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The Great Omari Mosque in Gaza City was hit by an Israeli strike during the war with Hamas. It is one of dozens of heritage ...

After sharing our recent “best of” roundup from the 2025 International Photography Awards, we wanted to zoom in on a part of ...

Musab Rasoulizad, an Iranian reporter, landed his station in hot water after he accidentally said “Death to Khamenei” during a televised celebration of the Islamic Revolution’s ...

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Turkey has long been defined by its ability to connect worlds. In Istanbul, that connection plays out between continents. But ...

A group of Buddhist monks walked from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C., in the name of peace. The 108-day pilgrimage ...

An update on the suicide bombing in Pakistan's capital that killed 31 people.

The internet and a new film have breathed life into old conspiracy theories about one of the world’s most famous landmarks.

Coming a few days after Christmas 2025, the protests erupting in Iran caught much of the Western world by surprise. Of course, Iran has had major protests before (2009-2010, 2011, 2019-2020, 2022-2023 ...

HOMS, Syria (AP) — Hundreds of mourners gathered Saturday despite rain and cold outside of a mosque in the Syrian city of Homs where a bombing the day before killed eight people and wounded 18. The ...