World of Photos Unavailable, but Global Events Featured in These 10 Striking Images

On April 29, 2024, the World of Photos feature on Facebook was suddenly unavailable. However, the team behind the feature is currently working hard to restore it. In the meantime, we have selected 10 images from our international wire agencies that showcase some of the most significant events happening around the world.

The first image captures Gopala Penmetsa walking past his house in Omaha, Neb., USA, which was leveled by a tornado. In Berlin, Germany, police can be seen carrying away a demonstrator during a pro-Palestine protest camp near the Chancellery.

In Lima, Peru, Moises Azocar poses for a photo with a tourist dressed as an Inca Emperor Atahualpa in front of the government palace. Meanwhile, in southern Romania, people gather next to fires lit by graves in a cemetery during an Orthodox Palm Sunday memorial for those who have departed.

Celebrations for King’s Day are seen on the canals of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Supporters of Aam Admi Party wait for Sunita Kejriwal’s arrival in New Delhi, India. Police arrest protesters attempting to camp in support of Palestinians on Washington University’s campus in St. Louis.

Neighbors embrace Penny Thomsen outside her home in Pleasant Hill, Iowa after tornados ripped across the state on April 29th. Orthodox Christians walk holding palm branches on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem on the eve of Palm Sunday holiday. Lastly, performers are seen during New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans.

We hope you find these images interesting and informative! Keep checking back for updates on when World of Photos will be available again.