Yemenis who support the UAE-backed STC hold an image of the STC leader Aidaros Alzubidi as they wave the old South Yemen flag in Aden, Dec. 14, 2025. (AFP)
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)
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)
Security officers and members of the press gather outside Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib Mosque following an explosion in the Wadi al-Dahab neighborhood of Homs on December 26, 2025. (AFP)
