A protester waves a French flag next to a trash can fire during a demonstration to protest against the "high cost of living", in Nantes, western France, on Oct. 17, 2026. (AFP)
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi (C), at the 52nd Session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers in Baghdad, Iraq. (Photo: Iraqi PM office)
White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia speaks during her first press briefing in the James Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on Oct. 13, 2026. (AFP)
A man walks inside the headquarters of the Republican People's Party (CHP) headquarters, Turkey's main opposition party, in Ankara on Oct. 24, 2025. (AFP)
People look for their belongings on a football pitch covered with mud due to the floodwaters following heavy rain at Ayazaga district in Istanbul, on October 15, 2026. (Photo: AFP)
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian delivers a speech during the leaders' summit of the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 17) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), on October 16, 2026. (Photo: AFP)
A supertanker attempting to cross a route south of the Strait of Hormuz caught fire after striking two naval mines, according to IRGC, March 6, 2026. (Photo; AFP)
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (right) during his meeting with Ahmad al-Jarba, head of Syria’s Al-Ghad Movement, Oct. 15, 2026. (Photo: KRG)
A woman walks through traffic while crossing Enghelab square in central Tehran October 12, 2026, as behind a large anti-Israeli billboard is displayed. (AFP)
Stockpiled fertilizer sits at a port as a bulk carrier remains idle amid Hormuz shipping disruptions. (Kurdistan24 AI-generated photo to illustrate the news article)
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky sings the national anthem during a ceremony presenting housing certificates to Heroes of Ukraine and families of fallen soldiers on Oct. 9, 2026. (AFP)
