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Photos Of The Week (April 24-30, 2023)

Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 17th week of 2023 from around RFE/RL's region. For more photo galleries, see our archive.
A Hindu devotee and a girl sit outside the Shri Ratneshwar Mahadev Temple in Karachi, Pakistan. 
1 A Hindu devotee and a girl sit outside the Shri Ratneshwar Mahadev Temple in Karachi, Pakistan. 
Pope Francis is greeted as he arrives at Budapest's Liszt Ferenc International Airport on April 28. In a speech, the pope warned of the dangers of rising nationalism in Europe and told the Hungarian government that accepting migrants along with the rest of the continent would be a true sign of Christianity. 
2 Pope Francis is greeted as he arrives at Budapest's Liszt Ferenc International Airport on April 28. In a speech, the pope warned of the dangers of rising nationalism in Europe and told the Hungarian government that accepting migrants along with the rest of the continent would be a true sign of Christianity. 
Workers dismantle a Soviet World War II victory monument in the Ukrainian village of Cherneve in the Lviv region.
3 Workers dismantle a Soviet World War II victory monument in the Ukrainian village of Cherneve in the Lviv region.
An Orthodox believer touches the relics of St. George the Great Martyr on display at the church of St. Sofia in Sofia. A fragment of the right hand of St. George, which is kept in the Church of St. George the Victorious in Nigrita, Greece, arrived in Sofia ahead of the celebration of the church holiday of St. George in Bulgaria on May 6.
4 An Orthodox believer touches the relics of St. George the Great Martyr on display at the church of St. Sofia in Sofia. A fragment of the right hand of St. George, which is kept in the Church of St. George the Victorious in Nigrita, Greece, arrived in Sofia ahead of the celebration of the church holiday of St. George in Bulgaria on May 6.
The remains of a victim are removed following an overnight fire in a carriage of the Karachi Express passenger train near Sukkur, some 450 kilometers north of the port city of Karachi on April 27. At least seven people died.
5 The remains of a victim are removed following an overnight fire in a carriage of the Karachi Express passenger train near Sukkur, some 450 kilometers north of the port city of Karachi on April 27. At least seven people died.
A multiple exposure photo of dancers from the Skopje Dance Theater performing Lady Macbeth by Risima Risimkin during Skopje's Dance Fest.
6 A multiple exposure photo of dancers from the Skopje Dance Theater performing Lady Macbeth by Risima Risimkin during Skopje's Dance Fest.
A mural is seen on a heavily damaged residential building in the frontline Ukrainian town of Avdiyivka amid Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
7 A mural is seen on a heavily damaged residential building in the frontline Ukrainian town of Avdiyivka amid Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Russian conscripts called up for military service line up before their departure for garrisons at a recruitment center in Simferopol, Crimea.
8 Russian conscripts called up for military service line up before their departure for garrisons at a recruitment center in Simferopol, Crimea.
People attend the funeral of Yuriy Moroz, a junior sergeant of the Ukrainian Army, in Kyiv.
9 People attend the funeral of Yuriy Moroz, a junior sergeant of the Ukrainian Army, in Kyiv.
Relatives mourn next to the coffin of Ukrainian soldier Andriy Vorobiov at the Kryviy Rih cemetery in eastern Ukraine.
10 Relatives mourn next to the coffin of Ukrainian soldier Andriy Vorobiov at the Kryviy Rih cemetery in eastern Ukraine.
Members of the Swat Qami Jirga and residents took to the streets on April 25 to protest against the Pakistani government after twin blasts the day before hit the Counterterrorism Department of Police, killing 17, including three civilians. 
11 Members of the Swat Qami Jirga and residents took to the streets on April 25 to protest against the Pakistani government after twin blasts the day before hit the Counterterrorism Department of Police, killing 17, including three civilians. 
A herd of Hungarian Grey cattle are driven from their winter habitat to their summer pasture in the grassland of Hortobagy National Park, northeastern Hungary. 
12 A herd of Hungarian Grey cattle are driven from their winter habitat to their summer pasture in the grassland of Hortobagy National Park, northeastern Hungary. 
A man holds an Armenian flag in front of anti-riot police during a rally outside the Turkish consulate to commemorate the 108th anniversary of the Armenian genocide, in Thessaloniki on April 24.
13 A man holds an Armenian flag in front of anti-riot police during a rally outside the Turkish consulate to commemorate the 108th anniversary of the Armenian genocide, in Thessaloniki on April 24.
Police officers carry one of the representatives of the Hungarian parliament, Akos Hadhazy, after he, along with other politicians, started dismantling the temporary fence in front of the prime minister's office in Budapest on April 24.
14 Police officers carry one of the representatives of the Hungarian parliament, Akos Hadhazy, after he, along with other politicians, started dismantling the temporary fence in front of the prime minister's office in Budapest on April 24.
Hasidic Jewish pilgrims pray with the Torah in the former house of late miracle rabbi Yeshaya Steiner in the village of Bodrogkeresztur, Hungary.
15 Hasidic Jewish pilgrims pray with the Torah in the former house of late miracle rabbi Yeshaya Steiner in the village of Bodrogkeresztur, Hungary.
A student uses a loudspeaker next to a police line during a demonstration in front of Hungary's prime minister's office in the Castle District in Budapest. 
16 A student uses a loudspeaker next to a police line during a demonstration in front of Hungary's prime minister's office in the Castle District in Budapest. 
A golden eagle attacks a stuffed fox during the Salburun hunting festival in the village of Bokonbayevo, near Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan.
17 A golden eagle attacks a stuffed fox during the Salburun hunting festival in the village of Bokonbayevo, near Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyz hunters lead their hunting dogs during the Salburun hunting festival in the village of Bokonbayevo, near Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan.
18 Kyrgyz hunters lead their hunting dogs during the Salburun hunting festival in the village of Bokonbayevo, near Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan.
Rescuers carry the body of Iryna Osadcha, the 55-year-old director of a local museum who was killed by a Russian missile strike in Kupyansk, Kharkiv region, Ukraine.
19 Rescuers carry the body of Iryna Osadcha, the 55-year-old director of a local museum who was killed by a Russian missile strike in Kupyansk, Kharkiv region, Ukraine.
Rescuers and volunteers work at the site of a building of local museum heavily damaged by a Russian missile strike in Kupyansk, in Ukraine's Kharkiv region.
20 Rescuers and volunteers work at the site of a building of local museum heavily damaged by a Russian missile strike in Kupyansk, in Ukraine's Kharkiv region.
A Ukrainian soldier looks out from a dugout on the front line in the village of New York, Donetsk region, Ukraine.
21 A Ukrainian soldier looks out from a dugout on the front line in the village of New York, Donetsk region, Ukraine.
A staff member of the Chernobyl nuclear plant places a candle at a memorial dedicated to firefighters and workers who died after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, in Slavutych, Ukraine.
22 A staff member of the Chernobyl nuclear plant places a candle at a memorial dedicated to firefighters and workers who died after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, in Slavutych, Ukraine.
Ukrainian soldiers and volunteers try to load horses into a truck to evacuate them from an abandoned horse farm in war-hit Avdiyivka in the eastern Donetsk region.
23 Ukrainian soldiers and volunteers try to load horses into a truck to evacuate them from an abandoned horse farm in war-hit Avdiyivka in the eastern Donetsk region.
People lay flowers and sweets on a monument honoring those who died in the cleanup efforts following the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster on the occasion of its 37th anniversary, in Kyiv on April 26.
24 People lay flowers and sweets on a monument honoring those who died in the cleanup efforts following the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster on the occasion of its 37th anniversary, in Kyiv on April 26.
An aerial view taken by a drone shows morning mist lingering above the landscape near the municipality of Cered, northern Hungary.
25 An aerial view taken by a drone shows morning mist lingering above the landscape near the municipality of Cered, northern Hungary.
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