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A man exits a voting booth at a polling station during the second round of the presidential election in Ankara, Turkey.


In this handout video grab released by the Russian Defence Ministry, a view shows armored fighting vehicles destroyed during the counter terrorist operation to eliminate a Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group that had crossed from Ukraine, in Grayvoronsky district of Belgorod region, Russia. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.
- Categories: Unrest, Conflicts & War
- Location: Belgorod region, Russia
- Event date: 23.05.2023
- Date published: 23.05.2023
- Source: Russian Defence Ministry
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 2157x1371px, 1.5Mb
- Job-ID: afe8019c6f8549f9


The photo shows the site of an explosion near a barbershop, in the course of Russia's military operation in Ukraine, in Luhansk, Luhansk People's Republic, Russia. An explosion occurred near the state television and radio company of the LPR on Demekhina Street in Luhansk. The area has been cordoned off, and emergency services are currently on-site, addressing the situation, according to an official statement.
- Categories: Disasters & Accidents, Unrest, Conflicts & War
- Location: Luhansk, Luhansk People's Republic, Russia
- Event date: 15.05.2023
- Date published: 15.05.2023
- Author: RIA Novosti
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 3825x2486px, 6.2Mb
- Job-ID: 70d6a738503e785f


A woman walks past a banner of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, ahead of the presidential and parliamentary elections, in Ankara, Turkey.
- Package: Turkey Election Campaign
- Categories: Politics, Human Interest
- Location: Ankara, Turkey
- Event date: 12.05.2023
- Date published: 12.05.2023
- Author: Pavel Bednyakov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 4365x2908px, 5.9Mb
- Job-ID: c1c2da88ed9364a


People take part in an anti-government rally as part of the Movement for the People's protest action, in Chisinau, Moldova. The Moldovan opposition has been holding protests against rising prices and high gas and electricity tariffs for almost a year. The most massive rallies are held under the aegis of the Sor party. The demonstrators accuse the country's authorities of being unable to cope with the economic and energy crisis. They also criticize the Moldovan government for their reluctance to negotiate better gas prices with Russia, as well as for political pressure on opposition leaders. Sor urged his supporters to continue the protests until the country's leadership resigns.
- Package: Moldova Protests
- Categories: Politics, Social Issues
- Location: Chisinau, Moldova
- Event date: 07.05.2023
- Date published: 07.05.2023
- Author: Rodion Proca
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik/РИА Новости
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 5592x3523px, 7.5Mb
- Job-ID: 19d2d57824b7997e


In this handout photo released by the Russian Foreign Ministry, Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Zhang Ming, Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Uzbek Acting Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Kazakh Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang, Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Zheenbek Kulubaev and Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin pose for a family photo before a meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers in Goa, India. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.


China's Grandmaster Ding Liren competes against Russia's Grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi in the tiebreak of the 2023 FIDE World Chess Championship Match in Astana, Kazakhstan.
- Categories: Sports
- Location: Astana, Kazakhstan
- Event date: 30.04.2023
- Date published: 30.04.2023
- Author: Grigory Sysoev
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 8256x5504px, 21Mb
- Job-ID: d8c4b796ca291c0d


This screenshot from a video shows representatives of the city hall, accompanied by the police, stand outside the gate of a school near the Russian embassy in Warsaw, Poland. On March 1st of last year, Poland announced that it had begun the process of confiscating Russian property in Warsaw. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.
- Package: Poland Russia Property Confiscation
- Categories: Politics, Disasters & Accidents
- Location: Warsaw, Poland
- Event date: 29.04.2023
- Date published: 29.04.2023
- Author: RIA Novosti
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 905x653px, 407.7Kb
- Job-ID: d139ae79dd3f75c8


In this handout photo released by the Argumenty i Fakty Ural media outlet, a view shows a burnt area in the aftermath of a fire in the village of Sosva, Sverdlovsk region, Russia. Two hundred buildings, including 147 residential houses, have been affected by large fires because of the dry and windy weather in Russia's Sverdlovsk Region, Trans-Baikal Territory and the Republic of Bashkortostan since April 25. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.
- Package: Russia Fire Damage
- Categories: Disasters & Accidents
- Location: Sverdlovsk Oblast Region, Russia
- Event date: 27.04.2023
- Date published: 27.04.2023
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 1280x960px, 295.8Kb
- Job-ID: 244fad03f522a637


In this handout photo released by the Russian Defence Ministry, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu attends a four-party meeting of defence ministers of Russia, Iran, Syria and Turkey in Moscow, Russia. The Russian Defense Ministry said on April 25 the talks focused on practical steps to strengthen security in the Syrian Arab Republic and to normalize Syrian-Turkish relations. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.
- Package: Russia Iran Syria Turkey Defence
- Categories: Politics, Unrest, Conflicts & War
- Location: Moscow, Russia
- Event date: 25.04.2023
- Date published: 25.04.2023
- Author: Vadim Savitskii
- Source: Russian Defence Ministry
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 2800x1867px, 3Mb
- Job-ID: d523dadc1bcc6888


Muslims pray during celebrations of Eid al-Fitr, a holiday marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Taza Pir Mosque in Baku, Azerbaijan.
- Package: CIS Religion Eid al-Fitr
- Categories: Religion & Belief
- Location: Baku, Azerbaijan
- Event date: 21.04.2023
- Date published: 21.04.2023
- Author: Murad Orujov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik/РИА Новости
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 5168x3521px, 11.2Mb
- Job-ID: 9d82c98fefa3db9c


In this handout photo released by the Russian Foreign Ministry, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yvan Gil Pinto and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attend a joint news conference following their meeting in Caracas, Venezuela. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.


A view shows the first SWM G01 crossover of the Chinese manufacturer Shineray Group produced at Avtotor automobile plant, in Kaliningrad, Russia. The plant launches the assembly of three crossovers, including the SWM G01 midsize one, the SWM G01F urban crossover, and the SWM G05 Pro full-size vehicle.
- Package: Russia China Car Production
- Categories: Economy, Business & Finance
- Location: Kaliningrad, Russia
- Event date: 14.04.2023
- Date published: 14.04.2023
- Author: Mikhail Golenkov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 5556x3721px, 12.5Mb
- Job-ID: 6aa797c4b2f9392


In this handout video grab released by the Federal Research Center "Geophysical Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences", ash from the erupting volcano Shiveluch rises over a road in the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. The Shiveluch, one of Kamchatka's most active volcanoes, erupted on the morning of April 11 in the Ust-Kamchatsky district, spewing clouds of dust 20 kilometers (65,600 feet) into the sky and covering broad areas with ash. The ash cloud from the eruption extended over 500 kilometers (more than 300 miles) northwest and engulfed several villages in grey volcanic dust. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.
- Package: Russia Volcano Eruption
- Categories: Disasters & Accidents
- Location: Kamchatka Region, Russia
- Event date: 11.04.2023
- Date published: 11.04.2023
- Source: Geophysical Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 878x600px, 253.4Kb
- Job-ID: e07e3535dd40c585


Former Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl speaks during an interview in Moscow, Russia.
- Author: Valery Melnikov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 5568x3712px, 12.1Mb
- Job-ID: 9725b64fcb7bf2aa


Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands after signing a joint statement on deepening comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation and on the plan for development of key areas of the economic cooperation until 2030 at the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia.


Protesters attend a demonstration after the President Emmanuel Macron's government pushed a pensions reform through parliament without a vote, at the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France. Protests continue across the country due to the French government's plan to raise retirement age from 62 to 64 by 2030.
- Package: France Protests
- Author: Evgeny Poloyko
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 4032x3024px, 2Mb
- Job-ID: e6714fc038ac609b


A view shows the site of a car blast in the centre of Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia region territory, that has accessed Russia.
- Categories: Disasters & Accidents
- Location: Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia region, Russia
- Event date: 14.03.2023
- Date published: 14.03.2023
- Author: Mikhail Voskresenskiy
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 5216x3639px, 13.2Mb
- Job-ID: a8913abe270801eb


The laboratory assistant demonstrates the building of school No 58 damaged by recent shelling, as Russia's military operation in Ukraine continues, in Donetsk, Donetsk People's Republic, Russia.
- Categories: Unrest, Conflicts & War
- Location: Donetsk, Donetsk People's Republic, Russia
- Event date: 13.03.2023
- Date published: 13.03.2023
- Author: Sergey Baturin
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 5439x3642px, 12.1Mb
- Job-ID: b70486d8a90d3035


The Republican Security Company (CRS) employees guard during a protest rally against the government’s push to raise the retirement age, in Paris, France. President Emmanuel Macron wants to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 and make other changes he says are needed to keep the public pension system financially stable as the population ages. Opponents argue that wealthy taxpayers or companies should pitch in more to finance the system instead.
- Package: France Protest
- Categories: Crime, Law & Justice, Disasters & Accidents, Social Issues
- Location: Paris
- Event date: 09.03.2023
- Date published: 09.03.2023
- Author: Evgeny Poloyko
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 3435x1980px, 3.4Mb
- Job-ID: 9fc0c69a19651f1f


People take part in a rally against the "foreign agents" law near the parliament building on Rustaveli Avenue in the center of Tbilisi, Georgia.


Acting head of the Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) Leonid Pasechnik attends the first organizational meeting of Luhansk People's Republic's Election Commission, in Luhansk, Luhansk People's Republic, Russia.
- Author: Evgeny Biyatov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 5918x3945px, 13.4Mb
- Job-ID: 2684b7296037ffd5


People walk at the Alley of Heroes of the Soviet Union, as Russia's military operation in Ukraine continues, in Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia region territory, that has accessed Russia. Acting Governor of the Zaporizhzhia region Yevgeny Balitsky signed a decree according to which the region is divided into 16 administrative units, and the city of Melitopol is officially designated as its capital.
- Categories: Lifestyle & Leisure, Environmental Issues
- Location: Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia region, Russia
- Event date: 04.03.2023
- Date published: 04.03.2023
- Author: RIA Novosti
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 4821x3204px, 9.5Mb
- Job-ID: 7db04e9ad7d0e3a2


In this handout photo released by the Russian Foreign Ministry, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov talks to the media after the G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting (G20 FMM), in New Delhi, India. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.


In this handout photo released by the Russian Foreign Ministry, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov delivers a speech during an opening of the exhibition of photos and documents on the life of the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy and leader of India's independence movement Mahatma Gandhi, on the sidelines of G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting (G20 FMM), in New Delhi, India. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.


Supporters of the National Movement For The People vandalise portraits of Moldovan President Maia Sandu during an anti-government protest in central Chisinau, Moldova. Moldova is experiencing an acute economic and energy crisis because of rising energy prices and soaring inflation. In addition, protests have been going on in Moldova for several months against the government's refusal to negotiate better gas prices with Russia as well as its political pressure on the opposition.


A Russian Investigative Committee employee examines the damage caused by recent shelling of the bus station, as Russia's military operation in Ukraine continues, in the village of Vasilievka, Zaporizhzhia region territory, that has accessed Russia.
- Categories: Unrest, Conflicts & War
- Location: Zaporizhzhia region, Russia
- Event date: 25.02.2023
- Date published: 25.02.2023
- Author: RIA Novosti
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 3264x2123px, 5.2Mb
- Job-ID: abdd3b8489ee6b5f


Flowers are laid at the Memorial of Military Glory during an event commemorating Defender of the Fatherland Day, in Tiraspol, Transnistria region, Moldova.
- Categories: Human Interest
- Location: Tiraspol, Moldova
- Event date: 23.02.2023
- Date published: 23.02.2023
- Author: Artem Kulekin
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 5417x3663px, 12.3Mb
- Job-ID: 8988ff3c02ed5d21


A view shows a screen of a laptop broadcasting Russian President Vladimir Putin's annual address to the Federal Assembly, in Novosibirsk, Russia.
- Categories: Politics, Human Interest
- Location: Novosibirsk, Russia
- Event date: 21.02.2023
- Date published: 21.02.2023
- Author: Alexandr Kryazhev
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 5460x3640px, 7.1Mb
- Job-ID: 1b786aeee76b3da9


A Russian serviceman released in recent prisoner exchange in the course of Russia's military operation in Ukraine, is seen in a bus upon arrival at the Chkalovsky airfield, in Moscow region, Russia. Russia and Ukraine exchanged 101 prisoners of war in their latest prisoner swap on February 16. Released servicemen were delivered by an aircraft of the military transport aviation of the Russian Aerospace Forces to Moscow for treatment and rehabilitation in medical institutions of the Russian Defence Ministry.
- Categories: Unrest, Conflicts & War
- Location: Moscow region, Russia
- Event date: 16.02.2023
- Date published: 17.02.2023
- Author: Kirill Kallinikov
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 5157x3522px, 11.8Mb
- Job-ID: c14d94d01bbf1048


In this handout photo released by the Russian Federal Road Transport Agency (Rosavtodor), road workers lay the first of two layers of asphalt on the repaired spans of the road section of Crimean Bridge, in Crimea, Russia. On October 8 a truck was blown up on the Crimean Bridge, which caused an inflammation of seven fuel tanks of a railway train and a partial collapse of two car spans. Editorial use only, no archive, no commercial use.
- Categories: Environmental Issues, Labour
- Location: Russia
- Event date: 12.02.2023
- Date published: 12.02.2023
- Source: Rosavtodor Press Service
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 1589x1070px, 1.2Mb
- Job-ID: c14f8e4a328fae3e


Emergency services work at a site where an apartment block of a five-storey residential building has collapsed due to the gas explosion in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk, Russia. Two people were killed in an accident, fifty were evacuated, three people may remain under the rubble, the Russian Emergencies Ministry (EMERCOM) said on February 9.
- Package: Russia Gas Explosion
- Categories: Disasters & Accidents
- Location: Novosibirsk, Russia
- Event date: 09.02.2023
- Date published: 09.02.2023
- Author: Vladimir Nikolaev
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 4562x3037px, 8.5Mb
- Job-ID: b72ed901e8ea2c96


People search for survivors under the rubble following an earthquake in Diyarbakir, Turkey. Turkeys Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said that a 7.4-magnitude earthquake occurred in the Kahramanmaras province at 01:17 GMT. According to head of AFAD Yunus Sezer, at the moment, the death toll is 1014 and some 2,824 buildings collapsed.
- Package: Turkey Earthquake
- Categories: Disasters & Accidents
- Location: Diyarbakır, Turkey
- Event date: 06.02.2023
- Date published: 06.02.2023
- Author: Sertac Kayar
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik/РИА Новости
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 3390x2260px, 4.8Mb
- Job-ID: d3c0712475b510f9

