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The week in 26 photos

Published 9:01 PM EST, Thu March 8, 2018
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US President Donald Trump gestures to a reporter who was trying to ask a question before Trump made a statement at the White House on Tuesday, March 6. <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2018%2F03%2F06%2Fpolitics%2Fdonald-trump-stefan-lfven-sweden%2Findex.html" target="_blank">Trump was meeting with Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven,</a> and the two later had a joint news conference.
US President Donald Trump gestures to a reporter who was trying to ask a question before Trump made a statement at the White House on Tuesday, March 6. Trump was meeting with Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven, and the two later had a joint news conference.
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Frances McDormand holds the best actress Oscar she received from presenters Jodie Foster, center, and Jennifer Lawrence on Sunday, March 4. The statuette <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2018%2F03%2F05%2Fentertainment%2Ffrances-mcdormand-stolen-oscars%2Findex.html" target="_blank">went missing</a> after the awards ceremony, but McDormand soon got it back. A 47-year-old man was charged with stealing it. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpeople.com%2Fmovies%2Ffrances-mcdormands-accused-oscar-thief-pleads-not-guilty%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">He has pleaded not guilty. </a>
Frances McDormand holds the best actress Oscar she received from presenters Jodie Foster, center, and Jennifer Lawrence on Sunday, March 4. The statuette went missing after the awards ceremony, but McDormand soon got it back. A 47-year-old man was charged with stealing it. He has pleaded not guilty.
Matt Petit/A.M.P.A.S/Getty Images
A zebra stands in the sun as the temperature drops at the Tierpark zoo in Berlin on Friday, March 2.
A zebra stands in the sun as the temperature drops at the Tierpark zoo in Berlin on Friday, March 2.
TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP/Getty Images
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, shakes hands with South Korean envoy Chung Eui-yong in this photo released Tuesday, March 6, by North Korea's state-run news agency. <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2018%2F03%2F05%2Fasia%2Fnorth-korea-south-korea-talks-intl%2Findex.html" target="_blank">In an unprecedented meeting,</a> Kim met with a South Korean delegation and said he wants to "write a new history of national reunification." It's believed to be the first time Kim has spoken face-to-face with officials from the South since he took power in 2011.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, shakes hands with South Korean envoy Chung Eui-yong in this photo released Tuesday, March 6, by North Korea's state-run news agency. In an unprecedented meeting, Kim met with a South Korean delegation and said he wants to "write a new history of national reunification." It's believed to be the first time Kim has spoken face-to-face with officials from the South since he took power in 2011.
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People injured in shelling are treated a hospital in Douma, Syria, on Saturday, March 3. Since February 18, <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2Finteractive%2F2018%2F03%2Fworld%2Fsyria-eastern-ghouta-cnnphotos%2F" target="_blank">the Syrian regime has intensified its bombing of Douma and other cities in Eastern Ghouta,</a> one of the last rebel-controlled areas of the country.
People injured in shelling are treated a hospital in Douma, Syria, on Saturday, March 3. Since February 18, the Syrian regime has intensified its bombing of Douma and other cities in Eastern Ghouta, one of the last rebel-controlled areas of the country.
MOHAMMED BADRA/EPA
The empty seat of Gary Cohn, the White House's chief economic adviser, is seen prior to President Trump's joint news conference with Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven on Tuesday, March 6. The White House announced Tuesday that <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2018%2F03%2F06%2Fpolitics%2Fgary-cohn-white-house-tariffs%2Findex.html" target="_blank">Cohn was resigning.</a>
The empty seat of Gary Cohn, the White House's chief economic adviser, is seen prior to President Trump's joint news conference with Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven on Tuesday, March 6. The White House announced Tuesday that Cohn was resigning.
Leah Millis/REUTERS/Newscom
Students take a car safety course at Effat University in Jidda, Saudi Arabia, on Monday, March 5. <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2017%2F09%2F26%2Fpolitics%2Fsaudi-arabia-woman-drive%2Findex.html" target="_blank">Saudi Arabia is easing restrictions on women driving.</a>
Students take a car safety course at Effat University in Jidda, Saudi Arabia, on Monday, March 5. Saudi Arabia is easing restrictions on women driving.
TASNEEM ALSULTAN/The New York Times/Redux
Men dismantle prosthetic arms from a Venus de Milo replica that was at a metro station in Paris on Tuesday, March 6. The statue was meant to raise awareness about the thousands of amputees worldwide who are in need of a prosthesis.
Men dismantle prosthetic arms from a Venus de Milo replica that was at a metro station in Paris on Tuesday, March 6. The statue was meant to raise awareness about the thousands of amputees worldwide who are in need of a prosthesis.
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White House press secretary Sarah Sanders fields questions at a daily briefing in Washington on Wednesday, March 7. A source close to the White House told CNN that <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2018%2F03%2F08%2Fpolitics%2Ftrump-sarah-sanders-stormy-daniels%2Findex.html" target="_blank">President Trump was upset with Sanders </a>over her responses regarding his alleged affair with porn star Stormy Daniels. Trump's legal counsel Michael Cohen has said the President "vehemently denies" any sexual encounter between the two.
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders fields questions at a daily briefing in Washington on Wednesday, March 7. A source close to the White House told CNN that President Trump was upset with Sanders over her responses regarding his alleged affair with porn star Stormy Daniels. Trump's legal counsel Michael Cohen has said the President "vehemently denies" any sexual encounter between the two.
DOUG MILLS/The New York Times/Redux
Police officers in East Lansing, Michigan, hold down a protester after he chased supporters of white nationalist Richard Spencer on Monday, March 5. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftime.com%2F5186957%2Frichard-spencer-michigan-state-university%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">Protesters clashed with Spencer supporters</a> before Spencer's speech at Michigan State University.
Police officers in East Lansing, Michigan, hold down a protester after he chased supporters of white nationalist Richard Spencer on Monday, March 5. Protesters clashed with Spencer supporters before Spencer's speech at Michigan State University.
Jake May/The Flint Journal-MLive.com/AP
Sea lions try to catch a fish Tuesday, March 6, as they're fed at the Schönbrunn zoo in Vienna, Austria.
Sea lions try to catch a fish Tuesday, March 6, as they're fed at the Schönbrunn zoo in Vienna, Austria.
JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images
Ushers pose for pictures in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on Monday, March 5. It was during the opening session of the National People's Congress.
Ushers pose for pictures in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on Monday, March 5. It was during the opening session of the National People's Congress.
Thomas Peter/REUTERS/Newscom
A pedestrian wears an unusual hat during a blizzard in London on Friday, March 2.
A pedestrian wears an unusual hat during a blizzard in London on Friday, March 2.
TOLGA AKMEN/AFP/Getty Images
Pallbearers carry the casket of the Rev. Billy Graham during the evangelist's <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2018%2F02%2F28%2Fus%2Fgallery%2Fbilly-graham-repose%2Findex.html" target="_blank">funeral service</a> in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Friday, March 2. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2012%2F11%2F09%2Fus%2Fgallery%2Fbilly-graham%2Findex.html" target="_blank">See photos from Graham's life</a>
Pallbearers carry the casket of the Rev. Billy Graham during the evangelist's funeral service in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Friday, March 2. See photos from Graham's life
Leah Millis/REUTERS/Newscom
A woman in Thane, India, has her hair done Wednesday, March 7, before a fashion show meant to spread awareness about acid attacks.
A woman in Thane, India, has her hair done Wednesday, March 7, before a fashion show meant to spread awareness about acid attacks.
PUNIT PARANJPE/AFP/Getty Images
Two Great Danes stand in a judging area at the Crufts dog show in Birmingham, England, on Thursday, March 8.
Two Great Danes stand in a judging area at the Crufts dog show in Birmingham, England, on Thursday, March 8.
Leon Neal/Getty Images
Teachers and other school personnel celebrate in Charleston, West Virginia, after the state Senate approved a bill Tuesday, March 6, <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2018%2F03%2F06%2Fus%2Fwest-virginia-teachers-strike%2Findex.html" target="_blank">to increase state employee pay by 5%.</a> A teachers' strike had canceled nine consecutive school days across the state.
Teachers and other school personnel celebrate in Charleston, West Virginia, after the state Senate approved a bill Tuesday, March 6, to increase state employee pay by 5%. A teachers' strike had canceled nine consecutive school days across the state.
CRAIG HUDSON/Charleston Gazette-Mail/AP
Megan Barry, the mayor of Nashville, Tennessee, announces her resignation on Tuesday, March 6. <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2018%2F03%2F06%2Fpolitics%2Fnashville-mayor-megan-barry-resigns%2Findex.html" target="_blank">Barry resigned</a> after pleading guilty to stealing thousands of dollars from the city while carrying on an extramarital affair with her bodyguard.
Megan Barry, the mayor of Nashville, Tennessee, announces her resignation on Tuesday, March 6. Barry resigned after pleading guilty to stealing thousands of dollars from the city while carrying on an extramarital affair with her bodyguard.
Mark Humphrey/AP
A topless activist from the feminist group Femen interrupts Silvio Berlusconi as the former Italian prime minister votes in Milan on Sunday, March 4. Written on her body in Italian was "Berlusconi, you have expired!"
A topless activist from the feminist group Femen interrupts Silvio Berlusconi as the former Italian prime minister votes in Milan on Sunday, March 4. Written on her body in Italian was "Berlusconi, you have expired!"
Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images
In this composite image, derived from an infrared instrument aboard NASA's Juno spacecraft, a central cyclone is surrounded by eight other cyclones at Jupiter's north pole. <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2018%2F03%2F07%2Fworld%2Fnasa-jupiter-inner-secrets-intl%2Findex.html" target="_blank">New data collected by Juno</a> has revealed some of the planet's swirling inner mysteries.
In this composite image, derived from an infrared instrument aboard NASA's Juno spacecraft, a central cyclone is surrounded by eight other cyclones at Jupiter's north pole. New data collected by Juno has revealed some of the planet's swirling inner mysteries.
NASA
Kim Bose hugs Hank Stawinski, the police chief of Prince George's County, Maryland, during a meeting at the US Capitol about gun violence on Wednesday, March 7. Bose's 20-year-old son, Joseph, was killed by gun violence in 2015.
Kim Bose hugs Hank Stawinski, the police chief of Prince George's County, Maryland, during a meeting at the US Capitol about gun violence on Wednesday, March 7. Bose's 20-year-old son, Joseph, was killed by gun violence in 2015.
JIM LO SCALZO/EPA
US Marines hold a White House door before the arrival of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, on Monday, March 5.
US Marines hold a White House door before the arrival of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, on Monday, March 5.
Douliery Olivier/Abaca Press/Sipa USA
Taxi drivers attack an Uber driver's vehicle during a protest in Athens, Greece, on Tuesday, March 6. Taxi driver unions have complained that Uber is unfair competition.
Taxi drivers attack an Uber driver's vehicle during a protest in Athens, Greece, on Tuesday, March 6. Taxi driver unions have complained that Uber is unfair competition.
LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/Getty Images
Men perform a fire dragon dance at the Lantern Festival in Meizhou, China, on Friday, March 2.
Men perform a fire dragon dance at the Lantern Festival in Meizhou, China, on Friday, March 2.
VCG/Getty Images
Comedian Bill Cosby arrives at a courthouse in Norristown, Pennsylvania, for a pretrial hearing on Tuesday, March 6. <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2018%2F03%2F06%2Fus%2Fbill-cosby-accusers%2Findex.html" target="_blank">Cosby faces three counts of aggravated indecent assault</a> for allegedly drugging and assaulting Andrea Constand at his home in 2004. Cosby has denied any wrongdoing. His previous trial on those charges ended in a mistrial when jurors could not come to a unanimous verdict on any of the counts.
Comedian Bill Cosby arrives at a courthouse in Norristown, Pennsylvania, for a pretrial hearing on Tuesday, March 6. Cosby faces three counts of aggravated indecent assault for allegedly drugging and assaulting Andrea Constand at his home in 2004. Cosby has denied any wrongdoing. His previous trial on those charges ended in a mistrial when jurors could not come to a unanimous verdict on any of the counts.
Matt Slocum/AP
A man in Gdynia, Poland, swims in a partially frozen Baltic Sea on Saturday, March 3. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2018%2F03%2F01%2Fworld%2Fgallery%2Fweek-in-photos-0302%2Findex.html" target="_blank">See last week in 33 photos</a>
A man in Gdynia, Poland, swims in a partially frozen Baltic Sea on Saturday, March 3. See last week in 33 photos
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