April 17, 2025, Washington, District of Columbia, USA: Secretary of Defense PETE HEGSETH reenlists Medal of Honor recipient U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. DAKOTA MEYER in the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C.

Apr 17, 2025, Cambridge, England, United Kingdom: Professor NIKKU MADHUSUDHAN from Cambridge's Institute of Astronomy, who led the research. Astronomers have detected the most promising signs yet of a possible biosignature outside the solar system, although they remain cautious. Using data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the astronomers, led by the University of Cambridge, have detected the chemical fingerprints of dimethyl sulfide (DMS) and/or dimethyl disulfide (DMDS), in the atmosphere of the exoplanet K2-18b, which orbits its star in the habitable zone. On Earth, DMS and DMDS are only produced by life, primarily microbial life such as marine phytoplankton. While an unknown chemical process may be the source of these molecules in K2-18b's atmosphere, the results are the strongest evidence yet that life may exist on a planet outside our solar system.

April 17, 2025, Paris, France: French President EMMANUEL MACRON (L) shakes hands with US Secretary of State MARCO RUBIO (2R) next to US Special Envoy STEVE WITKOFF (C) before a meeting at the Elysee presidential palace. US Secretary of State was in Paris today to meet the French President about crafting a Ukraine ceasefire, as Washington and Europe seek common ground on ending the fighting. Top Ukrainian officials were also in the French capital to meet EU and US delegations.

- 17 April 2025, North Rhine-Westphalia, Bochum: Musician Gil Ofarim takes to the stage of the ''Matrix'' music club with his program ''Correction of Time''. It is his first concert after he admitted in court that he had fabricated accusations of anti-Semitism against a hotel employee.

- 17 April 2025, Saxony-Anhalt, Aschersleben: Visitors form a heart on the festival meadow in front of an Easter bonfire in Westdorf in Aschersleben. This is one of the first Easter bonfires in Saxony-Anhalt. Easter bonfires are lit in many places in the state on Saturday. According to an old custom, this is how winter is driven away.

April 17, 2025: London, UK: A fun Colour Walker in his Easter Swan Lake outfit. Participants show off their colourful creations in the market and on their very own Colour Walk runway. The Easter Bonnet Parade of the Colour Walk Group is a fun event at Old Spitalfields Market.

April 17, 2025: Chinese grandmaster JU WENJUN secured her fifth consecutive Women's World Chess Championship on Wednesday, defeating compatriot Tan Zhongyi in this year's final. Her win in Chongqing, China, means Ju has become just the fourth woman in history and the first Chinese player ever to win the world championship five times FILE PHOTO SHOT ON: January 23, 2024, Netherlands: Ju Wenjun during the ninth round of the Tata Steel Masters chess tournament.

April 17, 2025, Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain: CARLOS ALCARAZ of Spain returns a shot against Djere of Serbia during the round of 16 tennis match of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell - Conde Godo 2025 Day 4 at Real Club De Tenis. Alcaraz won 6:2 6:4.

April 17, 2025, Stuttgart, Germany: COCO GAUFF, (USA), defeats Seidel (Germany). 6-, 6-1 during the WTA Tour Stuttgart, singles, women, round of 16. Gauff won 6-1, 6-1.

March 5, 2025, El Estor, Guatemala: GILBERTO ICHICH QUIIX sits beside Lake Izabal in El Estor. Gilberto said they don't want their territory to be 'invaded.' He said that the companies are allowed to ''do whatever they want in our land'' and called on the Guatemalan government to consult with Mayans on whether to grant these permissions. 'We don't want any mining, we don't want any palm tree oil palms here, we want them out. We don't want any more damage, we just want to be (left) in peace.'

March 5, 2025, El Estor, Guatemala: SYLVIA PATRICIA CAAL, 35, from Rubal Pec, stands in the waters of Lake Izabal in El Estor. Caal said they want the Guatemalan government to listen to their 'indigenous request' and stop any more multinational companies extracting resources here.

March 5, 2025, El Estor, Guatemala: Mining equipment and workers amid the scarred landscape on the side of a road in Guatemala. The Mayan people's struggle to keep their ancestral land has been described as 'the fourth conquest' and like 'fighting a monster'. Members of the community believe that big companies have destroyed the natural environment, affecting their crops and water.