Followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr fill the parliament building during a sit-in protest, in Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 4, 2022. (Photo: AP/Anmar Khalil)
Army soldiers march under the Victory Arch during the Army Day celebrations in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024. The Iraqi Army was activated on Jan. 6, 1921, while under British rule. (Photo: AP/Hadi Mizban)
This aerial view shows a man removing trash from a submerged peach field in Hanoi on September 12, 2024, as heavy rains in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi brought flooding to northern Vietnam. (Photo: NHAC NGUYEN / AFP)