It’s never been easier to keep up with what’s going on in the world. The news is everywhere – in our Facebook feeds, on the morning commute, during that lazy half hour before you switch off the TV and go to bed. But the tide of global affairs is often more upsetting than uplifting and it can be tempting to bury our heads in the sand. As the saying goes: a picture is worth a thousand words, so to offer a different perspective we've rounded up seven of the most memorable images of the last seven days' events, captured by the best photojournalists on the planet.
A young woman flashes the victory sign in front of a bonfire as Turkish Kurds gather during Newroz celebrations for the new year in Diyarbakir, southeastern Turkey, on 21st March 2018. Newroz (also known as Nawroz or Nowruz) is an ancient Persian festival, which is also celebrated by Kurdish people, marking the first day of spring.
Photo by ILYAS AKENGIN/AFP/Getty Images
The Highland Wildlife Park female polar bear's new cub walks around their enclosure on 20th March in Kingussie, Scotland. The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland announced in January that its female polar bear Victoria gave birth at the park to the first cub to be born in the UK for 25 years.
Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
Dense fog engulfs the Canton Tower after a heavy rainstorm on 19th March 2018 in Guangzhou, Guangdong province of China.
Photo by Zhang Youqiong/VCG
Naked bike riders cycle during the 2018 Naked Bike Ride on 18th March 2018 in Melbourne, Australia. The World Naked Bike Ride is an annual international clothing-optional bike ride in which participants ride together to peacefully protest issues including body image, cyclists' safety and alternative lifestyles.
Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images
An elderly woman of the Rabari community, nomadic herders from Gujarat's Kutch region, plays with an infant resting in a cradle in a barren field near the Sanand-Nalsarovar road, some 55km from Ahmedabad, on 17th March 2018.
Photo by SAM PANTHAKY/AFP/Getty Images
A picture taken on 16th March 2018 shows a newborn black spider monkey at the Artis Zoo in Amsterdam. The young monkey was born on 13th March; its gender is still unknown.
Photo by KOEN VAN WEEL/AFP/Getty Images
Protesters take part in a demonstration against the murder of Brazilian councilwoman and activist Marielle Franco in front of Rio's Municipal Chamber, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 20th March 2018. Brazilians mourned the Rio de Janeiro councilwoman and outspoken critic of police brutality, who was shot in the city centre in an assassination-style killing on 14th March.
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