Week in pictures: 10-16 March 2024

16/03/2024

A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.

ADEK BERRY / AFP Muslims offer prayers in mosque in JakartaADEK BERRY / AFP
Muslims offer night prayers marking the start of Islam’s holy month of Ramadan at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia.
KB MPOFU / REUTERS People carry water in bucketsKB MPOFU / REUTERS
Residents of Pumula East township in Bulawayo walk home after fetching water from a well, as temperatures soar during a heatwave and drought affecting a large part of Zimbabwe.
VIACHESLAV RATYNSKYI / REUTERS A new recruit to Ukraine's army crawls under wireVIACHESLAV RATYNSKYI / REUTERS
A new recruit of Ukraine’s 1st Da Vinci Wolves Separate Mechanized Battalion takes part in a military exercise during Russia’s continuing invasion.
JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP France's President Emmanuel MacronJULIEN DE ROSA / AFP
French President Emmanuel Macron prepares to welcome Lithuania’s president and his wife at the Élysée Presidential Palace prior to their meeting in Paris.
BRENDAN MCDERMID / REUTERS The Concorde supersonic jet is carried on a barge along the Hudson River past the Statue of LibertyBRENDAN MCDERMID / REUTERS
A British Airways Concorde jet is transported across the Hudson River to the Intrepid Museum in New York after undergoing a seven-month restoration. The aircraft, which was retired in 2003, was known for its supersonic speed of flying from New York to London in less than three hours.
LEON NEAL / GETTY IMAGES Racegoers celebrate Ballyburn's win at day two of the Cheltenham FestivalLEON NEAL / GETTY IMAGES
Racegoers celebrate Ballyburn’s win in the Gallagher Novices’ Hurdle Race on day two of the Cheltenham Festival, England. This year organisers of the festival have decided to rename the traditional Ladies Day, calling it Style Wednesday instead.
FRANCO ORIGLIA / GETTY IMAGES The cap of Pope Francis is blown off his headFRANCO ORIGLIA / GETTY IMAGES
The cap of Pope Francis is blown off his head by a gust of wind as he holds his weekly audience in St Peter’s Square in Vatican City.
MADE NAGI / EPA-EFE Balinese people cover their bodies with mudMADE NAGI / EPA-EFE
Balinese people take part in Mebuug-buugan, a mud bathing ritual that is believed to purify and neutralise spiritual negativity. This tradition is practised by members of the Kedonganan village community.
CHENEY ORR / REUTERS A family from Colorado sunbathes ahead of a SpaceX rocket launchCHENEY ORR / REUTERS
A family from Colorado sunbathes as SpaceX’s next-generation Starship is prepared for a third test launch from the company’s Boca Chica launchpad near Brownsville, Texas. The rocket is part of Nasa’s Artemis programme to put astronauts back on the Moon for the first time in 50 years.
IAN WEST / PA MEDIA Naomi Campbell stands in front of mannequins wearing her outfitsIAN WEST / PA MEDIA
Naomi Campbell attends a photocall to publicise the V&A’s forthcoming NAOMI exhibition, celebrating her 40 years in fashion, at the Dorchester hotel in Park Lane, London.
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