In Pictures

Week in pictures: 31 March - 6 April 2018

  • 7 April 2018

Our selection of some of the most striking news photographs taken around the world this week.

A Shan boy is carried around the Three Kings Monument in Chiang Mai during an afternoon procession of Poy Sang Long participants. Image copyright Jack Kurtz/ REX
Image caption The Poy Sang Long ceremony marks a rite of passage among the Shan peoples in Myanmar and northern Thailand. Boys between seven and fourteen years of age are temporarily ordained as Buddhist novices, pampered and carried around on the shoulders of their older male relatives.
Victoria Ewers and her sister Elle Ewers participate in the 2018 White House Easter Egg Roll. Image copyright SHAWN THEW/ EPA
Image caption Victoria Ewers and her sister Elle participate in an Easter egg roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington DC. Children from around the USA can participate in the event, hosted by President Donald Trump, via tickets won in an online lottery.
People dressed as Hungarian Hussars and Hapsburg Austrian soldiers re-enact the Battle of Tapiobicske. Image copyright Laszlo Balogh/ Getty Images
Image caption Men dressed as Hungarian Hussars and Hapsburg Austrian soldiers re-enact the Battle of Tapiobicske near Cegled, Hungary. The 1848 battle resulted in Hungary briefly gaining independence from the Hapsburg Empire. Hungarian nationalism is promoted by the country's current Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who is seeking re-election on 8 April.
A ranger of Kenya Wildlife Services tries to cover the eyes of female Southern white rhino, Elia. Image copyright YASUYOSHI CHIBA/ AFP
Image caption A Kenya Wildlife Services ranger tries to cover the eyes of Elia, a young Southern white rhino, to calm her down. She had been shot by a tranquilizer from a helicopter during a rhino ear-notching exercise at Meru National Park, 350 km (220 miles) from Nairobi.
A puppet chick is seen in the hand of a participant. Image copyright Gaia Squarci/ Reuters
Image caption A man cups a fake chick in his hand during the annual Easter parade in Manhattan, New York. Participants often wear bonnets and costumes for the event on Fifth Avenue.
South Koreans perform to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Jeju uprising. Image copyright Chung Sung-Jun/ Getty Images
Image caption South Korean performers in Seoul commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Jeju uprising. The clash between the South Korean government at the time and guerrilla fighters of the South Korean Labour Party is said to have killed tens of thousand of people.
An employee looks out an artwork as it is put on display during preparations for the fair. Image copyright KOEN VAN WEEL/ EPA
Image caption A woman emerges from the mouth of an artwork during the KunstRai art fair in Amsterdam. The event claims to be the longest running art fair in the Netherlands.
Central American migrants - taking part in a caravan called "Migrant Viacrucis"- rest at a sports centre field. Image copyright VICTORIA RAZO/ AFP
Image caption Central American migrants rest at a sports centre field in Oaxaca state, Mexico. Images of the "Migrant Viacrucis" caravan, composed of hundreds of people headed towards the US border, caused President Donald Trump to strike out at immigration into America.
A woman lays flowers on Chalgrove Road, Tottenham, north London. Image copyright Victoria Jones/ PA
Image caption A woman lays flowers on Chalgrove Road, Tottenham, in north London where 17-year-old Tanesha Melbourne died after being shot. Two miles away, in Walthamstow, another boy was found with gunshot wounds, alongside another boy, 15, who had stab injuries.

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