Cargo ships are seen at sea near the Strait of Hormuz, as viewed from a rocky shoreline near Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, Friday, May 1, 2026. (AP)
U.S. destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) transiting through international waters in the Arabian Sea, accompanied by an MH-60S Sea Hawk. (Photo: CENTCOM_
A schoolgirl cries outside her school where deaths and injuries were reported after a shooting in Thailand's Nonthaburi province, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. (AP)
Syrian firefighters and first responders inspect damaged vehicles at the site of an explosion in the Jaramana suburb of Damascus, Syria, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026. (Photo: AP)
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (L) and U.S. President Donald Trump attend a dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base on July 22, 2026 in Dover, Delaware. (AFP)
Farmers spray water in a burned agricultural field next to a projectile near the town of Najha, Syria, Monday, June 8, 2026, after debris from Iranian missile launches. (AP)
a lively graduation ceremony scene where female students in academic robes toss traditional Kurdish headscarves (Jamadani) into the air. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)
Israeli battle tanks deploy in the village of Zawtar al-Sharqiyah (Eastern Zawtar) in southern Lebanon as pictured from the nearby village of Zawtar al-Gharbiyah (Western Zawtar) on Aug. 2, 2026. (AFP)
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani (left) during his meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, Aug. 5, 2026. (Photo: Kurdistan Region Presidency)
