Photos that perfectly capture the most important events that happened last week from one end of the world to the other. The most representative images of the week should have some key ingredients: Colors, passion, tears, effort, survival, joy, and pain.
That is, everything that makes our life have this whole range of emotions.
Some say that a picture is worth a thousand words. Then you definitely do not need many words for the following photos. In the pictures that follow they are condensed what happened in the world last week.
So that's what his photographers recorded Associated Press the events that happened in the world in the last seven days.
Kiev, Ukraine: The horror of war in Europe again
The war and its suffering returned to Europe. Fighting has been raging since Friday morning in the northern suburbs of Kiev on Friday, February 25, as the Russian army appears to be tightening its grip on the Ukrainian capital following a large-scale Russian invasion on Thursday, February 2.
Thousands of people are trying to get their loved ones and leave the war zones while bombings are now evident in much of Ukraine.
However, developments are rapid at the political level as well, as Zelensky's request for negotiations was answered by Putin. The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, invited the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, to sit at the negotiating table, saying: "I would like to address the President of the Russian Federation once again. Fighting is taking place all over Ukraine. Let's sit at the negotiating table. "To stop the deaths."
Shortly afterwards, Russian President Vladimir Putin accepted an invitation from his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, to sit down at the negotiating table. All that remains is to show the sincerity of their intentions.
Igoumenitsa, Greece: Tragedy at sea
The ship Euroferry Olympia anchored in the port of Platygiali, Etoloakarnania, on Wednesday morning (23/2), which in the early hours of Friday (18/2) was engulfed in flames while sailing off Igoumenitsa to Brindisi. Charcoal or burns are the causes of death of the four people who were pulled dead from the ship. The cause of death was found to be different for each body, which were not identifiable according to the forensic examination.
Pentara, Italy: Mount Etna roars again
Volcanic ash emerges from the southeastern crater of Mount Etna as seen from the Pentara of Sicily. The second strongest eruption of 2022 produced volcanic smoke and ash that rose for 10 kilometers, forcing the temporary closure of the nearby Vincenzo Bellini International Airport in Catania.
Porthol, Wales: Franklin hit Britain hard
Huge waves hit the seaport in Portfolk, Wales, following the onset of Hurricane Franklin, just days after the destruction of buildings that left more than 1 million homes in Britain without power.
Mexico City, Mexico: The bull counterattack
Members of the Forcados Amadores de Mexico are overthrown by a bull during a bullfight at the Plaza de toros Mexico in Mexico City. This season's bullfights in Mexico City may be the last, as lawmakers in the city are seeking to revive a bill banning the activity.
Easter Island: The return of memory
Indigenous people from Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, are preparing for a ceremony at the Natural History Museum to mark the upcoming return of a Moai Tau del Ivi Tupuna statue in Santiago, Chile. The statue has been in the museum since 1870 and is scheduled to be shipped to Easter Island over the weekend.
Chandera, Israel: A seemingly dangerous dive and an endangered species
Sandbar sharks swim next to a snorkel in the Mediterranean Sea near a power plant off the coast of Khandera, Israel. The hot water gushing from an industrial plant in the northern city of Israel attracts these sharks that are not considered dangerous to humans, but are increasingly endangered by overfishing.
Bunya, Congo: Pillow for the displaced
Displaced people are awaiting the arrival of UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix in Bunia, eastern Congo. Lacroix replaced UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who had to cancel a three-day visit to the region and return to New York in view of the situation in Ukraine.
Colina, Chile: Bees in serious danger
A bee feeds on honey from a honeycomb on a beekeeper farm in Colina, on the outskirts of Santiago, Chile. Drought has plagued Chile for 13 years and bee-feeding flowers have become increasingly rare in central Chile.
Milan, Italy: Fashion back in its capital
In Ukraine the war may be raging, but in the fashion capital of Milan life on the catwalks is going on normally. A model wears a creation as part of the Moschino Fall / Winter 2022-2023 collection, unveiled during Milan Fashion Week.
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