Photos this week: March 12-19, 2026 - CNN

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Director Paul Thomas Anderson is surrounded by cast members of “One Battle After Another” as he holds the Academy Award for best picture on Sunday, March 15. Mike Blake/Reuters

A displaced child looks out from a tent in Beirut, Lebanon, on Monday, March 16. Israel has unleashed a furious assault across Lebanon, targeting the militant group Hezbollah after Hezbollah fired projectiles into Israel to avenge the death of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters

A man rides a motorbike during a blackout in Havana, Cuba, on Monday, March 16. The United States has effectively imposed an oil blockade on Cuba, worsening its energy crunch. Nearly every aspect of Cuban society has been feeling the strain. Adalberto Roque/AFP/Getty Images

From left, FBI Director Kash Patel, Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. James Adams, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, Acting National Security Agency Director Lt. Gen. William Hartman and CIA Director John Ratcliffe attend a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, March 18. It was the first time top Trump administration officials had testified publicly since the launch of the Iran war. They were pressed on the administration’s claims about the war and the underlying intelligence. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

A man stands on debris Tuesday, March 17, after a Pakistani airstrike in Kabul, Afghanistan. A spokesperson of the Afghan Taliban government said more than 400 people were killed and 265 were wounded in a strike on a drug rehabilitation center. Pakistan rejected the statement as ⁠false and misleading and said it had “precisely targeted military installations and terrorist support infrastructure," according to the Reuters news agency. Sayed Hassib/Reuters

Brody Roybal celebrates a goal Sunday, March 15, as the United States defeated Canada to win sled hockey gold at the Paralympic Games in Milan, Italy. Buda Mendes/Getty Images

Travelers wait in line at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Monday, March 16. Long lines have stretched through different airports this week as Transportation Security Administration officers worked without pay during the busy spring break travel season. Congress remains locked in a stalemate over funding for the Department of Homeland Security. Kylie Cooper/Reuters

A toy is seen Monday, March 16, through a shattered classroom window at the Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield Township, Michigan. A suspect rammed a vehicle into the building on March 12. More than 100 children were inside at the time, but they were not physically hurt. See photos from inside. Emily Elconin

Balls are set up before the start of a soccer clinic in Mexico City’s Zócalo Plaza on Sunday, March 15. More than 9,000 people took part in the lesson, setting a new Guinness World Record. Alfredo Estrella/AFP/Getty Images

US Sen. Markwayne Mullin, President Donald Trump's nominee to be the new secretary of Homeland Security, leaves after his confirmation hearing in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, March 18. The Oklahoma Republican is looking to replace Kristi Noem, who Trump fired earlier this month. Evan Vucci/Reuters

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A woman looks out of a window as the apartment above her is inspected following an Iranian missile strike in Ramat Gan, Israel, on Wednesday, March 18. Israel and Iran have been trading strikes since Israel and the United States launched joint attacks against Iran last month. Avishag Shaar-Yashuv/The New York Times/Redux

“Sinners” star Michael B. Jordan holds the Academy Award for best actor on Sunday, March 15. Get an inside look at the Oscars red carpet and the winners backstage. Jennelle Fong for CNN

Members of the New York Police Department’s Emerald Society march during the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in New York on Tuesday, March 17. Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images

A passenger uses a window to board a carriage at a railway station in Lahore, Pakistan, on Wednesday, March 18. Mohsin Raza/Reuters

Firefighters try to put out a fire at a house following a Russian drone attack in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Monday, March 16. Kateryna Klochko/AP

Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton applauds during an election night event in Chicago on Tuesday, March 17. Stratton won the Democratic primary for Illinois’ open US Senate seat. If victorious in November, she would become the second Black woman to represent Illinois in the Senate — and just the sixth Black woman senator in US history. Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg/Getty Images

US President Donald Trump leaves a St. Patrick’s Day event in the East Room of the White House on Tuesday, March 17. Samuel Corum/Sipa USA/AP Images

A man stands on a fishing boat docked at a pier in Si Racha, Thailand, on Wednesday, March 18. Surging fuel prices, caused by war in the Middle East, has left hundreds of fisherman stuck at the dock. Chanakarn Laosarakham/AFP/Getty Images

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, left, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Dan Caine hold a press briefing at the Pentagon on Thursday, March 19. Hegseth didn’t deny a Washington Post report that said the Pentagon asked the White House to approve a more than $200 billion funding request for the war in Iran. “It takes money to kill bad guys,” Hegseth said. Evan Vucci/Reuters

Team Venezuela celebrates after defeating the United States to win the World Baseball Classic on Tuesday, March 17. It’s the first time that Venezuela has won the event. Lynne Sladky/AP

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A rose-ringer parakeet eats blossoms in London’s St. James’s Park on Monday, March 16. Alastair Grant/AP

Smoke rises as lava from the Piton de la Fournaise volcano reaches the ocean in Sainte-Rose, on the French island of Réunion, on Monday, March 16. Richard Bouhet/AFP/Getty Images

Actor Leonardo DiCaprio arrives to the Oscars red carpet on Sunday, March 15. Jennelle Fong for CNN

A visitor looks at a photo of two dragonflies during the opening of the new exhibition "Forest Worlds" at the Gasometer in Oberhausen, Germany, on Wednesday, March 18. Martin Meissner/AP

A rainbow is seen over a flock of grazing sheep in Golchen, Germany, on Monday, March 16. Jens Büttner/picture alliance/Getty Images

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during a ceremony at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, on Wednesday, March 18. He was signing a decree to protect children in digital environments. Adriano Machado/Reuters

US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell leaves after holding a news conference in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, March 18. The Fed kept interest rates unchanged, as expected, but noted the “uncertain” impact to the US economy from the US-Israeli war with Iran. “We just don’t know” how everything will ultimately play out, Powell said in his news conference. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images

A displaced Palestinian child looks out from a tent during a sandstorm in Gaza City on Saturday, March 14. Jehad Alshrafi/AP

Actor and director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, are honored during the Academy Awards’ annual In Memoriam segment on Sunday, March 15. The Reiners were found stabbed to death in their Los Angeles home late last year. Their son Nick has pleaded not guilty to murder charges. ABC

A man canoes past giant water lilies in Manacapuru, Brazil, on Thursday, March 12. Micahel Dantas/AFP/Getty Images

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The sun rises in Cairo on Thursday, March 19. Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters

A worker sits amid the rubble of residential buildings in Tehran, Iran, on Thursday, March 12. The United States and Israel launched joint attacks against Iran last month, killing the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Majid Saeedi/Getty Images

A baby two-toed sloth holds onto its mother, Reina, in their enclosure at the Bioparc Fuengirola zoo in Fuengirola, Spain, on Saturday, March 14. Jorge Guerrero/AFP/Getty Images

This aerial photo, taken on Wednesday, March 18, shows Canadian Rangers on their way from Cambridge Bay to Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, above the Arctic Circle. It was for an annual series of drills designed to highlight the military’s ability to defend the Canadian Arctic. Carlos Osorio/Reuters

NASA astronaut Chris Williams takes part in a spacewalk outside of the International Space Station on Wednesday, March 18. NASA

Jessie Buckley, one of the stars of the movie “Hamnet,” looks at the best actress Oscar she won on Sunday, March 15. See all of this year’s winners. Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

A dog sits in a polling booth in Nice, France, during the first round of municipal elections on Sunday, March 15. Valery Hache/AFP/Getty Images

Snow falls as the sun sets in Ilulissat, Greenland, on Monday, March 16. See last week in 39 photos. Florent Vergnes/AFP/Getty Images