The strongest photos of the past week

The strongest photos of the week

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Some of the most important events that happened all over the world are presented in the following photos. The most representative images of the week should usually have the following ingredients: Colors, passion, tears, effort, survival, joy, and pain. All these things that make us live.

A picture is worth a thousand words. Looking at the photos below you definitely do not need many words for the photos below. In the pictures that follow they are condensed what happened in the world last week.

Texas, USA: Tribute to unjustly lost souls

Texas, USA: Tribute to unjustly lost souls

Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, leaves flowers at a memorial site for the victims - 19 students and two teachers - who so unjustly lost their lives suddenly, from the shooting of the 18-year-old at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, causing shock and spreading sadness worldwide.

Kabul, Afghanistan: Violation of women's rights by the Taliban

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TV anchor Khatereh Ahmadi wears a face covering as she reads the news at TOLO NEWS, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Afghanistan's Taliban rulers have begun enforcing an order requiring all female news anchors in the country to cover their faces when on air. The move this Sunday is part of a harsh U-turn that has drawn condemnation from women's rights activists.

Baghdad, Iraq: Landscape in... sandstorm

Baghdad, Iraq: Against Nature

A man moves his wheelchair down a street during a sandstorm in Baghdad, Iraq, going against nature and defying all danger. The sky from Dubai to Syria turned an apocalyptic orange as dust and sand swirled in the air. Thousands of people in the Middle East flooded hospitals, unable to breathe properly.

Kyiv, Ukraine: The first indicted for war crimes

Kyiv, Ukraine: The first indicted for war crimes

Russian Sergeant Vadim Shishimarin listens to his translator during a court hearing in Kyiv, Ukraine. The 21-year-old soldier, who is facing his first war crimes trial since the start of the war in Ukraine, pleaded guilty on May 18 to killing an unarmed civilian.

Guwahati, India: The Daily Struggle for Livelihood

Guwahati, India: The Daily Struggle for Livelihood

The daily struggle to earn a living is universally tough, but on different terms in each country. In India, and more specifically, in Gauhati, the local people are engaged in the cultivation of corn.

Kyiv, Ukraine: Unbearable burden of war

Kyiv, Ukraine: Unbearable burden of war

A woman walks in front of the memorial wall of fallen defenders of Ukraine in the Russo-Ukrainian war in Kyiv, Ukraine. A war that lasts almost 100 days and has cost the lives of countless civilians as well as defenders of the country.

Sydney, Australia: Taming the Waves

Sydney, Australia: Taming the Waves

For many, the sea is a way of life. Which also applies to most Sydney residents, who find a way out of it. After an adrenaline-pumping experience with the waves, peace and tranquility prevail. The absolute must for everyone.

Cannes, France: Impressive arrivals at the Cannes International Film Festival

Impressive arrivals at the Cannes International Film Festival

Among the secular events that monopolized the interest of the week was the Cannes International Film Festival. Here, Idris Elba and Sabrina Dhowre Elba pose for photographers as they arrive at the premiere of 'Three Thousand Years of Longing' at the 75th annual event.

New York, USA: Dancing in the Rain

New York, USA: Dancing in the Rain

A child cools off in the spray of water from a fire hydrant during a block party in Brooklyn, New York, where New Yorkers experienced summer weather and temperatures are expected to peak at nearly 32 degrees Celsius over the weekend, about ten degrees higher than average for New York in late May, according to forecasters.

Pokrovsk, Ukraine: The Train of Hope

Pokrovsk, Ukraine

A child and a man fleeing shelling greet the photographer before departing on an evacuation train at Pokrovsk railway station, in Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine. Civilians fleeing areas near Ukraine's eastern war front described scenes of devastation as their towns and villages came under repeated attacks by Russian forces.

 

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