Week in pictures: 15-21 April 2023

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A selection of powerful news photographs taken around the world this week.

Elon Musk's company SpaceX launched Starship - the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built - from the US-Mexico border. But just minutes into the flight, the rocket developed problems and was destroyed by onboard charges.

A girl stands as worshippers pray while marking Eid al-Fitr at Dinamo Sports Hall, in Bucharest, Romania.

People camp at the Plaza de Mayo, outside the Casa Rosada presidential palace in Buenos Aires, to demonstrate against rising inflation.

Swallows perch on electrical power lines at sunset in Eldorado dos Carajas, in the Brazilian state of Para.

Protests continued on the streets of Paris as French President Emmanuel Macron signed into law his government's controversial pension reforms, which raise the state pension age from 62 to 64.

Iraqi Yazidis visit the Lalish Temple in Iraq, to celebrate the Yazidi New Year.

Apple CEO Tim Cook sees a Macintosh SE computer held by Sajid Moinuddin, a fan of Apple products, during the opening of India's first Apple retail store in Mumbai.

Cast and crew take a bow after the final performance of Phantom of the Opera, which closed after 35 years on Broadway, in New York.

A majestic robe created using an array of flowers and leaves will form the centrepiece of the Harrogate Spring Flower Show in North Yorkshire, which this year celebrates the coronation of King Charles III.

A hybrid solar eclipse as seen from Metro Manila, Philippines.

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