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Week in pictures: An earthquake in Taiwan to Ramadan prayers in Jerusalem

A roundup of some of last week’s events.

Debris surrounds a titled building a day after a powerful earthquake struck, in Hualien City, eastern Taiwan, Thursday, April 4
Debris surrounds a titled building a day after a powerful earthquake struck, in Hualien City, eastern Taiwan. [Chiang Ying-ying/AP Photo]
Published On 7 Apr 2024

From an Israeli strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus to a traditional boat festival in China, here is the week in photos.

People smoke marijuana in front of the Brandenburg Gate during the 'Smoke-In' event in Berlin, Germany, Monday, April 1
People smoke marijuana in front of the Brandenburg Gate during the 'Smoke-In' event in Berlin, Germany. Starting April 1, Germany has legalised cannabis for personal use. As per the new law, adults aged 18 and over will be allowed to carry up to 25g (0.88oz) of cannabis for their own consumption. [Ebrahim Noroozi/AP Photo]
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A demonstrator goes limp as he is dragged by police dispersing ultra-Orthodox Jews blocking a highway during a protest against possible changes to regarding the laws for military drafts from which the ultra-Orthodox have traditionally received exemptions, near Bnei Brak, Israel, April 1
A demonstrator goes limp as he is dragged by police dispersing ultra-Orthodox Jews blocking a highway during a protest against possible changes regarding the laws for military drafts from which the ultra-Orthodox have traditionally received exemptions, near Bnei Brak, Israel. [Ariel Schalit/AP Photo]
Smoke rises after what the Iranian media said was an Israeli strike on a building close to the Iranian embassy in Damascus, Syria April 1
Smoke rises after an Israeli strike on a building close to the Iranian embassy in Damascus, Syria. [Firas Makdesi/Reuters]
A man pushes a bycicle along as he walks amid building rubble in the devastated area around Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital on April 3
A man pushes a bicycle along as he walks amid building rubble in the devastated area around Gaza's al-Shifa Hospital. Israel withdrew from the hospital after a weeks-long raid that killed more than 400 Palestinians, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health [AFP]
A man takes a photo with his smartphone amidst blooming cherry blossoms on a bridge in Tokyo, Japan, April 2
A man takes a photo with his smartphone amid blooming cherry blossoms on a bridge in Tokyo, Japan. [Issei Kato/Reuters]
Officials with the National Institute of Migration (Instituto Nacional de Migracion) shine their flashlights from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, towards migrants taking refuge along the dry riverbed of the Rio Grande river as migrants gather around a fire while searching for an entry point into the United States, as seen from El Paso, Texas, U.S., April 2
Officials with the National Institute of Migration shine their flashlights from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, towards migrants taking refuge along the dry riverbed of the Rio Grande as migrants gather around a fire while searching for an entry point into the United States, as seen from El Paso, Texas, US [Adrees Latif/Reuters]
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A wounded Ukrainian soldier sits after treatment by Ukrainian military medics in a stabilisation centre at an undisclosed location near the town of Chasiv Yar, in the Donetsk region, on April 3
A wounded Ukrainian soldier sits after treatment by Ukrainian military medics in a stabilisation centre at an undisclosed location near the town of Chasiv Yar, in the Donetsk region, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [Roman Pilipey/AFP]
Muslims pray on Lailat al-Qadr, or night of power, that marks the last 10 days of the holy month of Ramadan, at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, April 5
Muslims pray during the last 10 nights of Ramadan, when it is believed that Laylat al-Qadr, or the night of power, falls, at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Israeli occupied East Jerusalem. [Mahmoud Illean/AP Photo]
An aerial view shows participants on their traditional boats during the Taizhou Jiangyan Qintong Boat Festival at the Qinhu National Wetland Park in Taizhou, in eastern China's Jiangsu province on April 6
An aerial view shows participants on their traditional boats during the Taizhou Jiangyan Qintong Boat Festival at the Qinhu National Wetland Park in Taizhou, in eastern China's Jiangsu province. [AFP]
Rough seas crash into Kalk Bay harbour with the South African Weather Service (SAWS) issuing a warning for gale-force winds, heavy rain and rough seas from a cut-off low-pressure system moving into the country, in Cape Town, South Africa April 7
Rough seas crash into Kalk Bay harbour with the South African Weather Service (SAWS) issuing a warning for gale-force winds, heavy rain and rough seas from a cut-off low-pressure system moving into the country, in Cape Town, South Africa. [Nic Bothma/Reuters]