Our top photos of the week
Ukrainian serviceman Volodymyr proposes to his girlfriend Viktoriia after she came to visit him, at the train station in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, March 15. REUTERS/Yan Dorbronosov
A backyard pool is left hanging on a cliffside after torrential rain brought havoc on the beachfront town of San Clemente, California, March 16. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Ke Huy Quan wins the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for "Everything Everywhere All at Once" during the Oscars show at the 95th Academy Awards in Hollywood, March 12. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Oscar winners Jamie Lee Curtis and Michelle Yeoh watch backstage as Brendan Fraser (unseen) poses with his Oscar in the Oscars photo room at the 95th Academy Awards in Hollywood, March 12. REUTERS/Mike Blake
Migrants, mostly from Venezuela, try to cross a barrier, as they take part in a protest at the Paso del Norte international bridge to request asylum in the United States, seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, March 12. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez
Halle Berry poses on the champagne-colored red carpet during the Oscars arrivals at the 95th Academy Awards in Hollywood, March 12. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard
Lady Gaga and BloodPop react on the champagne-colored red carpet during the Oscars arrivals at the 95th Academy Awards in Hollywood, March 12. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
A police officer fires a tear gas shell to disperse the supporters of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, during clashes ahead of Khan's possible arrest outside his home, in Lahore, Pakistan, March 14. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza
Mount Merapi volcano spews hot lava, as seen from Turi, in Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, March 13. Antara Foto/Hendra Nurdiyansyah
A view of a street where garbage cans are overflowing, as garbage has not been collected, in Paris, France, March 13. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
A dog approaches the body of a woman killed by recent shelling in the town of Volnovakha in the Donetsk region, Russian-controlled Ukraine, March 13. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
Army healthcare workers treat a wounded Ukrainian serviceman in a pre-hospital medical aid center in Donetsk region, Ukraine March 12. REUTERS/Oleksandr Ratushniak
Pall bearers carry the coffin of Brianna Ghey, a 16-year-old transgender girl, at her funeral, in Warrington, Britain, March 15. REUTERS/Molly Darlington
A Buddhist monk throws salt on a large bonfire of wood and Japanese cypress leaves, at the fire-walking festival, called Hiwatari matsuri in Japanese, at Mt.Takao in Tokyo, Japan, March 12. REUTERS/Androniki Christodoulou
A supporter of Senegal opposition leader Ousmane Sonko holds a stone during clashes with security forces ahead of his leader's court appearance for a libel case against him in Dakar, Senegal, March 16. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
Auroras, caused by a coronal mass ejection on the Sun, illuminate the skies over Lapland in Rovaniemi, Finland, March 15. All About Lapland/Alexander Kuznetsov
Members of parliament of the left hold placards and sing the Marseillaise, French national anthem, as French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne arrives to deliver a speech on pensions reform bill at the National Assembly in Paris, France, March 16....more
A U.S. Secret Service agent helps a marine stay steady as the Marine One carrying U.S. President Joe Biden lands, kicking up dust and causing a powerful wind, at the Del Mar landing zone in Del Mar, California, March 13. REUTERS/Leah Millis
A California plate is seen at an area affected by floods after days of heavy rain in Pajaro, California, March 14. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
A man walks on the cracked ground of the Baells reservoir as drinking water supplies have plunged to their lowest level since 1990 due to extreme drought in Catalonia, in the village of Cersc, in the region Bergueda, Spain, March 14. REUTERS/Nacho...more
A petrol bomb explodes near riot police as they clash with protesters during a 24-hour nationwide strike over the country's deadliest train disaster last month, Athens, Greece, March 16. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
Mehmet Dogru, 6, plays inside an open coffin at Cankaya cemetery, where his family moved to in the aftermath of a last month's deadly earthquake, in Iskenderun, Turkey, March 8. Mehmet's family lives in a tent behind the morgue, next to a bus that...more
A drone view of vehicles after part of the ceiling collapsed at a mall in Osasco, Brazil, March 9. REUTERS/Carla Carniel
A visitor levels a simulator of an infantry rocket flamethrower at "ExpoTechnoStrazh" exhibition of advanced technologies and equipment securing safety and security, which is an event organized by local authorities and Russia's Federal National Guard...more
Michelle Yeoh accepts the Oscar for Best Actress for "Everything Everywhere All at Once" during the Oscars show at the 95th Academy Awards in Hollywood, March 12. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
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