Our world in photos: April 23
Photo: Luis Nova/AP
BRAZIL — In recognition of those who came first: An Indigenous woman attends the 20th annual Free Land Indigenous Camp in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, April 22, 2024. The 7-day event, which began Monday, aims to show the unity of Brazil’s Indigenous peoples in their fight for the demarcation of their lands and their rights. The camp also gives indigenous people an opportunity to protest and denounce what they assert are President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s unfulfilled promises to create reserves and expel illegal miners and land-grabbers from their territories. Known as Lula, this president had campaigned just last year on his pledge to resume granting lands to Indigenous peoples. However, he demarcated only two of the six lands he had promised to the Indigenous population.
Lula was seen as a contrast to his predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro, an ally of the agribusiness sector, who had pledged to not cede any lands back to the Indigenous people.
DENVER — Celebrity action right under the net: Denver Nuggets guard Reggie Jackson (7) and Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) eye the ball during the second half in Game 2 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series, Monday, April 22, 2024, in Denver. The Nuggets beat the Lakers 101-99 in a close game, with point guard/shooting guard Jamal Murray hitting a step-back jumper just before the buzzer, helping his team rally from a 20-point deficit. Denver now leads 2-0 in round 1 of the playoffs. The two teams next play each other on Thursday, April 25.
Reggie Jackson, who’s pictured, is 34 years old, 6 ‘2 and nicknamed “Big Government.” He was born in Pordenone, Italy, a province located partway between Venice and Trieste, in that nation’s panhandle.
MILAN — At this global fashion center, ‘WE LIKE SHORT SHORTS …’: Inter Milan’s Marcus Thuram, left, and Inter Milan’s Federico Dimarco celebrate at the end of the Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Inter Milan at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Monday, April 22, 2024.
Inter Milan is now first in the series and will play Torino this coming Sunday, April 28.
JAKARTA — More problems accepting election results: A protester shouts slogans as smoke billows from burning tires during a rally alleging widespread fraud in the Feb. 14 presidential election near the Constitutional Court in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, April 22, 2024. In what seems to echo the outcome of the U.S. 2020 elections, the country’s top court on Monday rejected appeals lodged by two losing presidential candidates who are demanding a revote. The candidates, who said they would respect the court’s decision, had alleged widespread irregularities and fraud at the February polls. However, the Constitutional Court ruled that there was no evidence of systematic fraud and presidential “meddling,” nor that state bodies, regional officials and social assistance had been mobilized to sway polls in the world’s third-largest democracy. The 72-year-old president-elect, Prabowo Subianto, is a former general and currently defense minister but has a history of human rights abuses, according to some sources. He takes office in October.
Prabowo will be succeeding a widely popular president, Joko Widodo, better known as Jokowi.
KYIV — The face of hope for survival of prisoners: A woman holds a “Free Azov” sign during a rally in Kyiv, Ukraine, aiming to raise awareness on the fate of Ukrainian prisoners of war, Sunday, April 21, 2024. The U.S. House of Representatives swiftly approved $95 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies in a rare Saturday session as Democrats and Republicans banded together after months of hard-right resistance over renewed American support for repelling Russia’s invasion. The Senate returned from a scheduled recess on Tuesday, April 23, to vote on the funding bills, which, when passed, will provide $60.84 billion to address the conflict in Ukraine, including $23 billion to replenish U.S. weapons.
As of press time, the Senate voted 80-19 to overcome a filibuster that threatened to delay the bills’ passage further.
LA PAZ — Earth Day celebrated with earthy instruments: Aymara Indigenous musicians play during a ceremony in honor of the “Pachamama,” or Mother Earth, on Earth Day in La Paz, Bolivia, Monday, April 22, 2024. These men are playing the tarka (Quechua, Aymara: tharqa) an indigenous flute of the Andes that is constructed of wood, with six finger holes, a fipple on the mouth end and a free hole on the distant end.
The Aymaras and other indigenous groups have formed numerous movements seeking more autonomy and political power and, possibly, an independent state.
VIETNAM — It’s a big deal, and it’s bagged for shipping: A worker carries a bag of rice at a warehouse in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024. Vietnam is the world’s third-largest rice exporter, and the staple importance to Vietnamese culture is palpable in the Mekong Delta. Vietnam exports regionally to other areas of Asia, including the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, China, and as far as Ghana in West Africa.
Vietnam has several varieties of rice (brown, white, red and black rice), the most common of which is paddy or lowland rice. Sticky rice is especially popular in the highlands.
ATLANTA — ‘I dub thee safe, Sir Goodslide …’: Atlanta Braves’ Orlando Arcia is playfully tagged on the head by Miami Marlins second base Luis Arraez (3) after sliding into second base with a double in the seventh inning of a baseball game Monday, April 22, 2024, in Atlanta. Even with that out, and with both teams having gotten eight hits each, the Marlins still lost a shutout game to the Braves, 0-3, with the Braves having home-field advantage.
The Marlins must now work harder to overcome their 6-18 record this season. They have their next chance on Tuesday night, April 23, at 7:20 p.m. EDT. Both teams are based on the East Coast.
ARGENTINA — Opening the markets on a popular stimulant: Harvested yerba maté leaves are unloaded at the Andresito Cooperative in Andresito, in Argentina’s Misiones Province, Thursday, April 18, 2024. For decades, Argentina’s government has supported the industry with price controls and subsidies, but to fix Argentina’s financial crisis, President Javier Milei seeks to scrap regulations affecting a range of markets, including yerba maté.
Indigenous to South America, yerba maté may be in the form of leaves instead of beans, but it gives the person drinking it similar effects to that of coffee but without the jitters. Yerba maté has been said to boost alertness, energy and focus levels to those who drink it.
TEL AVIV — ‘Caught red-handed’ and definitely ‘taking it lying down’: Family and supporters of hostages held in the Gaza Strip hold up their hands, painted red to symbolize blood, to call for the captives’ release and to mark 200 days since the Hamas-led Oct. 7 cross-border attack, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. Meanwhile, protests have spread to university campuses around the U.S., with pro-Israel groups calling for the release of hostages and pro-Palestinian groups calling for a ceasefire and an “end to genocide,” of which they are accusing the Israeli government.
The protests have led to the closing of campus grounds and university officials’ trying to de-escalate tensions among students and faculty.
WARSAW — Visible efforts to strengthen NATO: Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, right, Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk, and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, left, arrive together at the Armoured Brigade barracks in Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. According to Agence France-Presse, Britain’s Sunak said at the meeting that his nation will raise defense spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2030 in a “most dangerous” world. Sunak also announced £500 million ($617 million) in new funding for Ukraine.
Poland borders Ukraine to the west and was the first nation in the world to recognize Ukraine’s independence.
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