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Guantanamo gets worse under Obama (left): The situation for some detainees in the always polemic US military prison located in Cuba is not getting better during the last US administration. John Kerry (right), the US Secretary of State, represented as the ultimate peace negotiator for some conflicted nations Image Credit: Hugo Alberto Sanchez / Gulf News

Dubai: Forty thousand years of human evolution starting with cave paintings and visual communication through drawings continues to hold sway.

The World Press Cartoon (WPC) competition is about the power of illustration, a place where words are superfluous and beyond barriers.

Gulf News has scored yet again among the thousands of entries by coming in the category of Honourable Mentions, along with having several entries by our Design section being featured in the accompanying hardback published by WPC.

Cartoons go where very few words can travel … we present the Gulf News works that have been selected.

Nino Jose G. Heredia, a Gulf News illustrator, said: “We are happy that most of us got two (out of) three categories. To my surprise, I found out that my illustration under editorial was chosen for another Honorable Mention. Last year was under caricature. It’s been an honour to be part of WPC Top 25."

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A caricature of Daniel Day Luis shown as Lincoln sitting in the memorial. Image Credit: Ramachandra Babu / Gulf News
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John Kerry: A caricature exaggerating (left) his jaw and his big neck, wearing a tie with stars and stripes, representing proudly to be the mediator of peace in the Middle East. The erosion (right) between the EU and the bank. The guy represents the governments crumbling, and watching the glory of the past and holding the bank as a symbol of power. Image Credit: Luis Vazquez / Gulf News
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A strong stand: The cartoon was about Saudi Arabia rejecting the membership in UN General Assembly. Image Credit: Ramachandra Babu / Gulf News
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United Stasi of America: It's about the whistle-blower Edward Snowden expose’ and how US agencies like NSA, CIA are being compared to the Stasi in the former East Germany, thus the so-called intelligence community has become the United Stasi of America. At right in Imeldific: A profile of Philippines’ former first lady, a flamboyant socialite loved by loyalists and known most for her legendary shoe collection. Image Credit: Nino Jose G. Heredia / Gulf News
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The Chinese makeover: As China is becoming a global superpower, it’s in its best interest to introduce a better, more welcoming image. Hence, the happy makeover for China. Peeling off the old dirty facade for a brighter look. Image Credit: Dwynn Ronald V. Trazo / Gulf News
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