Week in pictures: 30 April - 6 May 2022 - BBC News

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Actor Tom Cruise in front of a helicopter
MARIO ANZUONI / REUTERS

Actor Tom Cruise arrives at the global premiere for his latest film, Top Gun: Maverick, on board the USS Midway, a retired aircraft carrier and museum, in San Diego, California.

People dressed up for the carnival in Bonoua
LEGNAN KOULA / EPA-EFE

In Bonoua, south of the city of Abidjan, people take part in the Popo Carnival, seen as the Ivory Coast's answer to Mardi Gras. The carnival, which runs for a week, celebrates the cultural heritage of the Aboure people.

England's Ronnie O'Sullivan poses with the trophy after his victory over England's Judd Trump
OLI SCARFF / REUTERS

Ronnie O'Sullivan equalled Stephen Hendry's modern-day record of seven snooker World Championship titles when he beat Judd Trump 18-13 to win the final at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre.

A woman stands with her dog outside a polling station at Dromore Central Primary School
JASON CAIRNDUFF / REUTERS

A woman stands with her dog outside a polling station at Dromore Central Primary School on the day of the Northern Ireland Assembly elections.

A motorcyclist in a sandstorm in Baghdad, Iraq
THAIER AL-SUDANI / REUTERS

A motorcyclist navigates through the streets of Baghdad, capital of Iraq, during a sandstorm.

Fans in Ohio dressed up for Star Wars Day
AARON DOSTER-USA TODAY SPORTS / REUTERS

Star Wars Day, on 4 May, saw fans dressed up as characters from the famous film franchise - just ahead of a major league soccer game between Toronto FC and FC Cincinnati at TQL Stadium in Ohio.

Irene Duval playing the violin
JOHN SIBLEY / REUTERS

Violinist Irene Duval rehearses in the Ukrainian Catholic cathedral ahead of a fundraising concert organised by Wigmore Hall on behalf the Ukrainian Welcome Centre in London.

Iranian women attend Eid-al Fitr prayers at the shrine of Abdol Azim in the city of Shahr-e-Ray, south of Tehran, Iran
ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH / EFE-EPA

Iranian women attend Eid-al Fitr prayers at the shrine of Abdol Azim in the city of Shahre-Ray, south of Tehran, Iran. Eid takes place at the end of Ramadan - a month of prayer and fasting.

Smoke rises above the Azovstal steelworks in the devastated city of Mariupol
ALEXANDER ERMOCHENKO / REUTERS

Smoke rises above the Azovstal steelworks in the devastated Ukrainian city of Mariupol. There are thought to be about 200 civilians - including at least 20 children - still in bunkers under the steel plant, the only remaining part of the city still in the hands of Ukrainian troops following the Russian invasion.

White House Deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre embraces current White House press secretary Jennifer Psaki as she steps into new role
KEVIN LAMARQUE / REUTERS

New White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre (left) embraces the outgoing press secretary Jennifer Psaki at the White House in Washington. President Biden appointed Jean-Pierre as his top spokesperson - the first time a black, or openly gay, person has held the role.