Journalism of Courage
Jubilant residents welcomed Ukrainian troops arriving in the centre of Kherson on Friday November 11, after Russia abandoned the only regional capital it had captured since its invasion began in February. "Today is a historic day. We are getting the south of the country back, we are getting Kherson back," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. (Reuters)
World leaders, policymakers and delegates from nearly 200 countries are in Egypt at the COP27 UN climate summit, which delegates kicked off with a deal to discuss compensating poor nations for mounting damage linked to global warming. In Pic: Demonstrators participate in a Fridays for Future protest at the COP27 UN Climate Summit (AP Photo)
Italy’s new far-right-led government has blocked humanitarian rescue ships from accessing its ports, resulting in a standoff with charities that patrol the deadly central Mediterranean, rescuing people in trouble at sea. Migrants remaining on the rescue ship Geo Barents hold banners after Italy allowed the disembarkation of children and sick people, in the port of Catania. (Reuters)
Tropical Storm Nicole sent Florida homes toppling into the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday and threatened a row of high-rise condominiums in places where Hurricane Ian washed away the beach and destroyed seawalls only weeks ago. (AP Photo)
Justice D Y Chandrachud took over as the 50th Chief Justice of India Wednesday. He grew up in Bombay and practised as an advocate in the Bombay High Court and Supreme Court. In Pic: D Y Chandrachud with his wife Kalpana Das and their foster children Mahi (left) and Priyanka at their residence in New Delhi on Tuesday.(Express Photo)
The second and final total lunar eclipse of the year graced the skies in some parts of the world on Tuesday. The next one isn't until 2025. (AP Photo)
Maasai children stand beside a zebra that local residents said died due to drought, as they graze their cattle at Ilangeruani village, near Lake Magadi, in Kenya, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. Parts of Kenya have experienced four consecutive seasons with inadequate rain in the past two years, with dire effects for people and animals, including livestock. (AP Photo)
Himachal Pradesh votes on Saturday after a few weeks of intense political campaigning that illustrated the dependence of the ruling party on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the enormity of the task before the Congress that has not won a state election on its own since 2018. In Pic: An elderly voter shows her voter ID card before casting her vote for Himachal Assembly elections. (PTI)
A bugle is played in front of the sails of the Sydney Opera House, that is illuminated with poppies at dawn to mark Remembrance Day in Sydney, Australia. Remembrance Day also known as Armistice Day, marks the day World War 1 ended, at 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. (Reuters)
The US midterm elections that were held on Tuesday (November 8) will decide whether the Democrats or Republicans will take control of Congress for the remaining part of President Joe Biden’s four-year term in the White House. In Pic: President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama shake hands after a campaign rally for Pennsylvania's Democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro. (AP Photo)
People place roses on the day of a memorial ceremony marking the 33rd anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The Berlin Wall was a concrete barrier that cut across and divided the city of Berlin from 1961 to 1989 and was constructed in the aftermath of the Second World War. The Wall was fully dismantled in 1989. (Reuters)
Barriers form a security checkpoint in the Haizhu district in Guangzhou in southern China's Guangdong province Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. As the country reported 10,729 new COVID cases on Friday, more than 5 million people were under lockdown in the southern manufacturing hub Guangzhou and the western megacity Chongqing. (AP Photo)
