Photos of the Week: Snow Leopard, Fire Fight, Cherry Blossoms

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Eid al-Fitr prayers in Indonesia and Senegal, a new volcanic eruption in southwestern Iceland, the Ogoh-ogoh festival in Indonesia, the aftermath of a devastating earthquake in Myanmar, unrest at a town hall in Indiana, snowboard cross in Switzerland, and much more.

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A couple of dozen medium-to-small buildings sit clustered on the slopes of steep rock formations and arches.

A view of the spring scenery at Zizhu Temple on a sunny day in Dengqen County, Changdu City, in China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on March 30, 2025 #

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A man rides a jet ski under an arch in a rock formation just offshore.

A man rides a jet ski under the landmark Rock of Raouche, also known as Pigeons' Rock, amid warm weather in Beirut, Lebanon, on March 28, 2025. #

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Two people take photographs on a rocky shoreline beside large icebergs.

Tourists explore large chunks of ice washed up on the beach in Nuuk, Greenland, on March 30, 2025. The Arctic territory is experiencing an unexpected surge in tourism, fueled by both the opening of a new international airport in the capital, Nuuk, and U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent controversial announcement that he plans to "get" the territory for the United States. #

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People pray, seated, all dressed entirely in white.

Followers of the Layene Sufi Order, dressed in white, gather to perform the Eid al-Fitr prayer at the tomb of Seydina Limamou Lahi, the founder of the Layene Order, in the Yoff district of Dakar, Senegal, on March 25, 2025. #

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Four snowboarders race down a course, with two seen in mid-jump.

Canada's Meryeta Odine, France's Lea Casta, Britain's Charlotte Bankes, and Switzerland's Sina Siegenthaler take part in Heat 1 of the Women's Snowboard Cross semifinal in St Moritz, Switzerland, on March 28, 2025. #

Denis Balibouse / Reuters

A surfer rides a large wave near a rocky shoreline.

A surfer rides a large wave at Bondi Beach in Sydney on April 1, 2025, as large swells and high winds hit the east coast of Australia. #

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A person leans forward, reacting as others strike his bare back with burning leaves, sending up a cloud of sparks.

A Balinese man is hit with burning dried coconut leaves during a fire-fight ritual ahead of the holy day of Nyepi, which is a day of silence for self-reflection to celebrate the Balinese Hindu New Year, in Paksebali village, Klungkung, Bali, Indonesia, on March 28, 2025. #

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A column of fire erupts into the sky from a crater in a wooded residential area.

A column of fire erupts high in the sky due to a gas pipeline leak in Puchong, Selangor, Malaysia, on April 1, 2025. #

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Several people in colorful illuminated costumes march in a parade.

Muslims parade on the streets as they celebrate Eid al-Fitr to mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan on March 30, 2025, in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Eid al-Fitr is an Islamic festival marking the end of Ramadan, celebrated worldwide with prayers, family gatherings, feasts, and acts of charity. #

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Angry people in a crowd gesture and yell toward a speaker during a town hall.

Angry constituents express themselves during a town hall hosted by the Republican Representative for Indiana's 5th District, Victoria Spartz, in the Indianapolis suburb of Westfield, on March 28, 2025. #

Chris Bergin / Reuters

An aerial view of many people praying, kneeling in rows across roads at an intersection.

An aerial picture shows Indonesian Muslims performing Eid al-Fitr prayers in Jakarta on March 31, 2025. #

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Two people walk with an umbrella through an arch, reflected by rainwater on the ground.

Passersby shelter from the rain with an umbrella next to Yeni Camii, or New Mosque, in Istanbul, Turkey, on March 28, 2025. #

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A monk takes photo on the banks of a river, looking toward a long bridge that has collapsed in several sections.

A monk takes a photo on the banks of the Irrawaddy River in front of the collapsed Ava Bridge, also known as the Inwa Bridge, in Sagaing on April 3, 2025, after the March 28 earthquake struck central Myanmar. The shallow 7.7-magnitude earthquake flattened buildings across Myanmar, killing more than 2,700 people and making thousands more homeless. #

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A damaged pagoda, showing bricks piled atop a religious statue.

A damaged pagoda is seen in the aftermath of last Friday's earthquake in Amarapura township, Mandalay, Myanmar, on April 2, 2025. #

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A young Buddhist monk looks toward the camera.

A young Buddhist monk looks on as he helps clear up rubble at the damaged Thahtay Kyaung Monastery in Mandalay on April 1, 2025, four days after a major earthquake struck central Myanmar. #

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People parade through a street, carrying a tall statue of a frightening demonic figure.

Balinese Hindus devotees carry Ogoh-ogoh, giant menacing-looking dolls during the Ogoh-ogoh festival on March 28, 2025, in Surabaya, Indonesia. The Ogoh-ogoh effigies represent demons or bad traits, and are made by local artists to be burned in a purification ritual. #

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Two tall silvery sculptures depict people carrying luggage, set alongside a road near an airport.

Two sculptures stand near the entrance of Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, seen on March 31, 2025. #

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A portrait of an Atlantic puffin, seen on the island of Skomer, off the coast of Pembrokeshire, Wales, on April 1, 2025, when the first boats of the season sailed to the island—home to more than 40,000 Atlantic puffins who returned to breed last week. #

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An aerial view of a dead humpback whale beached on a shoreline, with a small crowd of onlookers.

An aerial view of a dead humpback whale at Foelle Strand in Loegten Bay in Djursland, Denmark, on April 2, 2025 #

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An aerial image shows many hot-air balloons and a large crowd of visitors at a festival.

An aerial image shows hot-air balloons, mostly made from recycled paper and tied with ropes, floating in the air during the annual hot-air-balloon festival, held to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, in Wonosobo, Central Java, on April 2, 2025. #

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Mont Saint-Michel, seen at sunset—a historic structure built on a small rocky island that stands above a broad tidal flat.

The iconic Mont Saint-Michel is seen at sunset in the western French region of Normandy, on March 30, 2025. #

Stephane Mahe / Reuters

Lava erupts from a fissure on the outskirts of an Icelandic fishing village.

Molten lava erupts from a fissure on the outskirts of the fishing village Grindavik in southwest Iceland, on April 1, 2025. The Icelandic Meteorological Office said "an eruption has started on the Sundhnuksgigar Crater Row" north of Grindavik, which was evacuated on Tuesday after lava began flowing in the region for the eighth time since the end of 2023. #

Ael Kermarec / AFP / Getty

A bleak debris-strewn landscape of shattered trees, destroyed houses, and buildings in Ukraine

A view of the ruined and abandoned town of Maryinka, in the Russian-controlled Donetsk region in Ukraine, on April 1, 2025 #

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Four soldiers holding weapons are suspended from a single cable beneath an unseen helicopter.

Members of the French Army Special Forces are evacuated by helicopter as they take part in a tactical display as part of the seventh edition of the Special Operations Forces Innovation Network Seminar in Martignas-sur-Jalle, France, on April 3, 2025. #

Philippe Lopez / AFP / Getty

People walk through an exhibition space, looking at artwork, including a painting of caricatures of several colorful smiling men.

Visitors look at works by the Chinese artist Yue Minjun on display at the Art Basel international art fair in Hong Kong on March 28, 2025. #

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Two young Muslim worshippers stand in the rain at a shrine.

Young Muslim worshippers stand in the rain at the shrine of the 12th-century Sunni cleric Abdul Qadir al-Jilani in Baghdad as people gather to perform prayers for Eid al-Fitr on March 31, 2025. #

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