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Week in pictures: 29 July
A selection of powerful news photographs taken around the world this week. Peter Byrne/PA Media Dean Treml/Red Bull/Getty Images AFP EARVIN PERIAS/AFP Jeff Swensen/Getty Images VALENTYN OGIRENKO/Reuters BORJA SUAREZ/Reuters Victoria Jones/PA HANNAH MCKAY/REUTERS Jane Barlow/PA Media Alamy Kieran Cleeves/PA Media All photos subject to copyright Related Topics Photography
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Niger coup: Decision time for West Africa as deadline nears
AFP By Yusuf Akinpelu BBC News, Lagos As the seven-day ultimatum given by West African leaders for the military in Niger to reinstate President Mohamed Bazoum draws to a close, both sides have crucial decisions to make. Last Sunday evening, the regional bloc Ecowas, headed by President Bola Tinubu of neighbouring Nigeria, said the junta…
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Ukraine counter-offensive two months in: Can it still succeed?
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. By Frank Gardner & Jake Horton BBC security correspondent & BBC Verify The war in Ukraine has reached a critical point. Where it goes from here could decide the country’s future and affect the security of Europe.…
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Chap shuro: Pakistan’s iconic, ‘healthy pizza’
Part meat pie, part paratha, and oddly reminiscent of a quesadilla, it is a hearty staple synonymous with world-renowned Hunza hospitality. “You can use any meat you have for the filling,” explained chef Lal Shahzadi as she deftly pinched two slightly speckled rotis together. Her hands worked with graceful precision, almost on autopilot, sandwiching fragrant…
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Twitch streamer Kai Cenat’s ‘giveaway’ sparks chaos in Manhattan
CBS By Brandon Drenon BBC News, Washington A YouTube blogger’s announcement of a video games console giveaway sparked chaotic scenes and a major police response in New York City on Friday. A crowd of roughly 2,000 converged at Union Square in anticipation of free PlayStation 5 devices from celebrity Twitch streamer Kai Cenat. Police told…
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Voyager 2: Nasa fully back in contact with lost space probe
NASA By Megan Fisher BBC News Nasa is back in full contact with its lost Voyager 2 probe months earlier than expected, the space agency said. In July a wrong command was sent to the spacecraft, sent to explore space in 1977, changing its position and severing contact. A signal was picked up on Tuesday…
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Maine woman, 87, fights off then feeds hungry burglar
Getty Images By Chloe Kim BBC News, New York When an intruder broke into the home of retired 87-year-old Marjorie Perkins, he might have thought an older woman would not put up much of a fight. “That was the worst part – to wake up in the dark and have this man standing over you,”…
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Mark Margolis: Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul actor dies at 83
Getty Images Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul veteran actor Mark Margolis has died at the age of 83, according to his family. Best known in the role of Hector Salamanca on both series, he played a drug cartel member who uses a wheelchair after a stroke. He passed away in a New York City…
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Karen Vergata: Gilgo Beach murders police identify body found in 1996
Suffolk County DA By Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, Washington Authorities investigating a suspected serial killer have identified remains found on a New York beach as belonging to a woman who vanished in 1996. Police named the missing person once dubbed Jane Doe Seven as Karen Vergata. She was 34 when she disappeared. Investigators have…
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Women’s World Cup 2023: How female players have finally got the football kit they deserve
The women’s game is booming – and that’s reflected in the super-stylish and functional strips. It’s a far cry from what female players used to have to endure, writes Kesewaa Browne. The 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand is well under way, and has millions around the world glued to their televisions.…