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In pictures: The world in the week that went by

The world was full of events this week, as usual. But some of them were a little more significant than the others because of the implications they carried. Here are six of the most powerful pictures covering every emotion from grief to resolve.

SNS | New Delhi | April 1, 2018 4:08 pm

In pictures: The world in the week that went by

US protest gun violence — People take part in the March For Our Lives rally against gun violence in Washington, DC on March 24, 2018. (Photo: AFP PHOTO / Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS)

Kim Jong Un, North Korea, South Korea, Xi Jinping, China — This picture from North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) taken on March 27, 2018 and released on March 28, 2018 shows China’s President Xi Jinping (R) shaking hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Beijing. (Photo: AFP PHOTO / KCNA VIA KNS)

New York International Auto Show — Genesis’ concept car is seen during the media preview of the 2018 New York International Auto Show (NYIAS) in New York, the United States, 29 March 2018. The 2018 New York International Auto Show will open to public from March 30 to April 8. (Xinhua/Wang Ying/IANS)

ISRO satellite take off — The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) GSAT-6A communications satellite launches on the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F08) from Sriharikota in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh on March 29, 2018. (Photo: AFP PHOTO / Arun SANKAR)

Lieutenant-Colonel Arnaud Beltrame funeral — French President Emmanuel Macron places his hands on the flag-draped coffin of Lieutenant-Colonel Arnaud Beltrame after awarding him posthumously with the Legion of Honour during a national ceremony on March 28, 2018 at the Hotel des Invalides in Paris. (Photo: AFP PHOTO / Philippe LOPEZ)

Voting in Egypt — An Egyptian stains his finger after casting his vote at a polling station in Cairo’s central Abdin neighbourhood on March 27, 2018, on the second day of voting in the 2018 presidential elections. Authorities have been urging Egyptians to participate in the three-day vote, hoping for a high turnout despite what is seen as a foregone conclusion. (Photo: AFP PHOTO / MOHAMED EL-SHAHED)

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