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18-04-2025
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Photos this week: April 10-17, 2025
Rory McIlroy celebrates after sinking a putt to win the Masters tournament on Sunday, April 13. With his dramatic playoff victory, the 35-year-old became just the sixth player in history to complete the career grand slam. He joins Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods as the only men to win all four spray water on people celebrating the Songkran festival in Ayutthaya, Thailand, on Sunday, April 13. On the holiday, both locals and tourists celebrate by joining in water fights across the in Khan Younis, Gaza, react Sunday, April 13, during a funeral for Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes. Israel's renewed assault on Gaza has displaced more than 500,000 Palestinians in less than a month, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza says that renewed attacks on Gaza have killed nearly 1,700 Palestinians since March 18. Hatem Khaled/Reuters A rescue worker takes a break at the site of a Russian attack in Sumy, Ukraine, on Sunday, April 13. Ballistic missiles ripped through the busy center of Sumy, officials said, killing at least 35 people and striking terror into residents who were out enjoying Palm Sunday and attending morning church services. It was the deadliest attack of the conflict this year. Roman Pilipey/AFP/Getty Images El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, left, meets with US President Donald Trump in the White House Oval Office on Monday, April 14. Sitting on the couch, from left, are US Vice President JD Vance, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US Attorney General Pam Bondi. Monday's visit cemented Bukele's status as one of the closest foreign partners of the new Trump administration, which has alienated some traditional US allies in its early days. Eric Lee/The New York Times/Redux US Rep. Nancy Pelosi, far left, reacts after Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry made a 3-pointer during an NBA game in San Francisco on Tuesday, April 15. Curry and the Warriors defeated the Memphis Grizzlies in what was a play-in game for the postseason. Jeff Chiu/AP Police officers carry a protester as demonstrators block the entrance of the parliament's garage in Budapest, Hungary, on Monday, April 14. The parliament passed an amendment to the constitution that day that allows the government to ban public events by LGBTQ+ communities. Bernadett Szabo/Reuters Paige Bueckers is interviewed after the Dallas Wings selected her as the No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA Draft on Monday, April 14. The three-time All-American becomes the sixth UConn player taken No. 1 overall, joining Breanna Stewart (2016), Maya Moore (2011), Tina Charles (2010), Diana Taurasi (2004) and Sue Bird (2002). She is the sixth player to win a national title and be drafted first overall in the same year. Elsa/Getty Images At least six people were injured after a house exploded in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, April 13. The explosion leveled one house and severely damaged another, according to the Austin Fire Department. The Travis County Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of the incident, authorities said. Aaron E. Martinez/American-Statesman/USA Today Network/Imagn Images People attend the funeral ceremony for 11-year-old Maksym Martynenko and his parents, Mykola and Nataliia, in Stare Selo, Ukraine, on Wednesday, April 16. The family was killed by a Russian missile strike in nearby Sumy on Sunday. Roman Pilipey/AFP/Getty Images
CNN
18-04-2025
- Politics
- CNN
Photos this week: April 10-17, 2025
Rory McIlroy celebrates after sinking a putt to win the Masters tournament on Sunday, April 13. With his dramatic playoff victory, the 35-year-old became just the sixth player in history to complete the career grand slam. He joins Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods as the only men to win all four spray water on people celebrating the Songkran festival in Ayutthaya, Thailand, on Sunday, April 13. On the holiday, both locals and tourists celebrate by joining in water fights across the in Khan Younis, Gaza, react Sunday, April 13, during a funeral for Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes. Israel's renewed assault on Gaza has displaced more than 500,000 Palestinians in less than a month, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza says that renewed attacks on Gaza have killed nearly 1,700 Palestinians since March 18. Hatem Khaled/Reuters A rescue worker takes a break at the site of a Russian attack in Sumy, Ukraine, on Sunday, April 13. Ballistic missiles ripped through the busy center of Sumy, officials said, killing at least 35 people and striking terror into residents who were out enjoying Palm Sunday and attending morning church services. It was the deadliest attack of the conflict this year. Roman Pilipey/AFP/Getty Images El Salvador President Nayib Bukele, left, meets with US President Donald Trump in the White House Oval Office on Monday, April 14. Sitting on the couch, from left, are US Vice President JD Vance, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US Attorney General Pam Bondi. Monday's visit cemented Bukele's status as one of the closest foreign partners of the new Trump administration, which has alienated some traditional US allies in its early days. Eric Lee/The New York Times/Redux US Rep. Nancy Pelosi, far left, reacts after Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry made a 3-pointer during an NBA game in San Francisco on Tuesday, April 15. Curry and the Warriors defeated the Memphis Grizzlies in what was a play-in game for the postseason. Jeff Chiu/AP Police officers carry a protester as demonstrators block the entrance of the parliament's garage in Budapest, Hungary, on Monday, April 14. The parliament passed an amendment to the constitution that day that allows the government to ban public events by LGBTQ+ communities. Bernadett Szabo/Reuters Paige Bueckers is interviewed after the Dallas Wings selected her as the No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA Draft on Monday, April 14. The three-time All-American becomes the sixth UConn player taken No. 1 overall, joining Breanna Stewart (2016), Maya Moore (2011), Tina Charles (2010), Diana Taurasi (2004) and Sue Bird (2002). She is the sixth player to win a national title and be drafted first overall in the same year. Elsa/Getty Images At least six people were injured after a house exploded in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, April 13. The explosion leveled one house and severely damaged another, according to the Austin Fire Department. The Travis County Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of the incident, authorities said. Aaron E. Martinez/American-Statesman/USA Today Network/Imagn Images People attend the funeral ceremony for 11-year-old Maksym Martynenko and his parents, Mykola and Nataliia, in Stare Selo, Ukraine, on Wednesday, April 16. The family was killed by a Russian missile strike in nearby Sumy on Sunday. Roman Pilipey/AFP/Getty Images
