Week in pictures 6 May 2023
MOSCOW:
This image, taken from video, shows a flying object exploding near the dome of the Kremlin in Moscow on Wednesday, May 3. Russia claimed Ukraine launched a drone strike in an attempt to kill Russian President Vladimir Putin, who was not in the building at the time, according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. The extraordinary allegation was met with forceful denials in Kyiv (Ostorozhno Novosti/Handout/Reuters)
BELGRADE:
People light candles near a school after a shooting happened at Vladislav Ribnikar elementary school in Belgrade on Wednesday, May 3 (Antonio Bronic/Reuters)
PARIS:
Smoke billows in Paris after a fire was set during May Day demonstrations on Monday, May 1. Clashes erupted in the French capital on the traditional day of union-led marches, and a building caught fire at Place de la Nation as Paris turned into a pitched battle between protesters and riot police.(Thibault Camus/AP)
VALLETTA:
Fireworks explode behind the steeple of the St. Paul's Pro-Cathedral in Valletta, Malta, on Sunday, April 30. It was part of the Malta International Fireworks Festival.(Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters)
NAIROBI:
Riot police react as a tear gas grenade they threw explodes next to them during clashes with anti-government protesters in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya, on Tuesday, May 2 (Ben Curtis/AP)
BUDAPEST:
Pope Francis attends a welcome ceremony at the Sándor Palace in Budapest, Hungary, on Sunday, April 30.(Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images)
TACNA:
Peruvian soldiers raise their country's national flag in Tacna, Peru, near the border with Chile, on Sunday, April 30. A migration crisis between Chile and Peru intensified the day before as hundreds of migrants remained stranded, unable to cross into Peru.(Martin Mejia/AP)
SUDAN:
Evacuees are transported aboard a tugboat before boarding a Saudi vessel to leave war-torn Sudan on Sunday, April 30.(Fayez Nureldine/AFP/Getty Images)
BOGOR:
People in Bogor, Indonesia, fire traditional cannons during a festive event locally known as Kuluwung on Thursday, May 4. The event is held a few days after Eid al-Fitr, the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.(Aditya Aji/AFP/Getty Images)
BASRA:
A driver competes in a drifting competition in Basra, Iraq, on Sunday, April 30.(Hussein Faleh/AFP/Getty Images)
MOSCOW: This image, taken from video, shows a flying object exploding near the dome of the Kremlin in Moscow on Wednesday, May 3. Russia claimed Ukraine launched a drone strike in an attempt to kill Russian President Vladimir Putin, who was not in the building at the time, according to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. The extraordinary allegation was met with forceful denials in Kyiv (Ostorozhno Novosti/Handout/Reuters)
BELGRADE: People light candles near a school after a shooting happened at Vladislav Ribnikar elementary school in Belgrade on Wednesday, May 3 (Antonio Bronic/Reuters)
PARIS: Smoke billows in Paris after a fire was set during May Day demonstrations on Monday, May 1. Clashes erupted in the French capital on the traditional day of union-led marches, and a building caught fire at Place de la Nation as Paris turned into a pitched battle between protesters and riot police.(Thibault Camus/AP)
VALLETTA: Fireworks explode behind the steeple of the St. Paul's Pro-Cathedral in Valletta, Malta, on Sunday, April 30. It was part of the Malta International Fireworks Festival.(Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters)
NAIROBI: Riot police react as a tear gas grenade they threw explodes next to them during clashes with anti-government protesters in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya, on Tuesday, May 2 (Ben Curtis/AP)
BUDAPEST: Pope Francis attends a welcome ceremony at the Sándor Palace in Budapest, Hungary, on Sunday, April 30.(Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images)
TACNA: Peruvian soldiers raise their country's national flag in Tacna, Peru, near the border with Chile, on Sunday, April 30. A migration crisis between Chile and Peru intensified the day before as hundreds of migrants remained stranded, unable to cross into Peru.(Martin Mejia/AP)
SUDAN: Evacuees are transported aboard a tugboat before boarding a Saudi vessel to leave war-torn Sudan on Sunday, April 30.(Fayez Nureldine/AFP/Getty Images)
BOGOR: People in Bogor, Indonesia, fire traditional cannons during a festive event locally known as Kuluwung on Thursday, May 4. The event is held a few days after Eid al-Fitr, the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.(Aditya Aji/AFP/Getty Images)
BASRA: A driver competes in a drifting competition in Basra, Iraq, on Sunday, April 30.(Hussein Faleh/AFP/Getty Images)