In Pictures

Week in pictures: From Iran president’s funeral to tornadoes in the US

A look at some of last week’s events.

Iranians gather at Valiasr Square in central Tehran to mourn the death of President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in a helicopter crash the previous day, on May 20 — Iranians gather at Valiasr Square in central Tehran to mourn the death of President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in a helicopter crash. [Atta Kenare/AFP]

From Israel’s continuing attacks on Gaza to a Buddhist celebration in Nepal, here is the week in pictures.

Police officers remove a pro-Palestinian demonstrator, as demonstrators occupy a building at the Humboldt University, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Berlin, Germany, May 23 — Police officers remove a pro-Palestinian demonstrator, as protesters occupy a building at the Humboldt University, in Berlin, Germany. [Lisi Niesner/Reuters]

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Argentine President Javier Milei (C) dances during the presentation of his new book "Capitalism, Socialism, and the Neoclassical Trap" at the Luna Park stadium in Buenos Aires on May 22 — Argentine President Javier Milei (centre) dances during the presentation of his new book 'Capitalism, Socialism, and the Neoclassical Trap' at the Luna Park stadium in Buenos Aires. [Luis Robayo/AFP]

Local residents hug in front of their tornado damaged home, Wednesday, May 22, 2024, in Greenfield, Iowa — Local residents hug in front of their tornado-damaged home, in Greenfield, Iowa, the United States. [Charlie Neibergall/AP Photo]

Buddhist devotees stand in a queue to light butter lamps during Buddha Jayanti or Buddha Purnima festival at the Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, May 23 — Buddhist devotees stand in a queue to light butter lamps during the Buddha Jayanti or Buddha Purnima festival at the Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal. [Niranjan Shrestha/AP Photo]

A Palestinian man and his children sit in a destroyed room following the targeting or a residential building by an Israeli airstrike in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on May 22 — A Palestinian man and his children sit in a destroyed room following the targeting of a residential building by an Israeli air strike in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. [Eyad Baba/AFP]

Pakistani youths cool themselves off in a canal during hot weather in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, May 26 — Pakistani youths cool themselves off in a canal during hot weather in Lahore, Pakistan. [K.M. Chaudary/AP Photo]

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Members of Indigenous Maasai, who are members of the Keekonyokie Community Trust, attend a "mlolongo" queue to vote in the Trust's leadership elections, before dividing the 2,800-acre prime land in Kibiko near Ngong in the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya May 24 — Indigenous people from the Maasai group, who are members of the Keekonyokie Community Trust, attend a 'mlolongo' queue to vote in the trust's leadership elections, before dividing the 1,130-hectare (2,800-acre) prime land in Kibiko near Ngong on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya. [Thomas Mukoya/Reuters]

Firefighters work at a site of a household item shopping mall hit by a Russian air strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine May 25 — Firefighters work at a site of a household item shopping mall hit by a Russian air strike, in Kharkiv, Ukraine. [Oleksandr Ratushniak/Reuters]

A paramilitary soldier stands guard as Kashmiri women queue up at a polling booth to cast their vote in the sixth round of polling in India's national election in Lidroo, south of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Saturday, May 25 — A paramilitary soldier stands guard as Kashmiri women queue up at a polling booth to cast their votes in the sixth round of polling in India's national election in Lidroo, south of Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir. [Dar Yasin/AP Photo]

People take part in a giant open-air picnic on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris on May 26 — People take part in a giant open-air picnic on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris. Around 4,000 people had lunch on a 216-metre-long (709-foot) red-and-white chequered rug, the 'world's largest tablecloth'. [Julien de Rosa/AFP]