Photos this week: April 9-16, 2026 | CNN

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A man stands on the ruins of an apartment building as he surveys destruction in Beirut, Lebanon, on Monday, April 13. Diego Ibarra Sánchez/The New York Times/Redux

Pope Leo XIV arrives for Mass at the St. Augustine Basilica in Annaba, Algeria, on Tuesday, April 14. Algeria was the first stop on the pope’s 11-day trip to Africa. Andrew Medichini/AP

A firefighter works at the site of a recyclable materials warehouse that was hit by a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, April 16. Russia launched one of its largest barrages of drones and missiles on Ukraine this year, killing more than a dozen and wounding more than 100 people across the country, Ukrainian authorities said Thursday. Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters

Rory McIlroy reacts after winning his second straight Masters golf tournament on Sunday, April 12. With his victory, McIlroy joins Jack Nicklaus, Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods as the only players to have won back-to-back titles at Augusta National. Bill Streicher/Imagn Images/Reuters

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine speaks at the Pentagon during a briefing on the Iran war on Thursday, April 16. Behind him is a map showing a blockade line on the Strait of Hormuz. After peace talks broke down with Iran, the United States began enforcing a blockade on all traffic entering and leaving Iranian ports on Monday. Nathan Howard/Reuters

US Vice President JD Vance, center, walks up a flight of stairs to meet with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday, April 11. Vance was in Islamabad for peace talks with Iran. No deal was reached. Jacquelyn Martin/Pool/AP

A tornado touches down in a field west of Amboy, Minnesota, on Monday, April 13. Tim Evans

NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, commander of the Artemis II moon mission, raises his fist after he and his fellow crew members arrived aboard the USS John P. Murtha on Friday, April 10. They splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of California, following a 10-day journey that took them beyond the moon’s far side. They traveled farther from Earth than any humans have traveled before. Bill Ingalls/NASA

Justin Bieber performs at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California, on Saturday, April 11. He last appeared live in front of tens of thousands of people at the Rock in Rio festival in Brazil in 2022. The years since have been marked by health struggles and canceled tours, as well as bright spots such as fatherhood and Grammy nominations. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Coachella

Lonna Drewes pauses as she speaks during a news conference in Beverly Hills, California, on Tuesday, April 14. Drewes accused US Rep. Eric Swalwell of sexually assaulting her, saying the congressman raped her in 2018 at a Los Angeles-area hotel. Swalwell was a leading Democratic candidate for California governor until CNN and the San Francisco Chronicle published stories documenting claims of sexual misconduct against him. In the following days, Swalwell dropped out of the governor’s race and resigned his congressional seat. He has denied that he ever had nonconsensual sex and said he would fight those allegations, but apologized to his family and constituents for “mistakes in judgment.” Sara Azari, a lawyer for Swalwell, said in a statement that “Swalwell categorically and unequivocally denies each and every allegation of sexual misconduct and assault that has been leveled against him.” Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

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A visitor looks at an exhibition at Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem on Monday, April 13. Ronen Zvulun/Reuters

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán reacts on a stage in Budapest after partial election results were announced on Sunday, April 12. Orbán’s Fidesz government suffered a thumping loss as voters flocked to Péter Magyar’s opposition Tisza party with a record turnout. Orbán — a lodestar for right-wing populists — was seen as key to the White House’s push for a more nationalist, “like-minded” Europe. He had been in office for 16 years. Bernadett Szabo/Reuters

A gosling walks along the river Main in Frankfurt, Germany, on Tuesday, April 14. Michael Probst/AP

A woman in Ukraine waits for news about a missing loved one as some Ukrainian soldiers return from captivity after a prisoner-of-war swap with Russia on Saturday, April 11. Thomas Peter/Reuters

People spray water on one another as they celebrate Songkran, Thailand’s annual New Year festival, in Bangkok on Sunday, April 12. Patipat Janthong/Reuters

US President Donald Trump receives a DoorDash delivery from Sharon Simmons outside the White House Oval Office on Monday, April 13. The McDonald’s delivery was part of a staged photo op to promote Trump’s “no tax on tips” policy ahead of tax day. Win McNamee/Getty Images

Palestinians look through a shattered window as mourners carry a body during a funeral procession at Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Wednesday, April 15. Violence has persisted in Gaza despite a ceasefire reached between Israel and Hamas in October. Both have regularly accused each other of violations. Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto/Getty Images

Robbie Clark, the elephant manager at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, DC, greets Linh Mai, a baby elephant who is the zoo’s newest addition, on Thursday, April 9. Jeremy Moorhead/CNN

New German police officer trainees throw their hats in the air after taking their oath of service in Cologne, Germany, on Wednesday, April 15. Martin Meissner/AP

Bluebells, also known as wild hyacinth, bloom in the Hallerbos forest near Halle, Belgium, on Tuesday, April 14. Virginia Mayo/AP

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Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Alex Call dumps a cooler of ice water on third baseman Max Muncy after Muncy hit a walk-off home run to defeat the Texas Rangers on Friday, April 10. Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Imagn Images/Reuters

Mourners in the Syrian village of al-Sour pray Saturday, April 11, during a funeral for six members of the Al-Jalib family, who were killed in Israeli strikes in Beirut, Lebanon. Ghaith Alsayed/AP

Ethiopian Orthodox Christian followers gather ahead of their annual Holy Fire ceremony at Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Saturday, April 11. John Wessels/AFP/Getty Images

FC Barcelona’s Fermín López, left, takes a boot to the face from Atlético Madrid goalkeeper Juan Musso during a Champions League quarterfinal match on Tuesday, April 14. The referee did not award a penalty on the play. Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters

Fatou, who is believed to be the world's oldest gorilla, arrives at her enclosure to celebrate her 69th birthday at the Berlin Zoo on Monday, April 13. Markus Schreiber/AP

People walk through Spectra, a rainbow-colored light pavilion, during the Coachella festival in Indio, California, on Saturday, April 11. Daniel Cole/Reuters

A subway train passes near the crime scene where three people were stabbed in New York City’s Grand Central Terminal on Saturday, April 11. The machete-wielding suspect was fatally shot by police officers. Eduardo Munoz/Reuters

Pole vaulter Kurtis Marschall competes at the Australian Athletics Championships in Sydney on Friday, April 10. Cameron Spencer/Getty Images

Haifa Kenjo, who fled Israeli airstrikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, holds her 15-day-old daughter, Shiman, inside a tent in Beirut on Sunday, April 12. More than 1 million people in the country — around 20% of its entire population — have been displaced. Emilio Morenatti/AP

Milwaukee Bucks guard Cormac Ryan goes up for a shot during an NBA game in Philadelphia on Sunday, April 12. Chris Szagola/AP

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Seagulls land on the Baltic Sea beach in Timmendorfer Strand, Germany, on Sunday, April 12. Michael Probst/AP

A woman in Mathura, India, prepares food over a fire Sunday, April 12, amid a shortage of liquified petroleum gas. India imports about 85% of its liquefied petroleum gas from the Middle East, much of it used in cooking food. But supplies have been impacted by the US-Israel war with Iran. Ritesh Shukla/Getty Images

People in the Turkish province of Kahramanmaraş mourn over coffins as funerals are held Thursday, April 16, for nine people who were killed in a school shooting on Wednesday. It was the second school shooting in the country in two days. Yasin Akgul/AFP/Getty Images

Surfers leave the water in Fujisawa, Japan, as the sun sets behind Mt. Fuji on Saturday, April 11. See last week in 38 photos. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images