Tomb Sweeping Day in Hong Kong, a new 125-foot-tall bronze statue in India, the arraignment of former President Donald Trump in New York City, wildfires in Spain, a Holy Week procession in El Salvador, a field of tulips in Italy, drought conditions in Tunisia, tornado damage in multiple U.S. states, and much more
Photos of the Week: Stork Nesting, Kart Crash, Frosty Blossoms
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Read moreLightning bolts strike One World Trade Center in New York City as they fan out over the Hudson River and Jersey City, New Jersey, during a thunderstorm on April 1, 2023, as seen from Hoboken, New Jersey. #
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Read moreCatholics carry a statue of Jesus Christ in the Jesus Nazareno of the Ribbons procession; people tie ribbons to the statue to symbolize promises they make to Jesus, during Holy Week in Cartago, Costa Rica, on April 5, 2023. #
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Read moreA float is carried by penitents of the Real Hermandad del Santisimo Cristo de las Injurias brotherhood during the Holy Wednesday Silence Procession, on April 5, 2023, in the northwestern Spanish city of Zamora. #
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Read moreA Galician firefighter tackles flames in a forest during an outbreak of wildfires following a prolonged period of drought and unusually high temperatures, in Piedrafita, Asturias, Spain, on March 31, 2023. #
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Read moreA view of the cracked and dry bed of the reservoir behind the Chiba dam, in Tunisia's Nabeul Governorate, as the country battles with a severe drought, on April 1, 2023 #
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Read moreThe Iowa Hawkeyes players walk the red carpet prior to the game against the LSU Lady Tigers during the 2023 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament championship game at American Airlines Center on April 2, 2023, in Dallas, Texas. #
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Read moreChinese honor-guard members stand as they wait for the start of the welcome ceremony of France's President Emmanuel Macron at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on April 6, 2023. #
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Read morePeople acting as penitents belonging to the Los Gitanos brotherhood stand inside a church as they wait to take part in a Palm Sunday procession in Ronda, Spain, on April 2, 2023. #
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Read moreSnow rests on a blossoming branch in downtown Sarajevo on April 4, 2023. An unusual occurrence of winter weather in spring swept through the Western Balkans Tuesday, bringing snow and gusts that snarled traffic in the region. #
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Read moreMorning light illuminates an alley of artificially frozen apple trees, coated in ice, at an orchard outside the village of Dunajska Luzna, near Bratislava, Slovakia, in the early morning of April 5, 2023. Cherry, apple, and pear growers in the region were protecting their blossoming trees from freezing overnight temperatures. #
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Read moreAn image of Jesus Christ on horseback is silhouetted against the sky during a traditional Palm Sunday procession in the historic center of San Salvador, on April 2, 2023. #
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Read moreStudents shout at lawmakers inside the state capitol as they demonstrate against gun violence and call for gun-law reform during the March for Our Lives walkout, a week after the mass shooting at Covenant School, in Nashville, Tennessee, on April 3, 2023. #
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Read moreFormer President Donald Trump makes his way inside the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse in New York City on April 4, 2023. Trump made an unprecedented appearance before a New York judge on April 4, facing 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. #
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Read moreAn army-cadet contestant, with his kart trailing smoke, hits a ramp hard and crashes during the 70th-anniversary soap-box derby in Hunstanton, England, on April 2, 2023. More than 40 home-built karts raced through the streets of the Norfolk town, around bends and over jumps. #
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Read moreLittle Amal, a giant puppet representing a 10-year-old Syrian refugee, held a Ramadan parade in London, England, on April 2, 2023. Hundreds of citizens accompanied Little Amal, who started the walk from Somers Town in the King's Cross area of the city, and completed it in Granary Square. #
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Read moreA statue of social reformer and architect of India's constitution B.R. Ambedkar is seen at its construction site in Hyderabad on April 5, 2023. The 125-foot-tall bronze statue is due to be inaugurated on April 14. #
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Read moreA ballerina from Kyiv City Ballet looks at her phone during the dress rehearsal for the opening-night-gala performance at York Theatre Royal in York, England, on March 30, 2023. #
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Read moreAn aerial view of shelters for displaced civilians at Bulengo displacement camp in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, on April 2, 2023. M23 rebels have captured swaths of territory in eastern DRC since reemerging from dormancy in late 2021 and have nearly encircled the trade hub of Goma. Eastern Congo remains volatile with 5.7 million people internally displaced amid food insecurity and conflict. #
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Read moreAn aerial photo shows families attending graves at the Diamond Hill Cemetery in Hong Kong on April 5, 2023, as people visit to honor their ancestors during the annual Tomb Sweeping Day, known locally as Ching Ming. #
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