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The week in pictures: Strikes on Iran, the Oscars and the UEFA Champions League

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From continuing US and Israeli strikes on Iran to Nowruz celebrations and a volcanic eruption on the French island of Reunion, FRANCE 24 takes a look at some of the week's most powerful images.

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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men watch as Israeli security forces and first responders inspect a building hit by an Iranian projectile strike at a residential neighbourhood in Bnei-Brak, on the eastern outsk
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men watch as Israeli security forces and first responders inspect a building hit by an Iranian projectile strike at a residential neighbourhood in Bnei-Brak, on the eastern outskirts of Tel Aviv, on March 15, 2026. © Jack Guez, AFP
An Iranian woman walks through the destroyed kitchen in a home following a military strike in the Iranian capital Tehran on March 15, 2026
An Iranian woman walks through the destroyed kitchen in a home following a military strike in the Iranian capital Tehran on March 15, 2026. © Atta Kenare, AFP
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men watch as Israeli security forces and first responders inspect a building hit by an Iranian projectile strike at a residential neighbourhood in Bnei-Brak, on the eastern outsk
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men watch as Israeli security forces and first responders inspect a building hit by an Iranian projectile strike at a residential neighbourhood in Bnei-Brak, on the eastern outskirts of Tel Aviv, on March 15, 2026. © Jack Guez, AFP
A man uses a mobile phone to take a picture of Iranian mourners.
A man uses a mobile phone to take a picture of Iranian mourners gathered during the funeral of Iran's security chief Ali Larijani and Gholamreza Soleimani, a senior officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who commanded the Basij volunteer forces, in Tehran on March 18, 2026. © Atta Kenare, AFP
This photograph shows a tent used by a displaced resident covered with plastic sheeting to shield it from stormy weather, erected along Beirut's seafront area early on March 19, 2026
This photograph shows a tent used by a displaced resident covered with plastic sheeting to shield it from stormy weather, erected along Beirut's seafront area early on March 19, 2026. © Dimitar Dilkoff, AFP
People attend an Eid al-Fitr prayer, marking the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, outside El-Seddik Mosque in Cairo, Egypt.
People attend an Eid al-Fitr prayer, marking the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, outside El-Seddik Mosque in Cairo, Egypt on March 20, 2026. © Mohamed Abd El Ghany, Reuters
Syrian Kurds carry the flame to mark the Nowruz holiday, the Kurdish and Persian new year and spring festival, in the village of Tel Mozan in the countryside of Qamishli, northeastern Syria.
Syrian Kurds carry the flame to mark Nowruz, the Kurdish and Persian new year and spring festival, in the village of Tel Mozan in the countryside of Qamishli, northeastern Syria, on March 18, 2026. © Delil Souleiman, AFP
Taliban personnel and Afghan Red Crescent Society volunteers carry coffins of victims of a Pakistani air strike on a drug rehabilitation centre.
Taliban personnel and Afghan Red Crescent Society volunteers carry coffins of victims of a Pakistani air strike on a drug rehabilitation centre, after offering funeral prayers during a mass burial at the Badam Bagh Hilltop in Kabul on March 18, 2026. © Wakil Kohsar, AFP
People walk down a street during a blackout in Havana, Cuba on March 16, 2026
People walk down a street during a blackout in Havana, Cuba on March 16, 2026. A US oil blockade and ageing infrastructure has resulted in worsening power outages across the island. © Ramon Espinosa, AP
An aerial picture shows smoke rising as lava from the Piton de la Fournaise volcano reaches the ocean in Sainte-Rose, on the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion, on March 16, 2026
An aerial picture shows smoke rising as lava from the Piton de la Fournaise volcano reaches the ocean in Sainte-Rose, on the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion, on March 16, 2026. © Richard Bouhet, AFP
The cast and crew of "One Battle After Another" celebrate the film's Best Picture award onstage during the 98th Annual Academy Awards.
Argentine makeup artist Florencia Martin, US actor Leonardo DiCaprio, US casting director Cassandra Kulukundis, US actor James Raterman, US rapper and actress Shayna McHayle, US actress Regina Hall, US actress Teyana Taylor, director of photography Michael Bauman, set designer Anthony Carlino, executive producer Will Weiske, US filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson, US producer Sara Murphy and US actress Chase Infiniti celebrate the award for Best Picture for "One Battle After Another" onstage during the 98th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 15, 2026. © Patrick T. Fallon, AFP
France's captain Antoine Dupont lifts the Six Nations Trophy alongside teammates as they celebrate winning the Six Nations championship at the end of the match against England at the Stade de France,
France's captain Antoine Dupont lifts the Six Nations Trophy alongside teammates as they celebrate winning the Six Nations championship at the end of the match against England at the Stade de France, in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on March 14, 2026. © Franck Fife, AFP
Paris Saint-Germain's French forward #29 Bradley Barcola celebrates after scoring his team' second goal.
Paris Saint-Germain's French forward #29 Bradley Barcola celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg football match between Chelsea FC and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at Stamford Bridge, west London on March 17, 2026. © Franck Fife, AFP
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