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Topshots of the Week (23-29 March 2024)

 

A selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists from 23rd to 29th March 2024.

Waves crash against the lighthouse at the entrance to the harbour during Storm Nelson, in Les Sables-d'Olonne,

Waves crash against the lighthouse at the entrance to the harbour during Storm Nelson, in Les Sables-d'Olonne, western France, on March 28, 2024.
© Loïc VENANCE / AFP

 

Clocks of the art installation 'Zeitfeld' (time field) by German artist Klaus Rinke are seen in Duesseldorf

Clocks of the art installation 'Zeitfeld' (time field) by German artist Klaus Rinke are seen in Duesseldorf, western Germany, on March 28, 2024. Clocks in Germany will be changed to summer time and set back by one hour on Sunday, March 31, 2024.
© Ina FASSBENDER / AFP

 

A man prays during Ramadan in the middle of the salt Lake Karum, in the Danakil Depression of the Afar region

A man prays during Ramadan in the middle of the salt Lake Karum, in the Danakil Depression of the Afar region, on March 24, 2024. In the heart of the Horn of Africa, the Danakil Depression is one of the hottest, most inhospitable place on earth, with temperatures topping 50 degrees Celsius.
© Michele SPATARI / AFP

A model displays a creation from the Mi&Go collection by Long Jing during China Fashion week in Beijing

A model displays a creation from the Mi&Go collection by Long Jing during China Fashion week in Beijing on March 27, 2024.
© Wang ZHAO / AFP
 

Relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages held in Gaza since the October 7 attacks by Hamas militants, hold placards during a demonstration in Tel Aviv

Relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages held in Gaza since the October 7 attacks by Hamas militants, hold placards during a demonstration in Tel Aviv, on March 26, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip between Israel and the Palestinian militant Hamas movement.
© Jack GUEZ / AFP

Members of a folk dance troupe prepare to perform to animate evenings during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan

Members of a folk dance troupe prepare to perform to animate evenings during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in Iraq's southern city of Basra late on March 22, 2024.
© Hussein FALEH / AFP
 

A cat looks out from a window of a residential building with a huge recruiting placard of Ukraine's Azov Brigade

A cat looks out from a window of a residential building with a huge recruiting placard of Ukraine's Azov Brigade in the center of Kyiv on March 27, 2024, amid Russian invasion in Ukraine.
©  Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP
 

A woman is smeared with ‘Gulal' as she celebrates Holi, the Hindu spring festival of colours, in Kolkata

A woman is smeared with ‘Gulal' as she celebrates Holi, the Hindu spring festival of colours, in Kolkata on March 25, 2024.
© Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP