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Students interact with an educator at the Islamic University after classes resume. [AFP]
The camp for displaced Palestinians at the Islamic University of Gaza. [Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP]
Students walk past the damaged gate of the university campus. [Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP]
According to the Gaza Government Media Office, 165 educational institutions were destroyed by Israeli strikes, while 392 sustained partial damage, crippling Gaza’s education sector. [Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP]
Overall, 4,000 students graduated during the war through remote learning, according to University President Asaad Yousef Asaad. [Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP]
On Saturday, the university resumed in-person classes. [Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP]
Students from the faculties of medicine and health sciences were among the first to return to their classrooms. [Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP]
Students attend classes at the Islamic University of Gaza. [Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP]
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Pope Leo XIV prays at the site of the 2020 Beirut port explosion [Andreas Solaro/AFP]
Relatives of victims wait for the arrival of Pope Leo XIV for a silent prayer at the site. [Andreas Solaro/AFP]
Pope Leo XIV prays, honoring the victims during his apostolic journey in Beirut on December 2, 2025. [Andreas Solaro/AFP]
Pope Leo visits the 'De la Croix' Hospital. [Alessandro Di Meo/EPA]
A nun takes a picture of Pope Leo's visit to the hospital. [Louisa Gouliamaki/Reuters]
Pope Leo XIV arrives on the popemobile to preside over the Holy Mass at the waterfront. [Yara Nardi/Reuters]
Pope Leo XIV waves to faithfuls as he arrives. [Giuseppe Cacace/AFP]
Pope Leo leads the mass. [Giuseppe Cacace/AFP]
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Rescuers move people to safety in a flooded area of Colombo, Sri Lanka [Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo]
Sri Lankan authorities said on Monday that rescuers are still searching for 366 missing people. [Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo]
Nearly 148,000 people are housed in temporary shelters in Sri Lanka. [Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo]
People move a car damaged by floods in Songkhla province, southern Thailand. [Sarot Meksophawannakul/AP Photo]
Severe flooding affected more than 1.4 million households and 3.8 million people in Thailand. [Sarot Meksophawannakul/AP Photo]
Authorities in Thailand worked to clean up streets and restore infrastructure, including water and electricity, in the southern part of the country. [Sarot Meksophawannakul/AP Photo]
Rescuers search for flood victims in Tanah Datar, West Sumatra, Indonesia. [Nazar Chaniago/AP Photo]
Rescuers carry the body of a flood victim, in Agam, West Sumatra, Indonesia. [Ade Yuandha/AP Photo]
Flooding displaced 290,700 people in North Sumatra, West Sumatra, and Aceh provinces, according to the Indonesian National Disaster Management Agency. [Ade Yuandha/AP Photo]
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A Sudanese refugee girl carries her brother, at the Iridimi refugee camp northwest of Iriba, in Wadi Fira province, eastern Chad. [Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters]
An elderly woman walks through the Touloum refugee camp, on the outskirts of the town of Iriba, in Wadi Fira province, eastern Chad. [Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters]
Sudanese refugees walk through a sandstorm at the Touloum refugee camp. [Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters]
Refugees build a house of clay bricks inside the Iridimi refugee camp. [Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters]
Children attend classes under a tree in the Iridimi refugee camp. [Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters]
Of Sudan’s 18 states, the RSF controls all five states of the Darfur region in the west, except for some northern parts of North Darfur that remain under army control. [Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters]
The conflict between the Sudanese army and the RSF, which began in April 2023, has killed at least 40,000 people and displaced 12 million. [Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters]
The latest wave of displacement follows RSF attacks, with support from the SPLM-North faction, on several villages in South Kordofan. [Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters]
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People wade through a flooded street, following Cyclone Ditwah in Kelaniya, Sri Lanka [Thilina Kaluthotage/Reuters]
Women and children ride on a boat after being rescued from a flooded area, following Cyclone Ditwah in Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. [Thilina Kaluthotage/Reuters]
A man with his belongings wades through floodwaters outside his house in Wellampitiya on the outskirts of Colombo. [Ishara S Kodikara/AFP]
A tree is uprooted in front of a residential building partially damaged by heavy rains in Colombo. [Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo]
A man wades through a flooded road carrying a cat in Colombo. [Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo]
Volunteers help carry an old woman to a boat as they shift her to a safe place from a submerged neighborhood in Colombo. [Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo]
Sri Lankan authorities battled rising floodwaters in parts of the capital on November 30 after the powerful Cyclone Ditwah left a trail of destruction, killing at least 159 people across the country. [Ishara S Kodikara/AFP]
A man packs his belongings as he stands inside his house partially submerged in floodwaters after heavy rainfall in Kaduwela on the outskirts of Colombo. [Ishara S Kodikara/AFP]
A man walks on a flooded street as a woman stands at the entrance to her home in Colombo. [Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo]
Landslide survivors cross a section of a road that is blocked by debris in Hanguranketha, Sri Lanka. [Lakshmen Neelawathura/AP Photo]
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Wong, 71, displays visible distress after revealing that his wife remains trapped in Wang Fuk Court during a devastating fire in Tai Po, Hong Kong. The catastrophic blaze has killed at least 146 people, with dozens still unaccounted for, after flames engulfed the residential towers that housed 4,600 residents [Tyrone Siu/Reuters]
A displaced Palestinian woman warms herself beside a fire amid the ruins of destroyed buildings in the Bureij refugee camp, central Gaza Strip. Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza has killed at least 70,100 Palestinians and wounded 170,965 since October 2023. [Eyad Baba/AFP]
Houses partially submerged in floodwaters after heavy rainfall in Kaduwela on the outskirts of Colombo. Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency on November 29 and appealed for international assistance, as the death toll from heavy rains and floods triggered by Cyclone Ditwah rose to 193, with another 228 reported missing. [AFP]
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter Ju Ae observe a demonstration flight at Kalma Airfield in Wonsan, Gangwon province, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Korean People's Army Air Force. [KCNA via AFP]
Sweden's Sandra Attermo, left, exchanges blows with Kenya's Consolata Musanga during their Women's Super Bantamweight boxing title clash at the Edge Convention Center in Nairobi. [Simon Maina/AFP]
Filipino clergy members shout slogans and hold up placards during an anticorruption demonstration on Bonifacio Day in Manila, the Philippines. The protest was prompted by widespread allegations of corruption in government infrastructure projects. [Eloisa Lopez/Reuters]
A resident examines a damaged car in front of a residential building struck during an air attack on Kyiv. According to Kyiv authorities, a Russian drone assault hit the Ukrainian capital in the early hours of November 29, 2025, killing one person and injuring seven. [Genya Savilov/AFP]
Brazilian activist Thiago Avila, a member of the Global Sumud Flotilla, walks alongside Orthodox Jews during a demonstration in Rome, Italy. The protest took place during a nationwide strike organized by the USB union in solidarity with Gaza and in opposition to the government's planned increase in military spending. A placard in the image reads 'Judaism rejects Zionism'. [Remo Casilli/Reuters]
Residents remove thick mud from the entrance of a flooded home after flash floods struck Meureudu in Indonesia's Pidie Jaya district of Aceh province. Devastating floods across Southeast Asia have killed more than 300 people in Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia, according to authorities. [Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP]
A Sudanese refugee woman from Darfur rides a donkey laden with harvested crops outside the Iridimi refugee camp northwest of Iriba, in Wadi Fira province, eastern Chad, as conflict continues to rage in Sudan. [Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters]
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To describe the disgraced former leader of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, one might call her, at the very least, complicated. Once a pro-democracy advocate, a driver of the economy, she morphed into an alleged authoritarian accused of vast corruption. Now sentenced to death, there is, for some, a desire to see Hasina hang.
Born in 1947 in what was then East Pakistan, Hasina is the daughter of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who led Bangladesh’s fight for independence against Pakistan in 1971.
In 1990, Hasina joined her rival, Khaleda Zia of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), to lead a popular uprising that toppled military ruler Hussain Muhammad Ershad.
Hasina became prime minister in 1996 under the Awami League party before losing to Zia in 2001. She was re-elected in 2008. She won again in 2014, in a vote boycotted by the main opposition. And, in 2018, she won despite vote-rigging allegations. That same year, Zia was imprisoned for corruption. (She was acquitted in January 2025, after Hasina was forced from office.)
Since 2009, the economy under Hasina grew an average of more than 6 percent a year, the garment industry a mainstay.
But her tenure was marred by accusations she used her security forces, including the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), to abduct and kill opposition members and dissenters. In 2021, the US sanctioned the RAB, accusing it of hundreds of disappearances and extrajudicial killings. Hasina has denied any role.
In July 2024, student protests over a government work project transformed into an uprising. The UN says more than 1,400 protesters were killed, mainly by security forces.
On August 5, 2024, Hasina resigned and escaped to India in a military helicopter. She’s since been convicted, in absentia, of crimes against humanity and sentenced to hang. Bangladesh’s interim government asked India in December 2024 to extradite her, but there’s been no formal response. They asked again on November 21, 2025. Whether Hasina will ever face justice is anyone’s guess.
Today, Bangladesh’s interim leader, Muhammad Yunus, a Nobel Prize economist, says more than $230bn disappeared from government coffers during Hasina’s years in office. The next general election is expected in early 2026, at which point whoever takes office will likely want to test India’s resolve for keeping Hasina safe.
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Pope Leo XIV delivers his speech as he meets the clergy at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, in Istanbul. [Domenico Stinellis/AP Photo]
The American pope began his four-day visit on Thursday in Ankara where he urged President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to embrace Turkiye's role as a source of "stability and rapprochement between peoples" in a world gripped by conflict. [Domenico Stinellis/AP Photo]
People watch Pope Leo XIV on a screen as he meets the clergy at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, in Istanbul. [Domenico Stinellis/AP Photo]
"The Church in Turkiye is a small community, yet fruitful," he said in his address, urging followers to give "special attention" to helping migrants and refugees staying in Turkiye who number nearly three million, most of them Syrians. [Domenico Stinellis/AP Photo]
"The significant presence of migrants and refugees in this country presents the church with the challenge of welcoming and serving some of the most vulnerable," he said. [Domenico Stinellis/AP Photo]
Pope Leo XIV greets a child as he meets the clergy at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit. [Domenico Stinellis/AP Photo]
Pope Leo XIV talks with Archbishop Martin Kmetec of Izmir during a meeting with the clergy at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit. [Domenico Stinellis/AP Photo]
Pope Leo is the fifth pontiff to visit Turkiye, after Paul VI in 1967, John Paul II in 1979, Benedict XVI in 2006 and Francis in 2014. [Domenico Stinellis/AP Photo]
Pope Leo XIV visits the nursing home of the Little Sisters of the Poor, in Istanbul. [Domenico Stinellis/AP Photo]
People wait for the arrival of Pope Leo XIV for a meeting with the clergy at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, in Istanbul. [Domenico Stinellis/AP Photo]
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Spectators clad in turkey hats watch as balloons float down Sixth Avenue during the 99th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 27 [Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AP Photo]
Performers including spirit squads and marching bands dance through New York City for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. [Brendan McDermid/Reuters]
A balloon representing the classic cartoon character Snoopy as a "beagle scout" takes part in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. [Jeenah Moon/Reuters]
Millions of spectators were expected to line Sixth Avenue during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. [Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AP Photo]
The Tom Turkey float makes its way down Central Park West to lead the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. [Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AP Photo]
Spectators in a Sixth Avenue building in New York City watch as the Spiderman balloon passes their window. [Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AP Photo]
The Mario balloon, a new entry in the annual tradition, floats down Sixth Avenue. [Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AP Photo]
The character Santa Claus rides through the streets of New York City on a holiday sleigh during the 99th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. [Jeenah Moon/Reuters]
Sponge Bob Square Pants is guided down Sixth Avenue by yellow-clad handlers for the parade. [Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AP Photo]
Spectators snap photos as the cartoon dog Bluey balloon flies through New York City. [Brendan McDermid/Reuters]
The character Monkey D Luffy from the manga One Piece was part of this year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. [Brendan McDermid/Reuters]
A balloon representing Goku from the animated TV series Dragon Ball Z sails through the 99th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. [Jeenah Moon/Reuters]
The classic Disney character Minnie Mouse was among the 34 balloons featured this year. [Jeenah Moon/Reuters]
Spectators watch the balloons up close from nearby high-rises during the 99th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. [Jeenah Moon/Reuters]
Handlers guide a giant Pokemon balloon down the street during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. [Brendan McDermid/Reuters]
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Flames engulf shanties after a fire broke out in Korail, one of Bangladesh's largest and most crowded shantytowns, in Dhaka. [Kazi Salahuddin/Reuters]
The blaze started shortly after sunset in the heart of the capital, in Korail — one of Bangladesh’s largest and most crowded shantytowns. [Rajib Dhar/AP Photo]
Home to nearly 80,000 people, the settlement sits wedged between the affluent Gulshan and Banani neighbourhoods and is flanked by clusters of upscale apartment towers. Orange flames rose into the night sky, and heavy smoke blanketed the area as people fled with whatever belongings they could carry. [Rajib Dhar/AP Photo]
At least 19 fire engines were sent to tackle the inferno, fire service official Talha Bin Zasim said. [Rajib Dhar/AP Photo]
“Heavy traffic slowed our arrival, and once inside, the narrow lanes forced us to leave the engines at a distance,” Zasim said. Firefighters dragged long hoses through the cramped alleys and scrambled to secure enough water, battling for more than five hours before the flames were finally brought under control. The cause of the fire remains unclear. [Monirul Alam/EPA]
A woman searches the debris of her burned house. [Monirul Alam/EPA]
There were no immediate reports of casualties, but residents said the destruction was near total. “Everything I had is gone. How will I survive now?” said Amena Begum, tears rolling down her cheeks as she stared at the charred remains of her home. [Monirul Alam/EPA]
People eat as they sit at a burned house. [Monirul Alam/EPA]
Lax regulations and poor enforcement have often been blamed for large fires in the South Asian nation that have killed hundreds of people in recent years. [Monirul Alam/EPA]
Korail shantytown, engulfed in a fire. [Rajib Dhar/AP Photo]
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