The best photos of the week: From an orange sky over Athens to Liberation Day in Rome

Striking pictures from around the world

People gathered in the Acropolis area as African dust turned the sky of Athens orange. Skies in southern Greece were transformed as dust clouds blew in from North Africa. EPA

Women wait for the arrival of Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, transitional president and candidate for the presidential election in Chad, in the stadium under construction in Moundou. AFP

Supporters of Israel, in the background, argue with pro-Palestinian Orthodox Jewish men as they demonstrate outside Columbia University, as pro-Palestinian protests continue on the campus in New York. AFP

A man shows his finger, marked with indelible ink that indicates a person has voted, in Masuda, India. AFP

Al Hilal fans wave flags before the second leg of the AFC Champions League semi-final between Al Ain and Al Hilal in Riyadh. Chris Whiteoak / The National

A flooded alleyway in the Abu Shagara neighbourhood of Sharjah following last week's record rainfall. The National

Azalea in full bloom attract visitors at the Nezu Shrine garden in Tokyo, Japan, where temperatures reached 23.4°C, 3.4°C higher than usual. EPA

Charles Leclerc of Monaco drives a Ferrari SF-24 during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of China at Shanghai International Circuit on Saturday April 20. Getty Images

Police officers react as supporters of the opposition hurl Molotov cocktails at the mayor's office, accusing him of corruption, in Tirana, Albania, April 19, 2024. REUTERS/Florion Goga TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A voter in Dugeli village, Chhattisgarh state, waits to cast her ballot at a polling station during the first phase of voting of India's general election. AFP

The wreckage of an intercepted ballistic missile that fell near the Dead Sea in Israel draws a crowd. AP Photo

In Chattanooga, Tennessee, members of staff look on as the result of a vote in favour of hourly factory workers at Volkswagen's assembly plant joining the United Auto Workers union comes in. Reuters

Competitors in the 24th Glacier Patrol race in the Swiss Alps between Arolla and Verbier, Switzerland, on April 21 climb towards the Tsena Refien pass. EPA

Supporters of Ukraine wave US and Ukrainian flags outside the US Capitol after the House of Representatives approved foreign aid packages to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. EPA

Divers taking part in the World Coral Conservatory project in Burgers' Ocean off Arnhem, the Netherlands. Reuters

Supporters carry former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro at a march in Rio. He had called for the procession to 'defend democracy and freedom of speech'. EPA

Interim Prime Minister Michel Patrick Boisvert, centre, is flanked by transitional council members during an installation ceremony, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. AP

Firefighters try to put out a blaze at a landfill site in Ghazipur, New Delhi. EPA

An aerial view of a protest against President Gustavo Petro and his government's health and pension reforms, in Medellin, Colombia. AFP

Australian surfers and lifeguards paddle out at Bondi Beach to honour the victims of the Westfield Bondi Junction stabbings in Sydney. EPA

Police advance on a group of teachers protesting against forced retirement in La Paz, Bolivia. AP

Makeshift homes are crammed together in Manila. AFP

Children cool themselves down as a heatwave hits Dhaka, Bangladesh. Reuters

Armed gang members walk through the streets near the Presidential Palace ahead of an unconfirmed date for the swearing-in of a new government in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Reuters

A woman mourns near a body unearthed at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis in southern Gaza. AFP

Indigenous demonstrators at the Terra Livre Encampment outside the National Congress in Brasilia, Brazil. Bloomberg

Children sit on the bank of the Seteit river in Gadaref, eastern Sudan. The civil war has pushed 18 million Sudanese into acute food insecurity. AFP

Jewish worshippers wait to take part in a tour of the gates of the Al Aqsa Mosque complex in the Old City of Jerusalem. AFP

A fisherman, who survived a disastrous attempt to reach Spain last year on a boat that drifted hundreds of kilometres off course and ended up off the Cape Verde archipelago. Reuters

The Corazzieri, the Presidential Guard, line up for a wreath-laying ceremony at the Altar of the Fatherland to commemorate the 79th Liberation Day in Rome. EPA

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