Week in pictures: 19 - 25 March 2022 - BBC News

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An aerial view shows firefighters working in the rubble of a residential building which was hit by the debris from a downed rocket in Kyiv on 17 March 2022I
FADEL SENNA / AFP

An aerial view shows firefighters working in the rubble of a residential building which was hit by the debris from a downed rocket in Kyiv, Ukraine.

A view of a destroyed theatre, which was used as a shelter by civilians, after Russian bombardment in Mariupol, Ukraine on 18 March 2022.
UKRAINIAN INTERIOR MINISTRY/ANADOLU AGENCY

The first civilians who were sheltering in a bombed theatre in Mariupol, Ukraine, have emerged from the rubble, says human rights commissioner Lyudmyla Denisova. For almost three weeks, Mariupol has been under constant shelling by Russian forces.

Family members and comrades of Maj Ivan Skrypnyk pay their last respects during his funeral service in Lviv, Ukraine.
KAI PFAFFENBACH / RUETERS

Mourners gather to pay their respects during a funeral service in Lviv, for Maj Ivan Skrypnyk who was killed in a rocket attack against a military base in Yavori, Ukraine.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives for a media interview at the Emirates Palace hotel in Abu Dhabi during his visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on 16 March 2022.
STEFAN ROUSSEAU /AFP

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives for a media interview at the Emirates Palace hotel in Abu Dhabi. Mr Johnson has said he raised the issue of human rights when meeting Gulf leaders for talks about ending reliance on Russian oil and gas after the invasion of Ukraine.

A supermarket littered with merchandise in Shiroishi, Miyagi prefecture in Japan on 17 March 2022 after a 7.3-magnitude earthquake jolted the north-east of the country.
CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP

A supermarket littered with merchandise in Shiroishi, Japan, following a 7.3-magnitude earthquake. The powerful quake hit the north-east of the country, leaving at least two people dead and 160 injured.

Space Launch System, was taken to the pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida to conduct a dummy countdown.
NASA/AUBREY GEMIGNANI

The American space agency has rolled out its new giant Moon rocket for the first time. The vehicle, known as the Space Launch System, was taken to the pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida to conduct a dummy countdown.

Sand from Sahara covers the snow at Piau-Engaly ski resort, southern France.
BASTIEN ARBERET / AFP

Sand from the Sahara, brought to Europe by Storm Celia, covered the snow in Piau-Engaly ski resort, southern France.

Youths smeared in coloured powder and dressed as Lord Krishna and deity Radha celebrate the Holi festival, the Hindu spring festival of colours, in Kolkata, India.
DIBYANGSHU SARKAR / AFP

Youths in coloured powder dress as Lord Krishna and deity Radha to celebrate the Holi festival, the Hindu spring festival of colours, in Kolkata, India.

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori, who were freed from Iran, wave after landing at RAF Brize Norton in England.
LEON NEAL

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori wave after landing at RAF Brize Norton in England. The British-Iranians were released by Iran following years of detention on spying charges.

A man has his swab sample taken at a mobile nucleic acid testing site, following the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, on a snowy day in Beijing, China.
TINGSHU WANG / REUTERS

A man has his swab sample taken at a mobile testing site in Beijing, China, following an outbreak of Covid-19. China has widened its lockdowns - among its biggest since the start of the pandemic.