Week in pictures: From end of elections in India to Donald Trump’s trial
A roundup of some of last week's major events in images. Source link
Rafah battles intensify as Israel takes over Gaza-Egypt border strip | Gaza News
Rafah residents have reported intense artillery shelling and gunfire in Gaza’s far-southern city after Israel said it had seized a strategic corridor on the Palestinian…
Volcanic eruption puts on fiery spectacle near Iceland’s Grindavik | Volcanoes News
A volcano in southwestern Iceland has erupted for the fifth time this year. It is Sundhnukagigar’s most powerful eruption since the volcanic system became active…
Clashes erupt at Mexico City protest against Israel’s war on Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Clashes have broken out in Mexico City as protesters rallied against the war on Gaza. About 200 people joined the “Urgent action for Rafah” demonstration outside…
Photos: Palestinians flee Tal as-Sultan area in Rafah amid Israeli assault | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Hundreds of people braved roads in Rafah in southern Gaza on Tuesday as they fled Israel’s expanding ground assault, with increased shelling, tanks in the…
Palestinian children draw memories of bombed historical buildings | Israel-Palestine conflict
In a bid to keep Palestinian culture alive, children sheltering in Rafah, southern Gaza, have created stunning pictures of historical buildings destroyed in the seven-month…
Israel bombs yet another Gaza camp it had declared a safe zone | Israel-Palestine conflict News
The Palestinian Civil Defence in Gaza says the death toll from an overnight Israeli attack on the tents of displaced Palestinians in Rafah has risen…
Photos: Up close and personal, cicadas display nature’s artwork | Environment
A once-in-221-year convergence of two broods of periodical cicadas are emerging at the same time in the United States. The big effect of the cicadas…
India’s river islanders return home in between floods | Climate Crisis News
Yaad Ali is dreading the rainy season’s arrival this year. The 56-year-old farmer from northeastern India’s Assam state lives with his wife and son on…
Indian election casts spotlight on Modi lookalikes | India Election 2024 News
Muslim electric rickshaw driver Rashid Ahmed is fondly called “Our Modi” in his Delhi neighbourhood for his striking resemblance to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi,…
Mourners gather in Tehran for Iran President Raisi’s funeral procession | In Pictures News
Massive crowds of Iranians thronged the streets of the capital, Tehran, for the funeral procession of President Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage, who died in…
Protesters assail US top diplomat over Israel’s war on Gaza | Israel War on Gaza News
Secretary of State Antony Blinken was repeatedly interrupted by protesters condemning the US policy towards ally Israel and its war on Gaza as he testified…
Train of thought: India voters dissect Modi’s politics during long journey | India Election 2024 News
The 2,900km (1,800-mile) journey from capital New Delhi to Kanyakumari in the south is one of the longest train rides in India, passing through cities,…
Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi killed in helicopter crash | In Pictures News
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has been killed after his helicopter crashed in a remote region of the country. Raisi’s body was identified early on Monday…
Week in pictures: From a Putin-Xi meeting to Cannes film festival
A look at some of last week’s events. Source link
Violent protests rage in New Caledonia amid growing civil unrest | Protests News
Mass protests erupted in New Caledonia this week after France’s parliament voted to allow French residents who have lived in the Pacific Islands territory for…
‘Refuge of the last dreamers’: Luang Prabang, a city suspended in time | Arts and Culture
A new day breaks to the rhythmic shuffling of bare feet upon the ground. Like an apparition from centuries past, a procession of several hundred…
‘Living in fear’ amid relentless battle for eastern DR Congo | Conflict News
Kanyabayonga, Democratic Republic of the Congo – Innocent Kasereka sits in a rundown hospital in the war-torn eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), his…
Palestinians observe Nakba anniversary in shadow of Israel’s war in Gaza | Al-Nakba News
Palestinians have commemorated the 1948 Nakba, or “catastrophe”, when hundreds of thousands of people were expelled from their homes during the establishment of the State…
Palestinians mark 76 years of Nakba as new tragedy unfolds in Gaza | Israel War on Gaza News
Palestinians will mark the 76th anniversary of their mass expulsion from what is now Israel, an event that is at the core of their national…