Here are some of the most striking images from around the world over the past week.
This image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope released by NASA on May 3, 2023 shows the interacting galaxies known as AM 1214-255. NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured the new image of extraordinarily bright interacting galaxies known as AM 1214-255, the agency said Wednesday. [Photo/Xinhua]
US President Joe Biden is pictured during an event at the White House in Washington, DC, the United States, April 24, 2023. US President Biden, on April 25, formally announced that he is running for re-election in 2024, seeking another four years in the White House, according to an online campaign video. [Photo/Xinhua]
People walk past a branch of JPMorgan Chase Bank in New York, the United States, on May 1, 2023. US top banking group JPMorgan Chase announced on Monday it has acquired the substantial majority of assets and assumed the deposits and certain other liabilities of First Republic Bank from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. [Photo/Xinhua]
This photo taken on April 25, 2023 shows giant panda Ya Ya at the Memphis Zoo in Memphis, the United States. Female giant panda Ya Ya left the Memphis Zoo on the morning of April 26 for a flight returning to China. Ya Ya's departure came after 20 years of stay at the zoo in Memphis, Tennessee. [Photo/Xinhua]
US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell attends a press conference in Washington, DC, the United States, on May 3, 2023. The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised the target range for the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to 5-5.25 percent, saying that the Fed "remains highly attentive to inflation risks." [Photo/Xinhua]
A child evacuated from Sudan by the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy's comprehensive supply ship Weishanhu arrives at the Saudi Arabian port of Jeddah on April 29, 2023. Chinese naval vessels evacuated 493 people from Sudan in a second evacuation operation that concluded on Saturday, as the evacuees arrived at the Saudi Arabian port of Jeddah, according to an official statement. The evacuees include 272 Chinese and 221 foreigners from countries such as Pakistan and Brazil. [Photo/Xinhua]
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi shakes hands with Syrian officials upon his arrival at Damascus International Airport in Damascus, Syria, May 3, 2023. Raisi arrived in Syria on Wednesday with top ministers, marking the first visit by an Iranian president since the beginning of the Syrian war in 2011, according to the state news agency SANA. [Photo/Xinhua]
Health workers demonstrate in central London, Britain on May 1, 2023. Despite ongoing opposition from the main nursing union, the British government will implement a pay deal for National Health Service workers in England after its offer was accepted by a majority of staff representatives. [Photo/Xinhua]
A commemoration ceremony marking the 37th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster is held in Minsk, Belarus, April 26, 2023. The accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant on April 26, 1986, was one of the most serious nuclear accidents in history. [Photo/Xinhua]
A woman demonstrates the making of handicrafts during the May Day celebration in Vladivostok, Russia, May 1, 2023. [Photo/Xinhua]
