An armed Iranian patrol boat passes alongside an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, as tensions remain high in one of the world’s most critical shipping lanes. (Photo: IRGC)
This photograph shows fuel prices displayed on a totem at an Avia petrol station in Charenton-le-Pont, southeast of Paris on April 16, 2026. (Photo: AFP)
A symbolic AI-generated composition featuring the flags of the United States and Iraq alongside the U.S. Treasury Department and U.S. dollar bills, illustrating the financial and geopolitical dimensions shaping U.S.–Iraq relations
French President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he addresses a joint press conference with the Polish Prime Minister at the Main Town Hall in Gdansk, Poland, on April 20, 2026. (Photo: AFP)
The Japanese Navy Ship Asahi-class destroyer Shiranui (DD 120) and Takanami-class destroyer JS Makinami (DD 112), Sail in Formation in the Philippine Sea, October 25, 2020. (Japan's DM)
U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a Turning Point USA event entitled "Build the Red Wall" at Dream City Church in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 17, 2026. (Photo: AFP)
French President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he addresses a joint press conference with the Polish Prime Minister at the Main Town Hall in Gdansk, Poland, on April 20, 2026. (Photo: AFP)