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Our World in Pictures: Week 18 of 2022

Our World in Pictures: Week 18 of 2022
A Palestinian child looks on as adults perform Eid al-Fitr prayers in Gaza City, 02 May 2022. Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the three days festival marking the end of Ramadan. Eid al-Fitr is one of the two major holidays in the Islamic calendar. EPA-EFE/MOHAMMED SABER

Shocking, moving, terrifying, surprising... And at times beautiful. These are the images of some of this week’s events around the world.

A Palestinian child joins adults in Eid al-Fitr prayers in Gaza City, 02 May 2022. EPA-EFE/MOHAMMED SABER

A Palestinian child joins adults in Eid al-Fitr prayers in Gaza City, 02 May 2022. EPA-EFE/MOHAMMED SABER

Undated handout photo made available on 02 May 2022 of Britain’s Princess Charlotte with cocker spaniel Orla taken this week by her mother Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, in Norfolk, Briatin. Princess Charlotte turned seven on 02 May 2022. EPA-EFE/THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE

A woman stands with a dog after arriving from the Russian-occupied area in South Ukraine to the evacuation point in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, 02 May 2022. EPA-EFE/ROMAN PILIPEY

A man welcomes Anna and her son Svyatoslav who were evacuated from Mariupol at the evacuation point in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, 03 May 2022. EPA-EFE/ROMAN PILIPEY

People hug each other after arriving on a bus on which people were evacuated from the steel plant Azovstal, Mariupol city and the surrounding areas, at the evacuation point in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, 03 May 2022. EPA-EFE/ROMAN PILIPEY

Valentyna (75) reacts after arriving from Mariupol to the evacuation point in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, 02 May 2022. EPA-EFE/ROMAN PILIPEY

A family waits in a car after arriving from Melitopol to the evacuation point in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, 02 May 2022. EPA-EFE/ROMAN PILIPEY

=An injured woman walks after arriving on a bus which brought evacuated people from the steel plant Azovstal, Mariupol city and the surrounding areas, at the evacuation point in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, 03 May 2022. EPA-EFE/ROMAN PILIPEY

A dog looks out from a car window covered with plastic after arriving from Mariupol to the evacuation point in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, 02 May 2022. EPA-EFE/ROMAN PILIPEY

A Ukrainian activist attends a rally on Independence Square in Kyiv (Kiev), Ukraine, 03 May 2022. Activists gathered to call on world leaders to help organize a humanitarian corridor for the evacuation of civilians and soldiers from the besieged city of Mariupol to neutral countries.  EPA-EFE/OLEG PETRASYUK

A woman touches a piano as she inspects the damage inside a classroom after shelling at Kharkiv National Kotlyarevsky University of Arts in Kharkiv, Ukraine, 02 May 2022. EPA-EFE/SERGEY KOZLOV

An installation exploring early-nineteenth century American fashion inspired by British style curated by film director Autumn de Wilde as part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute’s exhibit ‘In America: An Anthology of Fashion’ in New York, New York, USA, 02 May 2022. The exhibit, which is the second installment of a two-part exhibition dedicated to the history of fashion in the United States, is mainly made up of various scenes staged in existing period rooms in the American Wing at the museum curated by notable US film directors. The exhibit runs from 07 May until 05 September 2022. EPA-EFE/JUSTIN LANE

A scene curated by film director Martin Scorsese featuring work by fashion designer Charles Dash in a room designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright as part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute’s exhibit ‘In America: An Anthology of Fashion’ in New York, New York, USA, 02 May 2022. EPA-EFE/JUSTIN LANE

A scene curated by film director Tom Ford related to the 1973 ‘Battle of Versailles’ fashion show as part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute’s exhibit ‘In America: An Anthology of Fashion’ in New York, New York, USA, 02 May 2022. EPA-EFE/JUSTIN LANE

A dress worn by Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of President Abraham Lincoln, displayed as part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute’s exhibit ‘In America: An Anthology of Fashion’ in New York, New York, USA, 02 May 2022. EPA-EFE/JUSTIN LANE

Abortion rights demonstrators with hangers during a protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. Abortion rights suddenly emerged as an issue that could reshape the battle between Democrats and Republicans for control of Congress, following a report that conservatives on the U.S. Supreme Court were poised to strike down the half-century-old Roe v. Wade precedent. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Nate Darnell holds a cross while surrounded by chanting abortion-rights demonstrators outside the U.S. Supreme Court on May 5, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tom Brenner/Getty Images)

Hannah Yost becomes emotional as she speaks about her experience with sexual assault during an abortion-rights rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building on May 05, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Hannah Yost watches as her husband Joseph Price (R) argues with an anti-abortion protester during an abortion-rights rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building on May 05, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Abortion rights demonstrators during a protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Star Wars fans parade at the street during the Star Wars day celebration in Taipei, Taiwan, 04 May 2022. Star Wars Day is celebrated every 04 May by many fans in different parts of the world. EPA-EFE/RITCHIE B. TONGO

Star Wars fans use umbrellas to shelter from rain at the street during the Star Wars day celebration in Taipei, Taiwan, 04 May 2022. Star Wars Day is celebrated every 04 May by many fans in different parts of the world. EPA-EFE/RITCHIE B. TONGO

Guests attend a meditation class as Headspace collaborates with Lucasfilm to master sleep, stress and focus with STAR WARS™ mindfulness content on May 03, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for Headspace)

A group of F/A-18 jets fly overhead the global premiere of ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ on the USS Midway in San Diego, California, USA, 04 May 2022. The movie is set to release in US theaters 27 May 2022. EPA-EFE/CAROLINE BREHMAN

Russian aircrafts fly over the Kremlin during the general rehearsal for the Victory Day parade in Moscow, Russia, 04 May 2022. The Victory parade will take place on the Red Square on 09 May to commemorate the victory of the Soviet Union’s Red Army over Nazi-Germany in WWII. EPA-EFE/YURI KOCHETKOV

People watch Russian heavy weapons at Tverskaya street during the rehearsal of the Victory Day parade in Moscow, Russia, 04 May 2022. Victory Day is held annually on 09 May and marks the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945. EPA-EFE/YURI KOCHETKOV

A young couple kisses in front of Russian heavy weapons at Tverskaya street, during the rehearsal of the Victory Day parade in Moscow, Russia, 04 May 2022. EPA-EFE/YURI KOCHETKOV

Nobel Peace Prize laureates Maria Ressa (R) and Dmitry Muratov (L) listen to a speech during the ceremony of the Kofi Annan Courage in Cartooning Award, in Geneva, Switzerland, 03 May 2022. Editorial cartoonists Gabor Papai and Vladimir Kazanevsky have received the Kofi Annan Courage in Cartooning Award. EPA-EFE/SALVATORE DI NOLFI

The Fearless Girl statue is seen draped in the flag of Ukraine in front of the New York Stock Exchange on May 05, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Spanish bullfighter Tomas Rulfo reacts during a bullfight at the Feria de Abril bullfight festivities at Real Maestranza Bullring in Sevilla, Spain, 02 May 2022. EPA-EFE/JULIO MUNOZ DM/ ML

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