20 h. ago PHOTO ESSAY: Uganda's villages are filling with older people, bringing blessings and burdens

Look closely and you will see them.

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3 d. ago Days without war: Ukrainian children enjoy time at summer camp – photo essay

While missiles and drones are exploding in Kyiv during the bloodiest attack of the year, a mountain retreat provides a brief, peaceful escape from the chaosOn the last day of July, Russia launched an attack on Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, the bloodiest one this year: 300 drones and eight missiles killed 31 people. On the same day, 700km (435 miles) away in a camp near the city of Svalyava in the Carpathian mountains, 30 children are roasting marshmallows. Most of the children live in Kyiv, but for now, they are at the Zefir summer camp.Sofia, 15, from Uzhhorod, dresses up for a theatre performance. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago People left scratching their head over viral maths problem for child

A popular maths social media account, called @Mathclass88, posted the equation on Twitter, where people from all over the world filled the comments section.

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6 d. ago PHOTO ESSAY: Millions of Venezuelans struggle with food insecurity

Millions of Venezuelans are struggling to access food as the country faces its latest economic collapse.

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9 d. ago ‘Debilitating consequences’ in Uganda after USAID cuts – photo essay

The hollowing out of USAID has far-reaching impacts in northern UgandaIn northern Uganda, the unfolding consequences of US funding cuts to international humanitarian aid are palpable. Thousands of families have been living in refugee camps along the border with South Sudan for almost a decade, and newcomers are reported every day as the never-ending conflict within the country intensifies.Uganda has long been a crossroads of migration, shaped by historical and contemporary population movements. Today, it hosts over 1.9 million refugees and asylum seekers – one of the largest refugee populations in the world. Persistent violence in South Sudan and the eruption of armed conflict in Sudan have displaced millions. As both countries spiral further into instability, Uganda remains one of the few safe havens in the region. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago PHOTO ESSAY: Life in LA swings between courage and caution for thousands after immigration raids

Three months after aggressive immigration raids began in Southern California, everyday life has shifted. Masked agents pull up, and neighbors mount quick protests. Priests bring Communion to homes. Children log on to class instead of walking to school. Still, people step out — the rent is due. Work doesn’t pause.

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1 week ago A man from Shiraz bares his scars: Shayan Sajadian’s best photograph

‘Censorship in Iran is pervasive. The state is unwilling to allow an honest portrayal of public life. I focus on the overlooked’Shiraz, my home town, is widely known as the city of Hafez and Saadi – two of Iran’s greatest poets. It is celebrated for its poetry, wine, and the scent of orange blossoms. But beneath this beauty lies a darker reality that I feel compelled to expose through my lens.I was born into a middle-class family, and grew up quite isolated from the outside world. My grandfather had been addicted to drugs and alcohol, and my mother’s childhood was often filled with conflict and violence. Her deep-seated fear of harmful people and bad influences led her to become extremely distrustful of others, and she built a metaphorical wall around us. Despite financial difficulties, my parents made an effort to raise us in a more affluent area. I had almost no real understanding of Shiraz or its people and only started exploring its older, historical districts after returning fr...

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2 w. ago PHOTO ESSAY: Life on Santa Rosa Island, a meeting point of three nations along the Amazon River

Santa Rosa is a small island in the middle of the Amazon River. It has just one paved road, no running water and a health post ill-equipped for emergencies. Despite its limitations, residents maintain a fluid and highly interconnected triple-border life, regularly crossing to Colombia and Brazil for shopping, healthcare and daily needs.

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2 w. ago Common gym habit causing horrifying 'face distortion' in people with lip filler: Surgeon warning

As people continue to flock to clinics for their regular lip filler appointments this summer, leading plastic surgeons are asking patients to steer clear from this gym activity.

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2 w. ago I went to tiny Welsh town filled with charity shops in the shadow of the mountains

It is a small town that many people wouldn't think to stop at - but it's filled with thift shops, a bustling market and a delicious bakery

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3 w. ago EastEnders star Natalie Cassidy 'feels so blessed' as she brings fans inside 'gorgeous' family holiday

The actress has remained busy since saying goodbye to Albert Square earlier in the year

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3 w. ago PHOTO ESSAY: Migrants returning to Venezuela face debt and harsh living conditions

The hands of Yosbelin Pérez have made tens of thousands of the aluminum round gridles that Venezuelan families heat every day to cook arepas. She takes deep pride in making the revered “budare,” the common denominator among rural tin-roofed homes and city apartments, but she owns nothing to her name despite the years selling cookware.

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4 w. ago PHOTO ESSAY: Religious schools fill the education gap for Afghan boys

In Kabul’s alleys and courtyards, boys in white caps and tunics recite verses from the Quran in a growing network of madrassas, the religious schools increasingly filling the gaps in Afghanistan’s fractured education system.

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4 w. ago Chris Hemsworth on performing alongside Ed Sheeran: ‘It was an out of body experience’

Hemsworth joined the singer on stage to play at a concert filled with 70,000 people in Bucharest, Romania

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