I came to Greece to escape imprisonment in Iran but now I realise that Europe is worse – The Independent
Afghan policeman pour fuel over jerry cans containing confiscated acetic acid before setting it alight on the outskirts of Herat. Some 15,000 liters of acetic acid, often mixed with heroin, were destroyed by counter narcotics police
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Residents stand amid the debris of their homes which were torn down in the evicted area of the Bukit Duri neighbourhood located on the Ciliwung river banks in Jakarta
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Boys play cricket at a parking lot as it rains in Chandigarh, India
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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at the 22nd World Petroleum Congress (WPC) in Istanbul
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New Mongolia's president Khaltmaa Battulga takes an oath during his inauguration ceremony in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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Participants run ahead of Puerto de San Lorenzo's fighting bulls during the third bull run of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, northern Spain. Each day at 8:00 am hundreds of people race with six bulls, charging along a winding, 848.6-metre (more than half a mile) course through narrow streets to the city's bull ring, where the animals are killed in a bullfight or corrida, during this festival, immortalised in Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises" and dating back to medieval times and also featuring religious processions, folk dancing, concerts and round-the-clock drinking.
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Iraqi women, who fled the fighting between government forces and Islamic State (IS) group jihadists in the Old City of Mosul, cry as they stand in the city's western industrial district awaiting to be relocated
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US President Donald Trump arrives for another working session during the G20 summit in Hamburg, northern Germany
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Anti-capitalism activists protest in Hamburg, where leaders of the worlds top economies will gather for a G20 summit.
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Crowds gather for the start of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain.
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A member of the Iraqi security forces runs with his weapon during a fight between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants in the Old City of Mosul, Iraq.
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North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un looks on during the test-fire of inter-continental ballistic missile Hwasong-14
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Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping during a signing ceremony following the talks at the Kremlin
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Belarussian servicemen march during a military parade as part of celebrations marking the Independence Day in Minsk, Belarus
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Protesters demonstrating against the upcoming G20 economic summit ride boats on Inner Alster lake during a protest march in Hamburg, Germany. Hamburg will host the upcoming G20 summit and is expecting heavy protests throughout.
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Protesters carry a large image of jailed Chinese Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo as they march during the annual pro-democracy protest in Hong Kong. Thousands joined an annual protest march in Hong Kong, hours after Chinese President Xi Jinping wrapped up his visit to the city by warning against challenges to Beijing's sovereignty.
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Jockey Andrea Coghe of "Selva" (Forest) parish rides his horse during the first practice for the Palio Horse Race in Siena, Italy June 30, 2017
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A man takes pictures with a phone with a Union Flag casing after Chinese President Xi Jinping (not pictured) inspected troops at the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Hong Kong Garrison as part of events marking the 20th anniversary of the city's handover from British to Chinese rule, in Hong Kong, China June 30, 2017
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A protester against U.S. President Donald Trump's limited travel ban, approved by the U.S. Supreme Court, holds a sign next to protesters supporting the ban, in New York City, U.S., June 29, 2017
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Israeli Air Force Efroni T-6 Texan II planes perform at an air show during the graduation of new cadet pilots at Hatzerim base in the Negev desert, near the southern Israeli city of Beer Sheva
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An aerial view shows women swimming in the Yenisei River on a hot summer day, with the air temperature at about 32 degrees Celsius (89.6 degrees Fahrenheit), outside Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russia, June 28, 2017
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A Libyan coast guardsman watches over as illegal immigrants arrive to land in a dinghy during the rescue of 147 people who attempted to reach Europe off the coastal town of Zawiyah, 45 kilometres west of the capital Tripoli, on June 27, 2017. More than 8,000 migrants have been rescued in waters off Libya during the past 48 hours in difficult weather conditions, Italy's coastguard said on June 27, 2017
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Investigators work at the scene of a car bomb explosion which killed Maxim Shapoval, a high-ranking official involved in military intelligence, in Kiev, Ukraine, June 27, 2017
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A man leaves after voting in the Mongolian presidential election at the Erdene Sum Ger (Yurt) polling station in Tuul Valley. Mongolians cast ballots on June 26 to choose between a horse breeder, a judoka and a feng shui master in a presidential election rife with corruption scandals and nationalist rhetoric
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People attend Eid al-Fitr prayers to mark the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at a play ground in the suburb of Sale, Morocco
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A plain-clothes police officer kicks a member of a group of LGBT rights activist as Turkish police prevent them from going ahead with a Gay Pride annual parade on 25 June 2017 in Istanbul, a day after it was banned by the city governor's office.
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Pakistan army soldiers stands guard while rescue workers examine the site of an oil tanker explosion at a highway near Bahawalpur, Pakistan. An overturned oil tanker burst into flames in Pakistan on Sunday, killing more than one hundred people who had rushed to the scene of the highway accident to gather leaking fuel, an official said.
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Rescue workers search for survivors at the site of a landslide that occurred in Xinmo Village, Mao County, Sichuan province, China
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Student activists shout anti martial law slogans during a protest in Manila on June 23, 2017
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A diver performs from the Pont Alexandre III bridge into the River Seine in Paris, France, June 23, 2017 as Paris transforms into a giant Olympic park to celebrate International Olympic Days with a variety of sporting events for the public across the city during two days as the city bids to host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games
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Debris and smoke are seen after an OV-10 Bronco aircraft released a bomb, during an airstrike, as government troops continue their assault against insurgents from the Maute group, who have taken over parts of Marawi city, Philippines June 23, 2017
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Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) stands under pouring rain during a wreath-laying ceremony marking the 76th anniversary of the Nazi German invasion, by the Kremlin walls in Moscow, on June 22, 2017
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Smoke rises following a reported air strike on a rebel-held area in the southern Syrian city of Daraa, on June 22, 2017
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Iraqis flee from the Old City of Mosul on June 22, 2017, during the ongoing offensive by Iraqi forces to retake the last district still held by the Islamic State (IS) group
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Girls stand in monsoon rains beside an open laundry in New Delhi, India
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People take part in the 15th annual Times Square yoga event celebrating the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year, during classes in the middle of Times Square in New York. The event marked the international day of yoga.
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Faroe Islanders turn the sea red after slaughtering hundreds of whales as part of annual tradition
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A person participates in a journalists' protest asking for justice in recent attacks on journalists in Mexico City, Mexico, 15 June 2017
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Poland's Piotr Lobodzinski starts in front of the Messeturm, Fairground Tower, in Frankfurt Germany. More than 1,000 runners climbed the 1202 stairs, and 222 meters of height in the Frankfurt Messeturm skyscraper run
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A runner lies on the ground after arriving at the finish line in Frankfurt Germany. More than 1,000 runners climbed the 1202 stairs, and 222 meters of height in the Frankfurt Messeturm skyscraper run
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I came to Greece to escape imprisonment in Iran but now I realise that Europe is worse - The Independent
- Treasury yields tick lower as U.S.-Iran war moves back into the spotlight - CNBC - August 31st, 2026 [August 31st, 2026]
- Treasury yields tick lower as U.S.-Iran war moves back into the spotlight - CNBC - August 31st, 2026 [August 31st, 2026]
- U.S. plans to sanction another bank in effort to clamp down on Iran transactions: Bessent - CNBC - August 31st, 2026 [August 31st, 2026]
- U.S. plans to sanction another bank in effort to clamp down on Iran transactions: Bessent - CNBC - August 31st, 2026 [August 31st, 2026]
- Trump Administration Live Updates: U.S. and Iran Trade Fire for First Time in a Month - The New York Times - August 31st, 2026 [August 31st, 2026]
- World mostly shrugs off Bessents D-Day Iran sanctions threat - Fortune - August 31st, 2026 [August 31st, 2026]
- Trump Administration Live Updates: U.S. and Iran Trade Fire for First Time in a Month - The New York Times - August 31st, 2026 [August 31st, 2026]
- US and Iran trade strikes for first time in weeks - BBC - August 31st, 2026 [August 31st, 2026]
- US and Iran trade strikes for first time in weeks - BBC - August 31st, 2026 [August 31st, 2026]
- Military leaders warn Hegseth against extending Iran war operations - The Washington Post - August 31st, 2026 [August 31st, 2026]
- Bessent heads to the G20 to rally allies on Iran as tariffs strain ties - AP News - August 31st, 2026 [August 31st, 2026]
- Military leaders warn Hegseth against extending Iran war operations - The Washington Post - August 31st, 2026 [August 31st, 2026]
- Bessent heads to the G20 to rally allies on Iran as tariffs strain ties - AP News - August 31st, 2026 [August 31st, 2026]
- Iran live updates: CENTCOM says targeted Iranian forces posed 'imminent threat' - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos - August 31st, 2026 [August 31st, 2026]
- Live Updates: U.S. strikes Iran for first time in weeks as six-month war reignites over Strait of Hormuz - CBS News - August 31st, 2026 [August 31st, 2026]
- Live Updates: U.S. strikes Iran for first time in weeks as six-month war reignites over Strait of Hormuz - CBS News - August 31st, 2026 [August 31st, 2026]
- US and Iran exchange fire for the first time in more than a month - Financial Times - August 31st, 2026 [August 31st, 2026]
- US and Iran exchange fire for the first time in more than a month - Financial Times - August 31st, 2026 [August 31st, 2026]
- Iran war latest: US strikes targets on Strait of Hormuz in first attack for a month - Sky News - August 31st, 2026 [August 31st, 2026]
- Trump says Iran striking Gulf neighbors was 'very good thing,' Israel would be gone without him - The Jerusalem Post - August 31st, 2026 [August 31st, 2026]
- Iran-US war latest: Tehran strikes US bases in Jordan after Trump hits Larak Island in first attack in weeks - The Independent - August 31st, 2026 [August 31st, 2026]
- Bitcoin barely blinks as U.S. hits Iran, sending oil higher and stocks lower - CoinDesk - August 31st, 2026 [August 31st, 2026]
- Bessent Launches Operation Economic Outcast to Isolate and Squeeze Iran - WSJ - August 31st, 2026 [August 31st, 2026]
- The Iran War at Six Months: A Regionand Its Relationship With the U.S.Transformed - Council on Foreign Relations - August 31st, 2026 [August 31st, 2026]
- Iran war live: Iran targets US bases in Jordan in the first exchange of strikes in weeks - Reuters - August 31st, 2026 [August 31st, 2026]
- Trump's 'economic D-Day' threats become warnings for countries to sever financial ties with Iran - AP News - August 31st, 2026 [August 31st, 2026]
- 'We're facing a double whammy': America's hottest tinned fish snack is shrinking by nearly half thanks to climate change and war in Iran - Fortune - August 31st, 2026 [August 31st, 2026]
- U.S.' 'win' in the war has been choking off Iran's oil exports: David Roche - CNBC - August 31st, 2026 [August 31st, 2026]
- U.S. Attacks Island in Strait of Hormuz; Iran Retaliates With Missile Fire - The New York Times - August 31st, 2026 [August 31st, 2026]
- Trump says Iran's Kharg is being 'blown to smithereens', but gives no details - Reuters - August 31st, 2026 [August 31st, 2026]
- US plans to sanction another bank in effort to clamp down on Iran transactions, Bessent tells AP - AP News - August 31st, 2026 [August 31st, 2026]
- Trump touts actions against Iran: Blockade unbelievable, country now a failing nation - Fox News - August 31st, 2026 [August 31st, 2026]
- Iran's IRGC says it launched attack on two US bases in Jordan - Reuters - August 31st, 2026 [August 31st, 2026]
- Six months on, Trumps Iran excursion risks igniting crises far beyond the Middle East - CNN - August 31st, 2026 [August 31st, 2026]
- U.S. Treasury's Bessent faces G20 diplomacy test amid tariffs, Iran war, bond turmoil - CNBC - August 31st, 2026 [August 31st, 2026]
- Middle East Live: US strikes Iran for first time in a month as Tehran retaliates against Jordan base - France 24 - August 31st, 2026 [August 31st, 2026]
- Mapping Iran wars strikes on Gulf energy and its impact on future of oil - Al Jazeera - August 31st, 2026 [August 31st, 2026]
- U.S. Strikes Iran in First Military Action in a Month - Time Magazine - August 31st, 2026 [August 31st, 2026]
- Iran says it targeted US forces at UAE air base with explosive drones - Anadolu Ajans - August 31st, 2026 [August 31st, 2026]
- The U.S. Start-Up Making Low-Cost Interceptors for the Iran War - The New York Times - August 23rd, 2026 [August 23rd, 2026]
- Indian shares likely to open higher; caution ahead of new Iran sanctions - Reuters - August 23rd, 2026 [August 23rd, 2026]
- Oil prices slip over $1 as US weighs D-Day Iran sanctions; Strait of Hormuz shipping risks in focus - The Times of India - August 23rd, 2026 [August 23rd, 2026]
- US-Iran war latest: Bessent promises economic D-Day ahead of expected sanctions - CNN - August 23rd, 2026 [August 23rd, 2026]
- Iran war live: Tehran warns of earthquake-like retaliation over Trumps threats - The Independent - August 23rd, 2026 [August 23rd, 2026]
- Iran official says support for new sanctions would be an 'act of war,' and other Middle East news - AP News - August 23rd, 2026 [August 23rd, 2026]
- China Actively Committed to Iran Talks With Tensions Rising - Bloomberg.com - August 23rd, 2026 [August 23rd, 2026]
- Iran faces massive new triple-threat as Hormuz begins to open, cash gets tight and pols call to end the war - New York Post - August 23rd, 2026 [August 23rd, 2026]
- Iran war could last deep into 2027 as the Strait of Hormuz isn't that closed, allowing more oil out - Fortune - August 23rd, 2026 [August 23rd, 2026]
- After Six Months of War, Trump Is Still Losing to Iran - The New Yorker - August 23rd, 2026 [August 23rd, 2026]
- Iran threatens military response to US sanctions - Reuters - August 23rd, 2026 [August 23rd, 2026]
- Iran Warns Gulf States Not to Join Trumps Economic War - The New York Times - August 23rd, 2026 [August 23rd, 2026]
- Iran says new sanctions threatened by 'desperate' US will fail - Reuters - August 23rd, 2026 [August 23rd, 2026]
- Iran official says support for new sanctions would be an act of war - Politico - August 23rd, 2026 [August 23rd, 2026]
- Ahead of tough new U.S. sanctions, Iran criticizes 'extraterritorial sovereignty' - CNBC - August 23rd, 2026 [August 23rd, 2026]
- Mike Pence warns Trump hell have to go in and finish the job in Iran - Yahoo - August 23rd, 2026 [August 23rd, 2026]
- Iran official says support for new sanctions would be an 'act of war,' and other Middle East news - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos - August 23rd, 2026 [August 23rd, 2026]
- Iran security chief threatens neighbors against economic measures, and other Mideast developments - AP News - August 23rd, 2026 [August 23rd, 2026]
- Pence: US must prepare for inevitable action against Iran - The Hill - August 23rd, 2026 [August 23rd, 2026]
- White House promises full-throttle economic warfare against Iran with new plan for sanctions - CBS News - August 23rd, 2026 [August 23rd, 2026]
- Iran official says support for new sanctions would be an 'act of war,' and other Middle East news - Yahoo - August 23rd, 2026 [August 23rd, 2026]
- Trump is winning the Iran war stay the course - New York Post - August 23rd, 2026 [August 23rd, 2026]
- Trump warns of economic D-Day against Iran, but Tehran is well acquainted with sanctions - AP News - August 23rd, 2026 [August 23rd, 2026]
- Mike Pence warns Trump hell have to go in and finish the job in Iran - The Independent - August 23rd, 2026 [August 23rd, 2026]
- Ampol profit surges nearly five-fold as Iran war boosts refining margins - Reuters - August 23rd, 2026 [August 23rd, 2026]
- Voices from the Arab Press: Economically strangling Iran vs falling into a trap - The Jerusalem Post - August 23rd, 2026 [August 23rd, 2026]
- Iran touts talks on regional alliances as US prepares to announce new sanctions - Fox News - August 23rd, 2026 [August 23rd, 2026]
- US vows economic D-Day as Iran threatens to halt all oil exports By Reuters - Investing.com - August 23rd, 2026 [August 23rd, 2026]
- Aug. 23: Wildfires force evacuations, U.S. economic battles against Iran and Canada - NBC News - August 23rd, 2026 [August 23rd, 2026]
- See How China Weathered the Iran Oil Shock - WSJ - August 23rd, 2026 [August 23rd, 2026]
- Graham called yearslong push for war with Iran the best thing Ive ever done in new footage - CNN - July 26th, 2026 [July 26th, 2026]
- Unreleased Documentary Footage Captures Grahams Obsessive Push for Iran War - WSJ - July 26th, 2026 [July 26th, 2026]
- Netanyahu: Iran conflict ends when regime falls or gives up its nuclear program - The Times of Israel - July 26th, 2026 [July 26th, 2026]
- Netanyahu reined in Lindsey Grahams obsessive push to widen Iran war, footage shows - Ynetnews - July 26th, 2026 [July 26th, 2026]
- US strikes 'on a hold,' as talks, battle for Strait of Hormuz control loom with Iran - Fox News - July 26th, 2026 [July 26th, 2026]
- Live updates: Iran operations on a hold after almost two weeks of consecutive US strikes, source says - CNN - July 26th, 2026 [July 26th, 2026]
- Will America launch another massive attack on Iran? - The Economist - July 26th, 2026 [July 26th, 2026]
- US pauses attacks on Iran for a second day as peace talks continue - The Guardian - July 26th, 2026 [July 26th, 2026]
- Trump's Aides Reveal New Levels of Erratic Behavior Over Iran War - The Daily Beast - July 26th, 2026 [July 26th, 2026]
- US, Iran Extend Pause in Strikes as Oman Holds New Hormuz Talks - Bloomberg.com - July 26th, 2026 [July 26th, 2026]
- Iran war latest: 'They would use it if they had it' - Trump insists Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon - Sky News - July 26th, 2026 [July 26th, 2026]