Editorial Highlights

Reuters photojournalists have gone beyond the moments of violence in the Middle East conflict this week, bringing stories from the refugee crisis in Lebanon to a touching piece on a Syrian refugee orphaned when an Israeli bomb was dropped on her parents’ house in south Beirut.

As the world watches every move from Donald Trump on the Iran conflict, Reuters landed a timely interview with the U.S. President just hours before his address to the nation. They discussed details on what may be covered on an address to the nation later that day, including how long the U.S. plans to stay in the region.

A full Reuters photo team on the ground helped deliver the first footage of Artemis II launch to the world, at least 4 minutes ahead of all other news agencies. With 22 remote cameras, many transmitting directly from the camera to our distribution platform after extensive preparation, Reuters captured multiple angles of the launch.

Nothing has rivalled this story globally, with clients leaning on Reuters for the first soundbites and moments, alongside archival footage, as events unfolded. One image stood out: Amr Abdallah Dash’s photograph of an explosion tearing through a bridge in south Lebanon. Coverage has been complemented by human stories, and a live report showing everyday life in Tehran.

Early tips and fast deployment put Reuters ahead on reporting from the scene of the plane crash in La Guardia. Our team captured the most used images after an Air Canada plane struck a fire truck at La Guardia, while quick mobilisation and stitched edits helped our content to be out ahead of competitors on both video and text.

The Spring Equinox in Mexico delivered a joyful counterpoint this week: a beautifully executed multi-camera live, including drone footage. It was a reminder that while the Iran war dominates headlines, strong visual lifestyle stories are essential to lift the mood and broaden the news.

“This is not our war, we did not start it,” German Foreign Defense Minister Boris Pistorius told reporters this week. The quote, captured by the Reuters team, was used around the world, and reflects the thoughts of an important European leader on the developing situation in Iran.

After years of cultivating trust with the Qatari Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi, Reuters secured an exclusive interview with him. He turned to our local team to detail the global energy fallout from Iran’s attack on Qatar. The interview, paired with another Reuters exclusive with the QatarEnergy CEO, helped shape gas and oil prices.

When members of Iran’s female soccer team decided to return home, their route was unknown. A photographer’s image at check-in in Kuala Lumpur revealed a baggage tag marked for Istanbul, allowing Reuters to activate its local network and position a news camera in the arrivals hall; a textbook example of sharp observation, trusted networks and fast execution.

Reuters’ on-the-ground presence and integrated newsroom approach set the pace of coverage for the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. From rapid coverage of the appointment of a new Supreme Leader to creative visual reporting across the Gulf region, Reuters had the conflict covered from, every angle.

Showcasing a breadth of coverage beyond breaking news, the sunrise concert in Odessa piece captured a quiet, human moment amid war, pairing strong visual storytelling with emotional resonance that audiences around the world connected with. 

From diving into the nominee goodie bag, to red carpet moments and the emotion of the winners, Reuters delivered the complete coverage of the prestigious Academy Awards, including the glamorous after party.

Reuters delivered high‑impact coverage of developments in the Middle East, including sustained visual reporting of the USS Gerald Ford aircraft carrier as it moved through the Mediterranean amid escalating military tensions. Reuters teams also maintained round‑the‑clock coverage outside negotiation venues in Geneva, ensuring clients had continuous insight into diplomatic efforts as they unfolded.

Reuters visual verification team secured some of the first key drone footage after the killing of Mexican drug lord El Mencho which triggered sudden violence across Mexico, and were fast with text, and picture coverage including an obituary, back story on how the U.S. helped hunt down El Mencho and pictures from inside his villa.

A visually striking Reuters feature captured Japan’s traditional mud festival, opening with a slow‑motion sequence of loincloth mud wrestling that immediately drew audiences in. The coverage combined dynamic visuals with cultural context, explaining the festival’s roots in rural traditions and prayers for bountiful harvests - a vivid example of Reuters ability to blend spectacle with storytelling.

Reuters captured the exclusive, iconic image of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor leaving police custody - a photograph that quickly went viral, was published by media outlets around the world, and will be remembered for years to come.

As the Olympics comes to an end, the Reuters team delivered world-class photography from the competition drawing from our journalist’s expertise, meticulous planning, and extensive on-the-ground resources.

Reuters staff was covered every detail of the BAFTAs. From the big winner One Battle After Another to the award-winning performance of Tourette syndrome campaigner John Davidson, our team captured every angle of Britain’s top movie awards.

Our integrated coverage of the Winter Olympics allowed to be first and best with the coverage of the disqualification of Ukraine’s Vladyslav Heraskevych for wearing a helmet decorated with images of compatriots who had died in the war with Russia. Our team was on the story with an interview long before the Opening Ceremony, kept in touch with the athlete afterwards, and was already reporting the ban for over 45 minutes before other media outlets. 

"After two years of war, this photo shows Gaza in an unreported way: an image of life amid the destruction,” Mahmoud says. 

Reuters Mahmoud Issa’s frame of a five-a-side soccer match under way in Gaza against a background of complete devastation one of the high-impact images of the week.

Reuters local team was well prepared to cover the sentencing pf Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, who received 20 years on national security charges. The reporting spanned the proceedings themselves as well as local and UK reactions, providing a complete picture.

After years of careful planning, the Reuters team is in full swing to cover the Olympic Games, with a full staff on-the-ground to deliver thousands of pictures, hundreds of stories and scores of video edits, first-hand to our clients.

Reuters leadership in AI helped our team identify newsworthy documents from the most recent release of over 3 million documents of the Epstein files, using proprietary technology to interrogate the database. 

As Thailand and Japan had their elections this weekend, Reuters teams ramped up their coverage including preview pieces, profiles, Cityshots and Country Files to support clients with all they need to tell the story. 

Reuters photographers were there to capture the moments after the incident that took Alex Pretti’s life, including the iconic shot of the moment a heavily armed federal agent fired munition with the context of the crime scene tape. The shot also spoke to a growing need in the media business: vertical shots.

Video and text explainers of the new deadly virus identified in India helped set customers agenda, complementing our local coverage of the outbreak in West Bengal, and partner content in Thailand.

From a well-planned and executed coverage of the snowstorm in the U.S. to a landslide in the Sicilian town of Niscemi, the Reuters team was on the ground (and in the air with drones) showing the impact of extreme weather, including in conflict zones like Kyiv.

Our U.S. team continues its comprehensive coverage of ICE operations in Minnesota, from verifying user-generated footage of the Alex Pretti incident to following up on claims of wrongful immigrant detention. 

Reuters delivered the first global alert on the mountain train crash in Spain after our local team's seven-hour journey to the remote site.

From covering the historical moment Trump announced a deal after hours at Davos, to on-the-ground coverage in Greenland, Reuters global team delivered drone footage, interviews, reactions and personal stories on this geopolitically significant story. 

Reuters covered every imaginable angle on under-16s ban from social media in Australia: from teenagers, parents, to children in other countries.

From static drone shots capturing the US Pacific Northwest to impressive shots of the flooding in the historic city of York, in the UK, Reuters photographers go all in to capture the impact of climate events around the world.​

"Once we hit the ground the teams in Thailand and Cambodia provided a wide range of beautifully crafted edits focusing on the human impact from the recent attacks," says Ahmed Assar.

Exclusive breaking news moments from the COP30 Conference in Brazil captured first, including indigenous protests, comprehensive interviews and strong drone footage used by clients around the world.

Reuters led global coverage of the longest-ever U.S. government shutdown, informing the news globally.

Combined archival material, drone footage and local sources merged to tell the before and after of the story, resulting in one of the most used global stories in the week it was published.