Omar Havana

Maria Ressa starts her presentation at the European Parliament, in a oval room filled with attendees.

"Journalism, technology, and community"

At the European Parliament, @mariaressa.bsky.social gives us a pathway to reclaim our rights & the future of our democracies. There will be no other time to fight back.

📺 Tune into the event: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZTw...

(Photos: @omarhavana.bsky.social)

Thanks Sebastiao for all the inspiration... Rest in Peace ... Your legacy will be always alive

10 years... Always Nepal ... #10yearsNepalEarthquake

Inside the factory making Europe’s machine guns — by hand FN Herstal’s small arms are back in demand. But the Belgian gunmaker can only move as fast as its artisanal labour

Inside the factory making Europe’s machine guns — by hand

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Nice reward for a hectic week at #NATO following the first trip of the American Secretary of Defence in the second #Trump era. Working for @apnews.com and Getty Images with dozens of publications in major international #media, Including 3 consecutive days with a publication in @nytimes.com .

Just reminding Americans that we have a somewhat-less authoritarian government, warm weather year round, and a visa for retirees that has surprisingly few requirements if you’re over 55! #Cambodia #LOLUSA

#onassignment today in #Brussels for @apnews.com covering the first #NATO defense minister meeting with the #Trump administration ... Photo: (AP Photo/Omar Havana) #petehegseth

Statement on Mongabay journalist Gerald Flynn’s blacklisting from Cambodia following his reporting on illegal logging We can now confirm that on the evening of Jan. 5, 2025, Mongabay journalist Gerald Flynn was denied entry to Cambodia while returning from a vacation. Immigration officials at the airport told Flynn t...

Once more, Cambodia exercising their version of "freedom of press " news.mongabay.com/2025/02/stat...

Flemish nationalist Bart De Wever sworn in as Belgium's new prime minister Bart De Wever was sworn in by King Philippe after a coalition agreement was found Friday, following seven months of negotiations. He is the first Flemish nationalist to lead Belgium's government.

Finally, #Belgium has a new Government. This morning #onassignment for @apnews.com in the Royal Palace in #Brussels www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...

And after the storm, the beauty of nature is revealed . Photo: © Omar Havana. #snow #uccle #brussels #belgium #boisdelacambre #omarhavana #googlepixel #winter #nature

Opening my window this morning... Photo: © Omar Havana . #snow #brussels #uccle #boisdelacambre #winter #cold #omarhavana #googlepixel

Superheroes also go to school when it snows in #Brussels. Photo: ©Omar Havana. #winter #snow #cold #uccle #street #weather #omarhavana #googlepixel

Snowing heavy in #Brussels tonight , it is gonna be a very cold night #uccle #winter #snow #belgiun #googlepixel #omarhavana Video by Omar Havana

First #snow of the year in #Brussels ... Is gonna be cold here ... #uccle #boisdelacambre #belgium #video #cinematic ... Video by Omar Havana. #omarhavana #winterdays

Almost 10 years later... All my thoughts to the people of a part of the world I love as my home

Poland's EU presidency promises to be highly political Polish prime minister Donald Tusk and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen at an EU summit in Brussels on December 19, 2024. OMAR HAVANA / AP The year 2025 will be decisive for Poland's prime minister, Donald Tusk, both on the domestic front and on the European stage. On January 1, Warsaw takes over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU), while in May its citizens will be called to the polls to elect their next president. To carry out his plans, Donald Tusk needs his side to win back the country's presidency from the

Poland’s EU presidency promises to be highly political

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Polish prime minister Donald Tusk and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen at an EU summit in Brussels on December 19, 2024. OMAR HAVANA / AP The year 2025 will be decisive for Poland’s prime …

#onassignment today for @gopacom.bsky.social covering the #erasmus+ #sport info day 2025 for the @ec.europa.eu in #Brussels #event #photographer #omarhavana #Belgium

Yesterday #onassignment for @apnews.com in #Bruges #belgium - Eduardo Quaresma goes up for the ball with Christos Tzolis during the #ChampionsLeague opening phase #football match between Club Brugge and Sporting at the Jan Breydel Stadium in Bruges, Belgium. (AP Photo/Omar Havana) #canonbelgium

Featuring one of my #photos taken on my latest assignment for Getty Images in #Brussels during the #NATO foreign ministers meeting

Ukraine war briefing: Nato lauds Blinken on final Brussels turn US secretary of state arrives with another $725m in US arms for Ukraine; Russia complains of Ukrainian help to Syria rebels. What we know on day 1,015

#onassignment for Getty Images in #Brussels , in @theguardian.com today with a photo taken during the #NATO foreign ministers summit www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...

NATO Seeks to Position Kyiv for Truce Talks With Arms Plan Shift Ukraine’s allies have shifted their focus from seeking a victory to trying to put President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in the best position to counter Russian advances or negotiate a possible ceasefire, peop...

My work today in @bloomberg.com , covering the #NATO Foreign Ministers Summit in #Brussels for Getty Images
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#onassignment today for @asssociatedpress.bsky.social in #brussels - Incoming @europeancouncil.bsky.social President @antoniolscosta.bsky.social is handed a bell by outgoing European Council President Charles Michel during a handover ceremony at the European Council (AP Photo/Omar Havana)

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On Friday, 22 Nov, #Kashmiri HRD Khurram Parvez will have spent 3 years in arbitrary, pre-trial detention under false terrorism charges. Join us this week in calling on the #India authorities to unconditionally and immediately release him #FreeKhurramParvez

#onassignment today for Bioenergy Europe in #Brussels #Belgium #ebf2024 #bioenergy #energy #eventphotographer

EU ministers reject move to freeze dialogue with Israel over the war in Gaza The bloc’s top diplomat Josep Borrell had written to the ministers ahead of Monday’s meeting, citing ‘serious concerns about possible breaches of international humanitarian law’

It has been a long time without seeing my work published in @theglobeandmail.com , here is a pic from today's Foreign Ministers Council in #Brussels #Belgium on assignment for @asssociatedpress.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...

France says Ukraine using its long-range missiles in Russia still an 'option' The French foreign minister reminded journalists in Brussels on Monday that Emmanuel Macron had already said in May that Paris was open to consider greenlighting the use of its missiles to strike on R...

One of my pics today in @lemonde.fr , from today's Foreign Ministers Council in #Brussels #Belgium #onassignment for @asssociatedpress.bsky.social #associatedpress www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...

Bauern legen Feuer vor EU-Parlament 1. Februar 2024 · 20:55 Polizeikräfte treiben Demonstranten auseinander, während ein Wasserwerfer Brände löscht, die bei Bauernprotesten auf dem Place du Luxembourg entstanden sind, während die europäischen Staats- und Regierungschefs zu einem EU-Gipfel in Brüssel zusammenkommen. Foto: Omar Havana/AP/dpa

#Bauern legen Feuer vor EU-Parlament
1. Februar 2024 · 20:55

Polizeikräfte treiben Demonstranten auseinander, während ein Wasserwerfer Brände löscht, die bei Bauernprotesten auf dem Place du Luxembourg entstanden sind, während die europäischen Staats- und Regierungschefs zu einem EU-Gipfel :dpa

Zelensky defends 'victory plan' at EU and NATO Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy talks to journalists during a press conference at an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, October 17, 2024. OMAR HAVANA / AP President Volodymyr Zelensky told allies on Thursday, October 17, that Ukraine must be in a position of strength before any peace talks with Russia, as he explained his 'victory plan' to EU leaders and NATO defense chiefs in Brussels. More than two and a half years into the war, Kyiv is slowly but steadily losing new territory in its eastern Donbas region and under mounting pressure to forge an exit strategy – which it says

Zelensky defends ‘victory plan’ at EU and NATO

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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy talks to journalists during a press conference at an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, October 17, 2024. OMAR HAVANA / AP President Volodymyr Zelensky told allies on Thursday, …