U.S. dollar banknotes in the foreground with UAE dirhams partially visible, set against a blurred skyline of Dubai featuring the Burj Khalifa. (Photo: AI-generated)
An AI-generated image depicts Iranian and U.S. naval forces operating in the Strait of Hormuz, illustrating heightened tensions in the vital shipping corridor. (Photo: AI-generated)
Dried Stigmas of the crocus flowers are grouped together after being separated from the petals in Shaar-i-Shalli village, south of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, on Oct. 30, 2022.
Indian Navy personnel aboard INS Kolkata respond to a fire on the Liberian-flagged merchant ship MSC Sky II after a suspected drone or missile attack in the Gulf of Aden, March 5, 2024. (AP)
Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Mayfadoun in the Nabatieh district on May 2, 2026. (AFP)
