2023

A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond.

The country’s economic crisis has sparked protests and led to calls for the bank’s boss to resign.

Weather disasters fueled by climate change — from floods to droughts, storms to wildfires — sparked 43.1 million child displacements from 2016 to 2021, the… Read More »Weather disasters caused by climate change displaced 43 million children, UNICEF

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that hand grenade fragments were found in the bodies of people who died in the Aug. 23 crash of… Read More »Hand grenade fragments found in bodies of Prigozhin plane crash victims, Putin claims

France’s President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday the time has not come for Europe to impose sanctions on Azerbaijan over its offensive to seize control of… Read More »Macron says ‘not the time’ to sanction Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh offensive

UN Women has partnered with the FAO to provide technical farming skills, recommendations on best business practices, and climate-conscious agriculture methods to tens of thousands… Read More »UN programme instructs women on climate-resilient farming

The Biden administration quietly announced plans on Thursday to add to the border wall with Mexico – extending construction of the barrier that was a signature policy… Read More »Biden to continue Trump-era policy to build more Mexico border wall

Pro-Russian social media accounts have been circulating an image of what they say is a Ukrainian postage stamp showing a Ukrainian veteran who fought alongside… Read More »No, Ukraine didn’t release a postal stamp of a pro-Nazi soldier

The country’s new Border Management Authority is being set up to curb rising illegal immigration.

A mysterious injury suffered by a 16-year-old girl who boarded a Metro train in Iran’s capital without a headscarf has reignited anger just after the… Read More »Injury of 16-year-old Iranian girl not wearing headscarf in Tehran sparks anger