Photo Essays

Late on Tuesday evening, a powerful earthquake hit the Afghan-Pakistan border region, leaving at least 1000 people dead. Rescue efforts in the remote mountainous terrain are proving difficult. By Ines Eisele

Few places are more punishing than Jacobabad in southern Pakistan. In May 2022, temperatures hit 51 Celsius. Women and children bear the main brunt of such "extreme humid heat events". By Charlotte Greenfield and Gloria Dickie

Sri Lanka is in the midst of the worst economic crisis in decades. Resentment and anger are growing among the population. These days Lasanda Deepthi's life is ruled by the needle on her tutktuk's fuel gauge. By Claudia Dehn

Archaeologists have discovered 250 sarcophagi and 150 bronze statues during excavations in the necropolis on the western bank of the Nile. By Philipp Boell

Heavy rains and storms are causing huge floods and high water in both countries. Tens of thousands of people have had to leave their homes so far. By Ulrike Schulze

Since the Taliban took power, Afghanistan has been isolated internationally, and the situation in the country is deteriorating: Almost half the population is starving, and the regime continues to restrict women's rights. By Philipp Boell

For over 25 years, Shireen Abu Akleh reported from the Palestinian territories and Israel. Last week she was killed covering an Israeli military operation. She was a trailblazer in Arab media. By Jan D. Walter

Sri Lanka's worst financial crisis since 1948 is bringing many fishermen to the brink of destitution, even though they themselves contribute to feeding the country's people and export fish to a dozen countries. By Claudia Dehn

The end of Ramadan 2023 has seen Muslims worldwide gearing up for the festival of Eid ul-Fitr, which takes place this year on 21 and 22 April. By Sonia Phalnikar

Nestled in the Rif Mountains of northwest Morocco, Chefchaouen – where Jews, Amazigh and Arabs settled to impart a unique blend of cultural identity – seems lost in a maze of myriad shades of blue. By Sugato Mukherjee