Maimed Gaza artists and poisoned Lebanese land

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EYAD BABA / AFP

Areej al-Saafin, who lost her eye as a result of an Israeli military strike, uses charcoal to draw on the wall of her home in the Bureij Palestinian refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on 2 May 2026.

REUTERS/Ayal Margolin
REUTERS/Ayal Margolin

Israel fires what appears to be white phosphorus into Lebanon on 30 April 2026.

 REUTERS/Eva Korinkova
REUTERS/Eva Korinkova

The sun sets over the Prague Castle in Prague, Czech Republic, on 30 April 2026.

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JOHN MACDOUGALL / AFP

Autonomous robotic dogs are fitted with the hyper-realistic silicone heads of Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg as part of the interactive art installation by by US artist Beeple at the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin on 2 May 2026.

REUTERS/Noel Celis
REUTERS/Noel Celis

Protesters burn an effigy depicting US President Donald Trump and Philippine President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., during a Labor Day demonstration near the US Embassy in Manila, Philippines, on 1 May 2026.

REUTERS/Claudia Daut
REUTERS/Claudia Daut

People march while holding a giant Cuban national flag during a May Day rally in Havana, Cuba, on 1 May 2026.

REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa
REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

A rocket explodes before launch during the annual "Look Noo" rocket launching competition in Pathum Thani province on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand, on 3 May 2026.

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Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP

People walk in front of the Vidhana Soudha building during sunset in Bengaluru on 3 May 2026.

REUTERS/Zo Andrianjafy
REUTERS/Zo Andrianjafy

A wrestler gets knocked down by a bull during a traditional Betsileo bull-wrestling event named Savika, in Ambatomirahavavy, Antananarivo, Madagascar, on 3 May 2026.

AP/Martin Meissner
AP/Martin Meissner

Movie dog Hui Buh shows his acting talent during a preview for a dog show in Dortmund, Germany, on 4 May 2026.