Orthodox Easter celebrations and Moscow's Victory parade rehearsal, fashion show in India and protests in France, — take a look at this week's events in the following photo gallery.
© Sputnik / Alexey FilippovRussian President Vladimir Putin at the awarding ceremony of the Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix winners. Second right: Mercedes team driver Nico Rosberg. May 1.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin at the awarding ceremony of the Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix winners. Second right: Mercedes team driver Nico Rosberg. May 1.
© REUTERS / Ammar AwadWorshippers hold candles as another prays during the Christian Orthodox Holy Fire ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City. April 30.
Worshippers hold candles as another prays during the Christian Orthodox Holy Fire ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City. April 30.
© Sputnik / Vladimir SergeevRussian Su-34 strike fighters and Su-30 fighter jets during Victory Parade rehearsal in Moscow. May 5.
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Russian Su-34 strike fighters and Su-30 fighter jets during Victory Parade rehearsal in Moscow. May 5.
© AP Photo / Desmond BoylanAmerican reality-show star Kim Kardashian West (C) sits in a classic convertible car with her husband Kanye West and her sister Kourtney Mary Kardashian (R) in Havana, Cuba. May 4.
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American reality-show star Kim Kardashian West (C) sits in a classic convertible car with her husband Kanye West and her sister Kourtney Mary Kardashian (R) in Havana, Cuba. May 4.
© AFP 2023 / Tobias SchwarzChildren are silhouetted next to a writing at a makeshift camp for migrants and refugees near the village of Idomeni not far from the Greek-Macedonian border. May 4.
Children are silhouetted next to a writing at a makeshift camp for migrants and refugees near the village of Idomeni not far from the Greek-Macedonian border. May 4.
© AFP 2023 / Jim WatsonUS President Barack Obama drinks filtered water during a meeting at the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan in Flint, Michigan, US. May 46.
US President Barack Obama drinks filtered water during a meeting at the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan in Flint, Michigan, US. May 46.
© Sputnik / Evgenya NovozheninaThe presentation of the new circus program, The Messenger, at the Great Moscow State Circus.
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The presentation of the new circus program, The Messenger, at the Great Moscow State Circus.
© AFP 2023 / Miguel Medina Police stand in formation as they clash with protesters at a traditional May Day demonstration in Paris, France. May 1.
Police stand in formation as they clash with protesters at a traditional May Day demonstration in Paris, France. May 1.
© Sputnik / Iliya PitalevVladimir Gorchakov. Born on October 4, 1924 in Krutets village of Tebleshsky District of the Tver Region. In August 1942, he was conscripted into the army at the age of 17. He fought under the 10th airborne brigade in the Karelian, 3rd Ukrainian and 2nd Ukrainian fronts near Balaton Lake and took part in the liberation of Vienna. In 1945-1947, he served in Austria and Hungary as part of the Central Group of Forces. After the demobilization, he studied at the Faculty of History at Kalinin Teacher Training University and worked as history teacher in a rural school for many years. Now lives in Nerl village of Kalyazinsky District of the Tver Region.
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Vladimir Gorchakov. Born on October 4, 1924 in Krutets village of Tebleshsky District of the Tver Region. In August 1942, he was conscripted into the army at the age of 17. He fought under the 10th airborne brigade in the Karelian, 3rd Ukrainian and 2nd Ukrainian fronts near Balaton Lake and took part in the liberation of Vienna. In 1945-1947, he served in Austria and Hungary as part of the Central Group of Forces. After the demobilization, he studied at the Faculty of History at Kalinin Teacher Training University and worked as history teacher in a rural school for many years. Now lives in Nerl village of Kalyazinsky District of the Tver Region.
© REUTERS / Alexandre Meneghini Brazilian top model Gisele Bundchen poses before a fashion show by German designer Karl Lagerfeld as part of his latest inter-seasonal Cruise collection for fashion house Chanel at the Paseo del Prado street in Havana, Cuba. May 3.
Brazilian top model Gisele Bundchen poses before a fashion show by German designer Karl Lagerfeld as part of his latest inter-seasonal Cruise collection for fashion house Chanel at the Paseo del Prado street in Havana, Cuba. May 3.
© AFP 2023 / Juan BarretoMen take pictures of the sunset in Caracas, Venezuela. May 3.
Men take pictures of the sunset in Caracas, Venezuela. May 3.
© REUTERS / Daniel Becerril A member of the Star Wars fan club, dressed as a Stormtrooper, talks to a girl outside a hospital's emergency ward during Star Wars Day celebrations in Monterrey, Mexico. May 4.
A member of the Star Wars fan club, dressed as a Stormtrooper, talks to a girl outside a hospital's emergency ward during Star Wars Day celebrations in Monterrey, Mexico. May 4.
© REUTERS / Lucas JacksonA model displays the 1109 carat "Lesedi La Rona" diamond at Sotheby's in the Manhattan borough of New York, US. May 4.
A model displays the 1109 carat "Lesedi La Rona" diamond at Sotheby's in the Manhattan borough of New York, US. May 4.
© REUTERS / Darren Staples Milli Astill, age 7, attempts to persuade 3-year old Lissi-Lu to have her photograph taken with her in their Leicester City tu-tus in Leicester, Britain.
Milli Astill, age 7, attempts to persuade 3-year old Lissi-Lu to have her photograph taken with her in their Leicester City tu-tus in Leicester, Britain.
© AFP 2023 / Haidar HamdaniIraqi women walk past a damaged car following a twin suicide bombing attack, claimed by the Islamic State terrorist group, in the southern Iraqi city of Samawah, situated deep in Iraq's Shiite heartland. May 1.
Iraqi women walk past a damaged car following a twin suicide bombing attack, claimed by the Islamic State terrorist group, in the southern Iraqi city of Samawah, situated deep in Iraq's Shiite heartland. May 1.
© AP Photo / Rebecca BlackwellMen wearing donkey ears and costumed as part of the security detail walk alongside a donkey and pig dressed as Donald Trump, during the costume competition at the annual donkey festival in Otumba, Mexico state, Mexico. May 1.
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Men wearing donkey ears and costumed as part of the security detail walk alongside a donkey and pig dressed as Donald Trump, during the costume competition at the annual donkey festival in Otumba, Mexico state, Mexico. May 1.
© AP Photo / Hassan AmmarA woman passes by a graffiti in Beirut, Lebanon. May 4.
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A woman passes by a graffiti in Beirut, Lebanon. May 4.
© AP Photo / Andre PennerFans of Brazil's Corinthians light flares prior to a Copa Libertadores soccer match against Uruguay's Nacional in Sao Paulo, Brazil. May 4.
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Fans of Brazil's Corinthians light flares prior to a Copa Libertadores soccer match against Uruguay's Nacional in Sao Paulo, Brazil. May 4.
© AFP 2023 / Cliemens Bilan German Chancellor Angela Merkel signs autographs while pupils try to take selfies during a visit at the Lycee Francais School in Berlin, Germany. May 03.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel signs autographs while pupils try to take selfies during a visit at the Lycee Francais School in Berlin, Germany. May 03.
© AFP 2023 / Stringer Models display creations during a fashion show Triumph ‘Glam New’ 2016 in Mumbai, India. May 4.
Models display creations during a fashion show Triumph ‘Glam New’ 2016 in Mumbai, India. May 4.
© REUTERS / Cristobal SaavedraVillarrica Volcano is seen at night from Villarrica national park in Pucon, Chile. May 4.
Villarrica Volcano is seen at night from Villarrica national park in Pucon, Chile. May 4.