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Topshots of the Week (09 - 15 March 2024)
A selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists from 9th to 15th March 2024.
Muslim devotees offer night prayers marking the start of Islam's holy fasting month of Ramadan at Istiqlal mosque in Jakarta on March 11, 2024.
© Adek BERRY / AFP
The SpaceX Starship spacecraft lifts off from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on March 14, 2024. SpaceX on Thursday carried out the third test launch of Starship, the world's most powerful rocket that is vital to NASA's plans for landing astronauts on the Moon and Elon Musk's hopes of eventually colonizing Mars.
© Chandan KHANNA / AFP
A Palestinian child plays with a sparkler in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on the eve of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan on March 10, 2024, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
© Said KHATIB / AFP
A child gives candy to children through a car window in Alexandra township near Johannesburg on March 9, 2024.
© Olympia DE MAISMONT / AFP
A displaced Palestinian child eats food from a box while sitting in a makeshift tent at a camp beside a street in Rafah on March 14, 2024, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the Hamas militant group. The Israel-Hamas conflict raging since October 7 has caused mass civilian deaths, reduced vast areas to a rubble-strewn wasteland and sparked warnings of looming famine in the Palestinian territory of 2.4 million people.
© Mohammed ABED / AFP
This photograph taken on March 10, 2024 shows the French landmark and UNESCO World Heritage site Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy, northwestern France.
© Charly TRIBALLEAU / AFP
A protester reacts while tires burn in the street during a demonstration following the resignation of its Prime Minister Ariel Henry, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 12, 2024. A political transition deal in Haiti marks a key step forward for the violence-ravaged country but far more needs to be done, with some experts warning the situation could deteriorate further.
© Clarens SIFFROY / AFP
US actor John Cena presents the award for Best Costume Design onstage during the 96th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 10, 2024.
© Patrick T. FALLON / AFP