This Week in Pictures

Russian President Vladimir Putin's Q&A session and an incident during Mario Draghi's speech in Frankfurt, airstrikes, protests and festivals — take a look at the week's events in the following photo gallery.

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© AFP 2023 / Dibyangshu Sarkar

An Indian girl dressed as Hindu godess Kali rehearses prior to participating in a religious rally to celebrate the Gajan Festival in Kolkata. April 13.

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© Sputnik / Konstantin Chalabov

Participants in the Easter Festival held at the Vitoslavitsy Museum of Folk Wooden Architecture, near Veliky Novgorod, Russia. April 12.

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© Sputnik / Michael Klimentyev

Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) answers questions from the public during the annual Direct Line. April 16.

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© AP Photo / Michael Probst

A Femen activist stands on the table of the podium throwing paper at ECB President Mario Draghi (L), during a press conference of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany. April 15.

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© REUTERS / Olivia Harris

Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah holds the arm of his son Prince Abdul Malik to bless Malik's new wife Dayangku Raabi'atul 'Adawiyyah Pengiran Haji Bolkiah during the "bersanding" or enthronement ceremony at their wedding in the Nurul Iman Palace in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. April 12.

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© REUTERS / Paulo Whitaker

Demonstrators take part in a protest against President Dilma Rousseff in Sao Paulo, Brazil. April 12.

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© AFP 2023 / Bruce Weaver

Space X's Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from space launch complex at Cape Canaveral, Florida with a Dragon CRS6 spacecraft. April 14.

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People in traditional dai costumes celebrate the Dai minority group new year in Xishuangbanna, southwest China's Yunnan province. April 13.

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© REUTERS / Ng Han Guan

Russia's Polina Volchek competes during the 2015 World Pole Dance Championships held in Beijing, China. April 12.

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© AFP 2023 / Fred Dufour

Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team's British driver Lewis Hamilton celebrates after winning the Formula One Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai, China. April 12.

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Police use tear gas and water cannons against leftist protesters, as one of them shoots firecrackers at an armoured police vehicle, during clashes after the office of Istanbul's Governor banned the concert of left-wing band Grup Yorum in Istanbul, Turkey. April 12.

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People hold a large newspaper advertising insert showing an Audi A3 car during a promotion event at a showroom of the German car maker in Tokyo, Japan. April 16.

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People walk past a butterfly artwork at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California, United States. April.

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© AFP 2023 / Olga Maltseva

A one-month-old jaguar cub looks out from a bucket at the Leningradsky Zoo in Saint Petersburg, Russia. April 15.

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© AFP 2023 / Alexander Utkin

A man inspects an installation representing a damaged apartment in eastern Ukraine at the exhibition "Material Evidence. Donbass. 365 Days" in Moscow. April 13.

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© AFP 2023 / Fayez Nureldine

Saudi army artillery fire shells towards Yemen from a post close to the Saudi-Yemeni border, in southwestern Saudi Arabia. April 13.

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© Sputnik / Sergey Averin

Employees of the OSCE mission render first aid to Zvezda TV Channel journalist Andrei Lunev who sustained head and leg injuries in the village of Shirokino in Donbass. April 14.

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© Sputnik / Denis Mukimov

Russian Emergencies Ministry firefighters in the village of Shira, Republic of Khakassia, which suffered a major fire. April 15.

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© AP Photo / Khin Maung Win

A boy runs as he is sprayed with water during the opening ceremony of the annual Thingyan water festival celebrations outside Yangon City Hall in Yangon, Myanmar. April 13.

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An aerial view of flower fields is seen near the Keukenhof park, also known as the Garden of Europe, in Lisse, Netherlands. April 15.