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Week in Pictures: From India-Pakistan fighting to V-E Day anniversary

A roundup of some of last week’s events.

Palestinians struggle to obtain food at a community kitchen in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip
Palestinians struggle to obtain food at a community kitchen in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. [Abdel Kareem Hana/AP Photo]
Published On 11 May 2025

From the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany during World War II to the election of a new pope at the Vatican, here is a look at the week in photos.

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV appears at the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV appears at the balcony of Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. [Alessandra Tarantino/AP Photo]
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Debris of an aircraft lie in the compound of a mosque at Pampore in Pulwama district of Indian controlled Kashmir
Debris of an aircraft in the compound of a mosque at Pampore in Pulwama, Indian-administered Kashmir. [Dar Yasin/AP Photo]
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, talk as they watch the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, left, talk as they watch the Victory Day parade in Moscow, Russia, during the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany during World War II. [Sergei Bobylev/RIA Novosti via AP]
Demonstrators shine the lights of their mobile phones as they stand under a large European Union flag, during a pro-EU rally ahead of the second round of the presidential election redo in Bucharest
Demonstrators shine the lights of their mobile phones as they stand under a large European Union flag during a pro-EU rally ahead of the second round of the presidential election redo in Bucharest, Romania. [Andreea Alexandru/AP Photo]
A Somali family wades through flood waters, as they flee after overnight rains destroyed their home
A Somali family wades through floodwaters as they flee after overnight rains destroyed their home, in Wadajir district of Mogadishu, Somalia. [Feisal Oma/Reuters]
Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk, of Turkey, speaks at a press conference at Boston Logan International Airport after she was released on a judge's order after spending over six weeks in an immigration detention center in Louisiana, in Boston
Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk, of Turkiye, speaks at a news conference at Boston airport after being released on a judge's order after spending more than six weeks in an immigration detention centre in Louisiana, Massachusetts, US. [Faith Ninvaggi/Reuters]
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The Red Arrows the Royal Airforce display team, fly over the Mall and Buckingham Palace during the V-E Day 80th anniversary parade in London
The Red Arrows, the Royal Air Force display team, fly over the Mall and Buckingham Palace during the V-E Day 80th anniversary parade in London. [Alberto Pezzali/Pool/AP]
Israeli security forces inspect the site where the Israeli military said a projectile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels landed in the area of Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel
Israeli forces inspect the site where they said a projectile fired by Yemen's Houthis landed in the area of Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv. [Ohad Zwigenberg/AP Photo]
Protestors shout during a demonstration against the Trump administration and billionaire class outside the New York Public Library in Midtown in New York City
Protesters shout during a demonstration against the Trump administration and the billionaire class outside the New York Public Library in Midtown in New York City, US. [Angelina Katsanis/Reuters]