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Earth sets behind the moon on Monday, April 6, during the lunar flyby of the Artemis II mission. NASA

Firefighters try to put out flames at the site of an airstrike that hit an apartment building in Beirut, Lebanon, on Wednesday, April 8. Iran is at odds with the US and Israel over whether a two-week ceasefire applies to Israel’s military offensive targeting the Iranian-backed paramilitary group Hezbollah at Lebanon’s northern border. Bilal Hussein/AP

A hummingbird gathers moss to make a nest in a blooming Yoshino cherry tree at the University of Washington in Seattle on Sunday, April 5. Lindsey Wasson/AP

US President Donald Trump takes questions from reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on Monday, April 6. After a month and a half of spiraling conflict in the Middle East, the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire on Tuesday — less than two hours before Trump’s deadline, after which he had promised to wipe out a “whole civilization.” Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP

A bridge struck by airstrikes a day earlier is seen in the Iranian town of Karaj, west of Tehran, on Friday, April 3. Vahid Salemi/AP

Family members of the victims react as they listen Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney during a news conference in Brentwood, New York, after Rex Heuermann — accused in Long Island’s infamous Gilgo Beach serial killings — pleaded guilty on Wednesday, April 8. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AP

A sea turtle swims past as diving teams inspect seagrass meadows off the coast of Antalya, Turkey, on Sunday, April 5. Tahsin Ceylan/Anadolu/Getty Images

Michigan celebrates after defeating UConn in the NCAA men’s college basketball championship game in Indianapolis on Monday, April 6. The Wolverines clawed their way to a 69-63 win, earning their first national title since 1989. Michael Conroy/AP

A performer jumps through fire to honor the Hindu deity Kali as part of a ritual during Kaliyattam at the Sree Pacha Tharavadu Vayanattu Kulavan temple in Kannur, India, on Friday, April 3. CK Thanseer/Reuters

Israeli men look at the tail section of a ballistic missile in the Israeli settlement of Shadmot Mehola in the West Bank on Friday, April 3. Erik Marmor/Getty Images

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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and US Vice President JD Vance attend a rally in Budapest on Tuesday, April 7. Vance said he was in Budapest to help Orbán “as much as I possibly can.” Hungary’s populist prime minister — a darling of the MAGA movement — is trailing in the polls ahead of this weekend’s parliamentary elections. Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto/Getty Images

US golfer Scottie Scheffler plays out from the bunker on the seventh hole during a practice round of the Masters in Augusta, Georgia, on Tuesday, April 7. Mike Blake/Reuters

Family members grieve during a funeral service for Pierre Mouawad and his wife, who were killed in a drone strike that hit their home in Yahshoush, Lebanon, on Tuesday, April 7. Chris McGrath/Getty Images

People stand in line to cast their votes at a polling center in Guwahati, India, on Thursday, April 9. Anupam Nath/AP

Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd from the balcony of St. Peter's basilica at the Vatican during Easter celebrations on Sunday, April 5. Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Getty Images

Palestinians wait in line to buy bread from a bakery in Gaza on Wednesday, April 8. Saeed M. M. T. Jaras/Anadolu/Getty Images

A devotee in an angel costume prepares for the Way of the Cross procession on Good Friday in Arraijan, Panama, on Friday, April 3. Matias Delacroix/AP

UCLA Bruins players celebrate after defeating the South Carolina Gamecocks 79-51 in the NCAA women’s basketball national championship in Phoenix on Sunday, April 5. The win secured the Bruins their first women’s title in program history. Joe Camporeale/Imagn Images/Reuters

This photo taken by the Artemis II crew on Monday, April 6, shows the moon eclipsing the sun, a view few in human history have ever witnessed. Totality, or when the sun is entirely blocked from view during an eclipse, lasted nearly an hour for the astronauts, while totality on Earth is typically just a few minutes long. During the eclipse, the astronauts could also see planets like Mars, Venus and Saturn, as well as stars, and Earthshine, or the glow of Earth’s light. NASA

Savannah Guthrie is seen with Carson Daly and Al Roker on the set of the “Today” show in New York on Monday, April 6. It was Guthrie’s first time co-hosting the morning show since her mother’s disappearance two months ago. “It’s good to be home,” Guthrie said. For the appearance, she wore a sunny yellow dress, reminiscent of the yellow flowers and ribbons placed by loved ones at her mother’s home — symbols of hope for a missing person. Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images/Getty Images

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Dancers perform during the Australian Ballet and Bangarra Dance Theatre's "Flora" dress rehearsal at the Sydney Opera House on Monday, April 6. Don Arnold/WireImage/Getty Images

A man walks along a flooded path as torrential rains cause water channels to overflow in Peshawar, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, April 7. Abdul Majeed/AFP/Getty Images

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio meet at the Department of State in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, April 8. Rutte met with Trump later in the day and said after that he understood Trump’s disappointment with many NATO allies for not supporting the US and Israel’s war on Iran to the extent he wanted. Anna Rose Layden/Reuters

A flamingo rests at the Pairi Daiza wildlife park in Brugelette, Belgium, on Wednesday, April 8. Yves Herman/Reuters

A train attendant holds a megaphone during an exercise conducted by Ukrainian Railways simulating passenger evacuation following repeated Russian drone attacks on the rail system in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, April 9. Thomas Peter/Reuters

Pro-government supporters gather in Tehran, Iran, on Wednesday, April 8, after a two-week ceasefire was announced. Arash Khamooshi/The New York Times/Redux

Employees of the Sotheby's auction house handle the painting "Les Îles de Port-Villez (1883)" by French Impressionist painter Claude Monet at the Sotheby's auction house in Paris on Thursday, April 9. The painting, which has been kept for decades in a private collection in France and has remained unseen by the public, will be auctioned on April 16. Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP/Getty Images

Jewish men pray during the Passover holiday at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Sunday, April 5. Avishag Shaar-Yashuv/The New York Times/Redux

Horses clear a fence during a steeplechase in Chepstow, Wales, on Thursday, April 2. Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images

A US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft refuels an F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft during military operations against Iran at an undisclosed location on Sunday, April 5. US Air Force/Handout/Reuters

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A fight breaks out between Atlanta Braves pitcher Reynaldo López and Los Angeles Angels right fielder Jorge Soler during the fifth inning of a game in Anaheim, California, on Tuesday, April 7. William Navarro/Imagn Images/Reuters

NASA astronaut and Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft's main cabin windows, looking back at Earth, as the crew travels towards the moon on Saturday, April 4. NASA

South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley, left, and UConn head coach Geno Auriemma exchange heated words near the end of South Carolina’s 62-48 victory over UConn in a NCAA women's basketball semifinal game in Phoenix on Friday, April 3. The two were separated and did not appear to shake hands after the final buzzer. On Saturday, Auriemma issued an apology and took full responsibility for his conduct. Rick Scuteri/AP

Birds fly over a TV tower before sunrise in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, on Thursday, April 2. Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty Images

Catholic faithful, migrants and advocates participate in the Migrant Walk of the Cross as part of Holy Week celebrations in Tijuana, Mexico, on Friday, April 3. Guillermo Arias/AFP/Getty Images

A woman prepares a wood fire to cook food during a blackout in Matanzas, Cuba, on Monday, April 6. Matanzas is one of the Cuban cities most affected by electricity shortages, at times going more than 24 hours without power. AFP/Getty Images

Michigan center Aday Mara celebrates as he dunks during a NCAA men’s basketball semifinal game against Arizona in Indianapolis on Saturday, April 4. Michigan beat Arizona 90-73. Bob Donnan/Imagn Images/Reuters

A woman poses for photos in front of blooming cherry trees in the Heerstrasse in Bonn, Germany, on Wednesday, April 8. See last week in 38 photos. Ina Fassbender/AFP/ Getty Images