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APTOPIX Iranian New Year Fire Festival
In Pictures: Iran celebrates ancient fire festival ahead of Persian New Year
Iran has marked its annual fire festival. Known as “Chaharshanbe Souri” in Farsi, the ancient festival comes on the last Tuesday of the year, ahead of Nowruz, the Persian New Year (March 20).

Wed, 19 Mar, 2025

Greece Art Attack
Greece’s National Gallery closed following arrest of MP after artworks damaged
Greek police detained a member of parliament on Monday after he allegedly attacked art works which are part of an exhibition in the country’s National Gallery in Athens.

Mon, 10 Mar, 2025

Spain International Women's Day
In Pictures: International Women’s Day marked across the globe
Women around the world have been marking International Women’s Day. March 8 sees rallies and protests take place in major cities as women call for gender equality and reproductive rights, and an end to violence and abuse.

Sat, 08 Mar, 2025

97th Academy Awards - Show
In pictures: All the glamour of the 97th Academy Awards
Some of the key looks from the award ceremony

Mon, 03 Mar, 2025

In pictures: Lunar New Year celebrations across the world
In pictures: Lunar New Year celebrations across the world
The pop-pop-pop of firecrackers greeted the new year outside a temple in Malaysia’s capital, Kuala Lumpur, on Wednesday, followed by lion dances to the rhythmic beat of drums

Wed, 29 Jan, 2025

In Pictures: Indonesia welcomes the Year of the Snake with dragons and drums
In Pictures: Indonesia welcomes the Year of the Snake with dragons and drums
Asian communities across the world are preparing to ring in the Lunar New Year, with 2025 designated as the Year of the Snake in the Chinese zodiac.

Tue, 28 Jan, 2025

Inauguration ceremony for Trump's second presidential term
In Pictures: Donald Trump sworn in as 47th president at US Capitol
Mr Trump’s swearing-in ceremony was moved indoors due to intense cold

Mon, 20 Jan, 2025

In pictures: Donald Trump’s return to the White House
In pictures: Donald Trump’s return to the White House
Mr Trump will take charge for his second term as Republicans assume unified control of Washington and set out to reshape the country’s institutions

Mon, 20 Jan, 2025

General Election Ireland 2024
In Pictures: Voters and a pug cast their ballots in the General Election
Some 174 seats across 43 constituencies in the Dáil, are being contested

Fri, 29 Nov, 2024

French President Macron visits Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral before its reopening
In Pictures: Notre Dame rises from ashes after five years of fire restoration
The restored interior of the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris has been unveiled more than five years since a fire devastated the landmark.

Fri, 29 Nov, 2024

In Pictures: Big balloons, rain and protesters at Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade
In Pictures: Big balloons, rain and protesters at Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade
The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade marched, soared and roared into its second century in New York on Thursday despite a drenching rain and a brief disruption from pro-Palestinian demonstrators.

Thu, 28 Nov, 2024

In Pictures: Americans head to the polls to choose between Harris and Trump
In Pictures: Americans head to the polls to choose between Harris and Trump
Voters in the US are heading to the polls to cast their ballots for either Donald Trump or Kamala Harris in one of the nation’s most historic presidential races.

Tue, 05 Nov, 2024

Dutch police arrest suspect in botched art heist of Andy Warhol screenprints
Dutch police arrest suspect in botched art heist of Andy Warhol screenprints
Police arrested a 23-year-old man on Tuesday on suspicion of involvement in a botched art heist at a gallery in the southern Netherlands targeting four valuable Andy Warhol screenprints.

Tue, 05 Nov, 2024

‘Amateurish’ thieves damage Warhol prints in botched heist at Dutch gallery
‘Amateurish’ thieves damage Warhol prints in botched heist at Dutch gallery
Thieves blew open the door of an art gallery in the Netherlands and stole two works from a series of screen prints by American pop artist Andy Warhol, but left two more badly damaged in the street as they fled the scene of the botched heist, the ...

Fri, 01 Nov, 2024

Cake International show
In Pictures: From Taylor Swift to Dogpool, cake artists showcase their talent
The show is marking its 30th anniversary and features competitions, life-size installations and live demonstrations

Fri, 01 Nov, 2024

In pictures: Skywatchers enjoy partial eclipse and supermoon
In pictures: Skywatchers enjoy partial eclipse and supermoon
A partial lunar eclipse happens when the Earth passes between the sun and moon, casting a shadow that darkens a sliver of the moon and appears to take a bite out of it

Wed, 18 Sep, 2024

Jennifer Aniston
In pictures: TV royalty dressed to impress for 76th Primetime Emmy Awards
Here are pictures from the red carpet

Mon, 16 Sep, 2024

In Pictures: Colourful creations fill sky at Chinese kite festival
In Pictures: Colourful creations fill sky at Chinese kite festival
More than 1,000 kites have filled the skies above a coastal city in eastern China that touts itself as the “kite capital of the world”. Locals say there is nothing that cannot sail in the air in Weifang.

Sat, 20 Apr, 2024

In Pictures: Millions gather to watch solar eclipse sweep across US
In Pictures: Millions gather to watch solar eclipse sweep across US
Millions of spectators in the US, Mexico and Canada gathered to view a total solar eclipse. It was thought to be North America’s biggest eclipse crowd ever, thanks to the densely populated path.

Tue, 09 Apr, 2024

In Pictures: Millions join Easter Sunday celebrations around the world
In Pictures: Millions join Easter Sunday celebrations around the world
Despite concerns around his health, Pope Francis was on good form to lead celebrations across the world on Easter Sunday.

Sun, 31 Mar, 2024

World Irish Dance Championships 2024 - Glasgow
In Pictures: Irish dancers put best foot forward at world championships
The competition is running for a week until March 31 at the SEC with more than 2,500 dancers from 23 countries including Ireland, Japan, Australia and Taiwan taking part

Sun, 24 Mar, 2024

Meryl Streep
In pictures: Meryl Streep and Margot Robbie lead stars at SAG Awards
Hollywood stars appeared alongside their British counterparts at the 30th annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards.

Sun, 25 Feb, 2024

Meryl Streep
In pictures: Meryl Streep and Margot Robbie stun on SAG Awards red carpet
Hollywood stars appeared alongside their British counterparts at the 30th annual Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards.

Sun, 25 Feb, 2024

Dune: Part Two world premiere - London
Zendaya stuns in vintage Mugler cyborg suit at Dune sequel world premiere
Zendaya has stunned on the red carpet of the sci-fi epic Dune: Part Two world premiere in futuristic fashion.

Thu, 15 Feb, 2024

In Pictures: Lunar New Year celebrations
In Pictures: Lunar New Year celebrations
People across Asia have welcomed the Lunar New Year with family gatherings, festivals and temple visits to ask for blessings.

Sat, 10 Feb, 2024

In Pictures: Iran’s Zoroastrians celebrate Sadeh and end of cold winter days
In Pictures: Iran’s Zoroastrians celebrate Sadeh and end of cold winter days
Lighting fires that brightened the night sky, followers of Iran’s minority Zoroastrian religion marked the Sadeh festival in several cities, celebrating the end of the coldest winter days.

Wed, 31 Jan, 2024

Liverpool v Chelsea - Premier League - Anfield
In pictures: Jurgen Klopp’s time at Liverpool as he announces exit plan
Here, we take a look at the German’s career at Anfield in pictures over the years.

Fri, 26 Jan, 2024

RuPaul,RuPaul Charles
In pictures: Bold colours take over TV’s biggest night at Emmy Awards
Here are the looks from Los Angeles

Tue, 16 Jan, 2024

Microsoft lets cloud users keep personal data in Europe to ease privacy fears
Microsoft lets cloud users keep personal data in Europe to ease privacy fears
Microsoft said it is upgrading its cloud computing service to let customers store all personal data within the European Union instead of having it flow to the US where national privacy laws do not exist.

Thu, 11 Jan, 2024

In Pictures: Orthodox churches begin Christmas celebrations
In Pictures: Orthodox churches begin Christmas celebrations
Christmas is under way for Christians following Orthodox traditions. In Ethiopia, crowds gathered to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ while Egypt’s Coptic Christians also went to church to mark the feast day.

Sun, 07 Jan, 2024

Shane MacGowan funeral
In Pictures: Deaths of singers punctuate year of highs and lows in Ireland
Fans mourned around the world and across the country following the deaths of singer and activist O’Connor, aged 56, in July and Pogues frontman MacGowan, aged 65, in November

Thu, 28 Dec, 2023

Northern Ireland council elections
In Pictures: Success for Sinn Féin although Stormont stays mothballed in 2023
The historic Republican party had a triumphant night at local government polls but, due to political deadlock over trading arrangements, Michelle O’Neill has still not yet taken up her likely role as first minister because of the constraints of powersharing

Thu, 28 Dec, 2023

In Pictures: Christmas celebrations around the world
In Pictures: Christmas celebrations around the world
Christians around the world have been marking Christmas Day although it was a muted day in Bethlehem, where the conflict in Gaza has overshadowed festivities.

Mon, 25 Dec, 2023

In Pictures: Christmas celebrations begin worldwide but are muted in Bethlehem
In Pictures: Christmas celebrations begin worldwide but are muted in Bethlehem
Christmas celebrations were getting under way across the world although in Bethlehem the ongoing conflict in Gaza cast a large shadow over festivities in the Holy Land.

Sun, 24 Dec, 2023

In Pictures: Niger designer Alia Bare takes centre stage at Joburg Fashion Week
In Pictures: Niger designer Alia Bare takes centre stage at Joburg Fashion Week
Niger fashion designer Alia Bare took centre stage at Joburg Fashion Week with a collection she hopes will spread a positive image of her troubled country, suffering from instability and economic sanctions after a military coup earlier this year.

Fri, 10 Nov, 2023

In Pictures: Mexicans honour lost loved ones on the Day of the Dead
In Pictures: Mexicans honour lost loved ones on the Day of the Dead
Mexicans in the state of Oaxaca are celebrating the Day of the Dead. El Dia de los Muertos is a time to honour dead relatives with vigils and altars.

Wed, 01 Nov, 2023

In Pictures: Myanmar lake festival resumes after three years
In Pictures: Myanmar lake festival resumes after three years
One of the most colourful festivals in the Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar, involving scores of rowed boats and a spectacular gold-gilded barge, is being celebrated this month after a three-year hiatus due to the Covid pandemic and violent ...

Thu, 19 Oct, 2023

In Pictures: Rare ‘ring of fire’ eclipse glimpsed in Americas
In Pictures: Rare ‘ring of fire’ eclipse glimpsed in Americas
Millions of people had looked forward to the annular solar eclipse, which sees a bright, blazing border as the moon moves between the Earth and sun

Sun, 15 Oct, 2023

In Pictures: Superheroes ready for action at New York Comic Con
In Pictures: Superheroes ready for action at New York Comic Con
Thousands of people have descended on New York for one of the biggest comic and pop culture events in the US.Many dressed up for the occasion, donning costumes of famous Star Wars and Marvel characters for the New York Comic Con.

Sat, 14 Oct, 2023

Blue Moon
In Pictures: Rare super blue moon delights stargazers
Stargazers were treated to a phenomenon that will only happen once this year.

Wed, 30 Aug, 2023

Notting Hill Carnival 2023
In pictures: Colourful street parade brings Notting Hill Carnival to a close
It is expected that more than two million people will have taken to the streets of Notting Hill by the end of the bank holiday

Mon, 28 Aug, 2023

Sir Michael Parkinson death
In Pictures: How chat show king Michael Parkinson became showbiz royalty
The broadcaster died at the age of 88

Thu, 17 Aug, 2023

Sinead O'Connor funeral
In pictures: Fans gather to remember Sinéad O’Connor at her funeral
Crowds of people have gathered outside the former home of the late singer Sinéad O’Connor ahead of her funeral in Ireland.

Tue, 08 Aug, 2023

Music - Tony Bennett - London
In Pictures: Crooner Tony Bennett stayed at top in career that took off in 1950s
Tony Bennett’s death at the age of 96 follows a career that first brought him to prominence in the 1950s.

Fri, 21 Jul, 2023

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