Choirboys and a cat in the snow: the weekend in photos
Dan Didi takes part in a Hands Off protest against US president, Donald Trump, and Elon Musk Photograph: Daniel Cole/Reuters
Sikhs take part in the annual procession as part of the Vaisakhi celebration to celebrate the birth of the Sikh nation Photograph: JeffA participant ignites a tree-trunk cannon to create an explosive sound using carbide and water during the Kuluwung festival, a two-day traditional sound battle between two villages on opposite sides of a river Photograph: Aditya Aji/AFP/Getty Images
Lizzo attends the 11th annual Breakthrough prize ceremony at the Barker Hangar Photograph: Caroline Brehman/EPA
A choir sings during a concert in St Paul's Basilica as part of the project: Podkarpacie in the footsteps of John Paul II among tradition, culture and music Photograph: Darek Delmanowicz/EPA
A woman reacts as hundreds march in Lisbon to demand higher wages, pensions and better working conditions Photograph: Patrícia de Melo Moreira/AFP/Getty Images
A man walks through a park during a snow shower Photograph: Yulia Morozova/Reuters
Women dressed in traditional Han clothing Photograph: Jessica Lee/EPA
Palestinian Mohammad Bakrun and his family try to maintain their daily lives despite difficult conditions in a makeshift camp by the road Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images
Citizens participate in reforestation day on the island of Lio Piccolo in the northern lagoon of Venice which is being replanted with 16,000 new trees to protect the salt marsh ecosystem Photograph:Fighters stand guard during a joint security operation at Camp Roj, where foreign relatives of people suspected of belonging to the Islamic State group are held Photograph: Delil Souleiman/AFP/Getty Images
People take shelter in a metro station during a Russian military strike Photograph: Alina Smutko/Reuters
A young girl dressed as a living goddess takes part in the Bengali Hindu festival, Basanti Durga Puja
Photograph: Bikas Das/AP
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Donald Trump leaves UFC Champion Kayla Harrison in shock with intimate gesture after president watched on
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Experts said it was the first time in 60 years that a president has activated a state's national guard – a reserve military – without a request from its governor. Critics also saw it as an authoritarian flex by a strongman president who has relentlessly trampled norms and burst through guardrails. Since returning to office in January, Trump has sought to crush dissent at cultural institutions, law firms, media companies and universities. Many believed it was only a matter of time before he took the fight to the streets. The protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) raids present him with an antagonist that can be used as a focal point for anger, hatred and fear, ensuring that dissent is redirected away from the government and toward 'an enemy within'. Trump is the master of distraction and, with the help of lurid rightwing media clips, wants to divert attention from policy failures and his ugly feud with Elon Musk. Chris Murphy, a Democratic senator, tweeted: 'Important to remember that Trump isn't trying to heal or keep the peace. He is looking to inflame and divide. His movement doesn't believe in democracy or protest – and if they get a chance to end the rule of law they will take it. None of this is on the level.' As with much else in his scorched earth second term, Trump advertised this in advance. Last October he told Fox News: 'I always say, we have two enemies. We have the outside enemy, and then we have the enemy from within, and the enemy from within, in my opinion, is more dangerous than China, Russia and all these countries.' He added: 'We have some very bad people. We have some sick people. Radical left lunatics I think it should be very easily handled by, if necessary, by National Guard, or if really necessary, by the military, because they can't let that happen.' 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