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8 major European photo events to follow in the next months

Not cancelled: check which major photography festivals in Europe are available online and offline

28/08/2020

Spain

Why Spaniards are splashing out on portable pools

Popular portable pool owners share how their new fad purchase helped them to survive the summer amid a health crisis and blistering heat

26/08/2020

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Seven things to learn on the Arctic from documentarian Louie Palu

'It's like being on another planet. It makes you learn how strong you are as a human".

26/08/2020

Belarus

Faces of protest in Belarus

Protesters in Belarus share what motivates them to join the demonstrations, their hopes and fears

24/08/2020

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Here are the most striking images from this week's top stories

Here is our selection of the most striking photographs that made the news this week

21/08/2020

USA

Heat and lightning strikes to blame for wildfires in California

The blazes have been caused by lightning strikes, the authorities say, and come amid a heatwave in the U.S. state.

21/08/2020

World News

In pictures: the latest from Belarus protests

Demonstrations and strikes demanding Alexander Lukashenko resignation persist in Belarus. See the latest pictures from the country.

19/08/2020

Brazil

Fires in Brazilian Amazon on the rise

Photographs from Brazilian Amazon show large forest fires and deforestation

17/08/2020

World News

The most striking images from this week's top stories

Here is our selection of the most striking photographs that made the news this week

14/08/2020

Belarus

In pictures: protesters freed from detention centres in Belarus

Emotional reunions were seen when relatives and friends greeted protesters released from the detention centres during the Belarus protest crackdown

14/08/2020

Belarus

Protester dies in Belarus as 'explosive detonates in his hand'

The Belarusian Interior Ministry said the protester died after he tried to throw an "explosive device" at police — but it detonated in his hands.

10/08/2020

Lebanon

In photographs: Beirut residents show inside their destroyed homes

300 000 people became homeless in Beirut after a massive explosion partly levelled the city on Tuesday, August 4. The photographs of Beirut residents inside their homes reveal the scale of devastation caused to the Lebanese capital.

08/08/2020

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The most striking images from this week's top stories

Here is our selection of the most striking photographs that made the news this week

07/08/2020

Japan

In photographs: Japan after nuclear attacks 75 years ago (interactive)

A selection of archive photographs reveals the scale of devastation in Hiroshima and Nagasaki after nuclear attacks in 1945

06/08/2020

Lebanon

In pictures: Beirut suffers unprecedented damage following explosions

Two explosions near the Lebanese capital's port destroyed nearly half the city, officials said.

05/08/2020

World News

The most eye-catching images from this week’s biggest stories

Here is our selection of the most eye-catching photographs from this week's key international news stories.

31/07/2020

Saudi Arabia

Interactive: See how COVID-19 has dramatically changed Hajj pilgrimage

In 2019, 2.5 million pilgrims made the journey to Mecca, Islam's holiest site. This year, numbers have been restricted to not more than 10,000.

31/07/2020

World News

COVID-19 mask debate: people from across the globe share their views

The views of people from different countries reveal the different aspects of the COVID-19 mask debate.

30/07/2020

World News

The most striking images from this week's top stories

Here is our weekly look back at the best pictures from the last seven days.

24/07/2020

World News

Villages evacuated in southern Greece as wildfire rages

250 firefighters and a water-dropping aircraft were working to contain the blaze

24/07/2020