Global Photo Collection Captures Cultural Events, Conflicts, and Artistic Expressions

A series of photographs from around the world documented various events on Monday. In Madrid, Spain, participants received sweets during the Palm Sunday parade called La Borriquita, marking the start of Holy Week. In Toluca, Mexico, a cardinal was displayed in a cage at a local market before being sold. Gaza City saw a boy mourning at a funeral for Palestinians reportedly killed in an Israeli strike. At the Bombay Beach Biennale in Salton Sea, California, artist Ali presented 'Art Wash,' critiquing corporate or state-funded art used to improve reputations, likening it to environmental greenwashing. Tehran, Iran, began clearing debris from a residential building damaged in an airstrike. Peshawar, Pakistan, experienced heavy rain leading to roof collapses that killed at least nine people and injured others in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab provinces. In Maryland, U.S., Donald Trump showed renderings of a planned White House ballroom to media on Air Force One. Berlin, Germany, featured a demonstrator with a Syrian flag at the central station during a meeting between the German chancellor and Syrian president. Al-Amriyeh, Lebanon, had Lebanese army soldiers at an Israeli airstrike site targeting their checkpoint south of Tyre. Beirut, Lebanon, showed a damaged building from an Israeli strike amid escalating hostilities with Hezbollah. Tehran also displayed portraits of schoolgirls killed in a missile strike on a girls' primary school in Minab, southern Iran, with over 160 children reported dead. Mexico City hosted a carnival parade with over 7,000 participants in traditional costumes. London, UK, featured an art installation by Endless outside Bloomsbury Central Baptist church addressing homelessness. Shefaram, Israel, had a priest assessing damage from a ballistic missile launched from Iran. São Paulo, Brazil, saw women participating in the Walk of Silence protest against state violence and remembering victims of the military dictatorship.