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Akdamar Island, Turkey
Almond blossom frames the Armenian medieval Cathedral of the Holy Cross on the island in Lake Van
Photograph: Ozkan Bilgin/Anadolu/Getty Images
Jerusalem
The Good Friday procession along the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem’s Old City
Photograph: Ammar Awad/Reuters
Jerusalem
Orthodox Christian worshippers hold crosses during the stations of the cross procession at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old City
Photograph: John Wessels/AFP/Getty Images
Tunja, Colombia
Nazarenes carry incense burners during a Holy Week procession
Photograph: Iván Valencia/AP
Seville, Spain
Worshippers throw petals over a float with an image of the Hope Virgin of Triana as it is carried along the old quarter’s streets. More images of Holy Week in Spain here
Photograph: José Manuel Vidal/EPA
Rosario, Philippines
Filipino penitents bathe in Manila Bay after performing self-flagellation during a Good Friday celebration
Photograph: Francis R Malasig/EPA
Sydney, Australia
A man walks towards a wave breaking at North Narrabeen beach as large swells hit the east coast
Photograph: David Gray/AFP/Getty Images
Sydney, Australia
Families sit on North Narrabeen beach as a wave breaks
Photograph: David Gray/AFP/Getty Images
Tokyo, Japan
Star Wars fans dressed as the character Boba Fett arrive for a fan convention
Photograph: Hiro Komae/AP
Kirkcaldy, UK
The Esplanade in Kirkcaldy, Fife, is transformed into Europe’s longest street fair, which dates back more than 700 years and is run by the Scottish branch of the Showmen’s Guild of Great Britain
Photograph: Jane Barlow/PA
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Protesters mobilise against President Javier Milei’s economic policies, which include proposed pension changes
Photograph: Miguel M Caamaño/NurPhoto/Shutterstock
Balkh, Afghanistan
A motorcyclist rides past the remains of a Soviet-era tank
Photograph: Atif Aryan/AFP/Getty Images
Tallahassee, US
Students hold a vigil close to the scene of a shooting near the Florida State University student centre, in which two people were killed and several injured
Photograph: Miguel J Rodriguez Carrillo/Getty Images
Cambridge, UK
The head porter, Simon Durrant, admires the 120-year-old wisteria in bloom on the facade of Jesus College at the University of Cambridge
Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA
Rome, Italy
Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, welcomes the US vice-president, JD Vance, at Palazzo Chigi
Photograph: Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Getty Images
Kharkiv, Ukraine
A woman hugs a man as she cries near a damaged residential building after overnight Russian strikes
Photograph: Sergey Bobok/AFP/Getty Images
Jabaliya, Gaza
Boys inspect the rubble of a destroyed building hit by an overnight Israeli bombardment
Photograph: Bashar Taleb/AFP/Getty Images
Durban, South Africa
A Hare Krishna devotee prays on the promenade during the Festival of Chariots, also known as Ratha Yatra
Photograph: Marco Longari/AFP/Getty Images
