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  1. Syrian emergency services personnel work at the site a bomb blast at a cafe in central Damascus, Syria (2 July 2026)

  2. Nawal wears a scarf, shirt and trousers as she sits in a boat on the Strait with a shipping container seen in the background

  3. Split screen of a woman with long dark hair and a man with glasses.

  4. Saber Abu al-Kas sits outside a tent in Gaza

  5. Mohammed Taha al-Ahmed (L), chairman of the Higher Committee for the Syrian People's Assembly Elections, listens during a news conference at the People's Assembly building in Damascus, Syria (1 July 2026)

  6. File photo showing Jared Kushner (L) and Steve Witkoff (R) at US-Iran talks at the Buergenstock resort in Obbuergen, near Lucerne, Switzerland (21 June 2026)

  7. Two women wave Israeli and US flags at Israel Day Parade in NYC

  8. Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, June 21, 2026.

  9. A file photo of Aramco's Ras Tanura oil refinery and oil terminal, which lies along a stretch of coast. The site comprises a network of several tall chimney-shaped structures and smaller buildings. It is daytime and the water along the coastline is a clear blue.

  10. Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Oman on June 18, 2026.

  11. Israeli tanks operate on a road in southern Lebanon, pictured on June 27, 2026.

  12. Two vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, taken from Musandam, Oman

  13. Damage by Israeli airstrikes in the centre of Nabatieh on June 26, 2026 in Nabatieh, Lebanon.

  14. An Egyptian mummy head at the forefront of a blurred background. The skin looks rough, dry and black. Its eyes are closed. You can see a few yellow teeth through the gap between its lips.

  15. Four large boats drifting on the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Oman.

  16. Three Haitian women carry bags on their heads as they walk down a crowded street. Two women wear orange blouses and one wears a brown t-shirt.

  17. Donald Trump wearing a navy suit and red tie, points his finger to the right side of the frame.

  18. The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi in a blck suit and blue tie against a beige background, lheis looking at the camera and wearing glasses

  19. A man gestures with his right hand wearing a dark suit in front of an American government plane, microphones enter the frame.

  20. Razan, in a black head scarf, stands in her back garden surrounded by compost, seed trays and cannabis growing detritus

  21. Yehia Hassan, who is wearing glasses and is in a wheelchair outside his house, has an anguished expression

  22. Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, seen from Oman, on June 18

  23. A man riding a motorcycle past destroyed buildings in the village of Mayfadoun, southern Lebanon (23 June 2026)

  24. Oil tanker HELGA is moored at one of Iraq's southern offshore oil terminals near Basra as it prepares to load crude oil