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Week in pictures: War in Sudan, a solar eclipse, and Iran attacks Israel

A roundup of some of the week’s key events.

Participants prepare to fly hot air balloons during the traditional hot air balloon festival, an annual event since 1950, during the Eid al-Fitr holiday celebrating the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Wonosobo, Central Java on April 11
A hot air balloon festival in Wonosobo, Central Java, Indonesia - an annual event since 1950, held during the Eid al-Fitr holiday celebrating the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. [Devi Rahman/AFP]
Published On 14 Apr 2024

From the Eid al-Fitr celebrations in Indonesia to Iran’s attacks on Israel, here is the week in photos.

Sudanese refugees gather to get water from a water point in the Farchana refugee camp, on April 8
Sudanese refugees gather to get water in the Farchana refugee camp in Chad, home to the largest number of Sudanese refugees. In the year since the conflict in Sudan started between two rival factions of the military government, more than 571,000 have travelled there on foot or by mule, adding to more than 400,000 compatriots who fled the previous Darfur war since 2003. More than 8.6 million Sudanese have been displaced in or out of Sudan in the last year. [Joris Bolomey/AFP]
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Palestinians walk past damaged buildings in Khan Younis on April 8
Palestinians walk past damaged buildings in Khan Younis after Israel pulled its ground forces out of the southern Gaza Strip, six months into the devastating war set off by Hamas-led attacks on October 7. [AFP]
A truck burns after it was set on fire by rural teachers' college students protesting the previous month's shooting of one of their classmates during a confrontation with police, as firefighters work to control the blazes outside the municipal government palace in Chilpancingo, Mexico, April 8
A truck burns after it was set on fire by rural teachers' college students protesting the previous month's shooting of one of their classmates during a confrontation with police, as firefighters work to control the blazes outside the municipal government palace in Chilpancingo, Mexico. [Alejandrino Gonzalez/AP Photo]
Bangladeshi Muslims maneuver their way on the roof of an overcrowded train to travel home for Eid al-Fitr celebrations, at a railway station in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, April 9
People manoeuvre their way on the roof of an overcrowded train to travel home for Eid al-Fitr celebrations at a railway station in Dhaka, Bangladesh. [Mahmud Hossain Opu/AP Photo]
Spectators watch as the moon partially covers the sun during a total solar eclipse, in Eagle Pass, Texas, April 8
Spectators watch as the moon partially covers the sun during a total solar eclipse in Eagle Pass, Texas, the United States. Almost everyone in North America could see at least a partial eclipse, weather permitting. [Eric Gay/AP Photo]
A seller delivers a beef carcass to a butcher shop in Buenos Aires, Argentina, April 10
A seller delivers a beef carcass to a butchers in Buenos Aires, Argentina. President Javier Milei's plan to slash spending has encountered resistance in a nation where annual inflation tops 276 percent. [Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo]
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Soccer Football - Champions League - Quarter Final - First Leg - Atletico Madrid v Borussia Dortmund - Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain - April 10
Atletico Madrid fans with flares and police before the Champions League quarterfinal first-leg between Atletico Madrid and Borussia Dortmund in Madrid, Spain. [Juan Medina/Reuters]
An anti-missile system operates after Iran launched drones and missiles towards Israel, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel April 14
An antimissile system operates above Ashkelon after Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles at Israel. [Amir Cohen/Reuters]
Revellers dance and play with water during a gay parade as they celebrate the Songkran holiday which marks the Thai New Year in Bangkok, Thailand, April 14
Revellers dance and play with water during a gay parade as they celebrate the Songkran holiday which marks the Thai New Year in Bangkok, Thailand. [Chalinee Thirasupa/Reuters]