A robotic dog and a tribute to Colombia's cycling soul: photos of the day
Lone Wolf, a military robotic dog, entertains children at the America 250 Celebration at Fort Bragg in Fayetteville Photograph: Karl DeBlaker/AP
David van Wyk, lead researcher at Bench Marks foundation, is reflected in a stream of contaminated water leaching from a mine dump at Snake Park. In South Africa, 15-20 million people live close to highly toxic substances such as arsenic, lead and the radioactive element uranium Photograph: Emmanuel Croset/AFP/Getty Images
A man rides a rickshaw past fishing boats moored at a port Photograph: Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP/Getty Images
A French police officer enters the sea in an attempt to prevent migrants and asylum seekers from boarding small boats. Officers used teargas and pepper spray to try to disperse hundreds of people trying to board boats, but were overwhelmed by the numbers. A record 15,000 migrants have left northern France and arrived in the UK this year Photograph:Patients lie in beds in the underground parking of the Sourasky medical centre in Tel Aviv, in readiness for retaliation from Iran after Israel's attack Photograph: Itai Ron/Reuters
A jaguar bares its teeth at the Mata Ciliar association, an organisation for the conservation of biodiversity, in Jundiai. Twenty-five pumas and 10 jaguars are recovering at the Brazilian Center for the Conservation of Neotropical Felines at Mata Ciliar, a site as large as 40 football fields where monkeys, wild dogs, maned wolves, ocelots, and other regional animals are also rehabilitated Photograph: Nelson Almeida/AFP/Getty Images
A performer dressed as the Na Tcha deity, a character in Chinese myths and legends, prepares for the traditional celebratory feast at the temple of Na Tcha Photograph: Eduardo Leal/AFP/Getty Images
A fire officer inspects the site of the Air India flight 171 crash Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters
Destroyed vehicles are pictured outside a building hit by an Israeli strike. It was among 100 targets, including nuclear facilities and military command centres, struck in an attack that killed senior figures in Iran, including the armed forces chief and top nuclear scientists Photograph: Meghdad Madadi/Tasnim News/AFP/Getty Images
People carry buckets of mud on their heads during the re-plastering of the Great Mosque of Djenne. Thousands of Malians converge before dawn for the annual plastering of the iconic mosque, in the world heritage-listed historical town in central Mali. First built in the 13th century before being destroyed, the mosque was completely rebuilt in 1907 and is the largest earthen monument in the world Photograph: Ousmane Makaveli/AFP/Getty Images
Visitors interact with an inflatable art installation at the Euphoria Art Is in the Air exhibition at the Grand Palais d'ete Photograph: Stéphane de Sakutin/AFP/Getty Images
Palestinians flee to the western parts of the Khan Younis after the Israeli army warned that it would launch an offensive against the centre of the city Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images
A worker loads food aid in a cargo plane for delivery in Ulang and Nasir counties in Upper Nile State, which have been ravaged by fighting between militiamen and the army, in an operation run by Fogbow, a US company organising the airdrops with funding from the South Sudanese government Photograph: Thomas Mukoya/Reuters
Members of the art collective Sand in your Eye take part in creating a 40m-diameter sand drawing of Ludwig van Beethoven on Elie Beach, East Neuk, to celebrate the East Neuk festival, which starts at the end of June Photograph: Jane Barlow/PA
A view of the damage to a school attacked by Shahed drones Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images
Kenyan police look on as an assortment of 7,000 illicit firearms and small weapons, recovered during security operations in the Bulbul area of Ngong district, burn Photograph: Thomas Mukoya/Reuters
An installation called The World's Largest Bicycle rises as a tribute to Colombia's cycling soul in the rolling highlands of Tinjaca
Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images
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A robotic dog and a tribute to Colombia's cycling soul: photos of the day
Lone Wolf, a military robotic dog, entertains children at the America 250 Celebration at Fort Bragg in Fayetteville Photograph: Karl DeBlaker/AP David van Wyk, lead researcher at Bench Marks foundation, is reflected in a stream of contaminated water leaching from a mine dump at Snake Park. In South Africa, 15-20 million people live close to highly toxic substances such as arsenic, lead and the radioactive element uranium Photograph: Emmanuel Croset/AFP/Getty Images A man rides a rickshaw past fishing boats moored at a port Photograph: Chaideer Mahyuddin/AFP/Getty Images A French police officer enters the sea in an attempt to prevent migrants and asylum seekers from boarding small boats. Officers used teargas and pepper spray to try to disperse hundreds of people trying to board boats, but were overwhelmed by the numbers. A record 15,000 migrants have left northern France and arrived in the UK this year Photograph:Patients lie in beds in the underground parking of the Sourasky medical centre in Tel Aviv, in readiness for retaliation from Iran after Israel's attack Photograph: Itai Ron/Reuters A jaguar bares its teeth at the Mata Ciliar association, an organisation for the conservation of biodiversity, in Jundiai. Twenty-five pumas and 10 jaguars are recovering at the Brazilian Center for the Conservation of Neotropical Felines at Mata Ciliar, a site as large as 40 football fields where monkeys, wild dogs, maned wolves, ocelots, and other regional animals are also rehabilitated Photograph: Nelson Almeida/AFP/Getty Images A performer dressed as the Na Tcha deity, a character in Chinese myths and legends, prepares for the traditional celebratory feast at the temple of Na Tcha Photograph: Eduardo Leal/AFP/Getty Images A fire officer inspects the site of the Air India flight 171 crash Photograph: Adnan Abidi/Reuters Destroyed vehicles are pictured outside a building hit by an Israeli strike. It was among 100 targets, including nuclear facilities and military command centres, struck in an attack that killed senior figures in Iran, including the armed forces chief and top nuclear scientists Photograph: Meghdad Madadi/Tasnim News/AFP/Getty Images People carry buckets of mud on their heads during the re-plastering of the Great Mosque of Djenne. Thousands of Malians converge before dawn for the annual plastering of the iconic mosque, in the world heritage-listed historical town in central Mali. First built in the 13th century before being destroyed, the mosque was completely rebuilt in 1907 and is the largest earthen monument in the world Photograph: Ousmane Makaveli/AFP/Getty Images Visitors interact with an inflatable art installation at the Euphoria Art Is in the Air exhibition at the Grand Palais d'ete Photograph: Stéphane de Sakutin/AFP/Getty Images Palestinians flee to the western parts of the Khan Younis after the Israeli army warned that it would launch an offensive against the centre of the city Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images A worker loads food aid in a cargo plane for delivery in Ulang and Nasir counties in Upper Nile State, which have been ravaged by fighting between militiamen and the army, in an operation run by Fogbow, a US company organising the airdrops with funding from the South Sudanese government Photograph: Thomas Mukoya/Reuters Members of the art collective Sand in your Eye take part in creating a 40m-diameter sand drawing of Ludwig van Beethoven on Elie Beach, East Neuk, to celebrate the East Neuk festival, which starts at the end of June Photograph: Jane Barlow/PA A view of the damage to a school attacked by Shahed drones Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images Kenyan police look on as an assortment of 7,000 illicit firearms and small weapons, recovered during security operations in the Bulbul area of Ngong district, burn Photograph: Thomas Mukoya/Reuters An installation called The World's Largest Bicycle rises as a tribute to Colombia's cycling soul in the rolling highlands of Tinjaca Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images
The Independent
20 hours ago
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Archaeologists uncover France's deepest shipwreck: ‘As if time froze'
Archaeologists have uncovered what could be a 16th-century merchant vessel's remains off the coast of southern France, marking the deepest shipwreck ever uncovered in this part of the Mediterranean. The shipwreck was found at a depth of over 2.5km during a seabed exploration mission by the French navy off the coast of Ramatuelle in March. Since the wreck site, dubbed Camarat 4, was previously unmapped, the navy decided to send submersible drones to inspect it. Then a second dive, carried out with a remotely operated vehicle, helped capture detailed high-quality images and videos of the wreck. Researchers suspect the wreck is of a 16th-century merchant vessel carrying a ceramics cargo. 'The quality of the images obtained makes it possible to detail this merchandise,' the French culture ministry's underwater archaeology department said in a statement. "It is the deepest shipwreck ever found in French territorial waters,' Arnaud Schaumasse, the head of the department, said. Pictures captured by the underwater drones reveal about 200 earthenware pitchers trapped under the sediment. Some of them carry the monogram 'IHS", the first three letters of the Greek name of Jesus, as well as geometric decorations. Based on these markings, researchers suspect the ceramics were made in the northern Italian coastal region of Liguria in the 16th century. Around 100 plates and other sunken artefacts, including cannon anchors and two cauldrons, were also spotted. At this depth of over 2km, the wreckage could be preserved from any degradation and looting, researchers said. 'In these abysses, time stopped during the 16th century,' the archaeology department said. In further studies, scientists hope to create a 3D digital version of the ship and extract samples from the site to add to their understanding of 16th century navigation in the Mediterranean. 'Exploration of the surroundings of the site and samples of furniture are the first perspectives of studies, which will be carried out with the help of a college of experts, archaeologists, ceramologists, specialists in naval architecture, anchors, artillery, material culture, restorer, and conservator,' the culture ministry said. 'This site will thus be able to integrate the 16th century wreck corpus, already rich in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.'
The Guardian
a day ago
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‘We were sinking. I let her go': how growing numbers of women are risking all to reach Europe by boat
The four women and three girls were just metres from the pier in the port of La Restinga in El Hierro, one of Spain's Canary Islands, when they drowned on 28 May. Rescue teams had begun disembarking the first people early that morning when the vessel capsized. Photos and videos of the chaotic scenes show the boat partially submerged and completely overturned, with several people struggling to swim around it and others trying to climb on to the wrecked boat. Underneath, about 15 women and girls were trapped and fighting to get to the surface. Seven would not make it. After a 10-day journey from the west coast of Africa, 145 people who had been on the boat made it ashore, but the seven women and children were buried in three cemeteries on El Hierro. The deaths shocked an island that has quickly become a hotspot of Europe's migration crisis. As the EU seeks to crack down on routes across the Mediterranean, more people have resorted to crossing the Atlantic to reach the Canary Islands – one of the most dangerous crossings into Europe. More than 20,000 migrants arrived in El Hierro in 2024, according to the Red Cross – almost double the island's population. The incident also shone a light on the large numbers of women and girls now attempting the long and dangerous migration route from Africa – they made up almost half of the passengers on the capsized boat. Since 2021, nearly 15% of irregular entries to the Canary Islands have been women, according to data collected by the Spanish Commission for Refugee Aid (Cear). Most of them are coming from the Sahel region, according to the UN's refugee agency, which says escalating conflicts have forcibly displaced millions of people from Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali. Human rights groups say increasing numbers of women are now visible on migration routes from Africa, driven by the familiar issues of armed conflicts and poverty, but also unique problems such as escaping gender-based violence and forced marriage. 'Women are becoming the main actors in their own migration process, whereas in the past it was usually the men who migrated first and the women joined later,' says Juan Carlos Lorenzo, a coordinator at Cear. Madeleine*, who was travelling with her five-year-old niece on the capsized boat, has told the Guardian she decided to leave after her husband abandoned her. She was criticised by his family when she began looking for work. 'They were saying I was seeing other men, which wasn't true. I couldn't take it any more and made the decision.' At the time she was looking after her niece and decided it would be better for her to come too. 'When her mother died, the family wanted to take the girl to undergo genital mutilation, but I refused to accept it. When I said no, they started to fight a lot against me. I couldn't leave my niece there, so I brought her with me.' Madeleine says she was on the deck of the boat when it capsized. Both of them fell into the water, where Madeleine says she initially tried to hold her niece tightly, but had to let go because she couldn't keep her own head above water. 'I started screaming and crying. I had the girl in my arms, but we were both sinking. I let her go.' Ultimately, both were rescued. Sign up to Global Dispatch Get a different world view with a roundup of the best news, features and pictures, curated by our global development team after newsletter promotion The little girl was taken alone to a hospital in Tenerife after swallowing too much water, says Madeleine, who was separated from her while she was identified at the police camp where migrants are detained and processed in El Hierro. They were reunited three days later. Other women from the boat were wary of going into details about why they had left Africa. Sira*, who was one of the women trapped under the boat when it capsized, says she left Guinea to help her family and give her two daughters aged four and seven more opportunities. She says she travelled inside enclosed compartments within the boat, typically used to store fish but repurposed for women and children during the voyage. When the boat capsized, she says, many women were struggling to breathe. 'Inside, there was a lot of water. We held on to ropes to lift our heads and breathe. My daughters were on the upper part of the boat; they were no longer with me at the bottom because [the rescue teams] had asked to disembark the children first. They fell into the water, but I stayed inside,' says Sira. Sira's four-year-old daughter was one of the children who drowned. Initially, the rescue teams focused on helping those who had fallen into the sea, unable to see the people still trapped beneath the boat, as shown in footage broadcast by several television channels at the time. But after the boat flipped over again, several local residents jumped in to assist, pulling one person after another to safety. Among the arms that reached out to be rescued were Sira's. 'That's when they rescued me,' she says. * Names have been changed. Sira and her surviving daughter are now living in a shelter after being transferred to the neighbouring island of Tenerife Gabriela Sánchez is a reporter for
