A sign proclaiming the “South Arabia nation to protect Arabs and counter terrorism” is displayed as supporters of the UAE-backed STC rally with the old South Yemen flag in Aden’s Al-Aroud Square on Dec. 8, 2025.
The photo of Slain hostage Ran Gvili, whose remains are being held by Hamas in Gaza, is displayed during a rally calling for the return of the deceased hostages held in Gaza, Tel Aviv, Israel, Nov. 29, 2025. (AP)
Syrian Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa (R) and U.S. Ambassador to Türkiye Thomas J. Barrack during their meeting, Istanbul, Türkiye, May 24, 2025. (Photo: EPA)
A Syrian refugee gestures as she speaks with Turkish soldiers at Cilvegozu cross-border gate before entering in Syria at Reyhanli district in Hatay, on Dec. 9, 2024. (AFP)
A staff member with the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) speaks with displaced women in the eastern province of Nangahar in Afghanistan. (Photo: UN)
Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein (left) shaking hands with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Dec. 7, 2025. (Photo: Iraqi Foreign Ministry)
Japanese Minister of Defense Shinjiro Koizumi, L, and Australian counterpart Richard Marles, review an honor guard ahead of a bilateral meeting at the defense ministry Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, in Tokyo. (AP)
Lebanon's FM Youssef Rajji attends a round table meeting at the 9th international conference in support of Syria at the European Council building in Brussels, March 17, 2025. (AP)