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A selection of news photographs from around the world.

Brazilian narco gangs say they are taking territory for Jesus, and are barring other faiths from the favelas.

The bill must now be passed by the Senate and signed by President Biden, otherwise government services begin to shutter.

The BBC's Will Grant looks at unrest in which seven people died, leading to family members attempting to break inside to check on their relatives.

It's another sign the industry is moving away from owning games - some fear that means gamers having to "shell out more."

Hideko Hakamata spent decades fighting to save her brother: the world's longest-serving death row inmate.

Footage from German broadcaster MDR shows police confronting a man lying on the floor by a car.

Thomas Conley was sitting next to Isaiah Rodriguez at lunch when he noticed something was wrong.

VW and a union have, however, agreed to cut more than 35,000 jobs across the country by 2030.

The sentences range from three to sixteen years, in a case which started with an online hate campaign.