4 h. ago Israeli strikes kill 15 in Gaza, while shootings kill 20 people waiting for aid

A hospital official in Gaza says Israeli airstrikes killed 15 Palestinians in Gaza early on Friday, while another 20 people were killed in shootings while waiting for aid

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20 h. ago Airstrikes and shootings kill 94 Palestinians in Gaza including dozens trying to get aid, officials say

Israel is facing ongoing criticism of its handling of food aid in the war-torn enclave, as efforts to forge a ceasefire continue

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25 h. ago Photos show people mourning after airstrikes and shooting in Gaza overnight

Airstrikes and shootings in Gaza have killed 94 Palestinians overnight, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry on Thursday.

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30 h. ago 82 Palestinians killed in Gaza, including 38 people waiting for aid, authorities say

Airstrikes and shootings killed 82 Palestinians in Gaza overnight, including 38 while attempting to get much-needed humanitarian aid, hospitals and the Health Ministry said Thursday

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3 d. ago ‘People laughing in the galleries’: finding humor in photography

At the Phoenix Arts Museum, a new exhibition displays different approaches to comedy within photographyHumor stands in a strange relationship to the art world. Often ranked as a lesser aspiration for the work of a true artist, when humor does find its way into the graphic arts, it’s as more of a condiment than the main dish.How refreshing then to see the Phoenix Art Museum’s substantial new exhibition, Funny Business, which boldly and decisively leaps into the realm of comedic photography. Showcasing humor from a wealth of angles, including slapstick, whimsical, acid, surreal, ironic, parody and so many more, the show offers ample opportunity to consider just what purpose laughter serves – and to enjoy a hearty laugh or two on a summer’s day. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Sing along with the common people: Saturday at Glastonbury with Raye, Pulp and pop punters – photo essay

Raye wowed with her old-Hollywood glamour, Pulp did 90s nostalgia at its best and everyone tried to hide from the heat – see the best Guardian photography from a big SaturdayThe sun hit hard on Saturday until late afternoon, and proved too much for some people.Festivalgoers struggle in the heat by the Other stage. Photographs: Alicia Canter Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Want to get the perfect candid photo? People claim this is a foolproof hack although it makes you look ridiculous

Social media users have shared a 'foolproof' hack for nailing the 'perfect candid picture' - but prepare to look absolutely ridiculous in public while doing it.

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6 d. ago Revealed: What really happened at the 'Wimbledon Incident' when Meghan Markle asked people not to take photos

Meghan Markle's bodyguards warned tennis fans not to take pictures of Meghan at Wimbledon in 2019 so she could 'engage with people rather than camera phones'.

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6 d. ago Netanyahu denounces report that Israeli soldiers have orders to shoot at Palestinians seeking aid

Israeli leaders are denying claims that soldiers were ordered to shoot at Palestinians approaching aid sites in Gaza

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9 d. ago At least 40 more Palestinians killed seeking aid in Gaza, say medics and officials

Shootings by Israeli forces raise death toll of such incidents in Gaza in last two weeks to more than 500At least 40 Palestinians seeking aid in Gaza have died in new shootings by Israeli forces, local medics and officials said, raising the total killed in the last two weeks in such incidents in the devastated territory to more than 500.Though the fragile ceasefire declared between Israel and Iran has boosted hopes in Gaza that the 20-month-long war there might end soon, there were further Israeli airstrikes on Tuesday and reports of at least two incidents involving Israeli troops opening fire on civilians seeking humanitarian assistance. Continue reading...

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1 week ago In the shadow of melting glaciers: life in the heartland of the Incas’ former empire – a photo essay

Ancient rituals and a profound respect for ‘Mother Earth’ bolster fragile Andean communities as the climate crisis and unchecked mining take their tollWords and photographs by Giordano SimonciniIn Cusco, the Quechua people are at the forefront of the climate struggle. Amid Peru’s sacred mountains and ancestral plateaux, they confront daily challenges, such as parched pastures, melting glaciers, disruptions to agricultural cycles and persistent mining that damages the land.In this context, survival itself becomes an act of resistance.Sheep grazing in the Sacred Valley of the Urubamba River, once the heartland of the Incas’ empire Continue reading...

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2 w. ago The best photos as people enjoy Barry Island on hottest day of the year so far

It looks like the hot, sunny weather is here to stay with the Met Office warning the UK could experience heatwave conditions over the weekend

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2 w. ago New York mayoral candidate Brad Lander released after arrest sparks outcry – US politics live

New York politicians condemn arrest as ‘fascism’ and ‘political intimidation’New York’s Brad Lander arrested at immigration court hearingA memorial outside the Minnesota house chambers displays a photo of Melissa and Mark Hortman behind a table where people are dropping off flowers, notes, a hard hat, a plaid shirt. Signs in front of it read “in honor of our beloved Melissa”. On her desk, a photo and a bouquet of roses.On Monday afternoon, the skies darkened, spilling sheets of rain across the Minneapolis suburbs Melissa Hortman represented. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Top New York official Brad Lander’s arrest is ‘fascism’, says mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani – US politics live

Arrest by masked federal agents at a New York immigration court draws immediate condemnationA memorial outside the Minnesota house chambers displays a photo of Melissa and Mark Hortman behind a table where people are dropping off flowers, notes, a hard hat, a plaid shirt. Signs in front of it read “in honor of our beloved Melissa”. On her desk, a photo and a bouquet of roses.On Monday afternoon, the skies darkened, spilling sheets of rain across the Minneapolis suburbs Melissa Hortman represented. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump says he won’t call Minnesota governor after political shootings: ‘he’s a mess’ – US politics live

US president to break with traditional response to tragedies by not calling Minnesota governor Tim Walz in the wake of ‘politically motivated assassination’A memorial outside the Minnesota house chambers displays a photo of Melissa and Mark Hortman behind a table where people are dropping off flowers, notes, a hard hat, a plaid shirt. Signs in front of it read “in honor of our beloved Melissa”. On her desk, a photo and a bouquet of roses.On Monday afternoon, the skies darkened, spilling sheets of rain across the Minneapolis suburbs Melissa Hortman represented. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘Our beloved Melissa’: grief over Minnesota killings – and relief at suspect’s capture

Residents call Melissa Hortman and husband Mark, gunned down in targeted killing, ‘amazing people’ with huge legacyA memorial outside the Minnesota house chambers displays a photo of Melissa and Mark Hortman behind a table where people are dropping off flowers, notes, a hard hat, a plaid shirt. Signs in front of it read “in honor of our beloved Melissa”. On her desk, a photo and a bouquet of roses.On Monday afternoon, the skies darkened, spilling sheets of rain across the Minneapolis suburbs Melissa Hortman represented. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago ‘He just looks like a happy, cheeky boy’: Palestinian child refugees pick up the camera

Photographer Misan Harriman gave lessons and equipment to young people who have fled Gaza – and the pictures they took are funny, revealing and often heartbreakingA boy pulling a funny face, a sleeping pet, a grandfather in his chair – all ordinary scenes from life that many of us would take for granted. What makes these images special is they were taken by Palestinian children, refugees displaced to Egypt since Israel’s war in Gaza, making sense of their new, if hopefully temporary, home and what they have escaped from.“It’s familial life, relationships, and although they’ve seen so much, you’re not seeing trauma, you’re not seeing the faces of people that have given up,” says the photographer Misan Harriman, an ambassador for Save the Children. “Even though none of these kids know what the future brings and there’s huge uncertainty, they are living in the moment. They’re doing their best to thrive and learn.” The camera, he adds, is “a seemingly inanimate object that can help you ...

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2 w. ago Photos of a combined Russian missile and drone attack in Kyiv overnight Tuesday

A combined Russian missile and drone attack in Kyiv overnight Tuesday caused deaths and wounded dozens of people, according to Ukrainian officials. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

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2 w. ago At least 37 Palestinians killed in Gaza food site shooting, local authorities say

Death toll is highest yet reported in near-daily shootings since US-backed group began aid operations in territoryMiddle East crisis – live updatesAt least 37 Palestinians were killed on Monday in new shootings in Gaza near food distribution centres run by private US contractors guarded by Israeli troops, local authorities said.Witnesses blamed the shootings on Israeli troops who opened fire early in the morning in an effort to control crowds of hungry Palestinians converging on two aid hubs managed by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a private organisation that began operating recently in the devastated Palestinian territory with Israeli and US support. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago At least eight killed near Gaza food sites as Palestinians fear global attention switching to Iran

People say situation in territory has worsened since outbreak of hostilities between Israel and Iran last weekMiddle East crisis – live updatesAt least eight Palestinians were killed and dozens more wounded on Sunday in shooting near food distribution points in Gaza, as residents described an escalation of Israeli attacks happening against the backdrop of the new war with Iran.Although Israel has said Gaza is a secondary theatre of operations to Iran, Palestinians reported continuing serious violence including fire around US- and Israel-supported aid distributions points and there are fears that global attention is moving on from Gaza. Continue reading...

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