US President Donald Trump makes an announcement on lowering drug prices from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on December 19, 2025. (Photo: AFP)
Children stand on a boat lying on the dried-up bed of Iraq's receding southern marshes of Chibayish in Dhi Qar province, on July 24, 2022. (Photo: AFP)
A protester holds a sign reading "We are not for sale" in front of the U.S. consulate during a demonstration under the slogan "Greenland belongs to the Greenlandic people," in Nuuk, March 15, 2025. (AFP)
Fire performers from an Egyptian circus team stage a nighttime show near Zakho’s historic Delal Bridge, drawing large crowds as the city launches its 2026 New Year celebrations, Dec. 21, 2025. (Kurdistan24)
France's President Emmanuel Macron addresses French troops during a ceremony at the 5th Cuirassier Regiment's base in Zayed Military City, near Abu Dhabi, on December 21, 2025.
Japan's Forces test the deployment of a developing hypersonic missile system, designed to defend Tokyo’s islands from foreign warships, Nov. 17, 2025. (Japan's Army)
A US Airman attaches a GBU-31 munitions system to an F-15E Strike Eagle in the US Central Command area of responsibility, in support of Operation Hawkeye Strike, Dec. 18, 2025. (US Army)
Ambassador Mohammad Bahr Al Uloom, Undersecretary for Bilateral Affairs (L), Claudio Cordone, Deputy Special Representative for Iraq for Political Affairs and Electoral Assistance (R). (Photo: UNAMI)