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Omar Havana
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Award-winning #Photographer based in #Brussels, #Belgium - Stringer for @APnews, @Reuters and @Getty Images. Ex #London, #SiemReap, #PhnomPenh, #Kathmandu and #Paris. #Author 📖 Endurance.
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openmarkets.bsky.social
"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...

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Maria Ressa starts her presentation at the European Parliament, in a oval room filled with attendees.
October 16, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Thanks Sebastiao for all the inspiration... Rest in Peace ... Your legacy will be always alive
May 23, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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10 years... Always Nepal ... #10yearsNepalEarthquake
April 25, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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Inside the factory making Europe’s machine guns — by hand

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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
www.ft.com
April 17, 2025 at 4:16 AM
omarhavana.bsky.social
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 .
February 14, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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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
February 13, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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#onassignment today in #Brussels for @apnews.com covering the first #NATO defense minister meeting with the #Trump administration ... Photo: (AP Photo/Omar Havana) #petehegseth
February 12, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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Once more, Cambodia exercising their version of "freedom of press " news.mongabay.com/2025/02/stat...
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...
news.mongabay.com
February 3, 2025 at 2:07 PM
omarhavana.bsky.social
Finally, #Belgium has a new Government. This morning #onassignment for @apnews.com in the Royal Palace in #Brussels www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
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.
www.lemonde.fr
February 3, 2025 at 10:26 AM
omarhavana.bsky.social
And after the storm, the beauty of nature is revealed . Photo: © Omar Havana. #snow #uccle #brussels #belgium #boisdelacambre #omarhavana #googlepixel #winter #nature
January 9, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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Opening my window this morning... Photo: © Omar Havana . #snow #brussels #uccle #boisdelacambre #winter #cold #omarhavana #googlepixel
January 9, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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Superheroes also go to school when it snows in #Brussels. Photo: ©Omar Havana. #winter #snow #cold #uccle #street #weather #omarhavana #googlepixel
January 9, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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Snowing heavy in #Brussels tonight , it is gonna be a very cold night #uccle #winter #snow #belgiun #googlepixel #omarhavana Video by Omar Havana
January 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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First #snow of the year in #Brussels ... Is gonna be cold here ... #uccle #boisdelacambre #belgium #video #cinematic ... Video by Omar Havana. #omarhavana #winterdays
January 7, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Almost 10 years later... All my thoughts to the people of a part of the world I love as my home
reuters.com Reuters @reuters.com · Jan 7
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the northern foothills of the Himalayas near one of Tibet's holiest cities, damaging buildings around Shigatse and sending people running into the streets in neighboring Nepal and India reut.rs/3W9WRR3
Powerful earthquake hits holy city in China's Tibet
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the northern foothills of the Himalayas near one of Tibet's holiest cities on Tuesday, damaging buildings around Shigatse and sending people running into the streets in neighbouring Nepal and India.
reut.rs
January 7, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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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 …
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
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January 1, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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#onassignment today for @gopacom.bsky.social covering the #erasmus+ #sport info day 2025 for the @ec.europa.eu in #Brussels #event #photographer #omarhavana #Belgium
December 16, 2024 at 7:37 PM
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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
December 11, 2024 at 6:41 PM
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Featuring one of my #photos taken on my latest assignment for Getty Images in #Brussels during the #NATO foreign ministers meeting
kyivindependent.com The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · Dec 4
⚡️ As NATO ministers meet, some members continue to oppose membership invitation for Ukraine.

A Ukrainian delegation is attending the NATO meeting in Brussels on Dec. 3-4, hoping for an invitation to join the alliance, but recent statements and reports suggest that a consensus is unlikely.
As NATO ministers meet, some members continue to oppose membership invitation for Ukraine
An undisclosed NATO source told the Ukrainian Suspilne outlet that the U.S. and Germany continue to oppose inviting Ukraine at the moment.
kyivindependent.com
December 7, 2024 at 4:46 PM
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#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...
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
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2024 at 5:22 PM
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My work today in @bloomberg.com , covering the #NATO Foreign Ministers Summit in #Brussels for Getty Images
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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...
www.bloomberg.com
December 4, 2024 at 5:19 PM
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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)
November 29, 2024 at 6:11 PM
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#FreeKhurramParvez
jrousselot.bsky.social Juliette Rousselot @jrousselot.bsky.social · Nov 20
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
November 20, 2024 at 6:29 PM
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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
November 20, 2024 at 10:17 AM
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#onassignment today for Bioenergy Europe in #Brussels #Belgium #ebf2024 #bioenergy #energy #eventphotographer
November 20, 2024 at 1:20 PM