Zelenskyy Relieves Joint Forces Commander Moskaliov

 

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has fired Eduard Moskaliov from the post of commander of the joint forces.  "Release Moskaliov Eduard Mykhailovych from the post of commander of the Joint Forces," the document says.

Dover, 1940

 

After being evacuated from Dunkirk, British troops aboard a destroyer arrive at Dover, May 1940

Huwara, West Bank

 

A Palestinian man walks between scorched cars in a scrapyard in the town of Hawara near the West Bank city of Nablus.  Scores if Israeli settlers went on a violent rampage in the northern West Bank, after two settlers were killed by a Palestinian gunman.

 

 

 

Silver Spring, Maryland. US

 

A man who served in the Ukrainian military attends a memorial service for those who have fallen during the first year of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, at St Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral in Silver Spring, Maryland.  Reuters/Anna Rose Layden

 

 

Crufts asked to ban flat-faced dogs

 

Animal rights charity Peta has called on Crufts to ban flat-faced dogs over health concerns.  Flat faced dogs spend their lives in misery because of breathing problems, they said.

Mykhaylo Gold Domes Cathedral, Kyiv

 

A member of the Ukrainian military carries flowers in colours of the Ukrainian flag as she takes part in the funeral service of a lieutenant colonel killed in battle, at the Mykhaylo Gold Domes Cathedral in Kyiv. Photograph Sergei Supinsky/AFP

 

Irish Sea Border

 

A pro-union poster expressing opposition to a border in the Irish Sea, near Larne Port, Co Antrim, as the UK and the EU agree an overhaul of trade rules in Northern Ireland. Photograph: Paul Faith/AFP

Limavady, Co Derry, Ireland

 

The Northern Lights/Aurora Borealis as viewed from Gortmore Viewpoint in Limavady, Co Derry. Photograph: Patryk Sadowski

 

 

Sally Field receives Life Achievement Award

 

Sally Field poses backstage with the SAG Life Achievement Award during the 29^th Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, California, 26 February 2023

Combwich, UK

 

A reactor for Britain’s first new nuclear power station in more than 30 years arrives by barge in Somerset.  Weighing 500 tonnes, the reactor will create the heat to make steam to drive the turbines inside Hinkley Point C power station.  Photograph:  Ben Birchall/PA

Istanbul, Turkey

 

Besiktas’ Jackson Muleka holds a teddy bear as fans throw toys on the pitch for children affected by earthquakes during a Turkish Super League match between Besiktas and Antalyaspor

 

What happens when you refuse to take the developer's offer

 

An 84 year old Seattle woman refused $1 million for her house so they built a mall around it. 

But it all worked out beautifully. https://youtu.be/vGhIlF8DmlU

 

 

 

 

 

 

China to launch 13,000 satellites

 

China aims to launch 13,000 satellites to ‘suppress’ Elon Musk’s Starlink, likely to be launched quickly to prevent SpaceX from hogging ‘low-orbit resources. https://tinyurl.com/2p953ypp

 

 

 

 

Co Laois, Ireland

 

A barge makes its way across Vicarstown aqueduct on the Grand Canal over the Stradbally river in Co Laois. Photograph: Niall Crason/PA

 

 

 

Jill Biden visits Kenya

 

School children run to welcome US First Lady Jill Biden at the drought response site at the Lositeti village in Matapato North Kenya

Heavy rain in Castaic, California

 

An RV begins to fall into the Santa Clara River as the ground is washed away by flooding due to the heavy rain in Castaic, California. 25 February 2023

Turkish migrants cross into Canada

 

Asylum seekers who stated they were from Turkey, walk down Roxham Road to cross into Canada from the US in Champlain, New York, 25 February, 2023

Trains still running in Kyiv

 

A Ukrainian man welcomes his family upon their arrival from Kyiv at the train station in Kramatorsk.

60 migrant bodies discovered and dozens missing

 

Rescuers recover a body after a migrant boat broke apart in rough seas at a beach near Cutro, southern Italy.  A wooden boat crowded with migrants smashed into rocky reefs and broke apart before dawn off the Italian coast.  Rescuers recovered 60 bodies and dozens more people are missing in the turbulent water.  AP

Tecoluca, El Salvador

 

Inmates belonging to the gangs MS-13 and 18^th Street arrive at the Terrorism Confinement Centre, a huge new prison.  Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

For years, Putin didn’t invade Ukraine. What made him finally snap in 2022?

 

.........In 2016, Russian hopes of a split between western Europe and the United States were revived by the election of Donald Trump – not because of any specific policy, rather because of the strong hostility that he provoked in Europe........ 

 

Source: The Guardian https://tinyurl.com/2p8j9d23

 

 

 

Russian Embassy, London

 

Police officers respond after the protest group Led by Donkeys spread paint in the colours of the Ukrainian flag on the road outside the Russian Embassy.  Photograph:  Hannah McKay/Reuters

Hatay, Turkey

 

A view of a collapsed building in the Antakya district.  Two earthquakes jolted Hatay province on Monday, two weeks after major quakes hit the region.  Photograph:  Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

 

Ashkelon, Israel

 

A trail of smoke as rockets from Gaza are intercepted in the early morning.  Photograph:  Amir Cohen/Reuters.

Coal miners missing in China

 

Alxa Left Banner, China

Rescuers work at the site of a collapsed coalmine in China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region.  Search and rescue effort resumed after a halt caused by a massive landslide.  Photograph:  Xinhua/Rex/Shutterstock

 

Lake Garda, Italy

 

People take a selfie in front of the small island of San Biagio, off Manerba in Lake Garda, where the water level dropped to its lowest in 30 years during the winder months due to a lack of snow on the surrounding mountain peaks, the absence of rain and mild temperatures.  Photograph:  Piero Cruciatti/AFP/Getty Images

 

Alex Murdaugh takes the stand

 

Alex Murdaugh gives testimony during his murder trial at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C., on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. The 54-year-old attorney is standing trial on two counts of murder in the shootings of his wife and son at their Colleton County, S.C., home and hunting lodge on June 7, 2021.

POOL PHOTO BY GRACE BEAHM ALFORD

 

Instagram photographer admits using AI

 

An Instagram photographer, Jos Avery, raked in thousands of followers thanks to his stunning portraits.  However, he now admits they are fake.  They were created by Midjourney - a software that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to generate images and touched up on Photoshop.

Rescued dog Lemon Pie

A rescued dog named Pay de Limon (Lemon Pie), who is in the running for America's favourite pet title and whose front paws were chopped off by organised crime, runs wearing his two front prosthetic legs at Milagros Caninos, in Xochimilco, Mexico February 21. REUTERS/Raquel Cunha

 

Spielberg receives Honorary Gold Bear Award

 

Reuters / Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Director Steven Spielberg waves on the red carpet as he attends a ceremony in which he is to receive the Honorary Golden Bear Award for Lifetime Achievement at the 73rd Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany, February 21. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi

 

Highest transmission tower in China

 

Wuxi City, China

Workers check the cables on the world’s highest transmission tower.  Photograph: Rex/Shutterstock

 

Italian PM visits mass grave in Bucha

 

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visits a church at the site of a mass grave in the town of Bucha, outside Kyiv, 21 February.  Reuters/Vladyslav Musiienko

ADF recruiting people with mental health issues

 

The Australian defence force is enlisting young recruits with significant psychological issues, leading to "catastrophic" consequences, including substance abuse and attempted suicide, a retired psychiatrist has warned. 

 Source: The Guardian
https://tinyurl.com/3j388hxp

1912 Electric Car

 

A woman named Charlotte Shipley charges her electric car’s battery in her garage with a cord from a hand-cranked electrical generator, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1912

Source:  Reddit

 

Norwegian collaborators after 1944

 

Norwegian Quislings (Nazi collaborators) of the collaborationist group “Sonderabteilung Lola” stand trial for treason.  They were responsible for torturing, killing and systematically informing on resistance fighters.  1946.  Source:  Reddit

Putin speaks to his people

 

Moscow, Russia. Tuesday 21 February 2023.

A family watches a TV broadcast of Russian president Vladimir Putin's annual state of the nation address in Moscow, Russia. Photograph: Yuri Kadobnov/AFP

Buster Murdaugh takes the stand

 

Prosecutor John Meadors questions Buster Murdaugh, the son of Alex Murdaugh, during his father's trial Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C., on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. The 54-year-old attorney is standing trial on two counts of murder in the shootings of his wife and son at their Colleton County, S.C., home and hunting lodge on June 7, 2021.

POOL PHOTO BY GRACE BEAHM ALFORD

 

 

Five Guys opens in Queensbury

 

London, UK

Everyone’s favourite burger restaurant Five Guys has just opened in Queensway, 20 February, 2023

White Angel Evacuation team, Ukraine

 

Valeria, a member of the White Angel unit of Ukrainian police officers who evacuates people from the frontline towns and villages, puts body armour on Vika Savchenko, 8, during her evacuation from her village of Zarichne, near the town of Lyman, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, Donetsk region, Ukraine, February 20. REUTERS/Marko Djurica

Medics at work near Vuhledar, Ukraine

 

Medics treat a wounded Ukrainian soldier near Vuhledar, Ukraine. 19 February 2023.  Reuters/Marko Djurica

 

President Biden's enthusiastic welcome in Poland

 

Joe Biden posing with children after his speech in Warsaw. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images

JK Rowling's ex husband

 

JK Rowling's abusive ex-husband, Portuguese TV reporter Jorge Arantes, kept the pages of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone 'hostage' even threatening to burn the manuscripts if she left him.

Jaguar Land Rover

 

LONDON, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover said on Tuesday it is opening three new engineering hubs in Europe to develop autonomous vehicle technologies as part of its partnership with Silicon Valley artificial intelligence company Nvidia (NVDA.O).  https://tinyurl.com/bde7p6jy

Victory Museum in Moscow

 

School children during a tour of the Victory Museum in Moscow, dedicated to Russia’s sacrifices and ultimate victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.

 

 

Russia is denying my men arms

 

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of Russia's mercenary group Wagner, accused unspecified officials of deliberately denying his fighters sufficient ammunition as part of an ongoing rivalry between himself and parts of the Russian elite.

 

Netanyahu pledges no more new settlements

 

JERUSALEM, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Israel will not authorise new settlements in the occupied West Bank in the coming months, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Monday.

 

 

Royals at Academy Awards

 

The Prince and Princess of Wales attending the 76th British Academy Film Awards held at the Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall in London.

 

UAE Cycling Tour

 

The peloton rides during the first stage of the UAE cycling tour from al-Dhafra Castle to Qassar al-Mighayra St in al-Mirfa in the emirate of Abu Dhabi.

Cherry blossoms in Japan

 

Kawazu, Japan

A woman passes kawazu-zakura cherry trees in bloom on the wast coast of the Izu peninsula.  Photograph: Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images

President Biden seen in front of Kyiv's beautiful Cathedral

 

President Biden and Zelensky seen in front of St Michaels Golden-Domed Cathedral in Kyiv.  Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images