A Nasr missile fired from an Iranian ship during the second day of a military exercise in the Gulf, near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, September 2020. (AFP)
A map of Yemen showing the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait, a vital maritime chokepoint linking the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and a key route for global shipping. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)
This screen grab taken from video footage released on September 8, 2026 by the Saudi-backed National Resistance Forces in Yemen shows a fighter firing a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG). (AFP)
U.S. President Donald Trump (R) greets Russian President Vladimir Putin as he arrives at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on August 15, 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska. (AFP)
Kurdish visual artist Ashna Dawlat, who is participating in the joint art exhibition “Art Without Borders” in Poland, Sept. 8, 2026. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
A map posted by US President Donald Trump on social media depicts Iceland, Greenland, Canada, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean under the US flag, with the territory labelled “United States of America.”
Kurdish families in Western Kurdistan, who were living in displacement camps in the city of Hasakeh, prepare to head back to Serê Kaniyê. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)
Houthi media image purportedly shows a ballistic missile strike on Saudi military equipment trucks in Yemen’s Hadhramaut province on September 7, 2026.
Buddhist monks offer prayers for the departed soul of the victims of flash flood on the bank of Trishuli river in Devighat, Nuwakot district, Nepal, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026. (AP)
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (R), US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff (C) and US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner (L) attend a joint press conference following their talks in Kyiv on September 6, 2026. (Photo: AFP)