Global conflict and crisis captured in 20 photographs
The Guardian's weekly photo roundup documents escalating violence in Lebanon and Gaza, where Israeli airstrikes continue to displace and kill civilians. In Ukraine, Russian drone and missile attacks target infrastructure and kill at least nine. Political turmoil in the UK sees Wes Streeting resign and call for Keir Starmer to step down. Donald Trump visits China for the first time in nearly a decade, meeting Xi Jinping. A House oversight committee hearing reveals new details of Jeffrey Epstein's sex-trafficking ring. In Mali, Russian-backed airstrikes target rebel alliances. A hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius leads to passenger evacuations in Tenerife. A 'green bridge' in Surrey provides a wildlife corridor for rare sand lizards. Mount Everest sees a trail of head torches as climbers summit. Jannik Sinner sets a Masters 1000 consecutive wins record at the Italian Open. A mural in Gaza depicts footballer Lamine Yamal waving a Palestinian flag.
Key facts
- Israel ordered 14.3% of Lebanon's territory vacated since 2 March, displacing over 1.2 million people.
- Israeli nationalist demonstrators chanted 'Gaza is a graveyard' during a state-sponsored march in Jerusalem.
- Ukraine detected at least eight salvoes of Russian drones on Wednesday, targeting Kyiv's critical infrastructure.
- Russia launched over 800 drones in a daytime assault on Ukraine, killing at least nine.
- Wes Streeting quit as UK health secretary and called for Prime Minister Keir Starmer to resign.
- Donald Trump visited Beijing, the first US president to do so in nearly a decade.
- A House oversight committee hearing revealed new details of Jeffrey Epstein's international sex-trafficking ring.
- Mali's armed forces, supported by Russian mercenaries, launched airstrikes targeting a rebel alliance.
- Passengers from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius were evacuated at Reina Sofia airport in Tenerife.
- Cockrow Bridge across the A3 is a 'green bridge' intended as a wildlife corridor for sand lizards.
- Jannik Sinner set a record for consecutive wins in Masters 1000 tournaments at the Italian Open.
- A mural in Gaza City depicts footballer Lamine Yamal waving a Palestinian flag.
Entities
Institutions
- AFP
- Getty Images
- EPA
- AP
- LNP
- House oversight committee
- Italian Open
Locations
- Marjayoun, Lebanon
- Arnoun, Lebanon
- Lebanon
- Gaza City, Gaza Strip
- al-Shati refugee camp, Gaza
- Jerusalem, Israel
- Nabatieh, Lebanon
- Beirut, Lebanon
- Kyiv, Ukraine
- Sloviansk, Ukraine
- Moscow, Russia
- London, England
- Beijing, China
- Temple of Heaven, Beijing
- West Palm Beach, Florida
- Annapolis, Maryland
- Port-au-Prince, Haiti
- Kidal, Mali
- Tenerife, Spain
- Reina Sofia airport, Tenerife
- Cobham, England
- A3 road, England
- Ockham and Wisley commons, Surrey
- Mount Everest, Nepal
- Rome, Italy