Week in pictures: 11-17 March
From Cheltenham races to Purim parades - here are the images of the last seven days

SATURDAY, UK:

SATURDAY, US
kayak navigates the Chicago River, which is traditionally dyed green ahead of St Patrick's Day

SUNDAY, TURKEY
shelters from the rain under a Turkish flag during a demonstration outside the Netherlands consulate in Istanbul

SUNDAY, ISRAEL: Locals in Hebron, on the West Bank, take part in a parade celebrating the Jewish holiday of Purim

MONDAY, CHINA

TUESDAY, US
Two snowmen perch in Manhattan's Central Park after Storm Stella caused chaos across Connecticut, Massachusetts and upstate New York

WEDNESDAY, NETHERLANDS: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte gestures to a supporter following his victory in the general election

THURSDAY, UK: Racegoers gather to watch the events on the third day of the Cheltenham Festival

Nicola Sturgeon on stage at SNP conference in Aberdeen last year

FRIDAY, JAPAN: Scarlett Johansson signs autographs for fans at the Tokyo world premiere of Ghost in the Shell
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