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Pictures of the week: The best photos from around the world

Olivia Harris
1 min read·April 28, 2024 - 2:35PM
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Australia commemorates Anzac Day with Dawn Services across the country, a mischievous royal celebrates his birthday and dust turns the skies orange in Greece - here are the week’s best photos.

 

Mount Ruang in North Sulawesi violently erupts, casting a column of smoke and lava more than a mile into the sky. The overnight eruption prompted the evacuation of hundreds in Indonesia’s outermost region. Picture: Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation/AFP
Mount Ruang in North Sulawesi violently erupts, casting a column of smoke and lava more than a mile into the sky. The overnight eruption prompted the evacuation of hundreds in Indonesia’s outermost region. Picture: Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation/AFP

 

Stanford Cardinal players watch a fireworks show after their win over the Oregon Ducks in California. Picture: Eakin Howard/Getty Images
Stanford Cardinal players watch a fireworks show after their win over the Oregon Ducks in California. Picture: Eakin Howard/Getty Images

 

A couple sits atop Tourkovounia Hill in Athens, overlooking a haze of Saharan dust carried by southerly winds. This severe dust storm - one of the worst since 2018 - has blanketed the city, reducing visibility and prompting health warnings. Picture: Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP
A couple sits atop Tourkovounia Hill in Athens, overlooking a haze of Saharan dust carried by southerly winds. This severe dust storm - one of the worst since 2018 - has blanketed the city, reducing visibility and prompting health warnings. Picture: Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP

 

The Red Rebel Brigade participates in “The Funeral for Nature” with Extinction Rebellion at Boston Public Garden, urging climate action from Governor Maura Healey. Picture: Joseph Prezioso/AFP
The Red Rebel Brigade participates in “The Funeral for Nature” with Extinction Rebellion at Boston Public Garden, urging climate action from Governor Maura Healey. Picture: Joseph Prezioso/AFP

 

Children injured during Israeli bombardment receive treatment at the Kuwait Hospital in Rafah, on the southern Gaza Strip. Picture: Mohammed Abed/AFP
Children injured during Israeli bombardment receive treatment at the Kuwait Hospital in Rafah, on the southern Gaza Strip. Picture: Mohammed Abed/AFP

 

Members of the Indonesian team perform during the 4-way formation skydiving competition at the FAI World Cup of Indoor Skydiving in Macau. Picture: Eduardo Leal/AFP
Members of the Indonesian team perform during the 4-way formation skydiving competition at the FAI World Cup of Indoor Skydiving in Macau. Picture: Eduardo Leal/AFP

 

Gwen Stefani performs at Coachella in Indio, California. Picture: Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Coachella
Gwen Stefani performs at Coachella in Indio, California. Picture: Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Coachella

 

People rush to landing humanitarian aid packages dropped over the northern Gaza Strip. Picture: AFP
People rush to landing humanitarian aid packages dropped over the northern Gaza Strip. Picture: AFP

 

Fencing athlete Eli Dershwitz poses for a portrait during the 2024 Team USA Media Summit. Picture: Al Bello/Getty Images
Fencing athlete Eli Dershwitz poses for a portrait during the 2024 Team USA Media Summit. Picture: Al Bello/Getty Images

 

A burqa-clad woman shows her inked finger after casting her ballot to vote in the first phase of India's general election. Picture: Sajjad Hussain/AFP
A burqa-clad woman shows her inked finger after casting her ballot to vote in the first phase of India's general election. Picture: Sajjad Hussain/AFP

 

Amy Scott, the brave police officer who shot down the Bondi Junction attacker, is hugged during a candlelight vigil to honour the victims of the massacre. Picture: Jenny Evans/Getty Images
Amy Scott, the brave police officer who shot down the Bondi Junction attacker, is hugged during a candlelight vigil to honour the victims of the massacre. Picture: Jenny Evans/Getty Images

 

Yemenis take part in a demonstration held in solidarity with Palestinians against Israel. Picture: Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images
Yemenis take part in a demonstration held in solidarity with Palestinians against Israel. Picture: Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images

 

A new photo of Prince Louis was released this week in celebration of his sixth birthday. The palace clarified that the photo had not been edited in any way. Picture: The Prince and Princess of Wales/Kensington Palace/PA
A new photo of Prince Louis was released this week in celebration of his sixth birthday. The palace clarified that the photo had not been edited in any way. Picture: The Prince and Princess of Wales/Kensington Palace/PA

 

A camel appears in ‘The Amazing Parade’ at Chateau de Vincennes near Paris. Picture: Alain Jocard/AFP
A camel appears in ‘The Amazing Parade’ at Chateau de Vincennes near Paris. Picture: Alain Jocard/AFP

 

Rihanna attends the FENTY x PUMA Creeper Phatty Earth Tone Launch Party in London. Picture: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images
Rihanna attends the FENTY x PUMA Creeper Phatty Earth Tone Launch Party in London. Picture: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images

 

Neal Webb of Energy Entertainment performs as a zombie fire entertainer at Toowoomba’s Witches Market. Picture: Kevin Farmer
Neal Webb of Energy Entertainment performs as a zombie fire entertainer at Toowoomba’s Witches Market. Picture: Kevin Farmer

 

Firefighters stand by as the facade of Copenhagen’s historic Borsen collapses, following a fire that consumed half of the 17th-century building and its iconic spire. Picture: Thomas Traasdahl/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP
Firefighters stand by as the facade of Copenhagen’s historic Borsen collapses, following a fire that consumed half of the 17th-century building and its iconic spire. Picture: Thomas Traasdahl/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP

 

A Palestinian man waits for news of his daughter as rescue workers search for survivors under the rubble of a building hit in an overnight Israeli strike in Rafah. Picture: Mohammed Abed/AFP
A Palestinian man waits for news of his daughter as rescue workers search for survivors under the rubble of a building hit in an overnight Israeli strike in Rafah. Picture: Mohammed Abed/AFP

 

A mural by artist Maurizio Cattelan is displayed outside Giudecca Women’s Prison, which hosts the Holy See pavilion at the pre-opening of the 60th Venice Biennale. Picture: Gabriel Bouys/AFP
A mural by artist Maurizio Cattelan is displayed outside Giudecca Women’s Prison, which hosts the Holy See pavilion at the pre-opening of the 60th Venice Biennale. Picture: Gabriel Bouys/AFP

 

Norway's Casper Ruud dives into the pool after beating Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas during the ATP Barcelona Open "Conde de Godo" tennis tournament. Picture: Josep Lago/AFP
Norway's Casper Ruud dives into the pool after beating Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas during the ATP Barcelona Open "Conde de Godo" tennis tournament. Picture: Josep Lago/AFP

 

Uwurukundo Zilfa sits with her family in a temporary shelter in Bujumbura’s Gatumba district after being displaced by flash floods. Burundi’s government and the UN are seeking aid to address the impacts of ongoing heavy rains that have displaced nearly 100,000 people. Picture: Tchandrou Nitanga/AFP
Uwurukundo Zilfa sits with her family in a temporary shelter in Bujumbura’s Gatumba district after being displaced by flash floods. Burundi’s government and the UN are seeking aid to address the impacts of ongoing heavy rains that have displaced nearly 100,000 people. Picture: Tchandrou Nitanga/AFP

 

Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak arrives to discuss the UK-Rwanda treaty for transferring illegal migrants. Sunak confirmed that deportation flights for asylum seekers to Rwanda are expected to begin within 10 to 12 weeks. Picture: Toby Melville/AFP
Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak arrives to discuss the UK-Rwanda treaty for transferring illegal migrants. Sunak confirmed that deportation flights for asylum seekers to Rwanda are expected to begin within 10 to 12 weeks. Picture: Toby Melville/AFP

 

Xavi Vierge of Spain competes in Race 1 of the WorldSBK or Superbike World Championship in the Netherlands. Picture: Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images
Xavi Vierge of Spain competes in Race 1 of the WorldSBK or Superbike World Championship in the Netherlands. Picture: Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images

 

Guide Dogs Victoria presents a one-day only pop-up puppy cafe for International Guide Dog Day on April 24. Picture: Jake Nowakowski
Guide Dogs Victoria presents a one-day only pop-up puppy cafe for International Guide Dog Day on April 24. Picture: Jake Nowakowski

 

Paul Hollywood, known for his judging role on The Great British Bake Off, holds his medal after being made a Member of the Order of the British Empire. Picture: Andrew Matthews/Getty Images
Paul Hollywood, known for his judging role on The Great British Bake Off, holds his medal after being made a Member of the Order of the British Empire. Picture: Andrew Matthews/Getty Images

 

Zahra Tarreel Adam, 19, and her one-year-old son Abdallah, refugees from Kandobe, Darfur, shelter in a makeshift camp in Chad. Since March 2023, over 600,000 have fled to Chad due to conflicts between the RSF and SAF in Sudan. Aid agencies warn of halting critical services without urgent funding. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Zahra Tarreel Adam, 19, and her one-year-old son Abdallah, refugees from Kandobe, Darfur, shelter in a makeshift camp in Chad. Since March 2023, over 600,000 have fled to Chad due to conflicts between the RSF and SAF in Sudan. Aid agencies warn of halting critical services without urgent funding. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

 

Palestinian children play on a beach in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. Picture: AFP
Palestinian children play on a beach in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. Picture: AFP

 

People gather for a flower tribute inside the Westfield Shopping Centre in Bondi Junction, marking one week since the tragic stabbing incident last Saturday. Picture: Tim Hunter
People gather for a flower tribute inside the Westfield Shopping Centre in Bondi Junction, marking one week since the tragic stabbing incident last Saturday. Picture: Tim Hunter

 

Josselyn Caqui, a pregnant dengue patient, speaks with a nurse under a mosquito net at a hospital near Lima, Peru. As of April, the country has recorded 147 dengue deaths and over 155,000 cases this year - a sharp rise from last year’s figures. Picture: Juan Carlos Cisneros/AFP
Josselyn Caqui, a pregnant dengue patient, speaks with a nurse under a mosquito net at a hospital near Lima, Peru. As of April, the country has recorded 147 dengue deaths and over 155,000 cases this year - a sharp rise from last year’s figures. Picture: Juan Carlos Cisneros/AFP

 

109 years after the Gallipoli landings, Territorians gathered in Darwin City to reflect on Anzac Day. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin
109 years after the Gallipoli landings, Territorians gathered in Darwin City to reflect on Anzac Day. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

 

A newlywed couple pose at sunset on the Alexandre III bridge in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Picture: Julien De Rosa/AFP
A newlywed couple pose at sunset on the Alexandre III bridge in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Picture: Julien De Rosa/AFP

 

David Beckham gives Victoria Beckham a piggy back as the couple leaves her 50th birthday party at Oswald’s in London. Picture: Ricky Vigil M/Justin E Palmer/GC Images
David Beckham gives Victoria Beckham a piggy back as the couple leaves her 50th birthday party at Oswald’s in London. Picture: Ricky Vigil M/Justin E Palmer/GC Images

 

Lindsey Stirling performs at the top of the Empire State Building in New York City. Picture: Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Empire State Realty Trust
Lindsey Stirling performs at the top of the Empire State Building in New York City. Picture: Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Empire State Realty Trust

 

Relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages, taken during the October 7 attacks by Hamas militants, rally with placards and Israeli flags outside the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv. Picture: Jack Guez/AFP
Relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages, taken during the October 7 attacks by Hamas militants, rally with placards and Israeli flags outside the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv. Picture: Jack Guez/AFP

 

An archer in ancient samurai warrior uniform rides a horse during a Yabusame horseback demonstration at Sumida Park in Tokyo. Picture: Yuichi Yamazaki/AFP
An archer in ancient samurai warrior uniform rides a horse during a Yabusame horseback demonstration at Sumida Park in Tokyo. Picture: Yuichi Yamazaki/AFP

 

The first official gala portrait of Her Majesty Queen Mary and His Majesty King Frederik X of Denmark was released this week, following their ascension to the throne in January. Picture: Steen Evald
The first official gala portrait of Her Majesty Queen Mary and His Majesty King Frederik X of Denmark was released this week, following their ascension to the throne in January. Picture: Steen Evald

 

An indigenous representative takes part in the plenary session as indigenous groups gather for Terra Livre at the Brazilian National Congress to demand the protection of indigenous people's rights. Picture: Ton Molina/Getty Images
An indigenous representative takes part in the plenary session as indigenous groups gather for Terra Livre at the Brazilian National Congress to demand the protection of indigenous people's rights. Picture: Ton Molina/Getty Images

 

Civil defence first responders work to extinguish a fire on an oil pipeline in Furqlus, central-west Syria. Picture: SANA/AFP
Civil defence first responders work to extinguish a fire on an oil pipeline in Furqlus, central-west Syria. Picture: SANA/AFP

 

Kaylee McKeown competes in the women’s 200m backstroke heat during the 2024 Australian Open Swimming Championships on the Gold Coast. Picture: Chris Hyde/Getty Images
Kaylee McKeown competes in the women’s 200m backstroke heat during the 2024 Australian Open Swimming Championships on the Gold Coast. Picture: Chris Hyde/Getty Images

 

This aerial photo shows an island in Qingyuan, Guangdong province, submerged after heavy rains. Over 100,000 people were evacuated due to severe flooding, prompting China’s highest-level rainstorm warning. Picture: AFP
This aerial photo shows an island in Qingyuan, Guangdong province, submerged after heavy rains. Over 100,000 people were evacuated due to severe flooding, prompting China’s highest-level rainstorm warning. Picture: AFP

 

9-month-old chimpanzee Cekiri clings to a rope at Taronga Zoo in Sydney. Picture: Richard Dobson
9-month-old chimpanzee Cekiri clings to a rope at Taronga Zoo in Sydney. Picture: Richard Dobson

 

An anamorphic field painting of a girl holding the Earth, created by ‘Sand In Your Eye’ for Earth Day, covers a hillside above Hebden Bridge, England. Crafted over three days using line marker paint, the artwork urges voters to prioritise climate issues in upcoming UK elections. Picture: Oli Scarff/AFP
An anamorphic field painting of a girl holding the Earth, created by ‘Sand In Your Eye’ for Earth Day, covers a hillside above Hebden Bridge, England. Crafted over three days using line marker paint, the artwork urges voters to prioritise climate issues in upcoming UK elections. Picture: Oli Scarff/AFP

 

Candles burn in a vineyard in Fully, western Switzerland, to protect emerging buds from frost damage. This method combats increasing late frost risks, exacerbated by milder winters and longer growing seasons due to climate change. Picture: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP
Candles burn in a vineyard in Fully, western Switzerland, to protect emerging buds from frost damage. This method combats increasing late frost risks, exacerbated by milder winters and longer growing seasons due to climate change. Picture: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP

 

A Ukrainian soldier operates a 120mm mortar in support of infantry assaults. The country’s Prime Minister, Denys Shmyhal, warns that delays in international military aid could escalate to a “Third World War.” Picture: Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images
A Ukrainian soldier operates a 120mm mortar in support of infantry assaults. The country’s Prime Minister, Denys Shmyhal, warns that delays in international military aid could escalate to a “Third World War.” Picture: Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images

 

The sun rises behind the skyline of lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center. Picture: Gary Hershorn/Getty Images
The sun rises behind the skyline of lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center. Picture: Gary Hershorn/Getty Images

 

Contortionist Aleksei Goloborodko performs in Melbourne’s laneways in preparation for Cirque du Soleil's Luzia. Picture: Jake Nowakowski
Contortionist Aleksei Goloborodko performs in Melbourne’s laneways in preparation for Cirque du Soleil's Luzia. Picture: Jake Nowakowski

 

Maja Stark of Sweden reacts after her shot during the second round of The Chevron Championship in Texas. Picture: Gregory Shamus/Getty Images
Maja Stark of Sweden reacts after her shot during the second round of The Chevron Championship in Texas. Picture: Gregory Shamus/Getty Images

 

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men and children collect water from a mountain spring near Jerusalem during the Maim Shelanu ceremony, ahead of Pesach. Picture: Menahem Kahana/AFP
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men and children collect water from a mountain spring near Jerusalem during the Maim Shelanu ceremony, ahead of Pesach. Picture: Menahem Kahana/AFP

 

Supporters of Inter Milan celebrate winning the 2024 Scudetto championship title at the Piazza del Duomo in central Milan. Picture: Piero Cruciatti/AFP
Supporters of Inter Milan celebrate winning the 2024 Scudetto championship title at the Piazza del Duomo in central Milan. Picture: Piero Cruciatti/AFP

 

New members of Kosovo Police force attend their graduation ceremony. Picture: Armend Nimani/AFP
New members of Kosovo Police force attend their graduation ceremony. Picture: Armend Nimani/AFP

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