Photos of the Week: Easter meerkat, Ukraine and France’s presidential election
by The Hill staff
Ukrainian servicemen run for cover from explosions during a Russian attack in downtown Kharkiv, Ukraine, on April 17. Associated Press/Felipe Dana Paddleboarders tour the calm Baltic Sea in Timmendorfer Strand, in northern Germany, as the sun rises on April 18. Associated Press/Michael Probst President Biden, Jill Biden and the Easter Bunny are seen during the 2022 White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House on April 18. Anna Rose Layden Comedian and talk show host Jimmy Fallon stops for a selfie with fans during the 2022 White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House on April 18. Anna Rose Layden A child participates in the 2022 White House Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House on April 18. Anna Rose Layden Sutter Health nurses and health care workers hold signs as they participate in a one-day strike outside of the California Pacific Medical Center Van Ness Campus on April 18 in San Francisco. More than 8,000 registered nurses and health care workers with Sutter Health were striking at 15 facilities across Northern California to protest Sutter Health’s refusal to acknowledge proposals regarding safe staffing and health and safety protections. Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesEducation Secretary Miguel Cardona plays Latin percussion while performing with acclaimed jazz artist Sean Jones and members of the high school-age Herbie Hancock Jazz Institute Peer-To-Peer Jazz Sextet at the department’s headquarters on April 19 in Washington, D.C. Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesCentrist candidate and French President Emmanuel Macron, left, and far-right contender Marine Le Pen smile before a televised debate in La Plaine-Saint-Denis, outside Paris, on April 20. Ludovic Marin Pool via AP San Antonio FC goalkeeper Jordan Farr flips in the air as he celebrates the team’s overtime win against Austin FC in an MLS U.S. Open Cup soccer match on April 20 in San Antonio, Texas. Associated Press/Eric Gay Protesters shout slogans during a rally outside the parliament in Jakarta, Indonesia, on April 21. Hundreds of protesters, mostly students, took to the streets Thursday in Indonesia’s capital, voicing concern over rumors that the government is considering postponing the 2024 presidential election to allow President Joko Widodo to remain in office beyond the two-term legal limit, calling it a threat to the country’s democracy. Associated Press/Dita Alangkara Sri Lankan Buddhist monks arrive at the ongoing protest site outside the president’s office to attend an alms giving in memory of victims of the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on April 21. Associated Press/Eranga Jayawardena A firefighter pauses to cool down while extinguishing a fire in an apartment after a Russian bombardment in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on April 21. Associated Press/Felipe DanaUkrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal speaks to reporters alongside U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) prior to a bipartisan leadership meeting on April 21. Anna Rose Layden Democratic legislators protest as they halt debate on Senate Bill 2-C: Establishing the Congressional Districts of the State on the floor of the Florida House of Representatives on April 21 at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. Associated Press/Phil Sears Environmental activists wearing outfits made from plastic waste participate in an Earth Day campaign against climate change in Seoul, South Korea, on April 22. Associated Press/Ahn Young-joonA woman kisses an icon in the St. Sava Serbian Orthodox temple, on Orthodox Good Friday, in Belgrade, Serbia, on April 22. Associated Press/Darko Vojinovic Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) enters the courtroom on April 22 in Atlanta for a hearing to determine whether Greene is eligible to serve in public office. John Bazemore Pool via AP
Photos curated by Greg Nash, Anna Rose Layden and Madeline Monroe.
