US President Donald Trump was evacuated after shots were fired at the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington DC, Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil was killed in an Israeli strike, the pope visited inmates at an infamous Equatorial Guinea prison and robots outran humans in a Beijing half marathon. Here is a look back at some of the week’s most striking images.
Issued on: 26/04/2026 - 16:45
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US President Donald Trump is escorted out as a shooter opens fire during the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington, DC, US, April 25, 2026. © Bo Erickson, Reuters
US President Donald Trump at the White House after a shooting at the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in Washington on April 25, 2026. © Jose Luis Magana, AP
The coffin of Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil, killed in an Israeli air strike, is carried by mourners during her funeral procession in Baysariyeh, southern Lebanon, April 23, 2026. © Mohammed Zaatari, AP
Neturei Karta members stand next to a mural showing the Palestinian flag during an anti‑Israel protest in Mea Shearim, Jerusalem, on April 22, 2026, as Israel celebrates its 78th Independence Day. © Ilia Yefimovich, AFP
Residents of Soweto Zone D play checkers amid the rubble of demolished homes in Kibera, Nairobi, on April 23, 2026, near construction sites for a government‑led affordable housing project following state‑ordered demolitions. © Gordwin Odhiambo, AFP
A woman walks past an anti-US and anti-Israel mural in Tehran on April 21, 2026, amid a ceasefire in the region. © Atta Kenare, AFP
Inmates hold flags bearing images commemorating the visit of Pope Leo XIV as they pray in the rain during his visit to Bata Prison in Bata, on 22 April 2026. © Alberto Pizzoli, AFP
A woman stands amid the debris of a destroyed building in the Haret Hreik area of Beiruts southern suburbs during a media tour organised by Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah on April 20, 2026. © Ibrahim Amro, AFP
A demonstrator holds a flag reading "No War" during the "No war! Don't change the Constitution!" rally outside the main gate of the National Diet Building, to call for the protection of Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan, in Tokyo on April 19, 2026. © Philip Fong, AFP
A robot runs in the second Beijing E-Town Half Marathon and Humanoid Half Marathon in Beijing on April 19, 2026. © Pedro Pardo, AFP
A rider competes during the 49th Le Mans 24-hours endurance moto race, in Le Mans, northwestern France on April 19, 2026. © Julien de Rosa, AFP
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