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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hold a joint press conference after their meeting at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, on April 3rd, 2018. Putin launched the construction of Turkey's first nuclear power station and vowed to accelerate the delivery of air defense systems to Ankara in a new tightening of an increasingly close alliance that has alarmed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

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Viewfinder: A Joint Press Conference Signals Cooperation Between Turkey and Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hold a joint press conference after their meeting at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, on April 3rd, 2018.

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Public school teachers and their supporters protest against a pension reform bill at the Kentucky State Capitol on April 2nd, 2018, in Frankfort, Kentucky. The teachers are calling for higher wages and are demanding that Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin veto a bill that overhauls their pension plan.

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Viewfinder: Kentucky Public School Teachers Protest Pension Cuts

Public school teachers and their supporters protest against a pension reform bill at the Kentucky State Capitol on April 2nd, 2018, in Frankfort, Kentucky.

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A girl grieves during the funeral of priest Walter Osmir Vásquez Jiménez, who was murdered by alleged gang members of the MS, in Lolotique, El Salvador, on April 1st, 2018.

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Viewfinder: Grieving a Murder in El Salvador

A girl grieves during the funeral of priest Walter Osmir Vásquez Jiménez, who was murdered by alleged gang members of the MS, in Lolotique, El Salvador, on April 1st, 2018.

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This picture, taken on March 30th, 2018, shows the dust storm in Khartoum. A thick sandstorm engulfed the Sudanese capital on Thursday, forcing authorities to cancel flights and shut schools in Khartoum and other nearby towns.

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The Week in Photos: From a Student Protest in Turkey to Dust Storms in Sudan

A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.

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Students of Mehmet Akif College hold pictures of their Turkish teachers as they demonstrate against their arrest in Pristina on March 29th, 2018. In an operation carried out between Turkey's National Intelligence Organization and Kosovo's spy services, six high-ranking members of U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen's movement were brought back home on a private plane, Anadolu news agency reported, citing security sources.

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Viewfinder: Turkish Students Publicly Protest Teacher Arrests

Students of Mehmet Akif College hold pictures of their Turkish teachers as they demonstrate against their arrest in Pristina on March 29th, 2018.

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Students march the last leg of a 50-mile journey into the hometown of House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) to call attention to gun violence on March 28th, 2018, in Janesville, Wisconsin. About 40 students from around Wisconsin organized the march, dubbed 50 Miles More, to keep alive the spirit and dialog of the recent March for Our Lives events.

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Viewfinder: High School Students March 50 Miles to Paul Ryan’s Hometown

Students march the last leg of a 50-mile journey into the hometown of House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) to call attention to gun violence on March 28th, 2018, in Janesville, Wisconsin

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Firefighters gather up an American Flag after the funeral for New York City firefighter Lieutenant Michael Davidson at St. Patrick's Cathedral on March 27th, 2018, in New York City, New York. Davidson died early last week from smoke inhalation while fighting a fire in the basement of a Harlem building. He leaves behind a wife and four young children.

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Viewfinder: Honoring a Fallen Firefighter in New York

Firefighters gather up an American Flag after the funeral for New York City firefighter Lieutenant Michael Davidson at St. Patrick's Cathedral on March 27th, 2018, in New York City, New York.

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Border Patrol agent Robert Rodriguez tracks for signs of undocumented immigrants along the U.S.-Mexico border near McAllen, Texas, on March 26th, 2018.

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Viewfinder: A Border Patrol Agent in Texas

Border Patrol agent Robert Rodriguez tracks for signs of undocumented immigrants along the U.S.-Mexico border near McAllen, Texas, on March 26th, 2018.

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Children ask for candy from members of the La Paz brotherhood as they head to church to take part in the Palm Sunday procession in Sevilla, Spain, on March 25th, 2018.

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Viewfinder: Observing Palm Sunday in Sevilla

Children ask for candy from members of the La Paz brotherhood as they head to church to take part in the Palm Sunday procession in Sevilla, Spain, on March 25th, 2018.

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People protest for pro-abortion policies in front of the Polish parliament on March 23rd, 2018, in Warsaw, the capital city of Poland.

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The Week in Photos: From Global Celebrations of World Water Day to Pro-Abortion Protests in Poland

A round-up of images from Viewfinder, Pacific Standard's daily photo feature.

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