Seen from behind the Moon during Artemis II, the Moon and Earth align in the same frame, each partially illuminated by the Sun, photographed by the NASA Artemis II crew from the Orion spacecraft during the lunar flyby mission on April 6, 2026. © Nasa, via Reuters

Week in pictures: the Artemis II lunar mission, a key Hungarian election and Trump's coveted arch

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A rap duo called Fekete Kobra performs during an anti-government concert featuring dozens of the country's most popular performers in Budapest on April 10, 2026. © Denes Erdos, AP
The crew of Artemis II, consisting of mission specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen, Commander Reid Wiseman and pilot Victor Glover, embrace aboard the Orion spacecraft. © Reuters, via Nasa
The names of migrants who died crossing the English Channel on display during a tribute in Calais, northern France, on April 10, 2026. Two men and two women died on the morning of April 9 while attempting to cross the English Channel; they were swept away by currents off the coast of Equihen-Plage (Pas-de-Calais). © Sameer Al-Doumy, AFP
Artist renderings and diagrams of US President Donald Trump's planned "triumphal" arch, which resembles the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, were released on April 10, 2026. © Jon Elswick, AP
An excavator works at the site of an Israeli strike carried out on Wednesday, in Al-Mazraa in Beirut, Lebanon on April 9, 2026. © Raghed Waked, Reuters
Pope Leo XIV exchanges gifts with France's President Emmanuel Macron during a private audience in the Vatican. © Simone Risoluti, AFP
Viewed from the far side of the Moon during the Artemis II mission, the Moon and Earth are aligned in the same frame, each partially illuminated by the Sun. Photograph taken by the crew of NASA's Artemis II mission from the Orion spacecraft during the lunar flyby on April 6, 2026. © Nasa, via Reuters
David Byrne of the Talking Heads performs during the first weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 11, 2026, in Indio, California. © Amy Harris/Invision, AP