It’s never been easier to keep up with what’s going on in the world. The news is everywhere – in our Facebook feeds, on the morning commute, during that lazy half hour before you switch off the TV and go to bed. But the tide of global affairs is often more upsetting than uplifting and it can be tempting to bury our heads in the sand. As the saying goes: a picture is worth a thousand words, so to offer a different perspective we've rounded up seven of the most memorable images of the last seven days' events, captured by the best photojournalists on the planet.
Syrian youths practise parkour in Aleppo, northern Syria, on 7th April 2018. In the absence of special facilities and equipment for the sport, such as padding to protect against falls, athletes often risk serious injury. And parkour in east Aleppo comes with an additional challenge: remnants of war.
Photo: GEORGE OURFALIAN/AFP/Getty Images
Christian Orthodox worshippers hold up candles lit from the Holy Fire as they gather in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City on 7th April 2018 during the Orthodox Easter. The ceremony, celebrated in the same way for 11 centuries, is marked by the appearance of 'sacred fire' in the two cavities on either side of the Holy Sepulchre.
Photo: GALI TIBBON/AFP/Getty Images
A 120-year-old Rohingya woman, Azime Khatun, who fled from oppression in Myanmar into Bangladesh, receives medical treatment at Sahra hospital, built by the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) at Balukhali camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh on 8th April 2018.
Photo: Arif Hudaverdi Yaman/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
This picture, taken on 6th April 2018, shows an Indian Hindu devotee performing rituals as she participates in a religious festival, Velvel, dedicated to Hindu goddess Muththumari Amman, in Bandel, around 75km north of Kolkata. Devotees inflict pain on themselves by undergoing different ritualistic events for the wellbeing of their family with the belief that the goddess will save them from all evils and problems for the next year. This is observed during the last month of the Hindu calendar.
Photo: DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images
A picture released by Télam (the Argentine national news agency) showing rescue workers and locals helping a stranded whale in Mar del Plata, Argentina, on 9th April 2018. The whale died despite rescue efforts.
Photo: DIEGO IZQUIERDO/AFP/Getty Images
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives to testify before a joint hearing of the US Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee and Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill, 10th April 2018 in Washington, DC.
Photo: JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images
Hannah Martin of England competes during the rhythmic gymnastics on day seven of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games at Coomera Indoor Sports Centre on 11th April 2018 on the Gold Coast, Australia.
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