Week in pictures 25 March 2023
LYON: Protesters clash with police officers during a demonstration in Lyon, France, on Thursday, March 23 (Laurent Cipriani/AP)
MOSCOW: Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a meeting in Moscow on Tuesday, March 21. Xi’s three-day visit to the Russian capital was an opportunity for the two to showcase their close personal rapport amid the pomp of a state visit — and lay out how they could advance a world order that counters one they see as led by Washington and its democratic allies (Xie Huanchi/Xinhua via Getty Images)
NAIROBI: Protesters gesture toward police officers during a rally in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday, March 20. Raila Odinga, the country's opposition leader and former prime minister, has called for weekly nationwide protests against the high cost of living (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images)
TEL AVIV: People in Tel Aviv, Israel, protest against their government, and its plans to overhaul the nation’s judicial system on Saturday, March 18.(Oren Alon/Reuters)
UKRAINIAN-POLISH BORDER: Britain's Prince William meets with members of the Polish military while making an announced trip to a military base near the Ukrainian-polish border on Wednesday, March 22. He also met with British troops stationed there, praising both groups for their "cooperation in the support of the people of Ukraine and their freedom” (Yui Mok/AP)
PARIS: Members of the French National Assembly hold signs after a no-confidence vote against President Emmanuel Macron's government on Monday, March 20. Two no-confidence votes failed, clearing the way for Macron's pension reforms to be implemented (Bertrand Guay/AFP via Getty Images)
PRAYAGRAJ: A worker dries vermicelli at a factory in Prayagraj, India, on Wednesday, March 22. Vermicelli is used to make traditional sweet dishes during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan (Sanjay Kanojia/AFP via Getty Images)
TEOTIHUACAN: Hot-air balloons float above the Pyramid of the Moon in Teotihuacán, Mexico, on Monday, March 20 (Henry Romero/Reuters)
CHOUM: People load their belongings aboard the Iron Ore freight train as it stops at a station in Choum, Mauritania, on Sunday, March 19.(Marco Longari/AFP via Getty Images)
LAHORE: Security personnel make way for former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, center, as he arrives to appear in court in Lahore, Pakistan, on Friday, March 17. A top Pakistani court suspended an arrest warrant for Khan, giving him a reprieve to travel to Islamabad and face charges in a graft case without being detained.(K.M. Chaudhry/AP)