Photographers try to be in the right place at the right time to "catch" 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: Passion, tears, colors, effort, survival, joy, pain. That is, all those that give our life some meaning. Regardless of the difficulties we face and they are many and everywhere.
A picture is worth a thousand words. This is certain and proven. Then you definitely do not need many words for the following photos. In the pictures that follow they are condensed 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.
Ozera, Ukraine: A hug to ease the pain
Tetyana Boikiv, 52, right, meets and hugs her neighbor Svitlana Pryimachenko, 48, during the funeral of her husband, Mykola Moroz, 47, in the village of Ozera, near Bouka, Ukraine. Mykola was arrested by the Russian army from his home on March 13, taken to an unknown location for several weeks and eventually found dead by gunfire about 15 kilometers from his home.
Meanwhile, the bombing of Kyiv resumed. People find shelter in the basement of a residential building in Kyiv, Ukraine. Russia hit the Ukrainian capital shortly after President Volodymyr Zelensky met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday night.
Moscow, Russia: World War II parade and bombings in Ukraine
Russian self-propelled artillery, tanks and military vehicles cross Tverskaya Street towards Red Square during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade in Moscow. The parade will take place in Moscow's Red Square on May 9 to celebrate the 76th anniversary of the victory in World War II. Analysts say Putin wants a major victory on the Ukrainian front by May 9.
Frankfurt, Germany: A game away from the hell of war
Refugee children from Ukraine and helpers ride in a carousel in Frankfurt, Germany. About 180 children were invited by the festival for free walks. Meanwhile, refugees who have taken refuge in neighboring countries away from the horrors of war in
Ukraine is several million.
Vouliasta, Greece: The walk over the lake
Agni, a seven-year-old girl, uses a swing hanging from a tree during her Easter vacation with her family on Lake Viros, also known as the springs of the Louros River, near the village of Vouliasta, in the Epirus region.
Moscow, Russia: You do not look down on Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, leaves the hall after the medals of the Russian Olympic Committee at the XXIV Beijing Winter Olympics and members of the Russian Paralympic team in the Moscow Kremlin. In the background a guard has taken a strange inclination with his head.
Louisiana, USA: The rodeo in jail
Known as the "Wildest Show in the South", inmates compete for cash during "Convict Poker" at Rodeo Angola Prison on Sunday, April 24, 2022. The last inmate to win wins cash. This is the first rodeo in Angola after the lockdown for the coronavirus two years ago.
Paphos, Cyprus: Hang out with her friends
An old woman on her donkey, with her dog, passes by the side of the road, as in the background a car can be seen near the village of Lassa in the province of Paphos, in the western part of Cyprus.
Mosquera, Colombia: The Toxic Foams
Residents and dogs sit along a road as foam rising from the Balsila River ripples over the Los Puentes neighborhood in Mosquera, Colombia. According to local authorities, the white, toxic foam is caused in part by untreated wastewater mixed with chemicals found in household detergents.
Kabul, Afghanistan: The little boy, the donkey and the garbage
Life in Afghanistan after the rise of the Taliban to power is extremely difficult, Children are one of the biggest victims of the humanitarian crisis in the country. In the photo, a toddler is posing on his donkey in a pile of rubbish.
Vatican: The Pope's touch
Pope Francis leaves at the end of a hearing he gave to Polish pilgrims from Lodz at the Vatican. Dozens tried to get even a touch from the Pope.
Beijing, China: Mass tests in fear of Shanghai
A child is being examined COVID-19 at a test site in Beijing. The Chinese capital shifted more school classes to e-learning on Thursday 28/4 in a further tightening of coronavirus restrictions as it tries to prevent a wider pandemic outbreak.
via: Newsbeast