A climate graphic comparing Pacific Ocean sea surface temperatures between December 2025 and July 2026. (Graphic: Kurdistan24/Infographic: ERA5, C3S, ECMWF)
A Type-88 missile is tested off the coast at the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Shizunai Anti-Aircraft Firing Range in Hokkaido, Japan, on June 25, 2025. (Japan's military)
Turkish vessels, aircraft, and rescue rafts are pictured off the port of Kyrenia in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), on Aug. 30, 2026. (AFP)