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People participate in a protest in front of the Sejm building (the lower house of the Polish parliament) in Warsaw, Poland. The demonstration was organized by Committee for the Defense of Democracy (KOD). Members and supporters of the KOD and opposition parties protested against changes in the judicial law and the Supreme Court
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French President Emmanuel Macron gestures next to US President Donald Trump during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris.
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US President Donald Trump (R) and First Lady Melania Trump disembark form Air Force One upon arrival at Paris Orly airport on July 13, 2017, beginning a 24-hour trip that coincides with France's national day and the 100th anniversary of US involvement in World War I
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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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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at the 22nd World Petroleum Congress (WPC) in Istanbul
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US army 1st Division, US air force, US Navy and US Marines, march down the Champs Elysees, with the Arc de Triomphe in the background, in Paris during a rehearsal of the annual Bastille Day military parade
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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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People climb up on a roof to get a view during riots in Hamburg, northern Germany, where leaders of the world's top economies gather for a G20 summit
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Donald Trump arrives to deliver a speech at Krasinski Square in Warsaw, Poland.
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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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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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Ambulance cars and fire engines are seen near the site where a coach burst into flames after colliding with a lorry on a motorway near Muenchberg, Germany
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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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- Strait of Hormuz blocked as gaps remain on Iran peace talks - Reuters - April 19th, 2026 [April 19th, 2026]
- Iran war: What is happening on day 51 of the US-Iran conflict? - Al Jazeera - April 19th, 2026 [April 19th, 2026]
- Trump: Iran got a little cute by blocking Hormuz again, but talks going really well - The Times of Israel - April 19th, 2026 [April 19th, 2026]
- Iran war: What is happening on day 50 of the US-Iran conflict? - Al Jazeera - April 19th, 2026 [April 19th, 2026]
- The U.S. is ready to seize Iran-linked ships with boarding parties, report says, while Marines practice maritime raids - Fortune - April 19th, 2026 [April 19th, 2026]
- Report: Iran still able to access around 70% of its pre-war missile stocks, 60% of launchers - The Times of Israel - April 19th, 2026 [April 19th, 2026]
- Iran fully closes Strait of Hormuz over US blockade and fires on ships - AP News - April 19th, 2026 [April 19th, 2026]
- Why China is taking a behind-the-scenes role in the Iran war - The Washington Post - April 19th, 2026 [April 19th, 2026]
- In Qatar, Trapped Between the U.S. and Iran, War Forced a Reckoning - The New York Times - April 19th, 2026 [April 19th, 2026]
- Traders placed over $1bn in perfectly timed bets on the Iran war. What is going on? - The Guardian - April 19th, 2026 [April 19th, 2026]
- Heres what the stock market might have gotten wrong about the Iran war - The Washington Post - April 19th, 2026 [April 19th, 2026]
- After war of words on Iran, Pope Leo says he's not interested in a debate with Trump - NBC News - April 19th, 2026 [April 19th, 2026]
- Iran war: What is happening on day 49 of the US-Iran conflict? - Al Jazeera - April 19th, 2026 [April 19th, 2026]
- Iran parliament speaker touts progress in US talks, but Strait of Hormuz still shut - The Times of Israel - April 19th, 2026 [April 19th, 2026]
- Trump, Iran cite progress in talks as uncertainty hangs over Strait - KSL News - April 19th, 2026 [April 19th, 2026]
- What has Trump said before possible US-Iran talks and what could it mean? - Al Jazeera - April 19th, 2026 [April 19th, 2026]
- Trump keeps claiming victory in Iran. Our new poll shows voters arent buying it. - Politico - April 19th, 2026 [April 19th, 2026]
- The Iran war has revealed Trump's pressure point: the economy - Reuters - April 19th, 2026 [April 19th, 2026]
- The Iran war has exposed the limits of neutrality - Al Jazeera - April 19th, 2026 [April 19th, 2026]
- Smerconish: To end the Iran conflict, Congress must authorize it - CNN - April 19th, 2026 [April 19th, 2026]
- Faisal Islam: What people in power think the impact of the Iran war will be - BBC - April 19th, 2026 [April 19th, 2026]
- What's it like to negotiate with Iran? We asked people who have done it - NPR - April 19th, 2026 [April 19th, 2026]
- Opinion: All the good US did after WWII squandered with Iran war - The Asheville Citizen Times - April 19th, 2026 [April 19th, 2026]
- Iran doubles down on closing the Strait of Hormuz as the ceasefire nears expiration - AP News - April 19th, 2026 [April 19th, 2026]
- Diplomatic cables show Iran war is damaging US on multiple fronts across the world - Politico - April 19th, 2026 [April 19th, 2026]
- The most politically charged World Cup ever puts the U.S. and Iran on a collision course while America co-hosts with neighbors it has tariffed -... - April 19th, 2026 [April 19th, 2026]
- Trump is savaging allies who criticize the Iran war. But hes treating Joe Rogan very differently - CNN - April 19th, 2026 [April 19th, 2026]
- GOP senators urge Trump to find Iran exit plan as energy prices rise: The clock is ticking - Politico - April 19th, 2026 [April 19th, 2026]
- White House Declines to Offer Congress an Estimate of Iran War Cost - The New York Times - April 17th, 2026 [April 17th, 2026]
- US House rejects war powers resolution aimed at limiting Iran War - BBC - April 17th, 2026 [April 17th, 2026]
- Why a U.S. blockade on Iran seems to be working - PBS - April 17th, 2026 [April 17th, 2026]
- Israel starts a tense ceasefire in Lebanon, as Trump sounds optimistic on Iran talks - NPR - April 17th, 2026 [April 17th, 2026]
- House narrowly rejects resolution directing Trump to end hostilities in Iran - The Washington Post - April 17th, 2026 [April 17th, 2026]
- Pakistan Looks to Play Peacemaker Between U.S. and Iran, Again - The New York Times - April 17th, 2026 [April 17th, 2026]
- World Insights: Key conservative influencers turn against Trump over Iran - Xinhua - April 17th, 2026 [April 17th, 2026]
- Trump says Iran has agreed to hand over enriched uranium - Le Monde.fr - April 17th, 2026 [April 17th, 2026]
- It's time to start thinking about the post-Iran war market environment: Lombard Odier - CNBC - April 17th, 2026 [April 17th, 2026]
- House effort to end Trump's war with Iran fails by one vote - NBC News - April 17th, 2026 [April 17th, 2026]
- Pete Hegseth says Iran is digging out missiles and launchers - NBC News - April 17th, 2026 [April 17th, 2026]
- Opinion | Iran is dangling its favorite kind of deal. Will Trump bite? - The Washington Post - April 17th, 2026 [April 17th, 2026]
- Behind the bluster, Donald Trump desperately needs a peace deal with Iran. Here's a solution | Rajan Menon - The Guardian - April 17th, 2026 [April 17th, 2026]
- It's Not Working: Diplomats Fear Trump's Iran Envoys Are Making Things Worse - Time Magazine - April 17th, 2026 [April 17th, 2026]
- Trump says the economy is thriving 'despite our little diversion' in Iran - NBC News - April 17th, 2026 [April 17th, 2026]
- Trump says it is important for Pope to understand Iran is a global threat - Reuters - April 17th, 2026 [April 17th, 2026]
- What role is China playing in the Iran war and how is it affected? - Al Jazeera - April 17th, 2026 [April 17th, 2026]
- Trump Bets Economic Pain Will Finally Force Iran to Reopen Strait - WSJ - April 17th, 2026 [April 17th, 2026]
- Hegseth says US is locked and loaded to finish job of destroying Iran energy grid - The Guardian - April 17th, 2026 [April 17th, 2026]
- Trump touts tax tips policy in Vegas, says Iran war is going 'swimmingly' - USA Today - April 17th, 2026 [April 17th, 2026]
- We watched 2 focus groups of Georgia swing voters. They're not happy with the Iran war - NPR - April 17th, 2026 [April 17th, 2026]
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- What mines has Iran laid in the strait of Hormuz and how can the US remove them? - The Guardian - April 17th, 2026 [April 17th, 2026]
- Banned AI-generated Iran propaganda videos using Legos have gone viral - MS NOW - April 17th, 2026 [April 17th, 2026]
- Ben Jennings on the US-Iran war and AI slop cartoon - The Guardian - April 17th, 2026 [April 17th, 2026]
- House Republicans block measure to rein in Trump on Iran as floor debate gets heated - MS NOW - April 17th, 2026 [April 17th, 2026]
- Opinion: Donald Trump finally made a smart move against Iran. It just might end the war - The Globe and Mail - April 17th, 2026 [April 17th, 2026]
- Trump says Iran war "close to over" as Pakistan pushes for new peace talks - CBS News - April 17th, 2026 [April 17th, 2026]
- Done and Dusted? Trumps Portrayal of the War in Iran Collides With Reality. - The New York Times - April 17th, 2026 [April 17th, 2026]
- For Iran, Hormuz Is More a Weakness Than a Weapon - Foreign Affairs - April 17th, 2026 [April 17th, 2026]
- CPI Report Live Updates: Inflation Surges as the Effects of Iran War Show in Prices - The New York Times - April 10th, 2026 [April 10th, 2026]
- Theres growing disquiet in the military. The Iran war made it worse - NPR - April 10th, 2026 [April 10th, 2026]
- Vance warns Iran against 'trying to play' US as he heads to Pakistan for peace talks - BBC - April 10th, 2026 [April 10th, 2026]
- Middle East crisis live: Vance warns Iran not to play US as he heads to Pakistan for talks - The Guardian - April 10th, 2026 [April 10th, 2026]
- Trump started the Iran war with 5 goals. How far has he gotten? - The Washington Post - April 10th, 2026 [April 10th, 2026]
- Trump says Iran doing a very poor job in reopening the Strait of Hormuz - NPR - April 10th, 2026 [April 10th, 2026]
- Trumps Strategic and Moral Failure in Iran - The New Yorker - April 10th, 2026 [April 10th, 2026]
- VP Vance to lead U.S. team in Iran peace talks. And, Artemis II to return to Earth - NPR - April 10th, 2026 [April 10th, 2026]
- The Costs of Trumps Iran-War Folly - The New Yorker - April 10th, 2026 [April 10th, 2026]
- Trump fumes as Iran retains choke hold on Strait of Hormuz ahead of peace talks - The Washington Post - April 10th, 2026 [April 10th, 2026]
- Iran ceasefire: Not an off-ramp for the US but a life-saving ejection seat - Al Jazeera - April 10th, 2026 [April 10th, 2026]
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- S&P 500 is about to wipe out Iran war losses. Why stocks are more optimistic than oil - CNBC - April 10th, 2026 [April 10th, 2026]
- Pete Hegseths holy war: the militant Christian theology animating the US attack on Iran - The Guardian - April 10th, 2026 [April 10th, 2026]
- Iran enters peace talks emboldened but wounded, and wary of Trump - NBC News - April 10th, 2026 [April 10th, 2026]
- Pakistan emerges as a key international player as it mediates between US and Iran - The Times of Israel - April 10th, 2026 [April 10th, 2026]
- Starmer Says He's 'Fed Up' With Trump as Europe Splinters From U.S. Over Iran War - Time Magazine - April 10th, 2026 [April 10th, 2026]