Qatar’s balancing act in Middle East is mediation amid crisis
FILE – Qatar Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani addresses the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 24, 2024.
4 Russian journalists accused of working for Navalny group go on trial
From left, Russian journalists Konstantin Gabov, Antonina Favorskaya, Artyom Kriger and Sergey Karelin stand behind a glass wall of an enclosure for defendants as they attend a court hearing in Moscow on Oct. 2, 2024.
Russian authorities systematically torture Ukrainian POWs, UN says
FILE – A recently swapped Ukrainian prisoner of war cries while calling his relatives after a prisoner exchange on the Ukraine-Russia border on Jan. 31, 2024.
Long water, power outages from Helene test patience in Carolinas, Georgia
Homes and vehicles that were damaged in a flash flood from Hurricane Helene lie on the side of a road near the Swannanoa River, in Swannanoa, North Carolina, Oct. 1, 2024.
Sri Lankan leftist leader sworn in after landslide election win
Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake waves as he departs the election commission office after winning the presidential election in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sept. 22, 2024.
China urges vigilance against Taiwanese cyberattacks
This photo taken on December 22, 2023 shows a cyclist next to two Taiwanese national flags in Taipei.
Israel says it conducted widespread attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon
Smoke billows over southern Lebanon following Israeli strikes, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Tyre, southern Lebanon Sept. 23, 2024.
Vietnam aims for 1 semiconductor fab plant, 10 packaging plants by 2030
FILE – A woman rides a bicycle as a policeman walks past Vietnam flags in Hanoi, Vietnam, Feb. 27, 2019,
Micro dramas shake up China’s film industry, aim for Hollywood
Zhu Jian, 69, acts on the set of a micro movie during a filming session at a banquet hall, in Zhengzhou, Henan province, China, July 16, 2024.
Long-forbidden French anti-riot force sent to Martinique as thousands defy bans on protests
FILE – A man holds a flair during an anti-government protest in Fort-De-France, Martinique, Nov. 28, 2021.