Alquds (Jerusalem)
Israeli security forces detain a Palestinian man amid ongoing confrontations as Palestinian families face evictions in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of East Jerusalem
Photograph: Ahmad Gharabli/AFP/Getty
15 photographs of the week
May 10, 2021
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Police target drug traffickers in Rio, migrants on the Rio Grande, protests against the government in Colombia, and the enduring impact of Covid-19: the most striking images from around the world this week.
Mekele, Ethiopia
Two displaced Tigrayan girls laugh next to their mother outside the Hadnet General secondary school which has become a makeshift home to thousands displaced by the conflict in Mekele in the Tigray region of northern Ethiopia
Photograph: Ben Curtis/AP
Alquds (Jerusalem)
Israeli security forces detain a Palestinian man amid ongoing confrontations as Palestinian families face evictions in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of East Jerusalem
Photograph: Ahmad Gharabli/AFP/Getty
Tijuana, Mexico
Honduran migrants Kami and her aunt Mariana listen as other migrants discuss hygiene at a makeshift camp at the El Chaparral border port of entry with the US
Photograph: Toya Sarno Jordan/Reuters
Mexico City
Relatives mourn during Juan Luis Díaz Galicia’s funeral in Mexico City. Díaz died in the train accident after an elevated metro line collapsed in Mexico’s capital
Photograph: Pedro Pardo/AFP/Getty
San Vicente Pacaya, Guatemala
A woman carries a wooden cross during a pilgrimage to pray that the Pacaya volcano decreases its activity
Photograph: Moisés Castillo/AP
Bengaluru, India
A woman pulls away her crying relative as she reacts to the burning funeral pyre of their family member who died of Covid-19 at an open crematorium set up at a granite quarry on the outskirts of Bengaluru
Photograph: Aijaz Rahi/AP
Donetsk, Ukraine
Ukrainian soldiers walk next to a destroyed house near a fighting position on the line of separation from pro-Russian rebels near Donetsk
Photograph: Felipe Dana/AP
Bangkok, Thailand
Lightning bolts strike buildings during a thunderstorm in Bangkok
Photograph: Mladen Antonov/AFP/Getty
Mexico City
An aerial view of the scene after an elevated section of metro track carrying train cars with passengers, collapsed on to a busy road in Mexico City
Photograph: Hector Vivas/Getty
Cali, Colombia
Demonstrators clash with riot police during a protest against a proposed government tax reform in Cali. Protesters in Colombia called for a new mass rally after 19 people died and more than 800 were wounded in clashes during five days of demonstrations against the proposed tax reform
Photograph: Luis Robayo/AFP/Getty
Panama City, Florida, US
Support teams work around the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft shortly after it had landed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Panama City
Photograph: Bill Ingalls/NASA/AFP/Getty
Roma, Texas, US
An asylum-seeking migrant boy is carried by a department of public safety agent after crossing the Rio Grande river into the US from Mexico
Photograph: Go Nakamura/Reuters
Manchester, England
Fans protest against Manchester United’s ownership by the Glazer family prior to the Premier League match between Manchester United and Liverpool at Old Trafford
Photograph: Michael Regan/Getty
Donetsk, Ukraine
A Ukrainian soldier points at a passing helicopter as he stands in a trench on the line of separation from pro-Russian rebels near Donetsk
Photograph: Felipe Dana/AP
Cali, Colombia
Protesters use makeshift shields during a national strike to protest against a government-proposed tax reform
Photograph: Andres Gonzalez/AP