Browse this gallery compiled by Sputnik and see what transpired in various corners of our planet during the last seven days, and what these events looked like.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan seen during a meeting at the presidential palace in Ankara.
© Sputnik / Michael Klimentyev
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Palestinian Christians attend a service on Easter Sunday at the Saint Porfirios church in Gaza City April 1, 2018.
© REUTERS / Suhaib Salem
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US flag is being removed from the building of the US consulate in St. Petersburg which was shut down in response to the expulsion of Russian diplomats from the United States.
© Sputnik / Alexei Danichev
/ 4 / 20
Protest rally staged by railway workers and students in Paris. April 3.
© Sputnik / Irina Kalashnikova
/ 5 / 20
Spanish bullfighter Gines Marin perfoms a pass to a Spanish Jandilla bull during the Feria du Riz in Arles, southern France. April 1.
© AFP 2023 / Boris Horvat
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Participants of Siberian Bodybuilding, Fitness and Bodyfitness Championship held in Novosibirsk prepare for their performance.
© Sputnik / Alexandr Kryazhev
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A man and a woman stand in front of two "snow hares" on the island Fehmarn, northern Germany. April 1.
© REUTERS / Federico Gambarini
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Students hurl stones towards Indian police during a protest against the recent killings in Kashmir, outside a college in Srinagar. April 5.
© REUTERS / Danish Ismail
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Ucil, a monkey trained to perform various tricks popularly known as "topeng monyet" or masked monkey, entertains residents in a neighbourhood in Medan, North Sumatra. April 5.
© AFP 2023 / Ivan Damanik
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South African school children pause next to a portrait of the late South African anti-apartheid campaigner Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, ex-wife of African National Congress (ANC) leader Nelson Mandela, at her house in Soweto. April 3.
South Africa's President paid tribute to anti-apartheid activist Winnie Mandela, who died on April 2, saying that Nelson Mandela's former wife was a "voice of defiance" against white-minority rule.
South Africa's President paid tribute to anti-apartheid activist Winnie Mandela, who died on April 2, saying that Nelson Mandela's former wife was a "voice of defiance" against white-minority rule.
© AFP 2023 / Marco Longari
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Commuter walks past an advertisement discouraging the dissemination of fake news, at a train station in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. April 2. Malaysia's parliament has passed a new law prohibiting fake news that critics fear will be abused to silence dissent ahead of a general election.
© AP Photo / Vincent Thian
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Men throw water on women as part of traditional Easter celebrations in Mezokovesd, Hungary. April 1.
© REUTERS / Bernadett Szabo
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Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli troops on the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip.
© Sputnik / Ahmed Abed
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Models display an outfit by designer Andrea Iyamah during the ARISE Fashion Week event in Lagos, Nigeria. March 31.
© AP Photo / Sunday Alamba
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People film a shower of cherry blossoms at a park in Tokyo, Japan. April 2.
© REUTERS / Toru Hanai
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Employees unload cotton from a truck at a cotton processing unit in Kadi town, in the western Indian state of Gujarat. April 5.
© REUTERS / Amit Dave
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A Palestinian protester throws back a teargas canister towards Israeli forces during clashes on in occupied West Bank city of Hebron as a general strike is called for by local leaders in solidarity with Gaza. March 31.
© AFP 2023 / Hazem Bader
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Participans of the BoogelWoogel-2018 carnival at a skiing resort near Sochi prior to a mass bikini slalom event.
© Sputnik / Nina Zotina
/ 19 / 20
A performance held during the opening ceremony of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games at the Carrara Stadium in Australia.
© REUTERS / David Gray
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Worshippers bathe in a sacred pool during celebrations of the voodoo rituals in Souvenance, Haiti. April 1.
© REUTERS / Andres Martinez Casares