镜头中的世界 | 叙利亚化武、圣彼得堡恐袭和委内瑞拉抗议

Saraqib, Syria

叙利亚萨拉凯卜

A child receives treatment at a field hospital (战地医院) in Saraqib after a chemical weapons attack. A rocket laced with a nerve agent (神经毒剂) killed more than 70 people at Khan Sheikhoun in one of the worst mass-casualty chemical attacks in the six-year war in Syria.

The Mediterranean Sea

地中海

US navy guided-missile (制导) destroyer USS Porter conducts strike operations against Syria. The US military launched a cruise missile (巡航导弹) attack on a Syrian airfield, marking the first time the US has become a direct combatant against the Syrian regime.

Beijing, China

中国北京

A member of the honour guard (仪仗队) at a welcoming ceremony for Norway’s prime minister, Erna Solberg

Havana, Cuba

古巴哈瓦那

Marta Llanes caresses (抚摸) baby chimpanzee Anuma II, left, while Ada hangs on to her leg at the zoologist’s apartment

Kyoto, Japan

日本京都

Women in kimonos (和服) take a selfie in front of cherry blossom (樱花)

Edinburgh, Scotland

苏格兰爱丁堡

Kayakers at sunset on the Firth of Forth

Aintree, England

英格兰安特里

Snazzy (新潮) horse racing fans at the Grand National festival on ladies day

Marikina, Philippines

菲律宾马里金娜

4,817 people form the shape of a drop of blood for World Health Day during an event organised by the Philippine blood centre and the local government

Bacoor, Philippines

菲律宾巴克奥尔

Residents search for items from their destroyed properties after a fire engulfed (吞噬) a shanty (破烂的) town. The blaze (火苗) left thousands families homeless.

Dover, England

英格兰多佛

Balloonists fly above the Kent coast during a world record attempt for a mass hot air balloon crossing of the Channel.

Washington DC, US

美国华盛顿

President Trump gives a thumbs up while First Lady Melania Trump welcomes the Wounded Warrior Project Soldier Ride veterans in the East Room of the White House

London, England

英格兰伦敦

The prime minister, Theresa May, greets Donald Tusk, the president of the European council, outside 10 Downing Street

Hong Kong, China

中国香港

A double-decker tram (电车) is lifted by crane after it tipped (翻倒) over on a main road. At least eleven people were injured in the rare accident on the city’s public transport network

Vladivostok, Russia

俄罗斯海参崴

Maritime State University cadets (军校生) attend a rally in memory of the victims of the St Petersburg metro bombing

Manbij, Syria

叙利亚曼比季

Internally displaced (流离失所) Syrians who fled Raqqa tie ropes for their tents in a camp

New Delhi, India

印度新德里

A Hindu woman is helped to walk across burning coals during the religious procession of the Hindu goddess Maha Mariamman

Colorado, US

美国科罗拉多

Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos hosts a press event about the New Shepard rocket booster (火箭推进器) and Crew Capsule mockup (实体模型) at the 33rd Space Symposium in Colorado Springs

Prague, Czech Republic

捷克布拉格

Clockmaker Petr Skala checks the Old Town astronomical clock during its renovation

Liaoning, China

中国辽宁

Students and their parents take part in a chess contest during an open day at a primary school in Shenyang

West Lothian, Scotland

苏格兰西洛锡安

A flock of red sheep graze (吃草) on a hillside beside the M8 motorway in Bathgate. Their farmer has been dying his sheep with non-toxic dye (染料) since 2007 to entertain passing motorists

Essen, Germany

德国埃森

Vintage (老旧的) badges and emblems are displayed at the Essen classic car show

Sydney, Australia

澳大利亚悉尼

A preview of the Australian Ballet’s triple bill Faster at Sydney Opera House

Valencia, Spain

西班牙瓦伦西亚

Brown jellyfish (水母) swim in a tank at the Oceanografic. A display is showcasing 16 tanks with jellyfish from all over the world

Idlib, Syria

叙利亚伊德利卜

Men bury the bodies of victims of a a suspected toxic gas attack in Khan Sheikhun. International outrage is mounting over a suspected chemical attack has killed 70 people so far

Twycross, UK

英国特怀克罗斯

A critically-endangered Bornean orangutan (婆罗洲猩猩) Maliku with its week old baby at Twycross Zoo. The as-yet unnamed primate (灵长类动物) is the first great ape baby to be born at the zoo this year as part of a European-wide breeding programme

Mocoa, Colombia

哥伦比亚莫科阿

Workers bury their colleague Jesús Jhonatan Diago who was killed while rescuing his family from a mudslide (泥石流) in Mocoa. Diago died when floodwater, mud and debris swept him away as he attempted to carry a cousin to safety. He had already managed to save the rest of his family

Lokitaung, Kenya

肯尼亚洛基唐

Turkana women carry dead animals they lost during a drought that has ravaged the livestock population in nothern Kenya

Hammam al-Alil, Iraq

伊拉克哈曼阿里尔

A boy who had fled his home with his family looks out from a bus window after arriving at a displacement camp south of Mosul

Caracas, Venezuela

委内瑞拉加拉加斯

Opposition activists clash with riot police agents during a protest against Nicolas Maduro’s government. Protesters clashed with police as the opposition mobilized against moves to tighten President Nicolas Maduro’s grip on power

Caracas, Venezuela

委内瑞拉加拉加斯

Demonstrators scuffle (动粗) with security forces during an opposition rally in the Venezuelan capital

Pondores, Colombia

哥伦比亚庞多雷司

A Farc guerrilla fighter studies on a tablet at a camp in a standardization zone, where the groups members will be housed until the end of the disarmament process

Pachuca, Mexico 

墨西哥帕丘卡

Houses on a hill are painted with vivid colours in Hidalgo state as part of a government initiative that seeks to motivate young people living in high crime areas to participate and decorate their environment

Kathmandu, Nepal

尼泊尔加德满都

Min Bahadur Sherchan performs morning exercises on the rooftop of his home. The octogenarian (八十多岁的) mountaineer is preparing for his attempt to become the oldest person to climb Mount Everest

Kolkata, India

印度加尔各答

A girl arrives at the Adyapeath Ashram on the outskirts of Kolkata to take part in the Kumari Puja, a tradition of worshipping young girls as manifestations of the divine female energy during the Hindu festival Rama Navami

Dollow, Somalia

索马里斗罗

An internally displaced woman from drought hit area reacts after she complains about the lack of food at makeshift settlement

Enshi, China

中国恩施

Traffic is seen on the cloud-wrapped Siduhe Bridge in central China’s Hubei Province

Rho-Pero, Italy

意大利佩罗

Visitors sit at a table presented during the ‘Salone del Mobile’ trade, near Milan, Italy. The fair, considered the largest of its kind in the world, presents the latest trends and designs on furniture, lighting and home accessories

St Petersburg, Russia

俄罗斯圣彼得堡

Residents mourn the victims of the Metro explosion at an entrance to Tekhnologichesky Institut Station. A blast hit a train carriage between Sennaya Ploshchad and Tekhnologichesky Institut stations, killing at least 14 and injuring more than 50 people.

Damascus, Syria

叙利亚大马士革

A man and girl flee following a reported government airstrike on the rebel-controlled town of Hamouria, in the eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the capital Damascus

Khan Sheikhoun, Syria

叙利亚汗谢侯

A man breathes through an oxygen mask as another receives treatment after what rescue workers described as a suspected gas attack in rebel-held Idlib

Asunción, Paraguay

巴拉圭亚松森

Demonstrators in Congress Square offer flowers to the police during a gathering to protest against the constitutional amendment allowing for presidential re-election

Narayanganj, Bangladesh

孟加拉国纳拉扬甘杰

Hindus gather to bathe in the Brahmaputra river as part of a ritual to observe the Ashtami Tithi at Langalband, near Dhaka

Baghdad, Iraq

伊拉克巴格达

Jared Kushner (right), senior adviser to the US president, Donald Trump, is pictured during a helicopter transit over Baghdad

Arizona, US

美国亚利桑那

Theo Pinson of the North Carolina Tar Heels dunks (扣篮) in the first half against Przemek Karnowski of the Gonzaga Bulldogs during the NCAA Men’s Final Four National Championship game at the University of Phoenix Stadium

Chitwan, Nepal

尼泊尔奇特旺

A rhino charges a forestry and technical team after being released as part of a relocation project in Chitwan National Park

Virginia Beach, US

美国弗吉尼亚海滩

Mermaid Hales Parcells greets children as she performs at the Virginia Aquarium

Shanghai, China

中国上海

A man carries his pet cat as he walks under cherry blossoms at Tongji University

Rize, Turkey

土耳其里泽

Supporters of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at a rally for the upcoming constitutional referendum in the Black Sea city of Rize

Saint Petersburg, Russia

俄罗斯圣彼得堡

Passengers by a damaged train door shortly after an explosion in a Saint Petersburg metro station. At least nine people were killed, and dozens injured.

Mosul, Iraq

伊拉克摩苏尔

An Iraqi soldier launches a rocket in the Jadid neighborhood during the operation to retake Mosul from Islamic State

Quito, Ecuador

厄瓜多尔基多

Lenín Moreno from the ruling Alianza Pais party acknowledges supporters after he was declared the winner of Ecuador’s presidential runoff

Tokyo, Japan

日本东京

Newly hired Japan Airlines employees pose for photos during an initiation ceremony at Haneda airport

Seoul, South Korea

韩国首尔

A worker adjusts lanterns in preparation for the celebration of Buddha’s birthday on 3 May at Jogyesa temple

New Delhi, India

印度新德里

Farmers from the southern state of Tamil Nadu sit half-shaved during a protest demanding drought relief from the federal government

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

阿联酋迪拜

Pink flamingos (火烈鸟) at the Ras al-Khor wildlife sanctuary on the outskirts of the city

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

巴西里约

The eldest sister of 13-year-old Maria Eduarda Alves da Conceição, who was killed by stray bullets (流弹) while in a gym class at her public school, during her funeral

Pohang, South Korea

韩国浦项

South Korean marines take part in a US and South Korea joint landing operation drill

Kabul, Afghanistan

阿富汗喀布尔

Performers from the Mobile Mini Circus for Children

Baidoa, Somalia

索马里拜多亚

Tamimo Abdollah, who fled drought, holds her daughter who is receiving treatment for malnutrition (营养不良) at Bay regional hospital

Moscow, Russia

俄罗斯莫斯科

A participant in the 2017 Moscow tattoo festival

New York, US

美国纽约

Gemma Lux performs during the 5th annual US pole dancing championship

Kabul, Afghanistan

阿富汗喀布尔

A girl from the Mobile Mini Circus for Children performs in cargo units

Bucharest, Romania

罗马尼亚布达佩斯

People take part in the International Pillow Fight Day

Nonthaburi, Thailand

泰国暖武里

Thai devotees lie inside coffins as Buddhist monks officiate, during a resurrection ritual at Wat Takien temple

Brisbane, Australia

澳大利亚布里斯班

Kayakers paddle on the Logan river, flooded by Cyclone Debbie, as it flows over the Mt Lindesay highway

Damascus, Syria

叙利亚大马士革

Boys play on a wrecked car in the rebel-held Douma neighbourhood

Mosul, Iraq

伊拉克摩苏尔

Children play inside a damaged car in a neighbourhood recently retaken by Iraqi security forces from Islamic State militants on the western side of Mosul.

Jerusalem

耶路撒冷

Israeli mounted policemen run into a policewoman as they attempt to disperse ultra-Orthodox Jews during a protest against Israeli army conscription.

Tehran, Iran

伊朗德黑兰

A woman looks out over the city as she observes the ancient festival of Sizdeh Bedar, an annual public picnic day on the 13th day of the Iranian new year.

Tianjin, China

中国天津

A dog wearing a traditional Chinese opera costume is held during a dog show in Tianjin.

Aley, Lebanon

黎巴嫩阿列伊

A Siberian tiger destined for a zoo in war-torn Syria, and rescued by an animal rights group, roars inside a cage in Aley, east of Beirut. Three tiger cubs, which were being transported from Ukraine, were trapped in an unmarked maggot-infested crate in Beirut’s airport for almost a week.