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Week in pictures: Ukraine war anniversary to farmers’ protest in India

A roundup of some of last week’s events.

People visit the grave of their relative, a Ukrainian service member killed in a fight against Russian troops, ahead of the second anniversary of Russia's attack on Ukraine, at a military cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine February 23
People visit the grave of their relative, a Ukrainian service member killed in a fight against Russian troops, ahead of the second anniversary of Russia's attack on Ukraine, at a military cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine. [Roman Baluk/Reuters]
Published On 25 Feb 2024

From a dengue vaccination campaign in Brazil, a Buddhist ceremony in Thailand to antigovernment protests in India and Israel, here is the week in photos.

In this photo courtesy of The White House, obtained on February 22, 2024, US President Joe Biden hugs Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Kremlin opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died last week in a Russian prison, in San Francisco
US President Joe Biden hugs Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Kremlin opposition leader Alexey Navalny, who died last week in a Russian prison, in San Francisco, California. [Handout/White House via AFP]
People watch the Senegal's President Macky Sall during a live press conference broadcast on the national television, in the district of Medina in Dakar on February 22
People watch Senegal's President Macky Sall during a televised news conference in the district of Medina in Dakar. Sall said his mandate would end as planned on April 2, but left open the date of the presidential election, which he postponed earlier this month. [Michele Cattani/AFP]
A Nihang or a Sikh warrior rests on a makeshift barricade of sand bags, at a protest site during the march towards New Delhi to push for better crop prices promised to them in 2021, at Shambhu Barrier, the border between Punjab and Haryana states, India February 23
A Nihang - a Sikh warrior - rests on a makeshift barricade of sandbags at a protest site during the march towards New Delhi to push for better crop prices promised to them in 2021, at the Shambhu barrier, the border between Punjab and Haryana states, India. [Adnan Abidi/Reuters]
An aerial view shows people walking past plum blossoms in Nanjing, in China's eastern Jiangsu province on February 19
An aerial view shows people walking past plum blossoms in Nanjing, in China's eastern Jiangsu province. [AFP]
Anita Jose Rodrigues, 10, receives the dengue vaccine Qdenga during a vaccination campaign, at the at Parque das Tribos in Manaus, Brazil February 22
Anita Jose Rodrigues, 10, receives a shot of Qdenga during a dengue vaccination campaign, at Parque das Tribos in Manaus, Brazil. [Bruno Kelly/Reuters]
A student walks past as Mount Marapi spews ash, seen from Jorong Batang Silasiah in Agam, West Sumatra province, Indonesia
A student walks past as Mount Marapi spews ash, seen from Jorong Batang Silasiah in Agam, West Sumatra province, Indonesia. [Iggoy el Fitra/Antara Foto via Reuters]
Greek beekeepers use smokers, among stacked hives in front of the country's parliament, to protest over issues affecting their trade, one day after thousands of farmers with their tractors descended on the capital, in Athens, Greece, February 22
Greek beekeepers use smokers, among stacked hives in front of the country's parliament, to protest over issues affecting their trade, one day after thousands of farmers with their tractors descended on the capital, Athens, Greece. [Louisa Gouliamaki/Reuters]
A sister of miner Santiago Mora, left, cries with other relatives as he is buried at the cemetery in La Paragua, Bolivar state, Venezuela, Thursday, Feb. 22
A sister of miner Santiago Mora, left, cries with other relatives as his body is buried at the cemetery in La Paragua, Bolivar state, Venezuela, February 22, 2024. The collapse of an illegally operated open-pit gold mine in central Venezuela killed at least 14 people and injured several more, state authorities said, as some other officials reported an undetermined number of people could be trapped. [Ariana Cubillos/AP Photo]
Palestinians perform Friday prayers at the ruins of a mosque destroyed in Israeli strikes, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip February 23,
Palestinians perform Friday prayers at the ruins of a mosque destroyed in Israeli strikes in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. [Mohammed Salem/Reuters]
Buddhist monks pray at the Wat Phra Dhammakaya temple during a ceremony commemorating Makha Bucha Day in Pathum Thani province outside Bangkok, Thailand, February 24
Buddhist monks pray at the Wat Phra Dhammakaya temple during a ceremony commemorating Makha Bucha Day in Pathum Thani province outside Bangkok, Thailand. [Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters]
Police use water cannons to disperse demonstrators during a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, and calling for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Feb. 24
Police use water cannon to disperse demonstrators during a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, calling for the release of captives held in the Gaza Strip. [Ohad Zwigenberg/AP Photo]