A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond. Source link

Daniel Dias was the most decorated swimmer in the history of the Paralympics after winning 24 medals between 2008 and 2016. He’s already added to his tally in Tokyo, despite recent changes to race classifications. Daniel spoke to the BBC ahead of the contest in Japan that he says will […]

There are about 12 million Uyghurs in China, concentrated in the northwestern Xinjiang province. Since 2017, they and other Muslim minorities have been subjected to a state campaign of mass detention, surveillance, forced labour, and, according to some accounts, sterilisation, torture and rape. China routinely denies all human rights abuses […]

Two bombs have exploded at Kabul airport in Afghanistan, targeting people desperate to flee the country after the Taliban takeover. More than 60 people were killed, with civilians and 12 US military personnel among the dead. Hours earlier, Western governments had warned their citizens to stay away from the airport, […]

A former Royal Marine, who was near the explosions in Kabul, has spoken to the BBC about being caught in the chaos outside Hamid Karzai International Airport. Paul ‘Pen’ Farthing and his supporters have been campaigning to have his staff and their families, as well as 140 dogs and 60 […]

The bombings came hours after warnings to citizens to stay away from the airport, due to an imminent threat. Source link

One of Afghanistan’s first female mayors, Zarifa Ghafari, describes her dramatic escape to Germany. Source link

Last June, Mr Jeremy appeared in court on charges he raped two women and sexually assaulted two others between 2014 and 2019. At the time, his lawyer denied the charges, claiming that Mr Jeremy had been “a paramour to over 4,000″ women” and that “women throw themselves at him.” Source […]