Interactives

Lebanon ends executions: Where does the death penalty still exist in 2026?

Three-quarters of the world has abolished the death penalty in law or in practice, according to Amnesty International.

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The Mecca defence pact combines a top oil exporter, NATO’s second-largest army and the only Muslim nuclear arsenal.

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On August 12, nearly one billion people could see a partial solar eclipse, with 15 million in its path of totality.

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Millions will see the sun disappear as the eclipse sweeps from the Arctic to Europe, bringing two minutes of totality.

Protests over refugee seats turn deadly, forcing staggered elections under internet blackout and calls for a boycott.

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The next phase of AI has begun. Autonomous agents can make decisions and complete tasks with little human input.

Israeli settlers have set fire to a mosque in the West Bank village of Qusra, and continued violent attacks.

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US attacks kill dozens as retaliating Iranian forces target regional bases, pushing fragile truce closer to collapse.

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Billions of dollars are flowing into a handful of companies now leading the AI transformation of militaries.

Rebuilding the enclave will cost seven times the combined cost of all past offensives, says joint report.