The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors

An Al-Jazeera journalist was shot and killed while covering an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank town of Jenin, the Palestinian health ministry said.

The comments come after researchers warned that China was at risk of unleashing a major Omicron wave if restrictions are lifted without boosting both vaccination rates and access to treatments.

Towns near Kyiv are continuing a long road to what they hope is recovery, following weeks of brutal war as Russia made its failed bid to take Ukraine's capital. Now fighting is focused around port cities on the Black Sea.

Two and a half years in the making, the ‘Wagatha Christie’ libel case between two high-profile British soccer wags - finally got underway at the High Court and, for fans of a good thriller, it did not disappoint.

Linda Carman vanished at sea in 2016, now it's alleged her son killed her in order to inherit her estate.

A Donbas seizure, combined with Russia’s success in seizing parts of southern Ukraine, gives the Kremlin enormous leverage in any future negotiation to halt the conflict.

A US man was convicted of murdering his wife in 2015 — a case built partly on evidence provided by her Fitbit exercise activity tracker.

The reservoir on the Colorado River is about a 30-minute drive from the mob-founded Las Vegas Strip. As water levels fall, human remains are being discovered.

The state opening of parliament was the most public and formal sign yet of the crown in transition, which has been quietly going on inside Buckingham Palace for several years.

The incident, on the AndoluJet flight that had been due to take off for Istanbul, create panic aboard the plane. One woman fainted.

A COVID-19 vaccine manufacturer in the US concealed evidence from officials of a potential problem, a report says.

Mahinda Rajapaksa had to be rescued from his official residence after rioters broke down the gate after he resigned.

Prince Charles has taken centre stage at the opening of British parliament, as the 96-year-old monarch missed the grand set-piece event for the first time in almost six decades.

Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke during Moscow’s Victory Day parades and claimed Ukraine remains a threat to the nation.

A US prison officer who is accused of helping an inmate escape has died after police caught up with them.

Biden said Putin had mistakenly believed the invasion of Ukraine would break up NATO and break up the European Union.

The war in Ukraine is descending into a stalemate but only Ukraine can decide when to make peace.

Western powers will have to engage Ferdinand Marcos jnr despite his family’s past to ensure the Philippines does not stray into Beijing’s orbit.

Demonstrations in Sri Lanka have forced the nation's PM to quit