Week in Pictures: From deadly fire in Hong Kong to Russian attack on Kyiv

Opposition declined to vote for bill to overhaul oil sector that they had only received just before it was tabled.

Soldiers assume control of al-Aqtan Prison, as SDF fighters withdraw from the northeastern city under a ceasefire deal.

Escalating force and rival security blocs are turning counterterrorism into a recipe for conflict.

The plan promises coastal tourism, free trade, skyscrapers and jobs. But the people of Gaza have not been consulted.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says officials from Ukraine, Russia and the US will hold trilateral ⁠meetings in the UAE.

How oil-rich Venezuela fell from 1970s stable democracy to a crisis that led to the January 2026 US raid on Caracas.

For decades, the World Economic Forum in Davos was a symbol of global cooperation. Today, its relevance is questioned.

Israeli social media figure Roi Star was filmed harassing and attacking activists in the occupied West Bank.