People cross on foot amid rubble after an Israeli strike severed the last remaining bridge linking southern Lebanon to the rest of the country, in Qasmiyeh, Lebanon on April 16, 2026. — Reuters
People cross on foot amid rubble after an Israeli strike severed the last remaining bridge linking southern Lebanon to the rest of the country, in Qasmiyeh, Lebanon on April 16, 2026. — Reuters
Lebanese army soldiers inspect the site of Israeli strikes on the Qasmieh bridge, built over the Litani River, in the southern Lebanese area of Al Qasmiyeh on April 16, 2026. — AFP
Lebanese army soldiers inspect the site of Israeli strikes on the Qasmieh bridge, built over the Litani River, in the southern Lebanese area of Al Qasmiyeh on April 16, 2026. — AFP
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) peacekeepers arrive at the site of an Israeli strike which severed the last remaining bridge linking southern Lebanon to the rest of the country, in Qasmiyeh, Lebanon on April 16, 2026. — Reuters
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) peacekeepers arrive at the site of an Israeli strike which severed the last remaining bridge linking southern Lebanon to the rest of the country, in Qasmiyeh, Lebanon on April 16, 2026. — Reuters
A woman takes pictures of the site of Israeli strikes that targeted the Qasmieh bridge, built over the Litani River, in the southern Lebanese area of Al Qasmiyeh on April 16, 2026. — AFP
A woman takes pictures of the site of Israeli strikes that targeted the Qasmieh bridge, built over the Litani River, in the southern Lebanese area of Al Qasmiyeh on April 16, 2026. — AFP

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A changed world

A changed world

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Bannu attack

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Buddhist heritage
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Buddhist heritage

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New regional order
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New regional order

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A better start
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A better start

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Widening gap
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Widening gap

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