Ukrainian soldiers fired Caesar self-propelled guns, Russian capital was attacked by UAVs, S-400 "registered" in Belarus
Báo Quốc Tế•04/06/2023
The Russia-Ukraine conflict, the election of Turkish President Erdogan, the Shangri-La Dialogue forum, the tragic train accident in India, Tesla CEO Elon Musk's visit to China… are some of the striking images of the week compiled by CNN, Reuters, The Atlantic, and others.
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06:05 | 05/06/2023
The Russia-Ukraine conflict, the election of Turkish President Erdogan, the Shangri-La Dialogue forum, the tragic train accident in India, Tesla CEO Elon Musk's visit to China… are some of the striking images of the week compiled by CNN, Reuters, The Atlantic , and others.
Pope Francis met with director Martin Scorsese and his wife, Helen Morris, at a conference at the Vatican on May 27. (Source: Reuters)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks at the Presidential Palace in Ankara after winning the second round of the election on May 28. The vote count showed Erdogan leading his opponent Kilicdaroglu by approximately 2 million votes, out of a total of about 55 million voters. With this result, President Erdogan, 69 years old, will have another five years in power in Türkiye for his third term. (Source: Getty)
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks at the plenary session of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on June 3. The U.S. defense official praised the "bold" steps taken by South Korea and Japan to improve relations and strengthen trilateral cooperation with Washington to counter the growing military threats from North Korea. (Source: AP)
The image shows the damaged facade of an apartment building after a drone attack in Moscow, Russia, on May 30. Ukraine has denied any involvement in the incident. (Source: Getty)
Ukrainian soldiers from the 55th Independent Artillery Brigade fire a Caesar self-propelled howitzer at Russian troops near the town of Avdiivka in the Donetsk region of Ukraine on May 30. (Source: Reuters)
Indigenous people blocked a highway just outside São Paulo, Brazil, on May 30 to protest a law restricting the recognition of ancestral lands. (Source: AP)
Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic wrote a message calling for an end to violence in Kosovo after his first-round victory at the French Open on May 29th. Tensions continued to escalate in Kosovo last week after at least 34 NATO peacekeeping soldiers were injured in clashes with protesters. (Source: Getty)
A police officer in Dakar, Senegal, walks near a car that was set on fire during clashes between security forces and supporters of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko on June 1. According to media reports, Sonko was sentenced to two years in prison for "corrupting youth." This sentence disqualifies him from running in the 2024 elections. (Source: Reuters)
Israeli soldiers participate in the annual joint military exercise 'Firm Hand' in North Kibbutz, Yiftah, Israel, near the border with Lebanon. (Source: Getty)
Children walk past the burnt-out headquarters of Sudan's Central Statistics Bureau on al-Sittin Road in the capital, Khartoum. Last week, warring parties in Sudan agreed to extend the ceasefire, after two key international mediators, the United States and Saudi Arabia, issued warnings about violations of the agreement. (Source: Getty)
Migrant families from Syria and Iraq stand behind a wall at the border between Poland and Belarus in Białowieża, Poland. (Source: Getty)
The rocket, launched from Jiuquan, China, on May 30, carried three astronauts and headed toward the Tiangong space station in the Northeast Asian nation. (Source: Getty)
Tesla CEO Elon Musk leaves a hotel in Beijing, China, on May 31st. During his visit to China this past week, Musk met with top officials and toured the company's megafactory in Shanghai. The Tesla CEO also met with Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang on the afternoon of May 31st. This marks the first time a Chinese Vice Premier has met with the CEO of a foreign company, highlighting Tesla's importance to the world's second-largest economy . (Source: Reuters)
Members of the Taliban attend a wedding in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Source: AP)
Images of Amazon employees are reflected in the glasses of Shemona Moreno, CEO of the environmental activist organization 350 Seattle, as she speaks at a rally at the company's headquarters in Seattle, USA, on May 31. (Source: Getty)
An aerial view of the scene of the railway accident in Balasore district, Odisha state, India, on June 1st. Authorities said the horrific accident killed at least 288 people and injured 900. This is considered one of the most serious railway accidents in India since the collision of two trains near New Delhi in August 1995, which killed 358 people. (Source: ANI)
Images of a Russian S-400 air defense system on a ship arriving in Belarus were posted online on May 29th. It is understood that this system will be deployed for combat duty. Belarusian air defense gunners have completed their full combat training at Russian training facilities. (Source: Belarusian Ministry of Defense)
The image shows the apartment building, taken on May 30th, two days after it partially collapsed, in Davenport, Iowa, USA. As of the afternoon of June 1st, three residents were still missing. (Source: AP)
Jet aircraft perform a flyover at the graduation ceremony of the U.S. Air Force Academy, held at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on June 1st. The event was attended by President Joe Biden. (Source: Reuters)
Women compete in the annual rolling cheese wheel race at Cooper's Hill in Brockworth, England, on May 29. In competitions dating back to the early 1800s, participants chase a cheese wheel down an extremely steep hill. The prize for the first to finish each race is the cheese wheel itself. (Source: AP)
Workers clean a Buddha statue at Maha Vihara Mojopahit temple in Mojokerto, Indonesia, on May 30, ahead of the Vesak Day (the 15th day of the 4th lunar month), commemorating the birth of the Buddha. (Source: Getty)
The photo shows Mount Merapi erupting red-hot lava in Indonesia on May 28. (Source: Getty)
Residents wrote a large warning sign in yellow paint about a huge pothole on a road in Murrow, England, on May 30. (Source: Getty)
A gondola travels on the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, near a patch of fluorescent blue water on May 28. Environmental authorities say the color is caused by a non-toxic chemical commonly used in underwater construction (to help locate leaks). (Source: AP)
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