• A visitor looks at the installation of Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim of the UAE at the 59th International Art Exhibition in Venice, Italy, 20 April 2022 (issued 21 April 2022). The international contemporary art exhibition 'La Biennale di Venezia' runs from 23 April to 27 November 2022. EPA / Zsolt Czegledi HUNGARY OUT
    A visitor looks at the installation of Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim of the UAE at the 59th International Art Exhibition in Venice, Italy, 20 April 2022 (issued 21 April 2022). The international contemporary art exhibition 'La Biennale di Venezia' runs from 23 April to 27 November 2022. EPA / Zsolt Czegledi HUNGARY OUT
  • A resident confronts the media, accusing them of distorting facts during the demolition of Muslim-owned shops in the Jahangirpuri neighbourhood, in New Delhi, India. Authorities used bulldozers to raze shops before India's Supreme Court halted the demolitions on Wednesday. AP Photo
    A resident confronts the media, accusing them of distorting facts during the demolition of Muslim-owned shops in the Jahangirpuri neighbourhood, in New Delhi, India. Authorities used bulldozers to raze shops before India's Supreme Court halted the demolitions on Wednesday. AP Photo
  • Destroyed car on the road between Kyiv and Chernihiv, Ukraine. On February 24, Russian troops entered Ukrainian territory resulting in fighting and destruction in the country, a huge flow of refugees and numerous sanctions against Russia. EPA
    Destroyed car on the road between Kyiv and Chernihiv, Ukraine. On February 24, Russian troops entered Ukrainian territory resulting in fighting and destruction in the country, a huge flow of refugees and numerous sanctions against Russia. EPA
  • UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson poses with sadhus, Hindu holy men, in front of the Swaminarayan Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar during his two-day trip to India. Getty Images
    UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson poses with sadhus, Hindu holy men, in front of the Swaminarayan Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar during his two-day trip to India. Getty Images
  • An entertainer in a rabbit costume during an event in which Ukrainian refugee children painted Easter eggs on Maundy Thursday at a refugee centre in Bucharest, Romania. AP Photo
    An entertainer in a rabbit costume during an event in which Ukrainian refugee children painted Easter eggs on Maundy Thursday at a refugee centre in Bucharest, Romania. AP Photo
  • Palestinian protestors during clashes with Israeli security forces at the compound that houses the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters
    Palestinian protestors during clashes with Israeli security forces at the compound that houses the Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters
  • The site of a missile strike in Rubizhne, Luhansk region, Ukraine. Reuters
    The site of a missile strike in Rubizhne, Luhansk region, Ukraine. Reuters
  • A worker cleans a statue of Vladimir Lenin at Moscow Square outside the House of Soviets in Saint Petersburg. AFP
    A worker cleans a statue of Vladimir Lenin at Moscow Square outside the House of Soviets in Saint Petersburg. AFP
  • Amber Heard speaks to her legal team as Johnny Depp returns to the stand after a lunch recess at the County Circuit Court in Fairfax, Virginia. AP
    Amber Heard speaks to her legal team as Johnny Depp returns to the stand after a lunch recess at the County Circuit Court in Fairfax, Virginia. AP
  • Artist Michelangelo Pistoletto's installation 'Labirinto e Grande Pozzo'. Victor Besa / The National
    Artist Michelangelo Pistoletto's installation 'Labirinto e Grande Pozzo'. Victor Besa / The National
  • Ruined buildings in Irpin, Ukraine. The Kyiv suburb was heavily damaged in fighting between invading Russian forces and Ukrainian troops. Getty Images
    Ruined buildings in Irpin, Ukraine. The Kyiv suburb was heavily damaged in fighting between invading Russian forces and Ukrainian troops. Getty Images
  • Syrians break their fast among damaged buildings in Tadef, near the city of Al-Bab, in the eastern countryside of Aleppo province. AFP
    Syrians break their fast among damaged buildings in Tadef, near the city of Al-Bab, in the eastern countryside of Aleppo province. AFP
  • Spanish tennis player Carlos Taberner playing against Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime at Banc Sabadell's Barcelona Open Conde de Godo 2022 tennis tournament, in Barcelona, Spain. EPA
    Spanish tennis player Carlos Taberner playing against Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime at Banc Sabadell's Barcelona Open Conde de Godo 2022 tennis tournament, in Barcelona, Spain. EPA
  • British Queen Elizabeth II holds her fell ponies, Bybeck Nightingale, right, and Bybeck Katie to mark the occasion of her 96th birthday. Reuters
    British Queen Elizabeth II holds her fell ponies, Bybeck Nightingale, right, and Bybeck Katie to mark the occasion of her 96th birthday. Reuters
  • Abu Dhabi-based fighter Bruno Machado takes on UFC great Anderson Silva in exhibition boxing match on Burj Al Arab helipad next month. Floyd Mayweather is also on the card. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Abu Dhabi-based fighter Bruno Machado takes on UFC great Anderson Silva in exhibition boxing match on Burj Al Arab helipad next month. Floyd Mayweather is also on the card. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Ukrainian Nicolai, 41, says goodbye to his daughter Elina, 4, and his wife Lolita, at the train station in Lviv, western Ukraine, as they flee the war with Russia. AP Photo
    Ukrainian Nicolai, 41, says goodbye to his daughter Elina, 4, and his wife Lolita, at the train station in Lviv, western Ukraine, as they flee the war with Russia. AP Photo
  • A Pakistani man reading from the Quran at a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan. EPA
    A Pakistani man reading from the Quran at a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan. EPA
  • A Kyrgyz berkutchi – eagle hunter – with his golden eagle, during the national hunting festival in Bokonbaevo near Lake Issyk-Kul, 250 kilometres from the Kyrgyzstan capital, Bishkek. In Kyrgyzstan, hunting with golden eagles is still a popular way to feed a family. EPA
    A Kyrgyz berkutchi – eagle hunter – with his golden eagle, during the national hunting festival in Bokonbaevo near Lake Issyk-Kul, 250 kilometres from the Kyrgyzstan capital, Bishkek. In Kyrgyzstan, hunting with golden eagles is still a popular way to feed a family. EPA
  • People gather around Easter bonfires on the beach in Niendorf, Germany, on the Baltic Sea. AP Photo
    People gather around Easter bonfires on the beach in Niendorf, Germany, on the Baltic Sea. AP Photo
  • Demonstrators during a protest against Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Colombo, Sri Lanka, during the national economic crisis. Reuters
    Demonstrators during a protest against Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Colombo, Sri Lanka, during the national economic crisis. Reuters
  • The dragon-horse Long-Ma, created by Francois de la Roziere and his company La Machine, tours the streets of Toulouse in southern France. Long-Ma goes to meet the Minotaur, at the Halle des Machines. The scene is the first of the weekend, during which Long Ma comes alive and walks on the Piste des Geants in Toulouse. AFP
    The dragon-horse Long-Ma, created by Francois de la Roziere and his company La Machine, tours the streets of Toulouse in southern France. Long-Ma goes to meet the Minotaur, at the Halle des Machines. The scene is the first of the weekend, during which Long Ma comes alive and walks on the Piste des Geants in Toulouse. AFP
  • A child dancing on petals falling from a cherry blossom tree in Greenwich Park in London. Reuters
    A child dancing on petals falling from a cherry blossom tree in Greenwich Park in London. Reuters
  • Paddle boarders on the Baltic Sea in Timmendorfer Strand, northern Germany, as the sun rises on a cold Monday, morning. AP Photo
    Paddle boarders on the Baltic Sea in Timmendorfer Strand, northern Germany, as the sun rises on a cold Monday, morning. AP Photo
  • A woman in traditional clothing is doused with water during a traditional Easter celebration in Holloko, Hungary. Reuters
    A woman in traditional clothing is doused with water during a traditional Easter celebration in Holloko, Hungary. Reuters
  • Cars destroyed during Russia's attack on Ukraine after being collected and piled up in Irpin, Kyiv region, Ukraine. Reuters
    Cars destroyed during Russia's attack on Ukraine after being collected and piled up in Irpin, Kyiv region, Ukraine. Reuters
  • An aircraft above Iraq's southern city of Basra past a waning gibbous Moon. AFP
    An aircraft above Iraq's southern city of Basra past a waning gibbous Moon. AFP
  • Posters for French presidential election candidates Marine le Pen, leader of French far-right National Rally party, and French President Emmanuel Macron, candidate for re-election, on an official billboard in Paris, France. Reuters
    Posters for French presidential election candidates Marine le Pen, leader of French far-right National Rally party, and French President Emmanuel Macron, candidate for re-election, on an official billboard in Paris, France. Reuters
  • Participants at the start of the 800 metre race during the Swim for Clean Seas event at Jumeriah at Saadiyat Island Resort, Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    Participants at the start of the 800 metre race during the Swim for Clean Seas event at Jumeriah at Saadiyat Island Resort, Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
  • Construction on the Mayan train between Tulum and Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo State, Mexico. A Mexican judge suspended construction of part of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's flagship tourist train project in the Yucatan peninsula over a lack of environmental impact studies. AFP
    Construction on the Mayan train between Tulum and Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo State, Mexico. A Mexican judge suspended construction of part of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's flagship tourist train project in the Yucatan peninsula over a lack of environmental impact studies. AFP
  • Elvis Presley impersonator Ross Mancini with fellow enthusiasts at Sydney Central Railway Station before leaving for the Parkes Elvis Festival in Sydney, Australia. Reuters
    Elvis Presley impersonator Ross Mancini with fellow enthusiasts at Sydney Central Railway Station before leaving for the Parkes Elvis Festival in Sydney, Australia. Reuters

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Best photos of the week: from Elvis convention to Venice’s Biennale

The most striking pictures from around the world

Tim Knowles
Tim Knowles

April 22, 2022

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