One of the Syrian government's heavy artillery pieces shelling Kurdish neighborhoods in Aleppo, and in the background a map highlighting the contested Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyeh neighborhoods in Aleppo. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)
This courtroom sketch shows deposed president of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro (L), and his wife, Cilia Flores, attending their arraignment U.S. Courthouse on Jan. 5, 2026 in New York. (AFP)
South Korea’s Lee Jae Myung (L), and his wife (2-L) and pose for a selfie with China’s Xi Jinping (2-R) and his wife (R) in Beijing, Jan 5, 2026. (AFP)
President Masoud Barzani (right) during his meeting with a delegation from the Sadiqoun Movement, headed by Deputy Secretary General Naim Abdul Yasser, Jan. 5, 2025. (Photo: Barzani Headquarters)
President Masoud Barzani, R, Sam Darmo, head of the Assyrians for Justice Foundation in the United States, in Pirmam, Erbil, Jan. 5, 2025. (Kurdistan24)
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro delivers a speech during the commemoration of the 134th anniversary of the National Police in Bogota, Nov. 13, 2025.. (AFP)
The meeting of the Parliament Speaker Haibet Halbousi (middle) with First Deputy Speaker Adnan Faihan (left) and Second Deputy Speaker Farhad Atrushi, Jan. 4, 2025. (Photo: INA)
Duhok Governor Ali Tatar, delivering a speech at the event of laying the foundation stone a memorial commemorating Assyrian victims of the 1933 Semel massacre, Jan. 4, 2025. (Kurdistan24)
A video grab from January 3, 2026, released by Aden Independent Channel, shows the moment a strike hitting STC forces in Hadhramaut, amid Saudi-led coalition operations against the UAE-backed group. (AFP)
A Colombian soldier stands guard at the border crossing with Venezuela in Cucuta, Colombia, on January 3, 2026, after US forces captured Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro. (AFP)
Houthi supporters dance as they celebrate following the announcement that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a peace plan to pause the fighting, in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (AP)
