The World in Images

A scene of mourning taken by Palestinian photojournalist Mohammed Salem won the World Press Photo of the year 2024.

Satellite images of Hurricane Otis racked up 16 million views on social media. Why is exteme weather imagery so popular?

Mark Zuckerberg was summoned to a US Senate hearing where he faced serious accusations about the dangers of his social media platforms. But was his apology to parents sincere or just for show?

10 Downing Street, in the heart of London's Westminster district, is an address loaded with meaning.

Sometimes the simplest images can really bring home the full measure of a catastrophe.

Was Elon Musk's visit to Auschwitz after his anti-Semitic tweets an admission of guilt or another publicity stunt?

Artist Émeric Lhuisset's reinterpretation of a famous 1891 painting is part of a media war between Russia and Ukraine.

Tucker Carlson was the first Western journalist to interview Russian president Vladimir Putin since the beginning of the war in Ukraine.

Can we believe the slick marketing campaign of Saudi Arabia's huge project for a planned megacity? 

A glossy promotional video, created by the Israeli government, imagines an idyllic Gaza free of Hamas.

Is giving artificial intelligence a human face reassuring or frightening? 

The striking photo of injured French pole-vaulter Margot Chevrier brings home how suffering and injury is an integral part of elite sport.

Saudi Arabia uses sports, and football in particular, to improve its international reputation and to counteract criticism of its human rights record.

Greta Thunberg is regularly at protests - against climate change, energy multinationals and in support of the Palestinian cause. But how has her image changed since she first started protesting at the age of 15?

A family portrait of Rihanna and her family: A traditional image or a transgressive act?

Focus on the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence's social media campaign urging the international community to boycott Russia.

In 2023, Netflix decided to adapt "One Piece", the most widely read manga in the world, into a live-action series. 

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida tucks into seafood sourced from waters close to the Fukushima power plant. Is it safe to eat?

The world-famous Apple logo is embedded deeply into our everyday lives and the collective imagination.