AP/Tomer Appelbaun : Israeli policemen survey a missile attack from Iran in Rosh HaAyin, Israel.

West Asia On The Brink As US-Backed Israel And Iran Exchange Blows

| Photo: AP/Mahmud Hossain Opu : Supporters of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) cheer during an election rally of their party Chairperson Tarique Rahman in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

The Dance Of Democracy: Bangladesh Votes In Its First Polls Since 2024 Uprising

| Photo: AP/Javier Torres : Firefighters battle flames spreading through a forested area near Concepcion, Chile.

Chile Declares Catastrophe As 18 Killed In Raging Wildfires

| Photo: AP/Evgeniy Maloletka : Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen speaks during a protest against Trump's policy towards Greenland in front of the US consulate in Nuuk, Greenland.

Greenlanders Protest Trump’s Claim Over Their Island

| Photo: AP/Ebrahim Noroozi : People take part at a rally in Berlin to support of anti-government protests in Iran

Tehran's Trauma Resonates Across The World

| Photo: AP/Charlie Riedel : The full moon rises behind the statue, "Ad Astra," atop the Kansas Statehouse in Topeka, Kan.

Wolf Supermoon Light Up Night Skies In 2026

| Photo: AP/Yuki Iwamura : Federal law enforcement personnel stand watch outside the Metropolitan Detention Center as they await the arrival of captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in New York.

US Captures Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, Sparks Global Condemnation

| Photo: AP/Yuki Iwamura : New York Attorney General Letitia James, left, administers the oath of office to mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, center, as his wife Rama Duwaji looks on, in New York.

In Photos: Zohran Mamadani’s Swearing-In Ceremony With Bernie Sanders

| Photo: Police Cantonale Valaisanne via AP : The interior building where a fire broke out leaving people dead and injured, during New Year’s celebration, in Crans-Montana, Swiss Alps, Switzerland.

In Photos: Deadly New Year’s Eve Bar Fire Kills Around 40 At Swiss Ski Resort

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| Photo: AP/Mark Baker : A small Christmas tree is at the center of an abandoned holiday picnic at Bondi Beach after a reported shooting in Sydney.

Mass Shooting Shocks Sydney’s Iconic Bondi Beach

| Photo: AP/Heng Sinith : A family arrives to take refuge at Chonkal in Oddar Meanchey province, Cambodia after fleeing from home following fighting between Thailand and Cambodia over territorial claims.

Thailand-Cambodia: Fighting Continues For Fifth Day

| Photo: Royal Thai Army via AP : In this photo released by Royal Thai Army, a wounded Thai soldier is carried to be transferred to a hospital in Sisaket province, Thailand after, according to a Thai army spokesperson, Cambodian troops fired into Thai territory.

Thailand-Cambodia Border Dispute: Death Toll Rises To At Least 48

| Photo: AP/Reza Saifullah : This aerial photo taken from a national disaster mitigation agency's helicopter during an aerial aid distribution shows an area affected by floods in Pidie Jaya, Aceh province, Indonesia.

Indonesia Floods: One Million Evacuated And Over 700 Dead

| Photo: AP/Eranga Jayawardena : A man wades through a flooded road carrying a cat in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

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| Photo: AP/Ade Yuandha : People walk past damaged houses at a village affected by flood in Malalak, West Sumatra, Indonesia.

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AP Photo/Itay Cohen : Israel's Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, center, and lawmakers celebrate after Israel's parliament passed a law approving the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis, at the Knesset in Jerusalem Monday, March 30, 2026.

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| Photo: AP : Call to Prayer: Iranian worshippers perform Eid al-Fitr prayers in Tehran on March 21, 2026

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IMAGO / NurPhoto : September 16, 2025: President Donald Trump files a lawsuit for $15 billion against The New York Times, four of its reporters, and Penguin Random House.

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| Photo: AP/Alex Brandon, Pool : US President Donald Trump arrives to speak about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House in Washington.

Trump Says US Close To Completing Objectives In Iran After ‘Operation Epic Fury’

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IMAGO / ZUMA Press Wire : Soldiers from the Iraqi Army s 1st Brigade, 4th Division and the U.S. Army s 101st Airborne Division s 3rd Brigade Combat Team receive a pre-flight briefing from a UH-60 Black Hawk crew chief at Forward Operating Base Remagen, Iraq.

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Photo: AP : Iron Iran: West Asia War Escalation Raises Fears of Regional Catastrophe

Iron Iran: West Asia War Escalation Raises Fears of Regional Catastrophe

| Photo- AP : Last week, the US President threatened to “obliterate” Iran’s power plants if Tehran does not fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours.

Flip-Flop President: Trump's Contradictions Leave Americans Bamboozled

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AP; Representative image : Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

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IMAGO / Joerg Boethling : Why the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait Crisis Could Trigger The Next Trade Shock?

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Members of New York Campaign To Abolish Nuclear Weapons (NYCAN) hold sunflowers and signs that read NUCLEAR WEAPONS ARE A WAR AGAINST THE FUTURE NUCLEAR WEAPONS DESPOIL NATIVE LANDS at a vigil in City Hall Park marking 80 years since the U.S. government s Trinity Test, the detonation of the first nuclear weapon on July 16, 1945 in the Tularosa Basin in New Mexico.

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Getty Images : Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) are burning flags of Israel and the U.S. during a funeral for members of the IRGC Quds Force who were killed in an Israeli air strike in Syria, in Tehran, Iran, on April, 2024.

Iran Confirms Senior Guards Navy Commander Killed In Israeli Strike

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(AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) : India Gas

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: Demonstrators march through downtown Los Angeles during a "No Kings" protest Saturday, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Jill Connelly)

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AP : Representational image: Israel intercepts missile launched from Yemen

Indian Worker Killed In Iranian Attack On Kuwait Power And Desalination Plant

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West Asia War ‘Challenging’, PM Modi Warns Against Politicising Crisis

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Russia Concerned Over Possible US Takeover Of Key Afghan Airbase

Russia Concerned Over Possible US Takeover Of Key Afghan Airbase

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PTI : Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Modi Says Govt Working to Shield India From West Asia War Impact

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AP : Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro |

Venezuela’s Ousted President Nicolás Maduro Thanks Supporters

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North Korea Conducts High-Thrust Solid-Fuel Engine Test For ICBM

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| Photo: AP/Lindsey Wasson : Protest near the Washington State Capitol building

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