Giraffes grooming, Big Island eruption and more of the week’s best photos
See 12 of the week’s most interesting images from around the world, as selected by Washington Post photo editors.
Rwanda-backed rebels have seized another town in eastern Congo
Officials and residents say Rwanda-backed rebels have gained ground in eastern Congo despite the unilateral ceasefire they ...
‘Days of Mass Burials Ahead’ as Congo Mourns Its Dead in Goma
Nearly 3,000 people were killed over the last week as rebels captured a key city in one of the deadliest battles in the ...
A family fleeing violence in eastern Congo sees little hope as rebels grab more land
Her story mirrors that of thousands of other families displaced by violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels last ...
Nearly 3,000 people killed after rebels seize key city in DR Congo, UN says
Nearly three thousand people have been killed in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to ...
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Trial begins for 84 Congolese soldiers accused of murder, rape and other crimes against civilians
BUKAVU, Congo (AP) — The trial of 84 Congolese soldiers accused of murder, rape and other crimes against civilians in the ...
Leaders from eastern and southern Africa call for a ceasefire and negotiations in Congo
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Leaders from eastern and southern Africa on Saturday called for an immediate ceasefire in eastern ...
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Could a rebellion in eastern Congo widen into a regional war?
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The deadly march by Rwanda-backed rebels across eastern Congo could widen into a regional conflict drawing in even more countries, analysts warn, and the two nations most ...
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Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claim major Congolese city, which Congo calls a 'declaration of war'
CAPTION CORRECTS YEAR A UN armoured personnel carrier burns during clashes with M23 rebels outside Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa ...
UN rights body holds urgent session on violence in eastern Congo as Rwanda-backed rebels advance
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.'s top human rights body was holding an urgent session on Friday on spiralling violence in eastern ...
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International peacekeepers killed as fighting rages around eastern Congo's key city
CAPTION CORRECTS YEAR A UN armoured personnel carrier burns during clashes with M23 rebels outside Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa ...
University puts trigger warnings on 200 works of Shakespeare including 'extreme weather' and 'drunkenness'
A university has added more than 200 trigger warnings on William Shakespeare's works, including for “mourning” and the ...