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Global News in Pictures: From Ukraine to Nepal, Gaza to Kenya

other · 2026-08-28

This week's photo roundup captures major events worldwide. In Ukraine, Russian drone attacks hit Kyiv and Boryspil, destroying warehouses and prompting responses from the foreign minister. The Ukrainian military reported shooting down seven ballistic missiles and 258 drones. In Nepal, flash floods along the Trishuli River killed nearly 600 people, with hundreds missing, including foreign tourists. Rescue efforts are complicated by destroyed infrastructure. In Gaza, an Israeli attack targeted the Asqalan prayer hall, and over 100 French and British former diplomats called for urgent action. In the West Bank, settler attacks have doubled since 2025. In Lebanon, Israeli airstrikes hit al-Mansouri, deepening divisions over Hezbollah. Other images include a ceremony in Kinmen, Taiwan, marking the 1958 Taiwan Strait crisis; a peatland fire in Kampar, Indonesia; a mine-clearing operation in Qarah, Syria; a spacewalk by astronauts Sophie Adenot and Anil Menon; a cosplayer in Nairobi, Kenya; the døds diving world championship in Arendal, Norway; a mural of Dolly Parton in Costa Mesa, California, following her death at 80; and a wedding in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, where a soldier and medic marry amid war.

Key facts

  • Russian drone attacks hit Kyiv and Boryspil, destroying warehouses.
  • Ukraine's foreign minister Andrii Sybiha reported a massive strike targeting ports, grain storage, energy, and infrastructure.
  • Ukrainian military shot down seven ballistic missiles and 258 drones.
  • Flash floods in Nepal and Tibet killed nearly 600 people, with hundreds missing.
  • Red Cross said at least 93,000 people may have been affected by floods.
  • Israeli attack in Gaza targeted the Asqalan prayer hall.
  • Over 100 French and British former diplomats called for trade and arms sales bans to press Israel.
  • Settler attacks in the West Bank have almost doubled since 2025.
  • Dolly Parton died this week aged 80.
  • A soldier and medic married in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, as an act of memory.

Entities

Artists

  • Sophie Adenot
  • Anil Menon
  • Dolly Parton
  • Julius Mokaya
  • Reagan Popoff
  • Oleksandr
  • Tetiana

Institutions

  • European Space Agency
  • NASA
  • Red Cross
  • CIA
  • The Guardian

Locations

  • Kyiv
  • Ukraine
  • Boryspil
  • Nuwakot
  • Nepal
  • Bidur
  • Trishuli
  • Chitwan district
  • Tibet
  • China
  • Gaza
  • Jabalia refugee camp
  • Jannatah
  • West Bank
  • Al-Mansouri
  • Lebanon
  • Kinmen
  • Taiwan
  • Kampar
  • Indonesia
  • Qarah
  • Syria
  • Nairobi
  • Kenya
  • Arendal
  • Norway
  • Costa Mesa
  • California
  • US
  • Kramatorsk

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