Presse Quotidienne

Oleksej Kravtjenko is undergoing rehabilitation after losing an arm and a leg. “There were 200 of us. Only twelve are left,” he says. Lviv, January 18, 2025. © Niels Ahlmann Olesen / Berlingske

As bombs fall on Kharkiv, the girls of “Princess Ballet” rehearse in an underground shelter. The war rages above them, but life goes on below. Kharkiv, January 22, 2025. © Niels Ahlmann Olesen / Berlingske

At the Superhumans Center, amputee veterans learn to live with their handicaps. There are more than 100,000 amputee veterans in Ukraine today. Lviv, January 18, 2025. © Niels Ahlmann Olesen / Berlingske

Kharkiv is hit by airstrikes on a daily basis, but the damage is quickly cleared away. The city refuses to become a ruin. Kharkiv, January 22, 2025. © Niels Ahlmann Olesen / Berlingske

Akram’s nephew Ammar hits a toppled statue of Hafez al-Assad, Bashar’s father, with a slipper. Ammar lost his own father in a bombing one week before Assad’s fall. February 1, 2025. © Daniel Rosenthal / de Volkskrant

Akram’s family is from Talbisah, a city in the Homs province. In the provincial capital, Homs, the new Syrian flag hangs between the bombed-out buildings. Homs, January 28, 2025. © Daniel Rosenthal / de Volkskrant

Akram and his mother Mariam are visiting relatives. They also hope to return permanently, but Akram and his younger siblings want to finish school in the Netherlands first. January 29, 2025. © Daniel Rosenthal / de Volkskrant

Akram is convinced that the new rulers have Syria’s best interests at heart. “Now that Assad has fallen, things can only get better,” he says. January 31, 2025. © Daniel Rosenthal / de Volkskrant

The mosque at the entrance to Donja Jablanica, which was submerged by floodwaters and mud, surrounded by debris from a landslide. Donja Jablanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, October 6, 2024. © Nik Erik Neubauer / Dnevnik

In the village of Zlate, a devastating landslide swept away a house, tragically killing the pregnant woman who lived there. October 6, 2024. © Nik Erik Neubauer / Dnevnik

Rescue workers fall into each other's arms after bringing another victim out from beneath the rubble and mud. October 6, 2024. © Nik Erik Neubauer / Dnevnik

A volunteer takes a moment for evening prayer after a long day clearing debris and helping with recovery efforts. Zlate, October 6, 2024. © Nik Erik Neubauer / Dnevnik

Pollution of the Neretva River caused by the floods at the Grabovica Hydroelectric Power Plant, a potential environmental disaster. October 6, 2024. © Nik Erik Neubauer / Dnevnik

M23 soldiers patrol the streets of Goma. Life has begun to return to the city since the rebel group took control of large parts of eastern Congo. Goma, North Kivu, DRC, March 24, 2025. © Niclas Hammarström / EFN

“Frost”, a coltan miner, covered in stone dust. Working conditions are dangerous in the Rubaya coltan mine and fatal accidents are common. Rubaya, North Kivu, DRC, March 23, 2025. © Niclas Hammarström / EFN

50 meters down in the hand-dug mine shaft, 20 young miners work by hand, chipping away and hauling minerals to the surface. Rubaya, North Kivu, DRC, March 23, 2025. © Niclas Hammarström / EFN

A young woman carries a sack of coltan through the market in Rubaya. 10,000 people work in the Rubaya mines, many of whom are not adults. Rubaya, North Kivu, DRC, March 23, 2025. © Niclas Hammarström / EFN

Alliance, 21, hugs her daughter Amielle, 4, at the hospital in Goma. Amielle witnessed armed men breaking into the family home and raping her mother, who is now pregnant. Goma, North Kivu, DRC, March 20, 2025. © Niclas Hammarström / EFN

The asbestos removal teams apply rigorous protective measures, with specialized clothing and strict protocols. Badia del Vallès, Spain, July 24, 2024. © Manu Mitru / El Periódico

A patient from Vall de Hebron in a pulmonology unit where asbestos-related tests are performed. Asbestos inhalation can cause a type of cancer called Mesothelioma. August 30, 2024. © Manu Mitru / El Periódico

Once removed, the asbestos is stored under strict regulations. Workers have to undergo annual medical checkups to monitor their health. July 24, 2024. © Manu Mitru / El Periódico

Asbestos removal workers wash the special masks that they cannot wear for more than four hours at a time. July 24, 2024. © Manu Mitru / El Periódico

Alliance (21 ans) enlace sa fille Amielle (4 ans) à l’hôpital de Goma. Amielle a vu des hommes armés entrer par effraction dans la maison familiale et violer sa mère qui est maintenant enceinte. Goma, Nord-Kivu, RDC, 20 mars 2025. © Niclas Hammarström / EFN

People shopping at the Rock Store on the festival grounds. At “Rock am Ring”, the festival lifestyle of 80,000 music fans has to be catered for. Nürburg, Germany, June 8, 2024. © Frank Röth / Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

A "bachelorette party" celebrating with shots. Nürburg, Germany, June 8, 2024. © Frank Röth / Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Organizer Matt Schwarz on the Utopia Stage, just before Green Day's performance. Leading Germany's best-known festival into the future is also a regular job. Nürburg, Germany, June 8, 2024. © Frank Röth / Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Ingo Knollmann, lead singer of the Donots, in among the fans. Although the lineup has become more varied, the essence of the festival - “guitar-heavy rock” - remains the same. Nürburg, Germany, June 8, 2024. © Frank Röth / Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Backstage, shortly before the performance. Fans see the show with its stage sets and pyrotechnics, but behind the scenes there is a less glamorous logistical setup. Nürburg, Germany, June 8, 2024. © Frank Röth / Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Timo Vuorma from Pudasjärvi climbs the Hanganvaara ski jumping tower a hundred times in the winter. A small group of ski jumpers keep many Finnish ski sports alive. November 27, 2025. © Mikko Suutarinen / Helsingin Sanomat

In addition to ski jumping, Timo Vuorma also enjoys hunting and playing drums. He killed the otter and the fox on display in his house. November 27, 2025. © Mikko Suutarinen / Helsingin Sanomat

Matti Saari, who lives in the village of Pekkala in Rovaniemi, has built a ski jumping tower in his own yard. There are still over a hundred ski jumping hills in different parts of Finland. November 30, 2024. © Mikko Suutarinen / Helsingin Sanomat

Matti Saari's home hill's dimensions meet the International Ski Federation's (FIS) specifications. As there was not enough snow, he fetched some from a nearby football field. November 30, 2024. © Mikko Suutarinen / Helsingin Sanomat

Marat Emelianov, 13, jumps at the Herttoniemi ski jumping hill in Helsinki. Helsinki's conditions for winter sports are challenging. There is often not enough snow to cover the tracks. March 21, 2024. © Mikko Suutarinen / Helsingin Sanomat

The site of Hezbollah's headquarters which was hit by 85 bombs fired by the Israeli Air Force on September 27, 2024, killing Hassan Nasrallah, the Secretary-General of Hezbollah, and part of his senior staff. Beirut, December 14, 2024. © Nicolas Cleuet / L’Humanité

In the stadium and throughout the neighborhood, more than a million people gathered to pay their respects to the "Sayyed" and his successor, who was killed on 3 October. Camille Chamoun Stadium, Beirut, February 23, 2025. © Nicolas Cleuet / L’Humanité

Members of the Hezbollah militia beat their chests to show their anger and determination. Beirut, February 23, 2025 © Nicolas Cleuet / L’Humanité

The official Iranian delegation composed of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Head of the Revolutionary Guards, who was killed on June 13, 2025, the first day of the Israeli strikes on Iran. Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, February 23, 2025. © Nicolas Cleuet / L’Humanité

Hezbollah fighters accompany the coffins of Hassan Nasrallah and his short-lived successor, Hashem Safieddine, to their mausoleum. Beirut, February 23, 2025. © Nicolas Cleuet / L’Humanité

An SNA military police checkpoint on the road between Manbij and the front line with the Kurdish forces. Syria, January 9, 2025. © Philémon Barbier / Hors Format pour La Croix

Abu Jumma (center), the leader of an SNA faction, accompanied by three of his men at their headquarters. Manbij, Syria, January 9, 2025. © Philémon Barbier / Hors Format pour La Croix

A special forces fighter from the Sultan Murad Division, a faction of the SNA, inspects a tunnel that was dug by Kurdish forces when they controlled the city. Manbij, Syria, January 9, 2025. © Philémon Barbier / Hors Format pour La Croix

Nour Abou Oslam, a member of the Sultan Mourad Division's special forces, shows a photograph of mines recovered from a tunnel that was dug by Kurdish forces. Manbij, Syria, January 9, 2025. © Philémon Barbier / Hors Format pour La Croix

A young boy stands next to the cemetery wall, Manbij, Syria, January 2025. © Philémon Barbier / Hors Format pour La Croix

A police station was ransacked, weapons were taken, and the remaining equipment was burned by M23 rebels. Bukavu, DRC, February 20, 2025. © Paloma Laudet / Le Figaro

Moubala was injured by a stray bullet: “There were teenagers with guns in our neighborhood. Maybe they were just fooling around, but the shots hit the houses.” Bukavu, DRC, February 20, 2025. © Paloma Laudet / Le Figaro

The Congolese Red Cross buries 18 unidentified bodies in the outskirts of Bukavu. The bodies were found in the streets after M23 took over the city. DRC, February 20, 2025. © Paloma Laudet / Le Figaro

According to the Red Cross, the 18 body bags contain the unidentified bodies of men in military uniform and that of a child of around 10-12 years wearing combat fatigues. DRC, February 20, 2025. © Paloma Laudet / Le Figaro

M23 rebels in the streets of Bukavu. DRC, February 22, 2025. © Paloma Laudet / Le Figaro

Alyona (52): “The ceasefire negotiations are a good thing, even though I worry that this is all being manufactured by the West just to undermine us.” Kostroma, Russia, March 2025. © Mary Gelman / Le Monde

Ludmila Vasilyeva (84): “I’m convinced that good people are in the majority. They just need to be woken up.” Saint Petersburg, Russia, March 2025. © Mary Gelman / Le Monde

Vera (42): “My dream is that the country goes back to being made up of places, not where we hide behind fences, but where we live together.” Kostroma Region, Russia, March 2025. © Mary Gelman / Le Monde

Alexandre (30): “My dream is that there would be more life everywhere. Lots of music and ideas. So that we knew, without doubt, that there would be a future.” Tomilino, Russia, March 2025. © Mary Gelman / Le Monde

Oksana (54) and her daughter Masha (24), Russian refugees from Donetsk: “Any peace agreement is better than an endless war. We have already suffered so much.” Moscow Region, Russia, March 2025. © Mary Gelman / Le Monde