The best photos of the week: from two former veeps at the White House to Pop Air in Madrid - in pictures
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US President Joe Biden awards actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus with the 2021 National Medal of Arts at the White House in Washington, DC. AFP -
A cannon fires at Expo City Dubai to signal the beginning of iftar. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
Fireworks explode as French riot police stand guard at Republique square during a demonstration against the government pension reform in Paris. EPA -
Participants canoeing on the Mahaweli river during the Raid Amazones women’s adventure race, in Digana village, Kandy, Sri Lanka. AFP -
The setting sun reflected on the skyscrapers of Manhattan in New York, seen from across the Hudson river in New Jersey. AFP -
Muslim women offer taraweeh prayers on the first evening of Ramadan at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Solo, Central Java province, Indonesia. Reuters -
Stray dogs on the city stairs of Bajram Curri, Albania. AP -
Pop Air at the Balloon Museum in Madrid, an exhibition dedicated to inflatable art. EPA -
Police officers check train cars at a border checkpoint during a sandstorm in Erenhot, a city in China's northern Inner Mongolia region. AFP -
Teachers clash with police officers during a protest against a new curriculum set by Bolivia's Ministry of Education, in La Paz, Bolivia. Reuters -
A woman balances a water can on her head while carrying a child as people collect water from a tanker on World Water Day in New Delhi, India. AP -
An SUV piled into the ground in front of the Brandenburg Gate during a 'stop crashing the climate' protest by Greenpeace in Berlin, Germany. Reuters -
Balloons above the Teotihuacan, on the outskirts of Mexico City, on the day of the spring equinox. Reuters -
Birds scavenging at a landfill site outside Istanbul. EPA -
Residents watch as Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga and his supporters protest against President William Ruto's government, in Mathare settlement, Nairobi. Reuters -
Rush-hour traffic in Hanoi, Vietnam. Bloomberg -
Is he flying? No, this young Kurdish man is being thrown into the air by his friends at a rally, part of Nowruz — Kurdish New Year — celebrations in Diyarbakir, Turkey. EPA -
Rapeseed flowers in blossom at Xinghua Qianduo in Taizhou, in China's eastern Jiangsu province. AFP -
Opposition supporters call for lower taxes and a reduced cost of living in Nairobi, Kenya. AFP -
South Korean sailors at the wreckage of the Cheonan warship, which was sunk by a North Korean torpedo in 2010, killing 46, at a naval base in Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul. EPA -
The 'Nit de la Crema', or Fire Night, at the Fallas Festival in Valencia, Spain. EPA -
FC Cincinnati forward Brandon Vazquez hits the turf after a tackle against Chicago Fire midfielder Carlos Teran during the first half of a 3-3 MLS Eastern Conference draw at Soldier Field on Saturday. Reuters -
A view from Sleman in Yogyakarta, Indonesia of Mount Merapi volcano. AFP -
Members of the Irish Dancing and Music Association of America during the annual Saint Patrick's Day parade on 5th Avenue in New York City. Reuters -
A Ukrainian soldier takes cover as a building burns after being hit in a Russian air strike in Avdiivka, Ukraine. AP -
A police officer pushes supporters of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at New Delhi airport as he leaves in his car. Reuters -
A firefighter at a warehouse blaze in Hong Kong's Kowloon district. Reuters -
Migrants detained by a Customs and Border Protection agent after crossing into the US from Mexico. Reuters -
Football player Harry Souttar at Accor Stadium in Sydney, Australia. Getty -
Muslims perform the sunset prayer to mark the end of the first day of Ramadan, at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. AFP
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