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Photojournalist Isabel Corthier met sex workers involved in a programme to help them access health services in southern Malawi. Image copyright Isabel Corthier Malawi has one of the world’s highest rates of HIV, with sex workers considerably more likely to contract the infection. Rates of unwanted pregnancy and STI infections …

Donald Trump has said the US is “locked and loaded” and to ready respond to drone attacks on a petroleum processing facility in Saudi Arabia, saying the US knows who was behind it. The US president tweeted that he had “reason to believe that we know the culprit” behind the …

A slew of prominent Democrats called on Congress to impeach Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh after allegations of sexual misconduct that had once threatened to torpedo his nomination to the bench resurfaced, even as President Donald Trump continued to defend him. “I sat through those hearings,” Sen. Kamala Harris, a …

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Smoke is seen following a fire at Aramco facility in the eastern city of Abqaiq Oil prices hit their highest in four months after two attacks on Saudi Arabian facilities on Saturday knocked out more than 5% of global supply. At the start of trading, …

The family of a 21-year-old woman who died after being found injured in the street have paid tribute to her as police charged a 35-year-old man with her murder. Bethany Fields was found in Fitzwilliam Street, Huddersfield, at 6.12pm on Thursday and was pronounced dead at the scene. Her family …

Attacks on crucial oil sites in Saudi Arabia Saturday threatened to renew tensions in the Gulf amid hopes for diplomatic progress between the United States and Iran. Suggestions that President Donald Trump could lift some sanctions in an effort to bring Tehran to the table, as well as the departure …

Image caption Israa Ghrayeb was a well-known make-up artist in the West Bank When a young woman was admitted to Al Hussein hospital with a fractured spine and bruises on her body and face, doctors began to treat yet another case of traumatic injury. Everyone here was used to young …

Four out of five British universities are worried about the impact of crashing out of the EU without a deal, as vice-chancellors look to stockpile essential supplies ranging from chemicals to toilet paper. A survey of members by Universities UK, which represents more than 130 higher education institutions, found that …

Tekara Capron and her son, 3-year-old Makai Simmons, spent the Labor Day holiday with her family in the Bahamas and weathered Hurricane Dorian at her grandmother’s home, which escaped with only minor damage. But Makai returned home to Florida with nightmares. “It’s just that when he’s asleep. He’s more afraid …

Image caption The Indian army and Asrar’s family have conflicting versions of what caused his fatal injury There have been conflicting accounts of the number of deaths in Indian-administered Kashmir, and how they were caused, since the region was stripped of its autonomy six weeks ago. The BBC’s Yogita Limaye …