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Catholic faithful attend the Passion Play of Iztapalapa, a performance taking place in Mexico City during Holy Week, where actors, dressed as Bible characters, re-enact the scene from the Christian holy book. IMAGES
Christians carry a cross during a procession marking Good Friday along the Via Dolorosa (Path of Sorrow) in Jerusalem's Old City, the route Christians believe Jesus walked while carrying his cross before being crucified. IMAGES
The NATO flag is hoisted at a military base in the Swedish capital Stockholm, symbolising the Nordic country's accession into the military alliance. On 7 March 2024, Sweden became the 32nd member of NATO in the shadow of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, turning the page on two centuries of non-alignment. IMAGES
Sweden joining NATO shows Russian President Vladimir Putin "failed" in his Ukrainian war strategy of weakening the alliance, its chief Jens Stoltenberg says. The Kremlin's invasion not only prompted formerly non-aligned nations Sweden and Finland to come under NATO's defence umbrella, but now "Ukraine is closer to NATO membership than ever before," Stoltenberg adds. SOUNDBITE
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and other campaigners block the entrance to the Swedish Parliament to denounce the Swedish authorities' lack of action on climate issues. IMAGES
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