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UAE and Syrian officials pose for a photo at Damascus International Airport. Suhail Akram / The National

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Premature babies lie in incubators at Al Helou Hospital in Gaza. Reuters

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Bomb removal experts work in an area in the south of Lebanon, under a joint army-NGO programme. Mohamad Zanaty / The National

Unexploded munitions a lingering deadly threat of Israel's war on Lebanon

Handout picture released on July 16, 2025 by the Public Defense Department of the State Police Commissioner in Iceland shows lava and smoke erupting from a volcano near Grindavik on the Icelandic peninsula of Reykjanes. A volcano erupted on Wednesday in Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula in the southwest, weather authorities said, the ninth eruption to hit the region since the end of 2023. Broadcaster RUV reported that the nearby fishing village Grindavik had been evacuated, as had the Blue Lagoon, Iceland's famed tourist spot. (Photo by Icelandic Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management / Public Defense Department of the State Police / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Public Defense Department of the State Police in Iceland" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

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Children in Gaza are displaying adverse behaviours including rebellion, food hoarding, bedwetting, aggression, severe anxiety and disrupted sleep. AFP

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The UK has recently seen one of the biggest shake-ups in tax rules for more than 200 years. Getty Images

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The aftermath of Israeli strikes on the Syrian Army and Defence Ministry headquarters in Damascus. AFP

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Smoke billows following Israeli strikes near the Syrian army and defence ministry headquarters in Damascus on July 16, 2025. AFP

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Manny Pacquiao speaks during a news conference in Las Vegas, ahead of his upcoming WBC welterweight title fight against champion Mario Barrios. AP

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UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese. at the opening of the Hague Group's emergency ministerial meeting, in Colombia on July 15. EPA

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US President Donald Trump has come under rare scrutiny from Maga supporters after he brushed off the Jeffrey Epstein client list as a hoax. Reuters

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Druze from Syria and Israel protest on the Israeli-Syrian border, in Majdal Shams in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, amid the ongoing clashes between Syrian government forces and Druze armed groups in the southern Syrian city of Sweida. AP
Druze from Syria and Israel protest on the Israeli-Syrian border, in Majdal Shams in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, amid the ongoing clashes between Syrian government forces and Druze armed groups in the southern Syrian city of Sweida. AP
Druze from Syria and Israel protest on the Israeli-Syrian border, in Majdal Shams in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, amid the ongoing clashes between Syrian government forces and Druze armed groups in the southern Syrian city of Sweida. AP
Druze from Syria and Israel protest on the Israeli-Syrian border, in Majdal Shams in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, amid the ongoing clashes between Syrian government forces and Druze armed gro
People take shelter during an air raid drill coinciding with the Kan Huang military exercises in Taipei. The annual civilian drill is being held in cities across Taiwan this week, alongside military training, to prepare the self-governed island for a potential Chinese invasion. AFP
People take shelter during an air raid drill coinciding with the Kan Huang military exercises in Taipei. The annual civilian drill is being held in cities across Taiwan this week, alongside military training, to prepare the self-governed island for a potential Chinese invasion. AFP
People take shelter during an air raid drill coinciding with the Kan Huang military exercises in Taipei. The annual civilian drill is being held in cities across Taiwan this week, alongside military training, to prepare the self-governed island for a potential Chinese invasion. AFP
People take shelter during an air raid drill coinciding with the Kan Huang military exercises in Taipei. The annual civilian drill is being held in cities across Taiwan this week, alongside military t
A protester wearing a t-shirt that reads 'Israel out of the tour' runs onto the road near the finish line as Jonas Abrahamsen is seen on his way to winning stage 11 of the Tour de France. Reuters
A protester wearing a t-shirt that reads 'Israel out of the tour' runs onto the road near the finish line as Jonas Abrahamsen is seen on his way to winning stage 11 of the Tour de France. Reuters
A protester wearing a t-shirt that reads 'Israel out of the tour' runs onto the road near the finish line as Jonas Abrahamsen is seen on his way to winning stage 11 of the Tour de France. Reuters
A protester wearing a t-shirt that reads 'Israel out of the tour' runs onto the road near the finish line as Jonas Abrahamsen is seen on his way to winning stage 11 of the Tour de France. Reuters
A man observes a car dragged onto a wall during flooding in the aftermath of heavy rains, in Zapopan, Mexico. Reuters
A man observes a car dragged onto a wall during flooding in the aftermath of heavy rains, in Zapopan, Mexico. Reuters
A man observes a car dragged onto a wall during flooding in the aftermath of heavy rains, in Zapopan, Mexico. Reuters
A man observes a car dragged onto a wall during flooding in the aftermath of heavy rains, in Zapopan, Mexico. Reuters
Giant Spinosaurus installations float on the Chao Phraya River, during the 'Jurassic World: Rebirth' movie promotional event in Bangkok, Thailand. EPA
Giant Spinosaurus installations float on the Chao Phraya River, during the 'Jurassic World: Rebirth' movie promotional event in Bangkok, Thailand. EPA
Giant Spinosaurus installations float on the Chao Phraya River, during the 'Jurassic World: Rebirth' movie promotional event in Bangkok, Thailand. EPA
Giant Spinosaurus installations float on the Chao Phraya River, during the 'Jurassic World: Rebirth' movie promotional event in Bangkok, Thailand. EPA
Chinese farmer Zhang Shengwu posing in his homemade submarine in a river in Hanshan county, in China’s eastern Anhui province. A 60-year-old farmer in China has built his own homemade submarine that can accommodate two people, dive eight metres and stay underwater for 30 minutes at a time. AFP
Chinese farmer Zhang Shengwu posing in his homemade submarine in a river in Hanshan county, in China’s eastern Anhui province. A 60-year-old farmer in China has built his own homemade submarine that can accommodate two people, dive eight metres and stay underwater for 30 minutes at a time. AFP
Chinese farmer Zhang Shengwu posing in his homemade submarine in a river in Hanshan county, in China’s eastern Anhui province. A 60-year-old farmer in China has built his own homemade submarine that can accommodate two people, dive eight metres and stay underwater for 30 minutes at a time. AFP
Chinese farmer Zhang Shengwu posing in his homemade submarine in a river in Hanshan county, in China’s eastern Anhui province. A 60-year-old farmer in China has built his own homemade submarine that c
Army personnel patrol a street on an armoured vehicle after Awami League party activists allegedly clashed with security personnel to rebuke a rally by the newly formed Jatiya Nagarik Party, or National Citizen's Party in Gopalgan. AFP
Army personnel patrol a street on an armoured vehicle after Awami League party activists allegedly clashed with security personnel to rebuke a rally by the newly formed Jatiya Nagarik Party, or National Citizen's Party in Gopalgan. AFP
Army personnel patrol a street on an armoured vehicle after Awami League party activists allegedly clashed with security personnel to rebuke a rally by the newly formed Jatiya Nagarik Party, or National Citizen's Party in Gopalgan. AFP
Army personnel patrol a street on an armoured vehicle after Awami League party activists allegedly clashed with security personnel to rebuke a rally by the newly formed Jatiya Nagarik Party, or Nation
A member of Syria's civil defence works in the aftermath of an Israeli air strike on Syria's defence ministry headquarters in Damascus, Syria. Getty Images
A member of Syria's civil defence works in the aftermath of an Israeli air strike on Syria's defence ministry headquarters in Damascus, Syria. Getty Images
A member of Syria's civil defence works in the aftermath of an Israeli air strike on Syria's defence ministry headquarters in Damascus, Syria. Getty Images
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