The best photos of the week: From an orange sky over Athens to Liberation Day in Rome

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People gathered in the Acropolis area as African dust turned the sky of Athens orange. Skies in southern Greece were transformed as dust clouds blew in from North Africa. EPA

People gathered in the Acropolis area as African dust turned the sky of Athens orange. Skies in southern Greece were transformed as dust clouds blew in from North Africa. EPA

Apr 26, 2024

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