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Morgan Coates is the photo editor at The Washington Post’s London hub, playing a key role in the newsroom's global expansion and covering breaking news.

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In photos: Israel says weapons seized, fire exchanged in West Bank operation

Aug 28, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Morgan Coates |Annabelle Timsit

At least 9 Palestinians have been killed in the operation in Jenin, Tulkarm and al-Fara’a camp near Tubas in the West Bank, Palestinian officials said. 2 minSorry, a summary is not available for this article at this time. Please try again later. Israeli army vehicles are parked outside a hospital during a military operation in the West Bank city of Jenin on Wednesday.
‘Exceptionally dangerous’ wildfire with 80-foot flames rages around Athens

Aug 12, 2024 | msn.com | Annabelle Timsit |Morgan Coates

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‘Exceptionally dangerous’ wildfire with 80-foot flames rages around Athens

Aug 12, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Annabelle Timsit |Morgan Coates

ClimateGreek authorities ordered mass evacuations in more than a dozen areas, spanning several Athens suburbs, as the fire spread out of control. 3 minSorry, a summary is not available for this article at this time. Please try again later. Smoke casts an eerie glow over the Parthenon in Athens on Monday.
In photos, video: Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha

Jun 16, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Morgan Coates |Naomi Schanen

This browser does not support the video element. PhotographyBy Morgan Coates and Naomi Schanen | Jun 17, 2024Muslims around the world gathered over the weekend to pray and celebrate Eid al-Adha, one of the biggest Islamic holidays, to signal the end of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. ReutersMuslims pray during Eid al-Adha celebrations at Baitul Makmur Grand Mosque in Meulaboh, in Indonesia's West Aceh regency, on Monday.
Papua New Guinea landslide impacts 7,900 people as hope for survivors dims

May 28, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Ellen Francis |Morgan Coates

Thousands of people in northern Papua New Guinea were in need of shelter or aid after a landslide swept over their villages, burying residents and homes. Hopes of finding survivors dimmed in the Pacific island nation, as unstable terrain and a collapsed bridge hampered the search. Nearly 7,900 people — many younger than 16 — were affected, the United Nations said Tuesday, including residents near the disaster zone who may have to evacuate and those in need of food, clothing and medicine.
In photos: Iranians attend funeral of fallen president Ebrahim Raisi

May 22, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Morgan Coates

PhotographyBy Morgan Coates | May 22, 2024Tens of thousands of Iranians paid tribute Wednesday to President Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash over the weekend. Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty ImagesThe funeral procession for Raisi in Tehran. Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA-EFE/ShutterstockAbedin Taherkenareh/EPA-EFE/ShutterstockRaisi died with Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and six others on Sunday when their helicopter crashed in a mountainous region in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province.
In Photos: Russians mark 79th Victory Day with military parade

May 9, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Morgan Coates |Robyn Dixon

PhotographyBy Morgan Coates and Robyn Dixon | May 9, 2024With his armies grinding forward in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin on Thursday marked Victory Day, the World War II commemoration that is Russia’s most significant holiday, with an unusually harsh speech, accusing the West of “hypocrisy and lies” and inciting global conflicts.
In Photos: Russians mark 79th Victory Day with military parade

May 9, 2024 | zordonews.com | Morgan Coates |Robyn Dixon

PhotographyBy Morgan Coates and Robyn Dixon | May 9, 2024With his armies grinding forward in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday marked Victory Day, the World War II commemoration that is Russia’s most significant holiday, with an unusually harsh speech, accusing the West of “hypocrisy and lies” and inciting global conflicts.
Olympic flame arrives in France’s Marseille in 2024 Games torch relay

May 8, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Ellen Francis |Morgan Coates

The Olympic flame spent 12 days at sea and crossed the Mediterranean before arriving in the French port of Marseille on a three-mast ship. France is welcoming the torch on Wednesday with a day of pomp and ceremony to kick off the Paris 2024 Olympics season. The flame was lit in Athens last month among the ruins of Olympia, the ancient site of the first recorded Games. Its Mediterranean odyssey ended in the south of France.
Photos: African dust turns skies of Athens orange

Apr 24, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Morgan Coates

PhotographyBy Morgan Coates | Apr 24, 2024Saharan dust turned the skies of Athens orange on Tuesday, as strong southerly winds carried clouds of desert sand across the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa. George Vitsaras/EPA-EFE/ShutterstockTourists play with a cat at Lycabettus Hill in Athens. Petros Giannakouris/APPetros Giannakouris/APThe strong winds have also kindled unseasonal early wildfires in southern Greece.