After the horrific Easter Sunday bombings, loved ones mourn in Sri Lanka, and supporters offer prayers from around the world.
Images from the past few days in Christchurch, where residents continue to gather at makeshift memorials across the city
Late last month, six people were killed and eight more injured after a gunman opened fire at the Islamic Cultural Centre in Quebec City. Over the weekend, thousands of Canadians mourned the dead, and came together in public demonstrations of unity.
Memorials and candlelight vigils for the victims in Orlando took place in parks and plazas around the world, with citizens and government officials voicing support for the victims and their families, as monuments were lit in rainbow colors, and flags lowered to half-staff.
Blasts in the city’s airport and a subway station have killed dozens and injured many more.
Buildings and monuments across the globe have been lit up in France’s national colors this weekend, in solidarity with the French people, and in tribute to the victims of Friday’s attacks.
French embassies around the world are now surrounded with bouquets, candles, and messages of good will in the memory of the people who were killed.
On Friday, November 13, attacks across Paris killed at least 120 people and injured about 200 more.
Reactions in Washington, D.C., and elsewhere were swift and exuberant.
Winners and runners-up from this year’s landscape-photography competition
A collection of some of this year’s winning and commended images
Flooding in St. Mark’s Square in Venice, a hobbyhorse championship in England, a memorial for the victims of a school shooting in Georgia, and much more
Images from the past week of the destructive fires and those affected by them