world events
Photos of the Week: Glacier Performance, Gorilla Birthday, Moon Return
Cherry blossoms in bloom in Japan, preparations for a humanoid-robot half marathon in China, a boisterous water festival in Thailand, a scene from Coachella in California, and much more
TL;DR
- Easter celebrations included a traditional rocket war in Vrontados, Greece.
- The Songkran water festival marked the Thai New Year in Thailand.
- Pope Leo XIV met for peace in Bamenda, Cameroon.
- A gosling was seen along the Main River in Frankfurt, Germany.
- Wild bluebells bloomed in the Hallerbos, Belgium.
- Lightning was observed in Lenexa, Kansas.
- Nine Inch Noize performed at the Coachella festival in California.
- The Gajan Festival took place in West Bengal, India.
- A giant rooster statue was part of Bengali New Year celebrations in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
- The FIBO trade show for health and wellness was held in Cologne, Germany.
- Fatou, the world's oldest gorilla, celebrated her 69th birthday in Berlin.
- Natalia Malinovskaya, a self-described witch, was interviewed in Moscow.
- An airplane passed in front of the sun in Panama City.
- A Russian Geran 2 drone and subsequent firefighter activity were noted in Kyiv, Ukraine.
- Sami Pajari competed in the Croatia Rally.
- A humanoid robot participated in a test for a half-marathon in Beijing.
- Artemis II astronauts Christina Koch, Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Jeremy Hansen returned from a moon trip.
- Workers cleaned windows on the Phoenix Center building in Beijing.
- An alligator was seen in Harahan, Louisiana.
- An eastern bluebird was observed nesting in Freeport, Maine.
- People visited the Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm in Oregon.
- A couple shared a moment with tulips in Toronto, Ontario.
- Cherry blossoms were in full bloom at Hirosaki Park, Japan.
- A fox visited the chancellery in Berlin.
- A boy walked with sheep in Kfar Aabida, Lebanon.
- Musician To Athena performed near a glacier in Switzerland to highlight climate change.
- Newari women pulled Lord Bhairav’s chariot during the Biska Jatra festival in Nepal.