
Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano during it's eruption, spewing tephra and ash cloud that drift toward continental Europe. 09 May 2010.

Amid sniper's shooting and teargas barrage, Palestinians protest next to the fence a the Gaza-Israel border in Malaka against the opening of US embassy in Jerusalem, Gaza Strip on May 14, 2018.

Pro-democracy protesters in Cairo want Egyptian President Mubarak out. Pro-democracy protesters in Cairo the day after President Hosni Mubarak stated he will not step down. Prayer on Tahrir Square amid army's tanks as the crowd feel protected against regime violence. 11 February 2011.

Liberated town and areas around Kherson. Klapaya village, 15 kilometers from Kherson, saw their Russian occupiers retreating on November 10th followed by Ukrainian forces entering the town the next day. Natalia (R) comforts an emotional neighbour. 14 November 2022.

Palestinians protest next to the fence a the Gaza-Israel border. A Palestinian screams in pain as he has just been hit by a sniper bullet in his right leg at the border fence with Israel as mass demonstrations continue on May 14, 2018 near Gaza City, Gaza. Israeli soldiers killed at least 41 Palestinians and wounded over a thousand as the demonstrations coincided with the controversial opening of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem. This marks the deadliest day of violence in Gaza since 2014. Gaza's Hamas rulers have vowed that the marches will continue until the decade-old Israeli blockade of the territory is lifted

Crimea invasion 2014. Russian unmarked troops converged at night to Simferopol in a quiet operation to seize the Ukrainian province. 28 February 2014.

Ficus macrophylla columnaris. Orto Botanico, Palermo, Sicily. 31 August 2018.


On a Tripoli street corner in Misrata, a hanging human silhouette tells a warning "to show Gaddafi's forces that their destiny is to be hanged, justifying for the crimes they have being doing against civilians" as a rebel fighter described it. Coastal city of Misrata is under siege by Gaddafi's forces since it's uprising against the Libyan leader. 26 May 2011.


Palestinians protest at the fence a the Gaza-Israel border as part of a long-running protest "The Great March of Return". Saber al-Ashkar, 29, a legless Palestinian flings a rock with a sling during clashes with Israeli forces. Israeli troops fired live rounds and tear gas at Palestinians hurling back stones at the Gaza-Israel border on Friday. May 11, 2018 near Gaza City, Gaza.

Crimea invasion 2014. Almost surrounded by Russian soldiers wearing unmarked uniforms with some aiming their guns at them, Ukrainian militaries stand in disbelief as Russian block access to the airfield access of Belbek Ukrainian air force base. Ukrainian military personals start a march in the morning from their housing buildings to regain control of the air base. Unarmed, they were welcome by warning shots fired by the Russians, followed by a quiet standoff with officers from both side holding talks. The Ukrainians later pulled back. 04 March 2014.

Digging for survivors, rescuers on scene of a partially collapsed residential block struck by a Russian missile on Kharkiv. The shelling in Kharkiv on Jan. 23 claimed 11 lives and left 60 others injured in three separate attacks by Russian forces. Kharkiv during Russian invasion of Ukraine, 23 January 2024.

Son Wissam is helped out after the funeral of his father Jaber Abu Mustafa in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on May 12, 2018, as he succumbed to his wounds after being shot in the chest the day before during clashes with Israeli forces at the Gaza-Israel border. Palestinians protest next to the fence a the Gaza-Israel border every Friday as part of a long-running protest "The Great March of Return".

On Tunisian side, foreign workers rest as thousands hastily flee chaos from uprised Libya and cross the border into Tunisia at Ras Jdir. 26 February 2011.

Uprised Libyan rebels reclaim control of coastal town of Zawiyah. Restaurant building bombed by a NATO raid outside Zawiyah (45 km west of Tripoli) after the city was liberated from entrenched Gaddafi's forces . 23 August 2011.

Northeastern residential district of Saltivka, remains of blood from a man who was killed on this spot from a Russian missile strike 3 days earlier. Kharkiv during Russian invasion of Ukraine, 26 January 2024.


Violent clashes opposed EuroMaidan protesters and riot police on Hrushevskoho street with barricades and police trucks set on fire in Kyiv, 22 January 2014.

Libyan rebels attack Bab Al Azizyia, Gaddafi's headquarters in Tripoli. During and after the fighting, fighters, later joined by civilians, loot as many weapons they can carry from depots inside the fortified compound. 23 August 2011.

Donbass, Ukraine at war following invasion by Russia. Women returning home after fetching water in Lysychansk, a city under shelling from closing in Russian army. The town has no more working utilities nor running water. Ten days later, Russian forces stormed and occupied the city as Ukrainian army withdrew. Donbass, 23 June 2022.

Palestinians rejoice as they watch an Israeli small drone overflying the protesters falling to the ground, probably shot down with stones by a Palestinian. Israeli troops fired live rounds and tear gas at Palestinians hurling back stones at the Gaza-Israel border on Friday, injuring about 350 people. Gaza, Khan Yunis, 4 May 2018. Palestinians protest next to the fence a the Gaza-Israel border on Friday as part of a long-running protest "The Great March of Return".

This man was allegedly caught shoplifting a chocolate bar in a grocery store. Citizens arrested him and tied him to a tree with infamous post "Marauder" on his back. As Ukrainian justice system is halted because of invasion from Russia, population means zero tolerance for uncivic behaviours. Kyiv, Ukraine. 17 March 2022.

Kharkiv, Ukraine at war following invasion by Russia. A rocket section landed though the roof of a kitchen in Derhachi, north of Kharkiv. 06 May 2022.

A family of refugees from Syria regroup on the beach after landing from an inflatable boat on the shores of Lesbos near Molivos, Greece on 04 January, 2016. Lesbos, the Greek vacation island in the Aegean Sea between Turkey and Greece, faces massive refugee flows from war ravaged Middle East countries.