Madonna in Rio and a battle between Greek churches: photos of the weekend

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Handmade rockets fly over Panagia Erithiani church during Orthodox Easter celebrations in the village of Vrontados on the Greek island of Chios. Photograph: Konstantinos Anagnostou/ReutersCompetitors splash through water in the International Driving Grand Prix at the Royal Windsor Horse Show in the private grounds of Windsor Castle

A man with a child passenger paddleboards past narrowboats in Little Venice in Maida Vale during the Canalway Cavalcade festival Palestinians look at the site of an Israeli airstrike on a house, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas A woman is evacuated from a flooded area in Rio Grande do Sul state. The death toll from floods and mudslides triggered by torrential storms in southern Brazil has climbed to 58, with the state capital, Porto Alegre, particularly hard-hit

Russian servicewomen take part in a rehearsal in Red Square for the Victory Day military parade. The parade will take place on 9 May to celebrate victory in the second world war 79 years ago

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