This Week in Pictures: April 21-27

From April 21 to April 27, this week has been full of news and events, which have been collected by Sputnik in this photo gallery.

President Emmanuel Macron's visit to Washington to meet his US counterpart Donald Trump and mass protests in Armenia to the birth of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s son, who has been named Louis Arthur Charles, and the "Russian Beauty" contest in Moscow — take a look at this week's events in pictures.

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© REUTERS / Jonathan Ernst

French President Emmanuel Macron kisses the hand of US first lady Melania Trump as his wife Brigitte Macron looks on during the official arrival ceremony held for the Macrons by US President Donald Trump (not pictured) on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, US, April 24, 2018.

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A participant of the 2018 Russian Beauty pageant during the contest in Moscow.

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Syrian army soldiers in the Yarmouk refugee camp in southern Damascus.

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© AFP 2023 / Oli Scarff

Dancers Alison Parsons (L) and Georgia Paton-Durrant pose in a floral display during a photocall on the eve of the Harrogate Spring Flower Show at the Great Yorkshire Showground in Harrogate, northern England on April 25, 2018.
The flower show, which features over 500 exhibitors, opens on April 26 and runs until April 29, 2018.

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© REUTERS / Hannah Mckay

Britain's Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William leave the Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital with their new baby boy in London, April 23, 2018.

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© REUTERS / Erik De Castro

A tourist stands on a paddle boat near soldiers taking part on a military and police drill in preparation for the temporary closure of the holiday island Boracay in Philippines April 24, 2018.

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© AFP 2023 / Aaref Watad

Syrian children evacuated from Eastern Ghouta play at a camp for displaced people in Bab al-Hawa, in Syria's northen province of Idlib, on April 22, 2018.

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© AFP 2023 / Lionel Bonaventure

Visitors look at a lion from the observation tunnel of an enclosure at the Thoiry Zoo and Park, in Thoiry, west of Paris, on April 23, 2018.

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© Sputnik / Vladimir Astapkovich

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Patrouille de France performing during the Red Bull Air Race in Cannes, France.

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© AP Photo / Manu Fernandez

A model wears a creation from Pronovias during Barcelona Bridal fashion week in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, April 23, 2018.

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A passerby feeds a fox on the Russky island in the Russian Far East.

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© Sputnik / Asatur Yesayants

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Opposition supporters protest in the Armenian capital of Yerevan.

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© AFP 2023

This photo taken on April 25, 2018 shows people rock climbing past a 100-meter-high convenience store on a cliff in Pingjiang in China's central Hunan province.

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© REUTERS / Francis Mascarenhas

A woman carries bricks on her head at a brick kiln on the outskirts of Mumbai, India, April 24, 2018.

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© AFP 2023 / Nelson Ameida

Models present creations by Salinas during the Sao Paulo Fashion Week in Sao Paulo, Brazil on April 25, 2018.

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Preparations for a Victory Day Parade in St. Petersburg, Russia.

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This photo taken on April 21, 2018 shows a woman making traditional hand-made noodles during a working skills competition in Fuzhou in China's Fujian province.