A selection of striking images from around the world, taken in the past seven days.Story Published at: April 22, 2023 at 12:48AM
Week in pictures: 15-21 April 2023
Ukraine war: Bakhmut defender remembered by comrades
Pavel Kuzin single-handedly manned a machine gun in Bakhmut so his comrades could be evacuated.Story Published at: April 22, 2023 at 12:38AM
Supreme Court preserves abortion drug access
US Supreme Court preserves access to the common abortion drug mifepristone, while a legal case over restrictions continuesStory Published at: April 21, 2023 at 11:51PM
Russian army launches campaign encouraging men to join
The campaign comes as Russian armed forces apparently suffer heavy losses in Ukraine.Story Published at: April 21, 2023 at 08:35PM
My Pillow boss Mike Lindell to pay $5m to man over bogus election claim
The My Pillow boss challenged all-comers to prove his data wrong. A software expert did exactly that.Story Published at: April 21, 2023 at 02:44PM
Twitter blue ticks: Multiple Hillarys and New Yorks as verifications disappear
The social media giant has erased the once-coveted verification from thousands of accounts.Story Published at: April 21, 2023 at 01:03PM
Inside a homemade cocaine smuggling submarine
The BBC is given access to the “narco-sub” known to have brought cocaine from South America to Europe.Story Published at: April 21, 2023 at 11:06AM
Wisconsin Sheriff rescues stuck bobcat from car grill
A Sheriff’s office in Wisconsin responds to an unusual call by a driver.Story Published at: April 21, 2023 at 10:02AM
UK sandwich chain Pret A Manger launches in India
This week, US technology giant Apple also opened its first two retail outlets in the country.Story Published at: April 21, 2023 at 07:13AM
Pet alligator removed from Philadelphia row house
The 8-foot reptile had been living in the basement for over a decade.Story Published at: April 20, 2023 at 04:20PM