Stormy Daniels, the woman responsible for Trump's indictment

 

Stormy Daniels at a book signing for her memoir Full Disclosure at the Museum of Sex in New York. Photograph: Charles Sykes/Invision/AP

Sam Bankman-Fried outside court

 

Former FTX Chief Executive Sam Bankman-Fried, who faces fraud charges over the collapse of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, outside the Manhattan Federal Court in New York City.  Reuters/David Dee Delgado

John Setka's ex wife arrested

 

The estranged wife of John Setka, former lawyer Emma Walters has been charged with conspiracy to murder the union leader following a police search yesterday. 

Setka is the Victorian Secretary of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union. 

She has been released on bail. 

 

Kyiv Monastery Eviction

 

Hundreds of Ukrainian Orthodox Church members attend a service at the historic Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery in Kiev accused of maintaining links with Moscow as the deadline for the eviction of its monks dawned. Photograph: Sergei Supinsky/AFP/Getty Images

Taliban destroys poppy plantation

 

Taliban security personnel use a tractor to destroy a poppy plantation in the Injil district of Herat Province in Afghanistan. Photograph: Mohsen Karimi/AFP/Getty Images

Edinburgh, Scotland

 

The outgoing first minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, signs her official resignation letter to King Charles III in the drawing room at Bute House.  Photograph: Jane Barlow/PA

Dhaka, Bangladesh

 

Vehicles stuck in a traffic jam as reports show over the last 10 years the average traffic speed has dropped from 13 mph to 4 mph, onky slightly above average walking speed.  Photograph:  Habibur Rahman/ABACA/Rex/Shutterstock

 

Kim Jong Un shows his nuclear warheads

 

A screen grab shows Kim Jong Un inspecting nuclear warheads at an undisclosed location.  KRT/via Reuters TV

Netanyahu dismisses Defense Minister

 

Reuters / Monday, March 27, 2023

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a meeting at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, amid demonstrations after he dismissed the Defense Minister as his Nationalist Coalition Government presses on with its judicial overhaul, in Jerusalem. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

Czech speaker Marketa Pekarova

 

The speaker of the lower chamber of the Czech Parliament, Marketa Pekarova told Taiwanese lawmakers 28 March 2023 that her country will always stand with the island's people.  Reuters/Ann Wang

Nashville School Shooting

 

Robin Wolfende prays at a makeshift memorial for victims outside the Covenant School building at the Covenant Presbyterian Church following a shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, US. Photograph: Brendan Smialowski / AFP

Edinburgh, Scotland

 

Scotland's Health Minister and SNP MSP Humza Yousaf reacts as the SNP voted him as their new party leader, at Murrayfield in Edinburgh, Scotland. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

Orlando Bloom visits Ukraine

 

Orlando Bloom and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky hold a meeting to discuss humanitarian aid projects and issues of reconstruction focused on the interests of children.  

In his role as a goodwill ambassador for the UN children's organisation UNICEF, the actor spent three days in the country and visited Kyiv, Irpin and Demydiv.

Taiwan Protest

 

A protester who is against former Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou’s visit to China, gets pushed out of the airport by police in Taoyuan, Taiwan.  Reuters/Ann Wang

Afghan open air school

 

Afghan children attend a class at an open air school on the outskirts of Fayzabad district, Badakhshan province. AFP

 

Berlin, Germany

 

People gather on a platform for the unaffected underground U-Bahn service at Alexanderplatz station during a nationwide strike.  Photograph: Maja Hitij/Getty Images

 

St Petersburg, Russia

 

The floating restaurant Silver Whale, which partially sank as a result of ice drift on the Neva River.  Rescuers secured it with ropes to prevent it from being swept away.  Photograph:  Anatoly Maltsev/EPA

 

Lignite coal mine in Turkey

 

Manisa, Turkey

Miners at a lignite coal production centre breakfast during Ramadan.  About 500 miners returned to the site after participating in search and rescue operations after the February earthquakes.  Photograph: Mahmut Serdar Alakus/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Sydney Harbour Bridge opening in 1932

 

Load testing the Sydney Harbour Bridge in February 1932 with 50 steam trains

Mississippi Tornado

 

The remains of a ruined house and car in Rolling Fork after a tornado ripped across the southern US state.  Photograph:  Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty Images

Chartreuse liqueur will soon be in short supply

 

French monks have decided to limit production of green Chartreuse to concentrate on “solitude and prayer.”

Chartreuse is an herbal, bitter liqueur made using a secretive blend of 130 plants, herbs and flowers. The original recipe for the so-called elixir of life dates back to 1605 when a manuscript was bestowed upon the Carthusian monks by François Hannibal d’Estrées.

England 2 Ukraine 0

 

Bukayo Saka celebrates with Harry Kane after scoring England’s second goal at Wembley. Photograph: Eddie Keogh/The FA/Getty Images

England versus Ukraine match at Wembley

Ukraine supporters hold up flags during the anthems ahead of the UEFA Euro 2024 group C qualification football match between England and Ukraine at Wembley Stadium in London. Photograph: Justin Tallis/AFP

Channel 9's The Block letter to resident

 

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South Korean humanitarian cattle trucked into North Korea in 1988

 

South Korean humanitarian relief caravan of cattle in 50 trucks driving through the Korean Demilitarized Zone to North Korea on 27 October 1988.  Millions of citizens died of starvation or hunger-related illnesses from the North Korean Famine.  

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Co Kerry, Ireland

 

Roz Purcell leads the Nature Valley Mangerton hike as part of the Wander Wild Festival in Killarney National Park. The adventure and wellness festival runs until Sunday. Photograph: Valerie O'Sullivan

TikTok CEO faces Committee

 

23 March 2023

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew prepares to testify before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. 

The hearing was a rare opportunity for lawmakers to question the short-form social media video app leader about the company's relationship with its Chinese owner, ByteDance, and how they handle users' sensitive personal data. 

Some local, state, and federal government agencies have been banning the use of TikTok by employees, citing concerns about national security

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Paris strikes now out of control

 

Firefighters check rubbish after extinguishing a fire during a demonstration, a week after the government pushed a pensions reform through parliament without a vote, using the article 49.3 of the Constitution.  AFP/Getty Images

Doctors Without Borders continue migrant rescues

 

Reuters / Thursday, March 23, 2023

A migrant kisses a photo on his mobile phone on the Geo Barents rescue ship, operated by Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders), after being rescued from a wooden boat off the coast of Libya in the central Mediterranean Sea. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi

 

 

 

Former Microsoft executives producing long-range drones

 

At an unassuming industrial estate in northern Ukraine, two former Microsoft executives and a team of engineers are producing military drones that can travel over long distances and carry large payloads.

AeroDrone, which made crop-dusting drones prior to the war and now supplies Ukraine’s armed forces, makes unmanned aircraft that can carry up to 300 kilograms or fly up to several thousand kilometres in certain configurations.

Chelsea studio flat for sale

 

The 10 storey art deco Nell Gwynn House was built in 1937 and named after King Charles II’s mistress with a statue of her and a cavalier King Charles spaniel above the main entrance. 

It was described in the 1960s as providing a “pied-a-terre for many Chelsea bachelors who honour the spirit of Charles II”.  It sits just off the King’s Road in the heart of Chelsea, home of high-end partying.

A 27.5 sq metre studio on the second floor is on sale for   £525,000. Knight Frank 

Photograph:  No Limits Photography/Knight Frank

Colombo, Sri Lanka

 

A roadside betel nut vendor waits for customers at a market in Colombo.  The International Monetary Fund this week approved Sri Lanka’s request for a $2.9bn bailout, raising hopes for an easing of its eonomic crisis.  Photograph: Chamila Karunarathne/EPA

In small doses, betel nut can create a sense of euphoria and alertness.  It may also function as an antidepressant.  However, prolonged use creates addiction and the World Health Organization classifies the betel nut as a carcinogen.  

It is also impossible to hide your addiction as soon as you smile.

Potonico, El Salvador

 

A horse drinks among plastic, glass and other rubbish at the Cerron Grande reservoir in Potonico.  World Water Day was held this week on 22 March as a means of focusing attention on the importance of fresh water and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources.  Photograph:  Marvin Recinos/AFP/Getty Images

Budapest, Hungary

Ganna Muromtseva, a professional ballerina from Ukraine who fled her country after Russia’s invasion, after a rehearsal of a performance of Swan Lake at the Hungarian State Opera.  

She left Ukraine with just one suitcase when she was at the peak of her career with the National Opera of Ukraine and after a year of trying to survive and rebuilding herself as a dancer physically and mentally, she is now back at the top playing the White and Black Swan.  Photograph:  Marton Monus/Reuters.

 

 

Avdiivka, Ukraine

 

A police officer takes cover in front of a burning building that was hit by a Russian airstrike in Avdiivka.  The Russian former president Dmitryf Medvedev said this week that Moscow was preparing for a Ukraine counter-offensive as Kyiv claimed Russian forces were ‘running out of steam’.  Photograph:  Evgeniy Maloletka/AP

 

Prince William in Poland

 

March 22, 2023: Prince William, Prince of Wales holds hands with Tympthi, aged 4, as he speaks with Ukrainian residents about their experiences of moving to Poland at an accommodation centre during his visit to Warsaw, Poland. 

The center, at the frontline of the humanitarian crisis, houses around 300 Ukrainian women and children and provides residents with two meals per day, while also offering a range of other services including Polish language lessons, a children’s play area, and psychological support.

Photograph:  Chris Jackson, Getty Images

Migrants transferred to El Paso

 

Migrants transferred from Plattsburgh, New York, disembark at the airport in El Paso, Texas 21 March 2023.  Reuters Jose Luis Gonzalez

Terran I lift-off

 

Spectators at Jetty Park in Cape Canaveral, Florida watch as Terran I, a 3D-printed rocket by Relativity Space, lifts off.  The first stage did its job following lift-off and separated as planned.  But the upper stage appeared to ignite and then shut down, sending it crashing into the Atlantic. AP

Ramadam celebrations in Sydney, Australia

 

More than 75 local businesses will descend upon Haldon Street, Lakemba in Sydney from dusk till 3am to celebrate the most sacred month on the Islamic calendar.

 

London decorated for Ramadan

 

Coventry Street in the West End is decorated with Ramadan illuminations to mark the start of the Islamic holy month.  Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

King Charles Coronation Chair

 

Head verger Alex Carberry moves the coronation chair, an artefact in the possession of York Minster since circa 1550 and part of its historic collections, ahead of a new exhibition in celebration of King Charles III's forthcoming coronation. Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA

 

 

 

 

 

 

Japan wins World Baseball Classic

 

March 22, 2023: An employee distributes extra editions of the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper reporting on Japan's victory at the final match of the World Baseball Classic, in Tokyo. The headline of the newspaper said, "Japan is No. 1 in the World."

EUGENE HOSHIKO, AP

World Water Day, New Delhi

 

March 22, 2023: People collect drinking water from a mobile water tanker on World Water Day in a residential area in New Delhi, India.

ALTAF QADRI, AP

Gwyneth Paltrow in court

 

Gwyneth Paltrow looks on before leaving the courtroom where she is accused in a lawsuit of crashing into a skier during a 2016 family ski vacation leaving him with brain damage in Park City, Utah.  Photo Rick Bowmer/Pool.

Moscow, Russia

The motorcade of President Xi Jinping drives past the monument to Prince Vladimir the Great in Moscow.  Reuters/Evgenia Novozhenina

Donald Trump Loyalty Rally

 

Supporters of Donald Trump gather for a loyalty rally at a busy intersection in Laguna Hills, California, 21 March 2023.  Reuters

Jakarta, Indonesia

 

Muslim women attend mass prayers known as “Tarawih’ during the first eve of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at the Great Mosque of Istiqlal in Jakarta, Indonesia

Hatay, Turkey

 

Earthquake survivor Fatma Cantali rescues the Qur’an and frame of verses from her wrecked house’s debris.  Photograph: Mehmet Kaman/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Beirut, Lebanon

 

A soldier assists a boy affected by teargas during a protest over the deteriorating economic situation.  Photograph:  Issam Abdallah/Reuters