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Photos: Chornobyl’s ‘liquidators’ return 40 years after nuclear disaster

26 Apr 2026, 08:52 GMT By Al Jazeera 15 photos

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About 600,000 soldiers, firefighters, engineers, miners and medics cleaned up after the nuclear plant explosion.

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Gallery Photos: Chornobyl’s ‘liquidators’ return 40 years after nuclear disaster
Credit: Evgeniy Maloletka/AP Photo
1 / 15 26 Apr 2026, 08:52 GMT
Oleksii Lebedynets, 65, served in the military from 1986 to 1991, building fences in contaminated areas. He suffered from headaches for the rest of his life. Returning now, he stopped at Pripyat, the nearby city for Chornobyl's workers, which has been abandoned since the accident. \"It's heartbreaking to see Pripyat now,\" he said. \"I remember those houses when they were full of life, and now everything is overgrown and in ruins. It was such a beautiful city.\" [Evgeniy Maloletka/AP Photo]
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Photos: Mughal-era pigeon training survives in heart of India’s capital

21 Apr 2026, 07:24 GMT By Al Jazeera 11 photos

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Pigeon-keeping remains a therapeutic and communal escape for Delhi residents amid the city's chaos and demands.

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Gallery Photos: Mughal-era pigeon training survives in heart of India’s capital
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1 / 11 21 Apr 2026, 07:24 GMT
A pigeon keeper sits under a net as he feeds and trains his pigeons on the rooftop of his house, in the old quarters of Delhi. [Bhawika Chhabra/Reuters]
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Photos: Displaced Lebanese families return home despite Israeli attacks

19 Apr 2026, 10:11 GMT By Al Jazeera 13 photos

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Families travel south to inspect destroyed homes, unsure whether to stay as concerns about renewed conflict increase.

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Gallery Photos: Displaced Lebanese families return home despite Israeli attacks
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1 / 13 19 Apr 2026, 10:11 GMT
Displaced residents wave a flag with the image of Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem as they return to their villages, in Zefta, southern Lebanon. [Hassan Ammar/AP Photo]
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Photos: Afghan villagers turn to gold-panning to sustain livelihoods

16 Apr 2026, 08:52 GMT By Al Jazeera 9 photos

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In rugged Hindu Kush mountains, Afghan men pan for gold dust, forging livelihoods amid scarce economic opportunities.

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Gallery Photos: Afghan villagers turn to gold-panning to sustain livelihoods
Credit: Wakil Kohsar/AFP
1 / 9 16 Apr 2026, 08:52 GMT
Afghan men carry sacks of excavated mountainside stones before emptying them onto a sieve in search of gold nuggets. [Wakil Kohsar/AFP]
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Photos: Families across Sudan endure years of displacement, hunger, loss

15 Apr 2026, 08:02 GMT By Al Jazeera 17 photos

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More than nine million people remain displaced in Sudan, while nearly 29 million face acute hunger.

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Gallery Photos: Families across Sudan endure years of displacement, hunger, loss
Credit: Enayatullah Azad/NRC
1 / 17 15 Apr 2026, 08:02 GMT
Sudanese families embark on arduous journeys across the Sudanese border into eastern Chad, travelling on foot for two weeks or more. They navigate checkpoints and traverse open terrain, with adults carrying children on their backs and bringing minimal possessions. Chad has become the primary host country in the region for Sudanese refugees, sheltering more than 1.3 million people (UNHCR, April 2026). Women and children comprise more than 90 percent of those who have arrived since April 2023. Wadi Fira, eastern Chad. [Enayatullah Azad/NRC]
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Photos: Maradona’s childhood home becomes soup kitchen for those in need

14 Apr 2026, 09:10 GMT By Al Jazeera 11 photos

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Neighbours gather at Maradona's birthplace for meals, keeping compassion alive in the Buenos Aires suburb of Fiorito.

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Gallery Photos: Maradona’s childhood home becomes soup kitchen for those in need
Credit: Tomas Cuesta/AFP
1 / 11 14 Apr 2026, 09:10 GMT
Alejandro, a volunteer, prepares meat for a stew for neighbours in need at the yard of the childhood home of the late football star Diego Maradona, now transformed into a soup kitchen. [Tomas Cuesta/AFP]
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Nigerian artisans preserve handwoven fabric amid rising global demand

12 Apr 2026, 20:49 GMT By Al Jazeera 14 photos

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Resisting mechanisation, Nigerian artisans uphold the authenticity of aso-oke, now a staple in global fashion markets.

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Gallery Nigerian artisans preserve handwoven fabric amid rising global demand
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1 / 14 12 Apr 2026, 20:49 GMT
Waliu Fransisco separates tangled thread used for aso-oke, a handwoven fabric indigenous to the Yoruba ethnic group. [Toyin Adedokun/AFP]
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Photos: UK police arrest more than 500 people at Palestine Action rally

12 Apr 2026, 09:36 GMT By Al Jazeera 9 photos

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Protest organisers accuse UK government of complicity in Gaza genocide as arrests made at Trafalgar Square rally.

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Gallery Photos: UK police arrest more than 500 people at Palestine Action rally
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1 / 9 12 Apr 2026, 09:36 GMT
More than 1,000 people gathered in Trafalgar Square for the demonstration on April 11, 2026, with many holding signs reading, “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.” [Carlos Jasso/AFP]
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‘Ambassadors to the stars’: Artemis II makes historic lunar return

11 Apr 2026, 07:23 GMT By Al Jazeera 11 photos

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The mission unveils lunar mysteries, treats astronauts to a solar eclipse and sets records around the moon.

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Gallery ‘Ambassadors to the stars’: Artemis II makes historic lunar return
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1 / 11 11 Apr 2026, 07:23 GMT
The Orion spacecraft with Artemis II crew members aboard approaches the surface of the Pacific Ocean for splashdown off the coast of California. [Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP Photo]
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Photos: Six months into ‘ceasefire’, Gaza suffers under Israeli attacks

10 Apr 2026, 09:36 GMT By Al Jazeera 14 photos

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Gaza's devastation grows as over 72,000 people killed and 172,000 injured amid Israeli violations of US-brokered truce.

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Gallery Photos: Six months into ‘ceasefire’, Gaza suffers under Israeli attacks
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1 / 14 10 Apr 2026, 09:36 GMT
Rida Daher grieves at the funeral of her son-in-law, Samer al-Fasis, killed in an Israeli military strike, in Khan Younis, Gaza, on March 29, 2026. [Abdel Kareem Hana/AP Photo]
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Photos: Iranians rally nationwide to honour late leader Ali Khamenei

9 Apr 2026, 18:23 GMT By Al Jazeera 8 photos

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Thousands gathered across Iran to honor Ali Khamenei, whose assassination marked the start of the US-Israeli attack.

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Gallery Photos: Iranians rally nationwide to honour late leader Ali Khamenei
Credit: Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters
1 / 8 9 Apr 2026, 18:23 GMT
In Iran’s capital, Tehran, mourners wearing black began their rally from Jomhouri Eslami Square to the neighbourhood of the office of Khamenei, 86. [Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters]
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Photos: NASA releases picture of ‘Earthset’ shot by Artemis crew

8 Apr 2026, 20:19 GMT By Al Jazeera 8 photos

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New NASA 'Earthset' photo from Artemis II echoes Apollo 8’s iconic 'Earthrise' in historic lunar flyby.

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Gallery Photos: NASA releases picture of ‘Earthset’ shot by Artemis crew
Credit: Handout/NASA via AFP
1 / 8 8 Apr 2026, 20:19 GMT
The Orion spacecraft, crescent moon and a crescent Earth on April 6, 2026. [Handout/NASA via AFP]
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Photos: Israel strikes central Beirut without warning

8 Apr 2026, 15:01 GMT By Al Jazeera 8 photos

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Israeli attacks pound central Beirut after Iran ceasefire, killing dozens and wounding hundreds, officials say.

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Gallery Photos: Israel strikes central Beirut without warning
Credit: Anwar Amro/AFP
1 / 8 8 Apr 2026, 15:01 GMT
Smoke rises following Israeli air strikes in Beirut. [Anwar Amro/AFP]
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Photos: Mumbai’s historic dock quietens as fuel crisis chokes fishing trade

8 Apr 2026, 12:29 GMT By Al Jazeera 9 photos

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Fishing boats sit idle at Sassoon Dock as diesel costs cripple city's once-thriving maritime economy and livelihoods.

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Gallery Photos: Mumbai’s historic dock quietens as fuel crisis chokes fishing trade
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1 / 9 8 Apr 2026, 12:29 GMT
A deckhand arranges empty fuel cans on his handcart at Sassoon Dock beside a cooperative diesel pump that is shut due to rising bulk fuel prices in Mumbai. [Rafiq Maqbool/AP Photo]
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Photos: Tehran celebrates as Iran, US agree to two-week ceasefire

8 Apr 2026, 08:21 GMT By Al Jazeera 9 photos

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Iran hails the pause in hostilities as a 'victory', crediting national unity and patience for the agreement.

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Gallery Photos: Tehran celebrates as Iran, US agree to two-week ceasefire
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1 / 9 8 Apr 2026, 08:21 GMT
Tehran residents flooded the streets, jubilantly waving flags to celebrate a two-week ceasefire agreement between Iran and the United States, marking a pause in the intense hostilities that had gripped the two nations for weeks. [Vahid Salemi/AP Photo]
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Photos: 1.2 million people forced to flee as Israel pummels Lebanon

6 Apr 2026, 09:45 GMT By Al Jazeera 9 photos

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Families face repeated trauma as Israeli attacks displace nearly 1.2 million, many for the second time in recent months.

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Gallery Photos: 1.2 million people forced to flee as Israel pummels Lebanon
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1 / 9 6 Apr 2026, 09:45 GMT
A building destroyed in an Israeli air raid in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon. [Mohammed Zaatari/AP Photo]
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Photos: Earth in rear-view of Artemis II astronauts

5 Apr 2026, 15:46 GMT By Al Jazeera 7 photos

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Crew nears moon on historic flyby and sends back striking images of Earth.

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Gallery Photos: Earth in rear-view of Artemis II astronauts
Credit: Handout/NASA via Reuters
1 / 7 5 Apr 2026, 15:46 GMT
A view of the Orion capsule taken with a camera mounted on one of its solar array wings during a routine external inspection of the spacecraft on the second day of the Artemis II mission towards the Moon. [Handout/NASA via Reuters]
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Photos: Thousands rally in Iraq against ‘senseless’ US-Israel war on Iran

5 Apr 2026, 08:06 GMT By Al Jazeera 9 photos

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Protesters chant against the US and Israel, urging the global community to confront their actions in the Middle East.

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Gallery Photos: Thousands rally in Iraq against ‘senseless’ US-Israel war on Iran
Credit: Hadi Mizban/AP Photo
1 / 9 5 Apr 2026, 08:06 GMT
Iraq has been unwillingly drawn into the regional tension, suffering attacks targeting US interests and pro-Iranian factions within its territory. [Hadi Mizban/AP Photo]
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Mourners vow resistance as Iran marks Islamic Republic’s 47th anniversary

2 Apr 2026, 07:38 GMT By Al Jazeera 9 photos

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Thousands gathered in Tehran to honour a commander, vowing resistance amid heightened tension with US and Israel.

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Gallery Mourners vow resistance as Iran marks Islamic Republic’s 47th anniversary
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1 / 9 2 Apr 2026, 07:38 GMT
People attend Alireza Tangsiri's funeral, holding his portrait and that of Iran's slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right. [AFP]
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Photos: Iraq celebrates after qualifying for FIFA World Cup 2026

1 Apr 2026, 11:19 GMT By Al Jazeera 9 photos

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The Lions of Mesopotamia secured their World Cup spot with a thrilling 2-1 victory over Bolivia amid war backdrop.

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Gallery Photos: Iraq celebrates after qualifying for FIFA World Cup 2026
Credit: Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters
1 / 9 1 Apr 2026, 11:19 GMT
Iraqis celebrate after Iraq defeated Bolivia 2-1 in the inter-confederation playoff to qualify for the World Cup. [Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters]