Week in pictures 7 January 2023
ROME:
Mourners at the Vatican pay their respects to former Pope Benedict XVI as he lies in state inside St. Peter's Basilica on Tuesday, January 3. Benedict died December 31 at the age of 95. He was elected Pope in 2005, and in 2013 he became the first pontiff in almost 600 years to resign his position. See photos from his funeral.
NEW YORK:
Revelers celebrate the start of the new year in New York's Times Square on Sunday, January 1. See more New Year's celebrations around the world.
SANTOS:
The casket carrying soccer legend Pelé is driven through a crowd of fans in Santos, Brazil, on Tuesday, January 3. Pelé, the Brazilian star who became a global icon, recently died at the age of 82.
WILTONS:
Vehicles are submerged on Dillard Road in Wilton, California, on Sunday, January 1. Parts of California were hit with powerful storms that brought hurricane-force winds and torrential rain to the region.
RIEZLERN:
People ski down a slope in Riezlern, Austria, on Friday, December 30. There was a lack of snow in the area following some warm weather.
BAKHMUT:
A Ukrainian serviceman throws an empty artillery shell while firing toward Russian positions on the outskirts of Bakhmut, Ukraine, on Friday, December 30.
BENGALURU:
Farmers inspect sunflowers on the outskirts of Bengaluru, India, on Tuesday, January 3.
LUTZERATH:
Activists clad in white overalls watch a fire burn in front of a bucket-wheel excavator in Lützerath, Germany, on Monday, January 2. The village is located on the edge of the still expanding Garzweiler II lignite surface. Despite heavy protests, it will soon be demolished to extract the underlying coal.
COLOMBO:
Two men perform on a "Wall of Death" in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Saturday, December 31. The performers put on a show by riding motorcycles and bicycles in the makeshift wooden ring.
CONEY ISLAND:
People run into the Atlantic Ocean off New York's Coney Island as part of a New Year's Day Polar Bear Plunge.
ROME: Mourners at the Vatican pay their respects to former Pope Benedict XVI as he lies in state inside St. Peter's Basilica on Tuesday, January 3. Benedict died December 31 at the age of 95. He was elected Pope in 2005, and in 2013 he became the first pontiff in almost 600 years to resign his position. See photos from his funeral.
NEW YORK: Revelers celebrate the start of the new year in New York's Times Square on Sunday, January 1. See more New Year's celebrations around the world.
SANTOS: The casket carrying soccer legend Pelé is driven through a crowd of fans in Santos, Brazil, on Tuesday, January 3. Pelé, the Brazilian star who became a global icon, recently died at the age of 82.
WILTON: Vehicles are submerged on Dillard Road in Wilton, California, on Sunday, January 1. Parts of California were hit with powerful storms that brought hurricane-force winds and torrential rain to the region.
RIEZLERN: People ski down a slope in Riezlern, Austria, on Friday, December 30. There was a lack of snow in the area following some warm weather.
BAKHMUT: A Ukrainian serviceman throws an empty artillery shell while firing toward Russian positions on the outskirts of Bakhmut, Ukraine, on Friday, December 30.
BENGALURU: Farmers inspect sunflowers on the outskirts of Bengaluru, India, on Tuesday, January 3.
LUTZERATH: Activists clad in white overalls watch a fire burn in front of a bucket-wheel excavator in Lützerath, Germany, on Monday, January 2. The village is located on the edge of the still expanding Garzweiler II lignite surface. Despite heavy protests, it will soon be demolished to extract the underlying coal.
COLOMBO: Two men perform on a "Wall of Death" in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Saturday, December 31. The performers put on a show by riding motorcycles and bicycles in the makeshift wooden ring.
CONEY ISLAND: People run into the Atlantic Ocean off New York's Coney Island as part of a New Year's Day Polar Bear Plunge.