A tense calm prevails after checkpoints were set up by the new security forces in the country’s third-largest city.
‘All-encompassing’ war nears three years with Ukrainian soldiers losing morale and territory.
The Israeli genocide has killed at least 38 more Palestinians in Gaza in the past 24 hours, including five journalists.
The 2004 tsunami caused devastation across 14 countries, killing 220,000. Asia holds memorials honouring the lives lost.
The al-Jubailis have owned and operated their soap factory for generations, and they plan to keep doing so.
Christians worldwide observe Christmas, but celebrations are subdued in Bethlehem during Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
The eruption remains within the mountain’s summit caldera inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
Sednaya’s historic monastery lights up with a towering tree, bringing joy to a city scarred by a decade of war.
In 12 frames, people around the world – playing, celebrating, dancing and smiling – as we look back through 2024.
Holiday cheer absent, with no Christmas tree or decorations adorning Church of Nativity, revered as birthplace of Jesus.
A baker tries to bring a little joy into a displacement camp as everyone prays for an end to Israel’s brutal war.
An array of climate emergencies has killed, injured and displaced thousands across the globe this year.
Christians in Gaza celebrate mass as Pope Francis doubled down on his condemnation of Israel’s war on Gaza.
Hospitals report casualties from Israeli attacks on aid convoys, schools, and civilian vehicles.
