Philippine and US troops take part in air assault exercises as part of joint annual military drills, in the Philippines’ Palawan province. (Photo: EPA-EFE)
Syrian refugee Ahmed al-Kassem and his family load a truck with their belongings from Türkiye, on the their way back to the family's home in Syria, Dec. 13, 2024. (AP)
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi delivers a speech during a session of the United Nations Conference on Disarmament, February 17, 2026. (Photo: AFP)
US Consul General Wendy Green poses for a group photo with U.S. Army soldiers and graduates of the Peshmerga English Language Course in Erbil. (US Consulate)
Kurdistan Foundation Director Yara Barzanji (L-6) poses for a group photo with jury panel members and award-winning youth during the King Hamad Award Ceremony for Youth Empowerment, Feb. 15, 2026, in Manama, Bahrain. (Kurdistan24)
A girl gestures at al-Hol camp, which holds relatives of suspected Islamic State (IS) group fighters in the northeastern Hasakeh governorate, on Apr. 18, 2025. (Photo: AFP)
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul (C), SDF Commander Mazloum Abdi (L), Ilham Ahmed, Co-Chair of the Foreign Relations Department of the Autonomous Administration (R). (Photo: SDF press)
Masrour Barzani, Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region (CR), and Osama Ibrahim Naffa, the Hungarian Ambassador to Iraq (CL), in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, on Feb. 15, 2025. (Photo: KRG)
Iraqi soldiers stand solemnly beside coffins draped with the Iraqi flag and adorned with red flowers during a ceremonial exchange of war remains with Iran at the Shalamcheh border crossing, Feb. 15, 2026. (INA)
