Day in Photos: Burma After Deadly Earthquake, New Tariffs, and Air Balloon FestivalDay in Photos: Burma After Deadly Earthquake, New Tariffs, and Air Balloon Festival
Motorists make their way past a large crack in the ground along Myo Patt Road linking Mandalay and Sagaing Township on the outskirts of Mandalay, Burma, on April 2, 2025, five days after a major earthquake struck central Burma. The shallow 7.7-magnitude earthquake on March 28 flattened buildings across the country, killing more than 2,700 people and making thousands more homeless. Sai Aung Main/AFP via Getty Images

Day in Photos: Burma After Deadly Earthquake, New Tariffs, and Air Balloon Festival

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz greets an employee with a prosthetic hand during the opening of the third Global Disability Summit in Berlin, on April 2, 2025. The worker is an employee of German med-tech company Ottobock. The summit is hosted by the International Disability Alliance, the government of Germany, and the government of Jordan. John Macdougall/AFP via Getty Images
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Cargo trucks queue up as they head to the United States at the Otay commercial crossing in Tijuana, Mexico, on April 2, 2025. President Donald Trump is poised to unveil sweeping new 'Liberation Day' tariffs on Wednesday. Guillermo Arias/AFP via Getty Images
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Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (C) poses with Greenland's acting head of government Mute Bourup Egede (L) and newly elected head of government Jens-Frederik Nielsen, in Nuuk, Greenland, on April 2, 2025. Frederiksen paid a visit to Greenland to 'strengthen unity' with the Danish autonomous territory. U.S. President Donald Trump has said its strategic location is significant for the United States' defense against China and Russia as well as making it vulnerable to those countries. Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images
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Firefighters equipped with fire hoses work to put out a fire at a civilian industrial enterprise following a drone attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on April 2, 2025. Sergey Bobok/AFP via Getty Images
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Fishermen gather after docking their boats on the Thessaloniki, Greece, waterfront on April 2, 2025, as they protest against the implementation of a European regulation that obliges them to weigh their catch when unloading at the port—a rule that they say is unenforceable, creates many problems and is dangerous to health. Sakis Mitrolidis/AFP via Getty Images
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A woman takes pictures near cherry blossoms in Berlin, on April 2, 2025. Maja Hitij/Getty Images
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A Dutch F35 fighter jet flies over the North Sea after being refueled by an MRTT aircraft coming from Eindhoven Air Base as part of the NATO exercise 'Ramstein,' near Eindhoven, Netherlands, on April 2, 2025. Sem Van Der Wal/ANP/AFP via Getty Images
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Demonstrators gesture in front of the courthouse in Abidjan as activists and supporters of Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire presidential candidate Tidian Thiam hold a protest, on April 2, 2025. Several members of parliament from the opposition Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire protested with dozens of activists outside the courthouse on Wednesday, as a hearing was being held regarding the legitimacy of their party leader, just months before the presidential election. The members of parliament and protesters were quickly dispersed by police amid a minor scuffle. Issouf Sanogo/AFP via Getty Images
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In this aerial view, the Glenachuilish historic ferry crosses between Glenelg and Kylerhea in Glenelg, Scotland, on April 2, 2025. The ferry crossing between Glenelg on Scotland's mainland and the Isle of Skye has been in operation since 1934, earning it a ‘Red Wheel’ designation from the National Transport Trust in 2019, for sites of important transport heritage. The service aboard the vessel, the world's last manually-operated turntable ferry, runs between April and October, and can carry up to 40,000 people per season. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
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An employee arranges gold jewelry on display at a store in Amritsar, India, on April 2, 2025. Narinder Nanu/AFP via Getty Images
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Hot air balloons, mostly made from recycled paper and tied with ropes, float in the air during the annual hot air balloon festival, held since 1950 in Wonosobo, Central Java, Indonesia, on April 2, 2025. Devi Rahman/AFP via Getty Images
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France's President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech during the Jean-Pierre Bloch award ceremony of the International League Against Racism and Anti-Semitism at the Elysee palace in Paris on April 2, 2025. Thibaud Moritz/AFP via Getty Images
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Queen Maxima of the Netherlands cuts the ribbon during the christening of the Sea Ranger Service's new sailing ship, in Rotterdam, Netherlands, on April 2, 2025. Young people can get a start on their maritime careers at the ocean conservation organization. Koen Van Weel/ANP/AFP via Getty Images
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Smoke rises over a ruined building in the Gaza Strip after an Israeli bombardment, as seen from a position on the Israeli side of the border in Southern Israel on April 2, 2025. Defence Minister Israel Katz has said Israel will 'capture extensive territory' to be added to buffer zones in the Gaza Strip after the military expanded its ground assault overnight. Amir Levy/Getty Images
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Illuminated cherry blossom trees are seen at the Meguro River in Tokyo, Japan, on April 2, 2025. Tokyo's cherry blossoms, or sakura, have reached full bloom, painting the city in shades of pink and drawing crowds to iconic spots like Ueno Park and Shinjuku Gyoen for Hanami—flower viewing—celebrations. Takashi Aoyama/Getty Images
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A Macrolophus (Heteroptera: Miridae), an omnivorous bug, on a tobacco leaf at the Saveol insect farm, in Guipavas, France, on April 2, 2025. The company raises 250 to 300 million bugs and wasps each year to combat pests. Fred Tanneau/AFP via Getty Images