Week in pictures: 6-12 April 2024

A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.

Ahead of the solar eclipse, 309 people gathered in Niagara Falls, Canada, to break the Guinness World Record for the largest group of people dressed as the sun.

Across Mexico, the US and Canada millions of people watched as the Moon moved between the Earth and the Sun, extinguishing its light in a total solar eclipse.

French athlete Anouk Garnier attempted to break the rope climbing record by climbing a 110m (360ft) rope to the second floor of the Eiffel Tower. She reached her goal in just 18 minutes.

A drone view of Albanian Muslims attending Eid al-Fitr prayers to mark the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, at Skanderbeg Square in Tirana, Albania.

In the capital of Senegal, Dakar, thousands of Muslims gathered on the beach to mark Eid.

Tea pickers select spring tea buds at the Longjing Tea plantation in West Lake, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.

Isa Prins is lifted by her Dutch teammates during the Women's Rugby European Championship final match against Spain in Amsterdam. Spain went on to win, 22-5.

An aerial view of a large cliff fall at Hive Beach in Burton Bradstock, Dorset, United Kingdom.

Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo declared a natural disaster as dozens of fires raged in forests and at a major landfill site in Villa Nueva. More than 200 people received medical attention after being exposed to smoke from the burning landfill.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen is seen through cherry blossoms while qualifying at the Japanese Grand Prix in Suzuka. He went on to win the race.

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