Week in pictures 4 February 2023
KINSHASA:
Pope Francis is welcomed by residents of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Tuesday, January 31. The Pope is on a six-day trip to the DRC and South Sudan (Handout/Vatican Media/Reuters)
MELBOURNE:
Tennis superstar Novak Djokovic kisses his trophy after winning the Australian Open on Sunday, January 29. Djokovic has now won 22 grand slam titles, tying him with Rafael Nadal for the most all time by a male player (Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images)
PARIS:
A protester kicks a tear gas canister during clashes with police in Paris on Tuesday, January 31. Unions staged another mass strike against government plans to raise the retirement age for most workers. French schools and transportation networks were heavily disrupted (Julien de Rosa/AFP/Getty Images)
LONDON:
Mary Bousted, joint general-secretary of the National Education Union trade union, is seen at center as she leads a protest in London on Wednesday, February 1. As many as half a million workers were striking across Britani on Wednesday (Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images)
ARCTIC OCEAN:
World champion free diver Arthur Guerin Boëri swims near an orca in the Arctic Ocean on Monday, January 30 (Oliver Morin/AFP/Getty Images)
PESHAWAR:
Plain-clothed policemen gather at a damaged mosque inside a police compound in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Wednesday, February 1. More than 80 people were killed in a suicide bombing (Abdul Majeed/AFP/Getty Images)
AUCKLAND:
Damage is seen below a house in Auckland, New Zealand, on Wednesday, February 1. Unprecedented rainfall brought devastating floods to Auckland and forced hundreds to evacuate the city (Fiona Goodall/Getty Images)
NEW YORK:
People work around the carcass of a dead humpback whale that washed ashore in Lido Beach, New York, on Tuesday, January 31 (Seth Wenig/AP)
BAKHMUT:
Ukrainian servicemen make a trench near the city of Bakhmut on Wednesday, February 1 (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images)
AUSTIN:
Austin Energy workers Ken Gray, left, and Chad Sefcik work to restore power on ice-covered lines in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday, February 1. A wave of ice and sleet hammered parts of the southern and central United States (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman/AP)
KINSHASA: Pope Francis is welcomed by residents of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Tuesday, January 31. The Pope is on a six-day trip to the DRC and South Sudan (Handout/Vatican Media/Reuters)
MELBOURNE: Tennis superstar Novak Djokovic kisses his trophy after winning the Australian Open on Sunday, January 29. Djokovic has now won 22 grand slam titles, tying him with Rafael Nadal for the most all time by a male player (Manan Vatsyayana/AFP/Getty Images)
PARIS: A protester kicks a tear gas canister during clashes with police in Paris on Tuesday, January 31. Unions staged another mass strike against government plans to raise the retirement age for most workers. French schools and transportation networks were heavily disrupted (Julien de Rosa/AFP/Getty Images)
LONDON: Mary Bousted, joint general-secretary of the National Education Union trade union, is seen at center as she leads a protest in London on Wednesday, February 1. As many as half a million workers were striking across Britani on Wednesday (Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images)
ARCTIC OCEAN: World champion free diver Arthur Guerin Boëri swims near an orca in the Arctic Ocean on Monday, January 30 (Oliver Morin/AFP/Getty Images)
PESHAWAR: Plain-clothed policemen gather at a damaged mosque inside a police compound in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Wednesday, February 1. More than 80 people were killed in a suicide bombing (Abdul Majeed/AFP/Getty Images)
AUCKLAND: Damage is seen below a house in Auckland, New Zealand, on Wednesday, February 1. Unprecedented rainfall brought devastating floods to Auckland and forced hundreds to evacuate the city (Fiona Goodall/Getty Images)
NEW YORK: People work around the carcass of a dead humpback whale that washed ashore in Lido Beach, New York, on Tuesday, January 31 (Seth Wenig/AP)
BAKHMUT: Ukrainian servicemen make a trench near the city of Bakhmut on Wednesday, February 1 (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP/Getty Images)
AUSTIN: Austin Energy workers Ken Gray, left, and Chad Sefcik work to restore power on ice-covered lines in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday, February 1. A wave of ice and sleet hammered parts of the southern and central United States (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman/AP)