3 h. ago The top AP photos from Ukraine in 2025 show its grief and grit in another year of war

The Associated Press’ most powerful images from Ukraine in 2025 show a nation defined by both unending violence and determined survival.

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5 d. ago A moment that changed me: My unbearable grief kept growing – until I found solace in a silent community

After my dad died, I tried to cope by keeping busy: a day job, a side hustle, socialising and working out. But I kept bursting into tears in public. At a Quaker meeting, it was as if someone had turned down the volume of the worldIt was 2022, and my dad had just died from a rare blood disease. In the aftermath, I quit my PhD and moved back to London from Brighton. I coped by keeping incredibly busy. I regularly informed friends “I’m fine, actually”, as I threw myself into a new job in communications, went clubbing every weekend, picked up a side hustle selling secondhand clothes and got suspiciously invested in my gym routine. If I could just keep busy, I thought, perhaps I could drown out the growing tidal wave of grief.And it worked, until it just didn’t any more. I began to burst into tears randomly – during a work meeting, at the gym, on my commute – and everyone around me would politely pretend they didn’t notice the 28-year-old man weeping on the tube at 8.30am. I tried to pus...

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5 d. ago A fallen sculpture and a desert storm: photos of the day – Tuesday

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...

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2 w. ago PHOTO ESSAY: Portraits of workers keeping Ukraine out of the dark

Utility workers in Ukraine are risking their lives as they battle to keep the lights as Russia repeatedly attacks the energy system.

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2 w. ago PHOTO ESSAY: Energy workers risk their lives to keep Ukraine's lights on as Russia attacks

Almost four years into Russia’s invasion, keeping Ukraine’s lights on has become a battle of its own

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3 w. ago Hollywood film legend ravaged by bull in a horror attack on his own farm

The man died at 80- after serving in World War Two and starring in Hollywood films, including True Grit alongside legend John Wayne

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3 w. ago Cowboys owner Jerry Jones speaks of grief over death of ‘unique’ Marshawn Kneeland at 24

Cowboys to pay tribute to defensive end at next gameJones hails defensive end’s ‘zest for life’Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has spoken about his grief at the death of Dallas defensive end Marshawn Kneeland last week.Kneeland, who was in his second year with the Cowboys, was 24 at the time of his death. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Photos show tense stillness of Ukraine's Kherson, under threat from across the Dnipro River

Ukraine’s Kherson, once vibrant after its liberation, now faces a tense stillness. Three years after the nine-month Russian occupation ended, the city is under constant threat from across the Dnipro River.

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