A recent string of demonstrations against Thailand’s military-backed government continues despite crackdowns by officials.
A few glimpses of mountainous Guizhou and its many residents
Images of the high water and some of the damage it has caused across China over the past few months
Days of unprecedented rainfall have caused rivers to overflow their banks, sweeping away bridges and roads, thereby cutting off many communities.
Scenes from around India during weeks of restrictive pandemic measures
Images from the photojournalist Alexey Malgavko of some of the homeless inhabitants of Omsk, Russia
Images from Wuhan, Beijing, Shanghai, and other locations in China over the past two weeks, as residents continue to cope with COVID-19
Recent scenes from Wuhan, Shanghai, Beijing, and other coronavirus-affected areas, where travel restrictions and quarantine measures have left many streets, parks, and malls deserted.
Several photographers continue to report from Wuhan, China, where streets appear nearly deserted after a quarantine and traffic ban.
Windblown ice and snow build up hulking shapes on the trees atop Mount Zao.
In the Philippines, parts of the landscape near Taal have gone completely gray, covered in a blanket of volcanic ash.
Images of the devastating bushfires in southeastern Australia over the past few weeks, and of those coping with the disaster
Some of the most violent clashes so far of the five-month-old pro-democracy protest movement in Hong Kong took place this past weekend, as riot police stormed the campus of a university where protesters had barricaded themselves.
New Delhi and nearby cities and towns in India are suffering through some of the worst air quality that residents have experienced in years.
Images of the damage and immediate recovery work taking place in Japan after its worst storm in decades
Spectacular karst sandstone formations in Western Australia’s Purnululu National Park
Images of continued unrest on the streets of Hong Kong, some four months into its pro-democracy movement
Thick clouds of smoke and haze are blanketing much of Southeast Asia, due to largely illegal efforts to burn thousands of acres to clear land for farms and palm-oil plantations.
Some of the AFP photographer Brian Bielmann’s coverage of the 2019 Tahiti Pro surfing event, as seen from the surface and from beneath the waves
Images of some of the thousands of ancient temples and pagodas in Old Bagan, recently listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site
Scenes from above and below the water of the artistic swimmers at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in South Korea
Images of the dazzling light of the low sun on churning water, and some of the amazing encounters and rides experienced by surfers along the New South Wales coast
Late on Monday, a group of protesters broke off from the largely peaceful pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong to smash their way into Hong Kong's Legislative Council building.
Hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong citizens filled the city’s streets for a second weekend of protest against a controversial extradition bill.
Moving a home through the streets of San Francisco, hiking the Great Wall in China, visiting a ski resort in Tehran, opening a “hug room” in Rome, walking a snow maze in Manitoba, and much more
A look at some of the events and sights from around the world a century ago
Italy’s Mount Etna has erupted four times in the past six days, sending ash into the sky and lava down its slopes.
Lava flows on Mount Etna, ski championships in Italy, ice-skating in the Netherlands, an image from New York Fashion Week, freezing conditions in Texas, and much more