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Every night, family members of Venezuelan political prisoners hold a vigil outside of a maximum security prison called Rodeo 1.
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Venezuelans are daring to hope again
La Hermandad de San Gonzalo (Brotherhood of San Gonzalo) procesion crossing the Guadalquivir River during holy week on March 29, 2026 in Seville, Spain.
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A bridge struck by U.S. airstrikes on Thursday is seen in the town of Karaj, west of Tehran, Iran, Friday.
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A U.S. jet goes down over Iran, a U.S. official confirms
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi answers questions from the media at the United States Capitol on March 18, 2026, in Washington, D.C.
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Pam Bondi Out, Iran Charges Strait Tolls, International Meeting on Hormuz
A view of a residential area affected during the U.S.-Israeli military operations in the city of Karaj, in Alborz province, several miles west of Tehran, Iran, on Friday. The area was struck on March 9.
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A plume of smoke rises after a reported Iranian strike on fuel tanks in Muharraq, Bahrain, on March 12.
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Troops and their families evacuated to the US after attacks on Middle East bases
FILE - Residents and rescue workers inspect the site of an airstrike at a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 17, 2026.
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People wait their turn to enter a bank in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, April 1, 2026.
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First aid responders arrive at the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Roummane on March 26.
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Paramedics pay the price of war in Lebanon
President Trump speaks from the Cross Hall of the White House on April 1, 2026, in Washington, DC. Trump used the prime-time address to update the nation on the war in Iran.
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Trump's Speech On Iran, Reactions To Trump's Remarks, SCOTUS Birthright Case
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth looks on during a press briefing at the Pentagon on Tuesday.
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Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez, right, speaks next to the World Baseball Classic trophy a day after her team's victory over the United States in the championship match, at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, March 18, 2026.
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Seats of the judges at the International Court of Justice, or World Court, in The Hague, Netherlands.
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Is the U.S. threatening to commit war crimes in Iran?
A Turkish border town known for its cats - in times of peace
The US Navy's USS Cincinnati littoral combat ship (LCS) arrives for a port call at the Ream Naval base, located in Cambodia's southern coast in Preah Sihanouk province, on January 24, 2026. At least three vessels of the same class have been equipped for mine-clearing operations.
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Why some think the U.S. Navy isn’t ready to clear mines in the Persian Gulf
People fleeing violence in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo cross into Burundi. The U.K. is set to cut aid to Africa by more than half over the next three years.
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“Lives will be lost”: How the U.K.’s aid cuts may affect parts of Africa
Actor and activist Ariel Bronz, long relegated to the esoteric corners of Israel's art scene, has been catapulted to the spotlight after his performance in the film "Yes." It landed him a best actor nomination at Israel's academy award ceremony last year. He didn't win.
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A provocative new film takes a hard look at Israeli life during the Gaza war
President Trump speaks about the war with Iran from the White House on Wednesday.
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Joseph Elias Issa, 56, was displaced from Kfar Houneh where he lived with his family in southern Lebanon following the Israeli invasion. A farmer, he took two mules and is now staying in a a shepherd's hut in Jezzine, about 5 miles away from his home.
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President Trump speaks after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 31, 2026.
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Trump's Iran Endgame, War Economy, SCOTUS Birthright Citizenship Case
Smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike hits a building near the airport road in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday.
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FILE - An aerial view of a Rohingya refugee camp, home to over a million of Myanmar's persecuted Rohingya minority, covers the land in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, Nov. 25, 2025.
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