Bashar al-Assad's regime had been funneling assets and Syrian funds to Moscow prior to his escape from Damascus on Dec. 8, 2024. (Photo: designed by Kurdistan24)
A woman carries a bucket on her head as she wades through floodwaters in the village of Wang Chot, Old Fangak county, Jonglei state, South Sudan, on Nov. 26, 2020. (Photo: AP/Maura Ajak)
A woman shows a placard with a photo of of Iranian Zhina (Mahsa) Amini as she attends a protest against her death, in Berlin, Sept. 28, 2022.. (Photo: AP)