Week in pictures 18 March 2023
LOS ANGELES:
"Everything Everywhere All at Once" directors Daniel Kwan, left, and Daniel Scheinert have fun with their Oscar statuettes as they meet with the press at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles, on Sunday, March 12. Their film won seven Oscars, including best picture and best director (Mike Blake/Reuters)
BLACK SEA:
A still taken from video footage released by the US European Command shows an encounter between a US surveillance drone and Russian fighter jets over the Black Sea on Tuesday, March 14 (US European Command)
BLANTYRE:
A road connecting the cities of Blantyre and Lilongwe is damaged following heavy rains caused by Tropical Cycolne Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, on Tuesday, March 14.(Thoko Chikondi/AP)
LONDON:
Rock Guitarist Brian May is made a Knight Bachelor by King Charles III at Buckingham Palace in London on Tuesday, March 14. The founding member of the band Queen will now be known as Sir Brian, following the investiture ceremony (Jonathan Brady/PA/AP)
NANTES:
A demonstrator holds an umbrella to protect themselves from tear gas during a protest in Nantes, France, on Wednesday, March 15. Protesters have been taking action against the government's proposed pension reforms (Loic Venance/AFP/Getty Images)
SPACE:
A new image released on Tuesday, March 14, from NASA's James Webb Telescope, show the Wolf-Rayet star WR 124 captured in infrared light. Wolf-Rayet stars are some of the most luminous and massive stars in the universe (NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/Webb ERO Production Team)
LAHORE:
Supporters of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan throw stones toward riot police officers firing tear gas to disperse them in Lahore, Pakistan, on Wednesday, March 15 (K.M. Chaudary/AP)
INDONESIA:
Volcanic ash spews out of Indonesia's Mount Merapi on Saturday, March 11.(Priyo Utomo/Xinhua News Agency/Getty Images)
CANBERRA:
Hot air balloons soar during the annual Canberra Balloon Spectacular festival in Canberra, Australia, on Tuesday, March 14.(Chu Chen/Xinhua News Agency/ZUMA Press)
ELKTOK:
A raindrop refracts the image of a daffodil in Elktok, Oregon, on Monday, March 13.(Robin Loznak/ZUMA Press)
LOS ANGELES: "Everything Everywhere All at Once" directors Daniel Kwan, left, and Daniel Scheinert have fun with their Oscar statuettes as they meet with the press at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles, on Sunday, March 12. Their film won seven Oscars, including best picture and best director (Mike Blake/Reuters)
BLACK SEA: A still taken from video footage released by the US European Command shows an encounter between a US surveillance drone and Russian fighter jets over the Black Sea on Tuesday, March 14 (US European Command)
BLANTYRE: A road connecting the cities of Blantyre and Lilongwe is damaged following heavy rains caused by Tropical Cycolne Freddy in Blantyre, Malawi, on Tuesday, March 14.(Thoko Chikondi/AP)
LONDON: Rock Guitarist Brian May is made a Knight Bachelor by King Charles III at Buckingham Palace in London on Tuesday, March 14. The founding member of the band Queen will now be known as Sir Brian, following the investiture ceremony (Jonathan Brady/PA/AP)
NANTES: A demonstrator holds an umbrella to protect themselves from tear gas during a protest in Nantes, France, on Wednesday, March 15. Protesters have been taking action against the government's proposed pension reforms (Loic Venance/AFP/Getty Images)
SPACE: A new image released on Tuesday, March 14, from NASA's James Webb Telescope, show the Wolf-Rayet star WR 124 captured in infrared light. Wolf-Rayet stars are some of the most luminous and massive stars in the universe (NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/Webb ERO Production Team)
LAHORE: Supporters of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan throw stones toward riot police officers firing tear gas to disperse them in Lahore, Pakistan, on Wednesday, March 15 (K.M. Chaudary/AP)
INDONESIA: Volcanic ash spews out of Indonesia's Mount Merapi on Saturday, March 11.(Priyo Utomo/Xinhua News Agency/Getty Images)
CANBERRA: Hot air balloons soar during the annual Canberra Balloon Spectacular festival in Canberra, Australia, on Tuesday, March 14.(Chu Chen/Xinhua News Agency/ZUMA Press)
ELKTOK: A raindrop refracts the image of a daffodil in Elktok, Oregon, on Monday, March 13.(Robin Loznak/ZUMA Press)