The best photos of the week: from Easter in South Africa to Ramadan in Kashmir

Striking pictures from around the world

Church members watch the arrival of more than 800 couples taking part in the Easter Sunday mass wedding ceremony, organised by the International Pentecostal Holiness Church Jerusalem City (IPHC), in Kgabalatsane, in the North-West province, South Africa, April 9, 2023. REUTERS / Siphiwe Sibeko TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A house and a car covered in volcanic dust following the eruption of Shiveluch volcano in Kamchatka region, Russia. Reuters

A Balinese man takes pictures of a dead sperm whale on Yeh Malet Beach, Karangasem, Bali. Reuters

Birds fly over burning rubbish at a landfill on the outskirts of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Reuters

The Easter fire is lit with burning torches on a hill in Attendorn, western Germany. AFP

Boats from Taiwan's Amphibious Reconnaissance and Patrol Unit patrol the Matsu Islands, with China's Fujian province in the background. AFP

A group of brides at the International Pentecostal Holiness Church south of Johannesburg wait to take part in a mass wedding ceremony on Easter Sunday. AFP

Tourists enjoy the snow-covered slopes of Sonamarg about 80km from Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. EPA

Bangabazar traders set up makeshift stalls on a footpath after fire ripped through the clothing market in Dhaka, Bangladesh. EPA

Young men race horses during the annual Rupununi Ranchers Rodeo festival in Lethem, Guyana. AP Photo

A tourist, right, poses near Ta Pae Gate for pictures as pigeons fly by in Chiang Mai. AFP

Palestinian fishermen take to the sea at sunset in Gaza city. AFP

Devotees gather for the Bisket Jatra festival, held to mark the Nepalese New Year, in Bhaktapur. AFP

A crowded market area in Chennai, India, where Covid-19 cases are on the rise. EPA

Firefighters free a squirrel that was stuck in a manhole cover in Dortmund, Germany. AP

A man works at a firecracker factory to sell their products ahead of Sinhala and Tamil New Year festival, in Kimbulapitiya, Sri Lanka. Reuters

Bihu dancers take part in rehearsals days before the Guinness World Record event at Sarusajai Stadium in Guwahati. AFP

Visitors ride a merry-go-round at the amusement park 'Wunderland Kalkar' (Wonderland Kalkar) in Kalkar, western Germany. AFP

A woman holds on while ziplining over blooming wildflowers at Skull Canyon Ziplines in Corona, California. AFP

King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron with an official welcome ceremony at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Getty Images

A satellite image shows the erupting Shiveluch volcano on the Russia's Kamchatka peninsula. Reuters

Waves break over Newhaven Lighthouse as Storm Noa batters the south coast of England. AFP

Migrants are identified with a picture by Italian authorities in the Sicilian port of Catania. AP

Martin Luther King is reflected in Justin Pearson's glasses on a march in Memphis, Tennessee. AP

Mohammed El Dahshan, 38, a 'Mesaharati', or dawn caller, and his donkey wake up Muslims for Ramadan in Dikernis, Egypt. AP

A woman, 40, is photographed after being interviewed in Saint Louis, Senegal. AP Photo

Poppies blooming in a field of the Antelope Valley near Lancaster, California. EPA

Women in traditional dresses walk through an asparagus field near Beelitz, Germany. EPA

A man and his child wear a plastic poncho over their heads to protect them from heavy rainfall in Sanaa, Yemen. EPA

A Kashmiri Muslim boy stands with elders during special prayers at Hazratbal Shrine in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir. AP Photo

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