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  1. A missile against a dark sky

  2. Large ships in the Strait of Hormuz are visible near the beach of Bandar Abbas.

  3. A man - with his back to the camera - stands on some rocks to the left of the picture. Holding a gun across his shoulders, he is looking out to sea where a tanker is in the far distance.

  4. Finn Joughin, a 22-year-old student activist, was arrested in Umm Al-Kheir on Saturday. He is smiling and looking directly at the camera. He is wearing a soft canvas hat and wearing a blue shirt with cream-coloured floral motifs.

  5. An Algerian Civil Protection firefighter in a ground operation to battle a raging forest fire

  6. A woman in a white headscarf, striped shirt and white cardigan smiles at the camera. She also wears black sunglasses. She stands next to a pyramid.

  7. Ras Al Khaimah beach, which is sandy and has a clear blue sea. There are a few tall buildings scattered along the coast.

  8. Holly Ratchford wears a straw cowboy hat while standing in the desert in an undisclosed location in the west of the United States.

  9. Spanish armed police with riot shields on Trampolin beach, Ceuta, as anti-migrant protesters set fire to a migrant camp there. Their faces are blurred. Smoke can be seen rising in the air.

  10. Lucy Williamson (l) and settler with a gun (r)

  11. Split screen. Left, Iran war amongst the rubble. Right, Donald Trump is seen.

  12. Two women hold hands in white bridalwear; one wears a white tailored suit, while the other wears a lace dress.

  13. Silhouettes of onlookers watching wildfire burn at night

  14. A young girl sweeps up with a brush outside a tent in Gaza City, northern Gaza (24 August 2026)

  15. Grainy image from CCTV of a man from behind reaching out to push a nun as both walk in a street in Jerusalem (28/04/26)

  16. Sliman Mansour stands in front of his artwork, On the Wing of an Angel, Part of the Palestinian Museum Permanent Collection, in Birzeit, in the occupied West Bank

  17. An Israeli armoured vehicle moves along a street as tear gas fills the air, during a raid in Qalandia refugee camp, in the occupied West Bank (25 August 2026)

  18. A man in a blue shirt hits a stone memorial with a sledgehammer

  19. A woman clad in black walks in front of a poster that shows a toppled Statue of Liberty in front of a crowd waving red flags

  20. Iranian Riyal notes with pictures of the Ayatollah on, over the top of a US dollar bill.

  21. The mother of Amal Abu Khater, 10, is comforted outside Nasser hospital, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza (24 August 2026)

  22. Iranian Ryal notes with pictures of the Ayatollah on, over the top of a US dollar

  23. Several people walk on the streets of Tehran on a shaded street in July.

  24. Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz are visible near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, August 25, 2026