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Pictures of the week 8 to 14 April 2017: Seven days of photography from around the world

A selection of photographs, covering a variety of topics from current events to animals, weather and travel.

By Alex Wheeler Alex Wheeler and David Sim
Published 14 April 2017, 11:00 AM BST
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Malcom Turnball
10 April 2017: Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull sprinkles rose petals while paying tributes at Rajghat, the memorial for Indian independence icon Mahatama Gandhi, during a visit in New Delhi, India Prakash Singh/AFP
Pyongyang
12 April 2017: People practice for an expected parade on the main Kim Il-Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea Damir Sagolj/Reuters
Pesach
12 April 2017: An Israeli man plays with a child in a field of flowers in the southern Israeli Kibbutz of Nir Yitzhak, located along the Israeli-Gaza Strip border, during the Jewish holiday of Pesach (Passover) Menahem Kahana/AFP
Nepal
12 April 2017: Nepali mountain climber Min Bahadur Sherchan, 85, who will attempt to climb Everest to become the oldest person to conquer the world's highest mountain, performs yoga in Kathmandu, Nepal Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters
Brighton
9 April 2017: A man gets sun cream rubbed in by his partner as they relax on the beach on the hottest weekend of the year so far in Brighton, England Charlie Crowhurst/Getty Images
Mud Madness
9 April 2017: A man dressed as the Pope jumps into a pool of mud as competitors take part in the annual McVities Mud Madness 8km cross country run in Portadown, Northern Ireland Charles McQuillan/Getty Images
Canine ice cream parlour
9 April 2017: A boxer named Tank licks an ice-cream at an ice-cream parlour that specialises in dog-friendly ice cream in Mexico City Ronaldo Schmidt/AFP
Peterbald kittens
8 April 2017: Peterbald kittens sit inside their cage during a regional cat exhibition in Almaty, Kazakhstan Shamil Zhumatov/Reuters
Thailand
11 April 2017: An elephant sprays tourists with water in celebration of the Songkran Water Festival in Ayutthaya province, north of Bangkok, Thailand Chaiwat Subprasom/Reuters
ZSL Whipsnade Zoo
11 April 2017: Prince Philip watches as Queen Elizabeth II feeds an elephant named 'Donna' after opening the new Centre for Elephant Care at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo in Whipsnade, north of London Ben Stansall/AFP
Meerkats
13 April 2017: Meerkats are given an Easter treat at London Zoo Daniel Leal-Olivas/Getty Images
Lola the bear
11 April 2017: Lola the bear, one of two surviving animals in Mosul's zoo, along with Simba the lion, is seen after arriving at an animal rehabilitation shelter in Jordan Muhammad Hamed/Reuters
Orphaned brown bear cubs
12 August 2017: An employee of the Brave Heart private horse club plays with orphaned brown bear cubs who temporarily live there, after their mother has been found killed by poachers in Taiga forest, in a suburb of Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russia Ilya Naymushin/Reuters
Sagrada Familia
10 April 2017: Lights illuminate the the 12 sculptures depicting Jesus Christ on the day of his crucifixion by Josep Maria Subirachs, on the Passion facade (Western side) of the Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family (Sagrada Familia), in Barcelona, Spain Lluis Gene/AFP
Holy Week
9 April 2017: Penitents of the Santo Cristo de la Sangre brotherhood take part in a procession during the Holy Week in Medina Sidonia, southern Spain Susana Vera/Reuters
Holy Week
9 April 2017: Costaleros of the Los Gitanos brotherhood, (men who carry a float bearing the statue of the Virgin Mary), known traditionally as "paso", take part in a procession during the Holy Week in Ronda, southern Spain Jon Nazca/Reuters
Palm Sunday
9 April 2017: An Iraqi Christian resident of Qaraqosh, some 30 kms east of Mosul, visits the heavily damaged Church of the Immaculate Conception, as Christians celebrate the first Palm Sunday event in the town since Iraqi forces recaptured it from Islamic State militants Ahmad Gharabl/AFP
Penitencia
13 April 2017: Penitents wearing brown capes from the Penitencia (Penence) brotherhood take part in a procession in Zamora, Spain Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images
Maundy Thursday
13 August 2017: People light up fires and burn incense near the graves of departed relatives in a cemetery near Bucharest, in the early hours of Maundy Thursday, in Copaciu, Romania Inquam Photos/Octav Ganea/Reuters
Palm Sunday
9 April 2017: A girl stands near candles inside Al-Saleeb church during Palm Sunday in al-Qassaa, Damascus, Syria Omar Sanadiki/Reuters
Silencio del Santisimo Cristo del Rebate
11 April 2017: A child penitent of the 'Silencio del Santisimo Cristo del Rebate' brotherhood takes part during a Holy Week procession in the Spanish village of Tarazona Ander Gillenea/AFP
Santisimo Cristo de las Injurias
12 April 2017: A child dressed as a penitent stands up before taking part on the procession of the Silence with the Santisimo Cristo de las Injurias (Holy Christ of the Insults) brotherhood in Zamora, Spain Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images
Ecce Homo
11 April 2017: A statue of Jesus Christ, created by British artist Mark Wallinger and entitled 'Ecce Homo' is pictured on the steps of St. Paul's Cathedral in London, following its installation Daniel Leal-Olivas/Getty Images
San Vicente church
11 April 2017: Penitents from the Cristo de la Buena Muerte (Good Dead Christ) brotherhood leave San Vicente church as they part in a procession in the early hours of the morning in Zamora, Spain Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images
Jesus of Nazareth Merced procession
11 April 2017: Flower sellers wait for customers during the Jesus of Nazareth Merced procession, within Holy Week celebrations, in Guatemala City, Guatemala Johan Ordonez/AFP
Philippines
12 April 2017: People lift a mock victim during a prayer vigil in support of the families of victims of extra-judicial killings in Manila, Philippines Noel Celis/AFP
Stockholm attack
8 April 2017: People comfort each other as they place flowers at a makeshift memorial outside a department store in Stockholm, Sweden, after a terror attack Odd Andersen/AFP
Stockholm attack
9 April 2017: Flowers left on the stairs of Sergelstorg ahead of a 'Love Manifestation' in Stockholm, Sweden Michael Campanella/Getty Images
Stockholm attacks
10 April 2017: A man puts flowers on the police vehicle next to the Ahlens department store following Friday's terror attack in central Stockholm, Sweden Philip O'Connor/Reuters
PC Keith Palmer
10 April 2017: A police officer bows his head as the coffin of PC Keith Palmer, who was killed in the Westminster attack, is transported from the Palace of Westminster, to his funeral at Southwark Cathedral in central London Neil Hall/Reuters
PC Keith Palmer
10 April 2017: Police officers and well-wishers line the route in Southwark as the funeral procession of PC Keith Palmer makes its way to Southwark Cathedral, London Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Cajon High School
10 April 2017: North Park Elementary School students and parents are reunited at Cajon High School after a shooting at their school in San Bernardino, California David McNew/Getty Images
Maim Shelanu
9 April 2017: Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men collect water from a mountain spring to be used in baking unleavened bread, known as Matzoth, during the Maim Shelanu ceremony in Moshav Mata an Israeli village west south of Jerusalem Menahem Kahana/AFP
Pesach
13 April 2017: A boy looks on as Jewish people take part in the Cohanim prayer during the Passover (Pesach) holiday at the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem Menahem Kahana/AFP
Orchard Beach
11 April 2017: Two brothers play together on Orchard Beach in the Bronx borough of New York Bria Webb/Reuters
Handball Champions League
9 April 2017: Vardar's Alexandra Lacrabere in action with FC Midtjylland's Stine Joergensen during the Champions League match between FC Midtjylland and HC Vardar in Ikast, Denmark Henning Bagger/Reuters
Purity Rionoripo
9 April 2017: Kenya's Purity Rionoripo crosses the finish line to win the 41st Paris Marathon in Paris, France Eric Feferberg/AFP
Cheerleaders
9 April 2017: Cheerleaders perform before the Italian Serie A football match Bologna vs AS Roma at 'Dall'Ara Stadium' in Bologna Giuseppe Cacace/AFP
Biska Festival
10 April 2017: Devotees hold on to the ropes tied to the chariot of God Bhairab during the Biska Festival also known as Bisket festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal Navesh Chitrakar/Reuters
Mosul
12 April 2017: Shia volunteers cheer and wave from the back of a truck after delivering supplies to people as fighting continues against Islamic State in west Mosul, Iraq Carl Court/Getty Images
Mosul
12 April 2017: Iraqi federal police fire a mortar at an Islamic State position during the battle to recapture west Mosul, Iraq Carl Court/Getty Images
Mosul
8 April 2017: An Islamic State bomb factory lies ruined after being destroyed by Iraqi government forces during fighting in west Mosul, Iraq Carl Court/Getty Images
Ain el-Hilweh refugee camp
11 April 2017: A member of the Palestinian Fatah faction fires his weapon during clashes against hard line Sunni Islamists known as the Badr group inside the Ain el-Hilweh refugee camp near Sidon, southern Lebanon Ali Hashisho/Reuters
Turkey
11 April 2017: A woman reacts near the site of an explosion at the police headquarters in Diyarbakir, southeastern Turkey Ilyas Akengin/AFP
Coptic church explosion
9 April 2017: The aftermath of an explosion at a Coptic church in Tanta, Egypt Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters
FIDESZ party
9 April 2017: Demonstrators are blocked by riot police officers near the headquarter of the governor FIDESZ party as students, teachers of the Central European University and their sympathisers protest in downtown Budapest, Hungary Attila Kisbenedek/AFP
Venezuela
10 April 2017: A demonstrator is arrested by riot police while rallying against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro's government in Caracas, Venezuela Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters
Venezuela
8 April 2017: A demonstrator against Nicolas Maduro's government throws a Molotov cocktail during clashes with riot police at eastern Caracas, Venezuela Juan Barretto/AFP
Venezuela
10 April 2017: A young woman, who was sprayed with tear gas by riot police, is carried away by fellow demonstrators when opposition activists clashed with riot police in Caracas, Venezuela Frederco Parra/AFP
Fleury-Merogis prison
10 April 2017: Protesters stand in front of a burning barricade outside the Fleury-Merogis prison, near Paris, during a demonstration by prison guards after six of their colleagues were injured by inmates Geoffroy van der Hasselt/AFP
Trump protest, NYC
9 April 2017: A person places a candle light on the stairs of Brooklyn's Borough Hall during a protest against President Donald Trump's immigration policies in New York City Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Turkey referendum
8 April 2017: Supporters of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan show their hands with "Yes" inscription during a rally for the upcoming referendum in Istanbul, Turkey Murad Sezer/Reuters
Jacob Zuma
12 April 2017: EFF (Economic Freedom Fighters) supporters carry a mock coffin with the picture of South African President Jacob Zuma as they gather in Pretoria, South Africa, ahead of a march promoted by opposition parties calling for the ousting of the embattled President Marco Longari/AFP
Pyongyang
12 April 2017: Members of a propaganda troupe perform in a public square in Pyongyang, North Korea Ed Jones/AFP
Maxima Acuna
12 April 2017: Peruvian farmer Maxima Acuna from northern Peruvian highlands of Cajamarca, leaves the Supreme Court during her trial against the Yanacocha copper and gold mine, at the Palace of Justice in Lima, Peru Mariana Bazo/Reuters
Classic cars
11 April 2017: More than 60 classic cars are displayed at the Royal Horticultural Halls, London Jack Taylor/Getty Images
Soyuz MS-02
10 April 2017: Russia's Soyuz MS-02 space capsule carrying the International Space Station (ISS) crew of Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko and US astronaut Shane Kimbrough lands in a remote area outside the town of Dzhezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP
Soyuz MS-02
10 April 2017: Russia's Soyuz MS-02 space capsule carrying the International Space Station (ISS) crew of Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko and US astronaut Shane Kimbrough lands in a remote area outside the town of Dzhezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP
India sinkhole
9 April 2017: Rescue workers prepare to lift a passenger bus from a pit after a road caved in, in Chennai, India Reuters
Gaddiannaram Fruit Market
12 April 2017: Workers rest after unloading mangoes at the Gaddiannaram Fruit Market on the outskirts of Hyderabad, India Noah Seelam/AFP
The White House
10 April 2017: A member of the White House staff waits to vacuum the podium before Judge Neil Gorsuch is sworn in as an Associate Supreme Court Justice in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC Joshua Roberts/Reuters
Boris Johnson
10 April 2017: Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson leaves at the end of a bilateral meeting during a G7 for foreign ministers in Lucca, Italy Max Rossi/Reuters
World Irish Dancing Championships
11 April 2017: Competitors leave the stage in the under 13's category after competing at the World Irish Dancing Championships in Dublin, Ireland Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters
Great Hall of the People
10 April 2017: A soldier from honour guards attends a welcoming ceremony for Myanmar's President Htin Kyaw outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China Jason Lee/Reuters
Ramen Nagi
9 April 2017: Worms are cooked with vegetables before they are used for making spring rolls at 'Ramen Nagi' restaurant in Tokyo, Japan Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters
Full moon
9 April 2017: An airplane of German air carrier Lufthansa passes the moon over Frankfurt, Germany Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters
Place de la Concorde
12 April 2017: The moon sets behind the Eiffel tower (R) and the Luxor Obelisk at the Place de la Concorde in Paris, France Christian Hartmann/Reuters
New Delhi
11 April 2017: An Indian man cools himself under a fountain near India Gate in New Delhi, India Dominque Faget/AFP
2017 Masters golf tournament
9 April 2017: Sergio Garcia of Spain is presented the green jacket by last year's champion, Danny Willett of England, after Garcia won the 2017 Masters golf tournament in a playoff at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia Brian Snyder/Reuters
Ryomyong street, North Korea
13 April 2017: People walk between buildings after the opening ceremony of a newly constructed residential complex in Ryomyong street in Pyongyang, North Korea Damir Sagolj/Reuters
Canadian National Vimy Memorial
8 April 2017: Members of the Canadian armed forces stand on the Canadian National Vimy Memorial during a night-time vigil following a Sunset Ceremony in Vimy, France Jack Taylor/Getty Images
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