Aerobatic teams performing high-speed maneuvers, bikers celebrating the coming of spring, parkour enthusiast prowling the ruins of Syria’s Aleppo, religious... 13.04.2018, Sputnik International
Aerobatic teams performing high-speed maneuvers, bikers celebrating the coming of spring, parkour enthusiast prowling the ruins of Syria’s Aleppo, religious observances and sports events, tanker collisions and protest rallies, military drills and US Senate hearings - peruse Sputnik’s weekly gallery and see what’s going on around the world.
Browse this gallery compiled by Sputnik and see what has transpired in various corners of our planet during the last seven days, and what these events looked like.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (L) speaks with Senator John Thune R-SD (C), and Senator Chuck Grassley R-IA (R), following a joint hearing of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee and Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington DC. On April 10 Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg took personal responsibility for the leak of data on tens of millions of its users, while warning of an "arms race" against Russian disinformation during a high stakes face-to-face with US lawmakers.
Su-30SM multirole fighter jets from the Russian Knights aerobatic team and MiG-29 aircraft of The Swifts aerobatic team engage in a Victory Day Parade rehearsal at the Alabino training range.
South African majorettes salute as they parade near the house of Winnie Mandela, late anti-apartheid icon and ex-wife of former South African president Nelson Mandela, in Soweto, Johannesburg. April 8
A French protester uses a tennis racket to launch a teargas canister towards riot forces as clashes erupt during a police operation to raze the decade-old camp known as ZAD (Zone a Defendre - Zone to defend) at Notre-Dame-des-Landes, near the western city of Nantes. April 10
Hungarian women, wearing traditional costumes, fill their ballot papers at a polling station during Hungarian parliamentary elections in Veresegyhaz, Hungary. April 8
Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill releases a bird celebrating the Annunciation, on the eve of Orthodox Easter at the Christ the Savior Cathedral in Moscow, Russia. April 7
A woman carrying a cat in a backpack stops to watch a demonstration in support of Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Lisbon. April 9
FC Spartak Moscow players Nikola Maksimovich, Ilya Kutepov and Luis Adriano (from left to right) are celebrating their victory in the 25th round of the Russian Football Championship.
Actress Nicolle Rochelle, who appeared on several episodes of "The Cosby Show," is detained as Bill Cosby arrives for his sexual assault trial at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa. April 9
Meter maids patroling Surfers Paradise on Gold Coast. The Gold Coast's iconic meter maids, famous for their flowing locks and gold bikinis, have accused Commonwealth Games organisers of booting them off the streets during the competition.
A girl jumps into the polluted waters of Manila bay while others swim to cool off from the intense heat within the slum area of the Baseco compound in Tondo, metro Manila, Philippines. April 11
Devotees pull the chariot of God Bhairab during the Biska Festival, also known as Bisket Festival, in Bhaktapur, Nepal. April 10
Newsfeed
0
Access to the chat has been blocked for violating the rules .
You will be able to participate again through:∞.
If you do not agree with the blocking, please use the feedback form
The discussion is closed. You can participate in the discussion within 24 hours after the publication of the article.
