The strongest photos of the past week

The strongest photos of the week

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The lenses of the photographers have "caught" in the most brilliant way the most important events that happened last week from one end of the world to the other. The most representative images of the last days must have some basic components: Colors, passion, tears, effort, survival, joy, and pain. Regardless of the difficulties we face and there are many and everywhere, that is, all those that make our life have a meaning.

The fact that a picture is worth a thousand words is certain and proven. You do not need many words for the photos below. In them they are concentrated what happened in the world last week.

So that's what his photographers recorded Associated Press the events that happened in the world in the last seven days.

Ukraine: The cry of refugees and the sad Kyiv

War in Ukraine

The war in Ukraine reached a happy month. Bombings, death, pain and refuge. The hostilities do not end with the price paid by Ukraine and Russia being huge while the impact of the world war has led to a number of economic and political impasses.

War in Ukraine

The Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, has been hit hard by Russian bombardment as residents and the army try to defend and fortify strategic parts of the city using whatever means they can.

War in Ukraine

Meanwhile the wave of refugees crossing the border into Poland, Moldova and Romania is huge with the scenes unfolding at the train stations being at least moving.

Moscow, Russia: The pose for a photo in front of the Kremlin

A woman is photographed against the backdrop of the Kremlin

The Russian leadership may have made a disastrous decision for the lives of millions of people after the invasion and war in Ukraine, but that does not mean that life does not somehow find the formula to continue and have a flow. This is shown at least by the image of the woman posing happily in Moscow against the backdrop of the Kremlin.

Bucharest, Romania: The war-displaced ballerina

A ballerina on the board

Bogdana Alekseeva, a ballet dancer displaced by the war in Ukraine, pauses before the Giselle Ballet is performed to the music of Adolphe Charles Adam at the Romanian National Opera in Bucharest, Romania. Ukrainian ballet dancers who escaped the war in their country appeared together with their Romanian colleagues, after being offered the opportunity to play in the ballet Giselle, by the Romanian National Opera.

Louisiana, USA: Hurricane Katrina's nightmare is back

Hurricane catastrophic passage in New Orleans

Damaged houses, illuminated by the lights of fire trucks, are seen after a tornado hit the area in Arabi. A tornado swept across parts of New Orleans and suburbs on Tuesday night, March 22, shattering power lines and scattering debris in a part of the city that had been severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina 3 years ago.

Valencia, Spain: Fiery Festival

Fire at a festival in Spain

A Fala is burned during the traditional Fallas festival in Valencia. Fallas are giant cardboard constructions depicting current events and personalities, on which individual figures or Ninots constructions are placed.

London: England: The wedding behind bars

The wife of Julian Assange

Stella Morris speaks to the media and her supporters after the wedding cake was cut after she married her partner, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, in a small wedding ceremony held at Belmarsh High Security Prison in south-east London. Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Assange, who is in a legal dispute over the decision to be extradited to the United States to face espionage charges, has been held in Belmarsh Prison since 2019, when he was arrested for failing bail during a legal dispute.

Massio, Brazil: The view of abandonment

An old blue window

The window of an abandoned house can be seen in the Bebeduro neighborhood of Maceio, in the Brazilian state of Alagoas. The house was abandoned due to the threat of landslides caused by the Braskem mine, which has forced more than 55 thousand people to flee their homes in the area.

Marseille, France: Dancing side by side with companions

Marseille fans dance

Marseille fans turn their backs on the pitch during France's first division football match between Marseille and Nice at the Orange Velodrome in Marseille.

Seoul, South Korea: Colorful Celebrations

Colorful lanterns

A worker checks electrical wires to hang lanterns for the upcoming May 8th Buddha's birthday celebration at Jogye Temple in Seoul, South Korea.

Frankfurt, Germany: Wherever he goes

A hare is running

Hares are extremely difficult to find. Let alone be caught by a photographer's camera. The Associated Press's Michael Probst, however, was there to give one of the best clicks of the week.

 

via: Newsbeast