Nigerian nurse Bridget Aluu spends her time caring for patients in her private practice, sometimes free. Occasionally, she has to treat herself as well. Photographer Chris Iduma shows us her story in this series of tender photos.
The Taliban pushed closer to Kabul on Saturday, as U.S. diplomats appealed to the militants to stop the advance or risk conflict with thousands of U.S. troops flooding into the capital to evacuate U.S. diplomats and other personnel. With Kabul in the crosshairs, the fate of the country’s Western-allied government also hangs in the balance. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, in his first public appearance since the Taliban’s stunning sweep of provincial capitals over the past week, said he was turning to the international community for help even as events appeared to be overtaking him and his administration.
Fountains everywhere are full of kids and adults trying to beat the heat.
MerMagic Con, advertised as the largest mermaid convention in the world, takes place in Virginia; firefighting helicopters fill up with water to battle the raging wildfires in Greece; the annual Perseid meteor shower looms over West Virginia; Zambians head to the polls to elect their next president after a tense campaign dominated by economic woes. See 12 of the week’s most interesting and gripping images from around the world, selected by Washington Post photo editors.
Faced with the prospect of a life under Taliban rule, Afghans are once again leaving their country in search of safety and peace.
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Wildfires are taking over forests on the Italian island of Sardinia, in northeast Spain and in parts of Turkey and Greece.
Tara Wray's new book "Year of the Beast" is a personal photo diary of life during the pandemic.
The Tokyo Olympics officially ends with the Closing Ceremony.
A cat gets loose in Yankee Stadium; Simone Biles goes on to win bronze in the Olympics Beam Final in Tokyo; the Dixie Fire continues to devastate the western U.S.; a praying mantis hitches a ride at a Washington National game. See 14 of the week’s most interesting and gripping images from around the world, selected by Washington Post photo editors.
If style were an Olympic sport, these athletes from around the world would be our winners!
This year’s winners were chosen from 1,300 entries and include projects about identity and environmental issues.
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As the Dixie Fire in Northern California raged Wednesday, scorching the community of Greenville that firefighters had worked overnight this week to save, the nearby River Fire grew rapidly in less than a day, forcing thousands to evacuate.
Photographer Michael Sherwin’s book “Vanishing Points” is a meditation on how change affects our monuments and memories.
They were more than the translators of words, they also interpreted the culture and the daily lives of the civilians caught between the Taliban and the coalition.
Fire fighters are struggling to control California's largest blaze.
Firefighters attempt to gain control of the Dixie fire near Quincy, Calif.; Prince’s shoes sit on display at his home in Chanhassen, Minn.; Katie Ledecky wins gold in the 1,500-meter freestyle at the Olympics; President Biden runs out of pens. See 12 of the week’s most interesting and gripping images from around the world, selected by Washington Post photo editors.
