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How a photographer sees images of daily life as a unifying force

Vadim Ghirda is a Bucharest, Romania-based Associated Press photographer who has documented major news, conflict and humanitarian stories for more than 35 years

The Independent UK · Sep 14

French support, Russian meddling and the fight for Europe’s frontier in Moldova

Just over a month away, Moldova’s parliamentary elections are shaping up as a defining moment for the small Eastern European state. The outcome will set the course for its politics at home and its place in Europe, as warnings grow over Russian attempts to sway the vote.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 22, 2025

Andrew Tate facing sexual assault lawsuit from ex-girlfriend

Lawyers for the controversial influencer, who is also facing sexual misconduct charges in Britain, have denied the allegations.

Evening Standard · Mar 29, 2025

Alex Yee spurred on to gold by Alistair Brownlee ‘anything can happen’ shout

Yee passed New Zealand’s Hayden Wilde in the final stages having looked set for silver.

The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2024

US denies Russian 'lies' over Kremlin drone attack, Father Bob's state funeral, and royal fans set up for King Charles's coronation — as it happened

This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen.

ABC News · May 4, 2023

1 year ago, scenes of horror emerged from Ukraine's Bucha

The cratered roads have been repaved and the damaged houses are gradually being repaired. But the scenes that emerged from this town near Kyiv a year ago, after it was retaken from Russian forces, have indelibly linked its name to the savagery of war.

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2023

In the mine-riddled Ukrainian city of Izium, liberated civilians still pay the price of war

The Ukranian city of Izium presents a gruesome reminder of the ongoing cost of war, as residents fall victim to land mines riddled throughout the liberated area long after the occupation ended.

ABC News · Mar 19, 2023

AP PHOTOS: Images of war in Ukraine from cutting-room floor

Photographers covering the war in Ukraine have shown the world its calamitous toll over and over: an injured pregnant woman carried away on a stretcher, a father saying goodbye to his fleeing wife and child through a train window, dozens of people sheltering under a damaged bridge.

The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2023

Andrew Tate's cars and watches, worth $4 million, are confiscated by Romanian police

Romanian authorities hauled away a $3.9 million trove of luxury cars, watches and cash as part of an ongoing sex trafficking investigation looking into the self-styled male dominance influencer.

WEKU · Jan 16, 2023

Frontline reports from Ukraine, Africa among winners at Bayeux awards

The conflict in Ukraine was central to six out of ten winning reports at the Bayeux Calvados Normandy Awards for war correspondents this weekend. The civilian revolution in Sudan, and the plight of women in Afghanistan and Burkina Faso also drew the jury's praise.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 10, 2022