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Week in pictures: 8 - 14 April 2023

A selection of powerful news photographs taken around the world this week.

Kevin Lamarque / Reuters US President Joe Biden takes a selfie outside a pub in Dundalk, Ireland, on 12 April 2023Kevin Lamarque / Reuters
US President Joe Biden takes a selfie outside a pub in Dundalk, Ireland, while on a three-day visit to the country to mark 25 years since the Good Friday peace agreement. Before arriving in Ireland, he visited Belfast and praised Northern Ireland's young people, saying they are at the "cutting edge" of its future.
Jonathan Brady / PA Media Enset, Ethiopia's 'tree against hunger', flowers for the very first time, at Kew Gardens in London, on 12 April 2023Jonathan Brady / PA Media
Enset, Ethiopia's "tree against hunger", flowers for the very first time, at Kew Gardens in London, where it is tended to by Kew apprentice Florence Akanbi-Guei. Enset is a staple source of nutrition in Ethiopia due to its remarkable versatility, drought resistance, and disease tolerance.
INA FASSBENDER/AFP People light the Easter fire with burning torches on a hill in Attendorn, western Germany on April 9, 2023.INA FASSBENDER/AFP
People light a fire with burning torches on a hill in Attendorn, Germany. Easter fires are traditionally lit across the country on Easter Saturday and Sunday.
Ludovic Marin / AFP France's President Emmanuel Macron stands in front of the painting Syndics of the Drapers' Guild by Rembrandt during a visit to the Rijskmuseum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on 12 April 2023.Ludovic Marin / AFP
France's President Emmanuel Macron stands in front of the painting Syndics of the Drapers' Guild by Rembrandt during a visit to the Rijskmuseum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. On the second day of his visit to the country, a protester was tackled to the ground after running towards Mr Macron at the University of Amsterdam science campus.
CHANDAN KHANNA/afp A woman looks on as she stands outside of her flooded home after heavy rain in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on April 13, 2023.CHANDAN KHANNA/afp
A woman stands outside of her flooded home after heavy rain in Fort Lauderdale. Record rainfall left the Florida city underwater, closing roads and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, where some stranded passengers were forced to stay overnight.
Syed Mahamudur Rahman / Getty Images A Hindu devotee participates in the Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 13 April 2023.Syed Mahamudur Rahman / Getty Images
A Hindu devotee participates in the Lal Kach (Red Glass) festival in Munshiganj, Dhaka, Bangladesh, to welcome the Bengali New Year.
Athit Perawongmetha / Reuters People celebrate the Songkran holiday in Bangkok, Thailand, marking the Thai New Year on 13 April 2023Athit Perawongmetha / Reuters
People celebrate the Songkran holiday in Bangkok, Thailand, marking the Thai New Year.
Abdul Majeed / AFP Women carry free bags of flour from a government distribution point in Peshawar, Pakistan, on 10 April 2023Abdul Majeed / AFP
Women carry free bags of flour from a government distribution point in Peshawar, Pakistan.
Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Ukrainian soldiers of the 80th brigade firing artillery in the direction of Bakhmut, on 13 April 2023Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
Ukrainian soldiers of the 80th brigade fire artillery in the direction of Bakhmut as the Russia-Ukraine war continues.
Yuriy Dyachyshyn / AFP A Ukrainian serviceman attends the opening of the modern rehabilitation building of the UNBROKEN National Rehabilitation Center in the city of Lviv on 11 April 2023Yuriy Dyachyshyn / AFP
A Ukrainian serviceman attends the opening of the modern rehabilitation building of the UNBROKEN National Rehabilitation Center in the city of Lviv. President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on world leaders to respond after a video emerged apparently showing a Ukrainian soldier being beheaded by a Russian serviceman.
Aude Guerrucci / Reuters People take pictures in a field of poppies near the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve in Lancaster, California, US, on 13 April 2023Aude Guerrucci / Reuters
People take pictures in a field of poppies near the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve in Lancaster, California, US.
Timothy A Clary / AFP Donald Trump impersonator Neil Greenfield waits outside Trump Tower in New York, US, on 12 April 2023Timothy A Clary / AFP
Donald Trump impersonator Neil Greenfield waits outside Trump Tower in New York, US. The former US President is suing his ex-lawyer for $500m (£400m), alleging breach of contract. A Manhattan prosecutor last week charged Mr Trump with fraud in relation to hush money payments to Stormy Daniels.
VCG / Getty Images A giant panda, named Qi Yi, rests at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Sichuan Province of China, on 14 April 2023VCG / Getty Images
A giant panda, named Qi Yi, rests at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Sichuan Province, China.

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