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Africa's week in pictures: 25 - 31 August

Antique statue seized in US looting inquiry

Sarina Wiegman: England boss dedicates Uefa coach of the year award to Spain

Whale hunting resumes in Iceland under strict rules

Clarence Thomas: US Supreme Court judge acknowledges paid-for trips

Javad Rouhi: Iranian protester dies in jail after avoiding death sentence

Is India exporting food inflation to the world?

Meloni's partner Andrea Giambruno criticised for Italy rape remarks

Republican McConnell freezes at press event for second time

Rubiales' mother taken to hospital after hunger strike

Russia’s kamikaze drones raining down on Ukraine's east

Netflix: Streamers expansion into gaming is 'natural extension'

Rare footage of St Elmo's Fire as hurricane approaches

Ukraine war: 'Drone attack' hits airport in northwest Russia city of Pskov

Ukraine war: Hundreds bid farewell to fighter ace Juice

Saudi Arabia's multi-billion dollar football powerhouse bet

India Club in London: Iconic restaurant to shut after 70 years

Bears encroach on evacuated Canadian town of Yellowknife

Evergrande: Shares in the crisis-hit Chinese developer plunge by 80%

Jenni Hermoso: Players and fans support Spain World Cup star in kiss row

Zambia-Egypt plane seizure: The cash and fake gold that no-one is claiming

How robotaxis are dividing San Francisco

France to ban female students from wearing abayas in state schools

Hallstatt: Austrian town protests against mass tourism

Mancini named new Saudi Arabia football coach

The indiscriminate devastation of Canada's raging wildfires

Emmerson Mnangagwa: 'The Crocodile' wins second term as Zimbabwe president

Huge blasts at Romania fuel station kill one and injure dozens

The Rubiales World Cup kiss row... in 75 seconds

Spain Hermoso: Fans and players protest over Rubiales kiss

Dutch Grand Prix 2023: Zandvoort imposes car ban on travelling F1 fans

The science behind the Fukushima waste water release

Gladstone family urged to pay slavery reparations to Jamaica

Wagner in Africa: Precarious future after Prigozhin's reported death

France to spend €200m destroying wine as demand falls

Niger junta gives French envoy 48 hours to leave

Kleenex is pulling out of Canada due to 'unique complexities'

Rohingya: Gang violence stalks world's largest refugee camp

São Paulo's micro-houses keeping homeless families off the streets

Three reasons why Trump's arrest in Georgia is different

Africa's week in pictures: 18-24 August 2023

What now for Wagner after Prigozhin's reported death?

US government sues Elon Musk's SpaceX over hiring policy

Putin breaks silence over Prigozhin's reported death

Nvidia: artificial intelligence chip giant sees sales more than double

Key moments from Republican presidential debate so far

Nepal gay marriage 'victory' hits legal roadblock

Yevgeny Prigozhin: Was the Wagner chief a dead man walking?

Ros Atkins on... Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin

Russia: Video shows plane crash in Kuzhenkino

Drone hits Moscow building and two drones downed - officials

Chandrayaan-3: India's Moon lander Vikram aims for historic lunar south pole landing

Republican debate: Rivals seeking political oxygen in a Trump-less showdown

How South Africa's oldest Quran was saved by Cape Town Muslims

Ukraine war: Three elderly civilians killed in Russian strikes, say officials

Pakistan cable car: Children brought to safety along zip line

Tropical Storm Harold makes landfall in Texas

'We will rebuild the way people of Maui want to'

What to know about the first Republican debate

Canada wildfires: Trudeau criticises Facebook over news ban amid crisis

X removes Holocaust denying post after Auschwitz Museum criticism

Greece wildfires: Authorities on alert for new spate of blazes

China cuts key interest rate as recovery falters

Maiden Pharmaceuticals: Fury in The Gambia a year after cough syrup deaths

Ecuador chooses president amid spike in violence

Baghdad advertising boards turned off over porn screening

Ron Cephas Jones, This Is Us star, dies aged 66

Ukraine war: Russia says drone injures five at Kursk railway station

Canada wildfires: At least 30,000 households told to evacuate as fires approach

Miyu Pranoto: Dance prodigy, 9, blazes trail for girls

Made In Heaven: A show taking on all that's wrong with Indian weddings

Canada wildfires: 'It started raining pine cones and tree bark'

Albania: Italy pays bill for tourists' dine and dash

Twitter, now X, to remove blocking feature

Evergrande: China property giant files for bankruptcy in US

Africa's week in pictures: 11-17 August 2023

Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh: More rain, less snow are turning Himalayas dangerous

Abused and stalked, US election workers are bracing for 2024

Transgender women banned from women's chess events

Pascale Ferrier jailed for 22 years for mailing Donald Trump ricin

Channel migrants: France arrests four people over fatal sinking

Canada wildfire: Car 'began melting' as family evacuated north

Trevian Kutti: Who is ex-Kanye West publicist indicted with Trump?

Mob attacks churches in Pakistan blasphemy row

Tenerife wildfires lead to evacuation of villages

Afghan women escape for a chance at education

Poland military parade: 'Perfect day to show our strength'

Texas woman awarded $1.2bn in revenge porn case

Weak currency boosts Japanese economy

Michael Oher, subject of The Blind Side, alleges 'adoptive parents' tricked him

Disney's Snow White: Has the fairy tale already gone sour?

Why fashion brands are putting celebrities in charge

Five key moments in the crushing of Afghan women's rights

Israelis seek opportunities abroad amid unrest at home

When a 'fire hurricane' hit, Maui's warning sirens never sounded

Boy survives 100ft Grand Canyon fall after dodging tourist photo

Maui fires: Frustration mounts over relief effort

Egypt Rabaa killings pain lingers 10 years on

Cambodia: Thousands of war-era explosives found buried at high school

Mutanjan: The meat-and-rice dessert loved by Indian royals

How did Netflix know I was gay before I did?

E-bikes: Can this battery-swapping tech unchoke cities? We took a ride

Ecuador murder: Fernando Villavicencio's running-mate steps in to contest election

Operation Lone Star: Girl, 3, dies on Texas migrant bus

Hawaii wildfires: Drone footage shows extent devastation in Lahaina

Maui fire: Relatives of residents struggle to help from afar

Harry Kane's move from Tottenham to Bayern Munich... in 68 seconds

Hawaii fires: How Pinky's famous truck saved lives in Lahaina

Judge Chuktan warns Trump against 'inflammatory' remarks before trial

Ukraine war: Sex lives in focus for Ukraine's injured veterans

Niger coup: Fear and anger in Niamey as Ecowas threatens force

China floods: The families torn apart by 'huge, furious waves'

Yemen: Oil salvaged from abandoned 'time bomb' tanker in Red Sea

Staged videos fuel religious hate and misogyny in India

Period poverty: In Africa, women are being priced out of buying sanitary ware

Africa's week in pictures: 4 - 10 August 2023

Ecuador politician murder suspects are Colombian, police say

Below Deck Down Under: Jason Chambers addresses sexual misconduct row

Virgin Galactic: First space tourism mission after decades of promises

Jon Goodwin: I thought Parkinson's was end of space dream

Georgia doctor decapitated baby using 'excessive force' in delivery

Rajasthan: India's gig workers see hope in new state law

US concerned for ousted Niger president Mohamed Bazoum's health

Man who threatened Biden shot dead in FBI raid in Utah

US to bar and screen some tech investments in China

Search warrant was issued for Donald Trump's Twitter account

Miss Universe Indonesia: Contestants complain of sexual harassment

Nuh violence: Is bulldozer punishment trampling justice in India?

Niger coup: Fact-checking misinformation spreading online

Tory Lanez sentenced to 10 years for shooting Megan Thee Stallion

Colombian drug kingpin Dairo Antonio Úsuga sentenced to 45 years

Watch: Fiery ‘meteor’ over Australia likely Russian rocket

Carbon credits - land grab or the Amazon’s future?

Tory Lanez: Sentencing for shooting of Megan Thee Stallion delayed

Will electric flying taxis live up to their promise?

Simon & Schuster: Publisher to be sold for $1.6bn

Ukraine war: Several killed in Russian missile strike eastern Ukraine, officials say

Florida: Man rescued from partially sunken boat after 35 hours at sea

BBC Africa Eye: Elderly caned at Kenya's PCEA Thogoto Care Home for the Aged

Families in Turkey's quake cities battle dust and rubble six months on

Belarus isolates political prisoners to break their spirit

Ukraine counter-offensive against Russia yields only small gains in first 2 months

Israeli security forces kill three Palestinians in West Bank

Barbie film hits $1bn mark at global box office

Chatbots: Why does White House want hackers to trick AI?

Ukraine war: The Russians hunting for cheap flats in occupied Mariupol

Typhoon Doksuri: Alarming pictures show floods in China, Philippines

Italian fugitive caught in Corfu thanks to photo celebrating football win

Hun Sen: Cambodia election result confirms expected win for PM

UK scouts pulled out of camp after S Korea heatwave

Armed experts re-enact Parkland school shooting for lawsuit evidence

Florida deputy jumps onto a speeding runaway boat

Alexei Navalny braces for new verdict as Kremlin clamps down

Devastating wildfires spur new detection systems

Freddie Mercury: Contents of former home being sold at auction

Fremantle Highway: Disaster averted as burnt car carrier reaches port

Alia Bhatt, Deepika Padukone: When Bollywood A-listers turn into start-up stars

Niger: US announces partial evacuation of embassy

This 93-year-old went to all 63 US national parks

Donald Trump slams election indictment on eve of court hearing

Timelapse shows rain drenching Las Vegas

Atlantic orcas 'learning from adults' to target boats

Lizzo accused of sexual harassment and weight-shaming

Thirsty and exhausted, Texans feel the heatwave

'It's like playing with death' - Ukraine's female front line soldiers

The fury in Pakistan sparked by a misogynist minister

National Party: Irish far-right party's stolen gold bars spark funding query