A member of South Africa's neo-Nazi Afrikaner Resistance Movement (AWB) begs for his life, Bophuthatswana, March 1994. Photograph: Kevin Carter Photograph: Kevin CarterA member of South Africa's neo-Nazi Afrikaner Resistance Movement (AWB) begs for his life, Bophuthatswana, March 1994. Photograph: Kevin Carter Photograph: Kevin CarterFrom the Guardian archiveNews photographyObituaryFrom the archive, 30 July 1994: Photojournalist Kevin Carter diesObituary: Award-winning photographer kills himself, haunted by the horrors he witnessed during his short and brilliant career Read More...
Carol Rumens's poem of the weekPoetryWritten just before its author's execution for treason, the potency of this poem has as much do with its language as its poignant contextThis week's poem, popularly known as "Tichborne's Elegy", was written either by a terrorist or a Christian martyr, depending on your point of view. Chidiock Tichborne was born into a devout Catholic family in Southampton, circa 1558. His life became increasingly difficult after Elizabeth I made the practice of Catholicism illegal, and he and his father, who had already spent time in prison, found themselves under constant surveillance. Read More...
The continuing war between Israel and Hamas, COP28 in Dubai, snowfall in Zurich and the Wildlife Photographer of the Year: the last seven days, as captured by the world’s leading photojournalistsWarning: this gallery contains images that some readers may find distressing ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7tbTEoKyaqpSerq96wqikaJmiqa6vsMOeqqKfnmTApr7InqporKeau7XFjKmfqKyfnL%2BivMesZKieXam1pnnWnpyk