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Rescue workers at a mass grave in a forest on the outskirts of Izium, eastern Ukraine, where hundred of graves were found in September 2022 Photograph: Alessio Mamo/The Guardian
A group of Afghan female prosecutors stand on a rooftop overlooking Islamabad, Pakistan, in September 2022 as they wait for their asylum requests to be addressed after fleeing Afghanistan fearing persecution by the Taliban government Photograph: Reuters
Armoured vehicles from France's Operation Barkhane patrol the streets before the handover ceremony of a military base to the Malian army in Timbuktu. The last soldiers of the operation left Mali on 15 August 2022 Photograph: Florent Vergnes/AFP/Getty Images
A plume of smoke rises in Gaza City during an Israeli airstrike on 9 October 2023 Photograph: Mahmud Hams/AFP/Getty Images
Soviet prisoners of war cover victims' bodies with earth from the banks of a ravine in Kyiv on 1 October 1941, resulting in changes to the topography. The photograph forms part of the work by the Centre for Spatial Technologies and Forensic Architecture on the Russian strike on the Kyiv TV tower in 2022, which uncovers layers of historical violence beneath the surface of war events Photograph: Johannes Hähle/The Centre for Spatial Technologies & Forensic Architecture
Rebel soldiers at an outpost in Camp Victoria, the headquarters of the Chin National Army, an alliance of ethnic rebel groups fighting the junta in the Chin province of Myanmar, in December 2023 Photograph: Aakash Hassan/The Observer
Armenian refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh wait in the centre of the town of Goris on 30 September 2023 before being evacuated to various Armenian cities. Armenia says 100,417 people from an estimated population of 120,000 had fled Nagorno-Karabakh since the breakaway region saw its decades-long fight against Azerbaijani rule end in sudden defeat Photograph: Diego Herrera Carcedo/AFP/Getty Images
Raymond and his sons. Darien, Wisconsin, US, 2007. The Magnum photographers Peter van Agtmael and Newsha Tavakolian's projects show how war permeates society, reshaping everyday life and social roles and demonstrating that war is never limited to the battlefield Photograph: Peter van Agtmael/Magnum Photos
Every day the Democratic Union party of Syria, an affiliate of Kurdistan Workers' party, gathers young people from the Rojava area and teaches them its ideology at the Institute for Young Revolutionaries in Terbespe. Many of these teenagers will soon be drafted into YPJ and YPG armies Photograph: Newsha Tavakolian/Magnum Photos
Demonstrators run past tyres set on fire during a protest against insecurity in Port-au-Prince in Haiti on 7 August 2023 Photograph: Odelyn Joseph/AP
Prince Badr bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia receives the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, in Jeddah on the eve of the Arab League summit in May 2023 Photograph: Syrian Presidency Facebook/AFP/Getty Images
Security forces patrol a street after the Ethiopian army took control of the town of Hayk in Amhara from the rebel Tigray People's Liberation Front on 16 December 2021 Photograph: Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Members of the Colombian political party Union Patriotica attend a ceremony at the Centro de Memoria Historica in Bogotá on 30 January 2023. The Inter-American court of human rights condemned the Colombian state for the 'extermination' of the Union Patriotica party in which almost 6,000 members and supporters became victims Photograph: Mauricio Dueñas Castañeda/EPA
Ukrainian emergency responders evacuate injured, pregnant Iryna Kalinina, 32, from a maternity hospital damaged by a Russian airstrike in Mariupol on 9 March 2022. Her baby was stillborn, and Iryna died half an hour later. Published on page 1 of the Guardian the following day 'We have to make considered decisions about what to publish of a graphic nature because it's important that the image engages the reader in the story rather than making them turn away. At the same time we don't want to censor or patronise our readers by not being truthful about the reality.' Fiona Shields, Guardian director of photography and contributing curator
Photograph: Evgeniy Maloletka/AP
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11 hours ago
- Scottish Sun
Elon Musk's estranged dad Errol hails Russia as the ‘peak of civilisation' & gushes over Putin at staged Moscow event
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) TESLA tycoon Elon Musk's estranged dad Errol has hailed Russia as the "peak of civilisation" - and even gushed over mad Vladimir Putin. Errol Musk, 79, made the explosive remarks in Moscow where he appeared at a Kremlin-backed event organised by the Russian dictator's inner circle. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 8 Elon Musk's estranged dad Errol hailed Russia as the 'peak of civilisation' Credit: X 8 He made the explosive remarks in Moscow where he appeared at a Kremlin-backed event organised by Putin's inner circle. Credit: X 8 US President Donald Trump and Elon Musk (R) speak before departing the White House two months ago Credit: AFP It comes just days after his billionaire son's high-profile alliance with the US President imploded in a fierce online feud. Musk Snr took part in the Tsargrad propaganda forum where he bizarrely declared Moscow the "best capital" in the world. Marking his first time in Russia, Errol said: "I think the image that people give to us in the West of Russia is completely wrong. "Russia is wonderful, it's absolutely amazing. He added how it was "quite clear" that Moscow was better than any other city across the globe. Not only did the South African businessman praise Russia however, but also its mad leader Putin and, in turn, challenged the West's portrayal of him and his country. Errol said: "I think [Putin] is a very impressive man - he's proved that. A very stable, impressive man. "As for the perception of Russia, it's very wrong." He added: "So the perception in America by the media, I will call it the fake media, is that Russia is a bad place and its full of very bad people, and they're all going to kill you to come here, which is complete nonsense." He explained how he was coming to Russia with his daughter Alexandra - but his sons told her that she musn't go "under any circumstances". And after Errol himself claims to have been given warnings on going to Moscow, he said he "arrived here, and the first thing I saw was a perfect total civilisation in every direction." He added: "I see a city that easily rivals ancient Rome. "And probably, I made a comment to somebody earlier, it's by far not by a little but by far the premier capital city in the world." Errol also discussed his estranged Tesla tycoon son Elon and his astronautics exploration company SpaceX - but credited Russia as originally being the "leader" of space engineering before his son "took over". He said it "all started off with the Russian attempts" which he said were "quite amazing". Just a day ago, speaking of the explosive feud between Elon and US President Trump, Musk Snr revealed that his son was grappling with regret and fatigue from his turbulent stint in Washington. He said: 'So at the moment, Elon is inclined to say that he's made a mistake.' 'Trump will prevail. He's the president, he was elected as the president. 'Elon made a mistake, I think, but he's tired, he's stressed. 8 Errol is currently in Moscow to appear at a Kremlin-backed forum 8 Russia's President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on Russia's language policy at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence Credit: AFP 8 Elon Musk and Donald Trump's bromance is now beyond repair 8 Elon Musk, wearing two hats, speaks during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House Credit: AFP 8 "They are all suffering from a bit of PTSD, a post-traumatic stress disorder over the last few months, they started hitting out at each other. 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Wales Online
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Dawn French apologises after ‘mocking tone' in video about Israel-Hamas conflict
Dawn French apologises after 'mocking tone' in video about Israel-Hamas conflict The Vicar Of Dibley actress posted a video on social media this week in which she switched between her normal voice and a higher pitched voice Dawn French publicly apologised following the controversial video (Image: undefined via Getty Images ) Comedian Dawn French has apologised after posting a video online about the Israel-Hamas conflict, saying she "clumsily used a mocking tone" and it "appeared one-sided". The Vicar Of Dibley actress posted a video on social media this week in which she switched between her normal voice and a higher pitched voice. In the video about the conflict, she said: "Complicated, no, but nuanced", adding: "Bottom line is, no." Then at one point she said in the higher pitched voice: "Yeah, but you know they did a bad thing to us." French has now posted a statement on X saying she has taken down the video and apologised, saying her intention was never "to mock, or dismiss, or diminish the horror of what happened" on October 7 2023. The statement, posted on Saturday, says: "Ok, it's important to address this. Article continues below "I posted a video in the style I've been using for social media in an effort to convey an important point. I clumsily used a mocking tone. "My intention was NEVER to mock, or dismiss, or diminish the horror of what happened on 7 October 2023 and what continues to unfold from that brutal unthinkable, unforgivable, savage attack. "My heart broke for the many innocent people and their families that were killed, tortured, r@ped and kidnapped. The fact that hostages are still held is utterly appalling. "My intention was to mock and point the finger of shame at the behaviour of the cruel leaders on ALL sides of this atrocious war, who have continued to behave like the worst, dangerous, sickening bullies and seem to relish the tyrannical and childish oneupmanship of the violence. THEY were my target, but clearly I failed to do that, and that's on me. I apologise unreservedly. I'm particularly sorry that my disgust at Hamas didn't figure. It appeared one-sided, and that is wrong. "I am a person, who like many others, is feeling increasingly helpless and hopeless as we witness the carnage and destruction worsen. The images of starving and wounded children have haunted me day and night. History has taught us never to stand by and allow this kind of inhumane violence to be wrought on anyone, especially innocent children. "I have felt my silence is complicit or even somehow sanctioning. So in my small way I wanted to voice my desire to say NO – to BOTH sides – to any further violence. Article continues below "I hope you will understand my intention was not to offend, but clearly I have. For which I'm sorry and I have removed the video."
Wales Online
16 hours ago
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Two more Welsh politicians defect to Nigel Farage's Reform UK
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