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Parties, pyres and pharaohs: Africa's top shots

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond.

Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

Supreme Court rejects fast track of Trump tariff challenge by toy companies

Legal challenges to President Donald Trump’s April 2 tariffs have introduced uncertainty around a central piece of his trade agenda.

Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

What is Europe’s stance on the Israel-Iran conflict?

Divisions and anxiety rise in Europe over hostilities in the Middle East.

Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Palestine Action Breaches British Air Force Base

The ruling political class is quick to call us β€˜terrorists’ while committing the worst crimes against humanity, the activists said. Palestine Action activists broke into a British Royal Air Force (RAF) base in Oxfordshire and posted a video of the incident on social media. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer called their actions as β€œvandalism.” RELATED: […]

Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Judge orders Columbia University protester Mahmoud Khalil freed from immigration detention center

Khalil was the first arrest under President Donald Trump's crackdown on students who joined campus protests against Israel's devastating war in Gaza.

Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Hundreds of thousands of Iranians rally against Israeli attacks

Hundreds of thousands of Iranians were seen protesting in cities across Iran on Friday over continued Israeli attacks.

Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Pro-Palestinian activist group to be proscribed after RAF base break-in

Campaign group Palestine Action says members damaged military aircraft at Brize Norton

Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

In one of Africa’s largest refugee camps, food rations are halved after U.S. aid cuts

Funding for the U.N. World Food Program has dropped after the Trump administration paused support in March.

Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Mercury poisoning in Peru's Amazon found in nearly 80 per cent of villagers in recent study

Indigenous and riverine communities in the Loreto region of the Peruvian Amazon have "chronic exposure" to mercury, according to a new study β€” and experts say the biggest culprit is gold mining in the region.

Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source: CBC News - Canada favicon CBC News - Canada

Palestine Action to be proscribed as a terror group after break-in at UK's largest airbase

Palestine Action to be proscribed as a terror group after break-in at UK's largest airbase Submitted by Imran Mulla on Fri, 06/20/2025 - 18:35 Pro-Palestine activists on electric scooters damaged two RAF planes at Brize Norton airbase A Palestine Action activist approaches an RAF plane on an electric scooter (Palestine Action) Off The British government will move to ban the activist group Palestine Action and proscribe...

Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Israeli official wanted by ICC sparks outrage online after column in major British paper

Israeli official wanted by ICC sparks outrage online after column in major British paper Submitted by Reem Aouir on Fri, 06/20/2025 - 16:08 The Times newspaper is under fire for publishing a column co-authored by Yoav Gallant, wanted by the ICC for war crimes Traffic moves past a billboard bearing the images of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and former Defence Minister Yoav Galant, with a message in...

Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Europe and Iran holding talks as Trump sets two-week deadline for U.S. strikes decision

European officials are hoping for a last-minute diplomatic breakthrough with Tehran to deter further escalations of the Middle East conflict.

Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Iran ready for negotiations if aggression stops, says Iranian foreign minister

Iran ready for negotiations if aggression stops, says Iranian foreign minister Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that his country is ready to start negotiations if Israel stops its attacks. β€œIran is ready to consider diplomacy once again - once the aggression is stopped and the aggressor is held accountable for the crimes committed,” Araghchi told reporters in Geneva. He said that β€œIran’s nuclear...

Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

US judge orders release of pro-Palestinian advocate Mahmoud Khalil

The wife of the jailed Columbia University graduate student says the family 'can finally breathe a sigh of relief'.

Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

What to know about heat stroke symptoms and how to stay safe during heat waves

In the U.S., hundreds of people working or playing outside – even those who seem healthy – succumb to heat-related illnesses each year.

Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

US ambassador accidentally says Israel β€˜spreading terror’

US diplomat Dorothy Shea accidentally stated Israel’s government had β€œspread chaos, terror and suffering.”

Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Miguel Ángel Asturias: Guatemala’s Mythical Chronicler Who Spoke to the World

Miguel Ángel Asturias Rosales (1899–1974) stands as one of the most influential writers in Latin America. Born in Guatemala City, this lawyer, journalist, poet, and diplomat marked a turning point in Hispanic literature by blending indigenous traditions with the social concerns of the 20th century. RELATED: The Silent Legacy of Arabic Literature in Latin America […]

Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Watch: Sunken British superyacht raised from seabed

The cause of the sinking, which killed seven of the 22 people onboard, is still under investigation.

Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source: BBC Europe favicon BBC Europe

UN nuclear chief warns of disaster if Israel hits Iran’s Bushehr plant

IAEA’s Grossi and Security Council members urge diplomacy as Israel strikes at heart of Iran’s nuclear capability.

Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Putin warns his officials not to allow recession

The Russian leader said a recession "is not to be allowed under any circumstances,” during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source: Politico Europe favicon Politico Europe

Hurricane Erick hits Mexico resort towns killing two

Video shows communities in the affected areas dealing with flood waters and a messy clean-up.

Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source: BBC South America favicon BBC South America

Tesla inks first deal to build China's largest grid-scale battery power plant

The U.S. company posted on the Chinese social media service Weibo that the project would be the largest of its kind in China when completed.

Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International

Niger to nationalise uranium project co-owned with France’s Orano

Move marks sharp escalation in tensions between West African country’s government and state-owned French group

Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Iraqi air space violated, says Iraq’s representative to UN

Iraqi air space violated, says Iraq’s representative to UN Abbas al-Fatlawi, the Iraqi representative to the United Nations, said on Friday that his country’s airspace had been breached ahead of the UN Security Council meeting held earlier today. The aircraft flew from the Syrian-Jordanian border areas, according to Fatlawi. β€œTwenty aeroplanes started, followed by 30 aeroplanes heading to the south of Iraq, and they...

Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Israeli and Iranian hospital attacks

We compare and contrast Israel’s outrage over Soroka with its own repeated strikes on Gaza hospitals.

Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Investors are shaken, but not yet stirred

Amid global turmoil, markets are focused on the hit to economic fundamentals

Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Africa: Senior Officials From Regional Member Countries Commit to Strengthening Implementation of African Development Bank Group Operations

[African Development Bank (AfDB)] Senior officials from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Governors' offices of the African Development Bank Group's Regional Member Countries (RMCs) have adopted a new digital platform to boost coordination and enhance the implementation of Bank operations at the country level.

Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source: AllAfrica favicon AllAfrica

Israel violated EU pact on human rights, review says

Israel has formally violated its EU treaty due to human rights abuses, attracting stigma even as it seeks friends on Iran.

Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source: EU Observer favicon EU Observer

ExpoCaribe International Fair expected to be a top-notch edition

Santiago de Cuba, June 20 (Prensa Latina) The organizers of ExpoCaribe 2025 are working to create a top-notch international fair in terms of participation and results, which will strengthen Santiago de Cuba and the country’s Eastern region, focused on sustainable development goals. The post ExpoCaribe International Fair expected to be a top-notch edition first appeared on Prensa Latina.

Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source: Prensa Latina favicon Prensa Latina

Trump risks MAGA base if he breaks pledge not to β€œstart new wars”

Ross Barkan on the internal conflict in the Trump administration over joining Israel's attack on Iran.

Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Top court revives lawsuits against Palestinian authorities from US victims

Supreme Court has revived lawsuits against Palestinian authorities from Americans killed or wounded in Middle East.

Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

UK could ban Palestinian Action group following RAF air base break in

UK could ban Palestinian Action group following RAF air base break in The Palestinian Action group, a pro-Palestinian protest group, could be banned in the UK and be defined as a "terrorist" organisation, according to the BBC. The move comes shortly after the group said on Friday that two of its members broke into a UK RAF air base on scooters, and defaced two military aircraft with red spray paint, in a breach of...

Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Tusk calls for recount after ally loses Polish presidential election

Rightwing Law and Justice opponent who won presidency is expected to block Tusk’s pro-EU reform agenda.

Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

UK economy risks familiar pattern as strong start to the year begins to fizzle

While GDP growth was strong at 0.7 per cent in the first quarter, analysts forecast GDP will barely grow in the current quarter

Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Escalation continues between Israel and Iran in Syrian airspace

Damascus, June 20 (Prensa Latina) Local sources in southern Syria documented an escalation in the exchange of fire between Israel and Iran in the airspace of the Syrian provinces of Sweida, Deraa, and Quneitra, bordering Jordan and Israel. The post Escalation continues between Israel and Iran in Syrian airspace first appeared on Prensa Latina.

Published on: June 20, 2025 | Source: Prensa Latina favicon Prensa Latina