Smoke billows after Israeli warplanes targeted the Rihan Heights in the southern Lebanese district of Jezzine on Jan. 2, 2026. Despite a November 2024 cease-fire that was supposed to end more than a year of hostilities between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorist group, Israel has kept up strikes on Lebanon and has maintained troops in five areas it deems strategic. Rabih Daher/AFP via Getty Images
Workers and union activists from Pakistani state-owned enterprises (SOEs) march during a protest in Karachi, Pakistan, on Jan. 2, 2026, following the government's approval of a five-year privatization plan targeting 24 SOEs in three phases. Rizwan Tabassum/AFP via Getty Images
