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AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa

2024-04-26 14:33 Last Updated At:14:50

April 19-25, 2024

French police evict migrants from a makeshift camp in Paris ahead of the Olympics, Portugal commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution, clean-up operations take place in South Africa during the Earth Day, and Estonians demonstrate in support of a military strategic plan for Ukraine.

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Malaria patient Funmilayo Kotun, 66-years-old, is photographed in her room in Makoko neighbourhood of Lagos, Nigeria, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

April 19-25, 2024

A power pole stands on a field in the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

A power pole stands on a field in the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

A person is silhouetted as the sun sets on a spring evening, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

A person is silhouetted as the sun sets on a spring evening, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

Inter Milan fans celebrate in Piazza Duomo square in front of the gothic cathedral after Inter Milan won the Serie A title against AC Milan in Milan, Italy, Monday, April 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Inter Milan fans celebrate in Piazza Duomo square in front of the gothic cathedral after Inter Milan won the Serie A title against AC Milan in Milan, Italy, Monday, April 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Inter Milan's Marcus Thuram, left, and Inter Milan's Federico Dimarco celebrate at the end of the Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Inter Milan at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Monday, April 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Inter Milan's Marcus Thuram, left, and Inter Milan's Federico Dimarco celebrate at the end of the Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Inter Milan at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Monday, April 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Celeste Caeiro, 90, hands red carnations to former army captain Manuel Correia Silva, in Lisbon, Thursday, April 25, 2024, during the reenactment of troops movements of fifty years ago, part of anniversary celebrations of the Carnation Revolution. (AP Photo/Ana Brigida)

Celeste Caeiro, 90, hands red carnations to former army captain Manuel Correia Silva, in Lisbon, Thursday, April 25, 2024, during the reenactment of troops movements of fifty years ago, part of anniversary celebrations of the Carnation Revolution. (AP Photo/Ana Brigida)

A photo and flag are left at the grave of World War I Australian soldier Alan Humphrey Scott during an ANZAC Day dawn service at Buttes New British Cemetery in Zonnebeke, Belgium, Thursday, April 25, 2024. ANZAC Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand for those who served in all wars. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

A photo and flag are left at the grave of World War I Australian soldier Alan Humphrey Scott during an ANZAC Day dawn service at Buttes New British Cemetery in Zonnebeke, Belgium, Thursday, April 25, 2024. ANZAC Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand for those who served in all wars. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Ukrainian young acting student Gleb Batonskiy plays piano in a public park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Ukrainian young acting student Gleb Batonskiy plays piano in a public park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Two horses on the loose bolt through the streets of London near Aldwych, on Wednesday April 24, 2024. (Jordan Pettitt/PA via AP)

Two horses on the loose bolt through the streets of London near Aldwych, on Wednesday April 24, 2024. (Jordan Pettitt/PA via AP)

A tourist sits on a bench at the Lycabettus hill as the city of Athens with the ancient Acropolis hill is seen at the background, on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. The Acropolis and other Athens landmarks took on Martian hues Tuesday as stifling dust clouds blown across the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa engulfed the Greek capital. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

A tourist sits on a bench at the Lycabettus hill as the city of Athens with the ancient Acropolis hill is seen at the background, on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. The Acropolis and other Athens landmarks took on Martian hues Tuesday as stifling dust clouds blown across the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa engulfed the Greek capital. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

A migrant packs his belongings in a makeshift camp, early Tuesday, April 23, 2024 in Paris. French police officers have evicted migrants from a makeshift camp in Paris a few steps away from the Seine River, as similar operations have been carried out by authorities ahead of the Olympics. (AP Photo/Nicolas Garriga)

A migrant packs his belongings in a makeshift camp, early Tuesday, April 23, 2024 in Paris. French police officers have evicted migrants from a makeshift camp in Paris a few steps away from the Seine River, as similar operations have been carried out by authorities ahead of the Olympics. (AP Photo/Nicolas Garriga)

A military cadet carries a figure of a Nazi German soldier during a military festival dedicated to the upcoming Victory Day in World War II in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

A military cadet carries a figure of a Nazi German soldier during a military festival dedicated to the upcoming Victory Day in World War II in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

A Ukrainian serviceman with the 65th Brigade opens the door of his armored vehicle at the frontline in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on Sunday, April 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Andriy Andriyenko)

A Ukrainian serviceman with the 65th Brigade opens the door of his armored vehicle at the frontline in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on Sunday, April 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Andriy Andriyenko)

People perform during a demonstration in support of Estonian military strategic plan for Ukraine at the Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic, Sunday, April 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

People perform during a demonstration in support of Estonian military strategic plan for Ukraine at the Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic, Sunday, April 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

People join a public clean-up operation on 'Earth Day' at the Muizenberg beach, in Cape Town, South Africa, Monday, April 22, 2024 . (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)

People join a public clean-up operation on 'Earth Day' at the Muizenberg beach, in Cape Town, South Africa, Monday, April 22, 2024 . (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)

A man rides a bicycle past the tombs of Ukrainian soldiers killed during the war, at Lisove cemetery in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

A man rides a bicycle past the tombs of Ukrainian soldiers killed during the war, at Lisove cemetery in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

A woman holds a "Free Azov" sign during a rally aiming to raise awareness on the fate of Ukrainian prisoners of war in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, April 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

A woman holds a "Free Azov" sign during a rally aiming to raise awareness on the fate of Ukrainian prisoners of war in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, April 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Pope Francis arrives for an audience with Hungarian pilgrims in the Paul VI Hall, at the Vatican, Thursday, April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope Francis arrives for an audience with Hungarian pilgrims in the Paul VI Hall, at the Vatican, Thursday, April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

People wearing Roman Centurion costumes attend a historical re-enactment at Rome's Circus Maximus on the occasion of the celebrations of Rome's birthday, Saturday, April 20, 2024. On Sunday April 21, Rome celebrates the anniversary of its legendary foundation by Romulus in 753 BC. The annual birthday celebrations include historical re-enactments of ancient Roman rituals, costumed parades, and gladiator fights, staged by the Rome Historical Group in the Circus Maximus. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

People wearing Roman Centurion costumes attend a historical re-enactment at Rome's Circus Maximus on the occasion of the celebrations of Rome's birthday, Saturday, April 20, 2024. On Sunday April 21, Rome celebrates the anniversary of its legendary foundation by Romulus in 753 BC. The annual birthday celebrations include historical re-enactments of ancient Roman rituals, costumed parades, and gladiator fights, staged by the Rome Historical Group in the Circus Maximus. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

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Malaria patient Funmilayo Kotun, 66-years-old, is photographed in her room in Makoko neighbourhood of Lagos, Nigeria, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Malaria patient Funmilayo Kotun, 66-years-old, is photographed in her room in Makoko neighbourhood of Lagos, Nigeria, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

A power pole stands on a field in the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

A power pole stands on a field in the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

A person is silhouetted as the sun sets on a spring evening, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

A person is silhouetted as the sun sets on a spring evening, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

Inter Milan fans celebrate in Piazza Duomo square in front of the gothic cathedral after Inter Milan won the Serie A title against AC Milan in Milan, Italy, Monday, April 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Inter Milan fans celebrate in Piazza Duomo square in front of the gothic cathedral after Inter Milan won the Serie A title against AC Milan in Milan, Italy, Monday, April 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Inter Milan's Marcus Thuram, left, and Inter Milan's Federico Dimarco celebrate at the end of the Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Inter Milan at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Monday, April 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Inter Milan's Marcus Thuram, left, and Inter Milan's Federico Dimarco celebrate at the end of the Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Inter Milan at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Monday, April 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Celeste Caeiro, 90, hands red carnations to former army captain Manuel Correia Silva, in Lisbon, Thursday, April 25, 2024, during the reenactment of troops movements of fifty years ago, part of anniversary celebrations of the Carnation Revolution. (AP Photo/Ana Brigida)

Celeste Caeiro, 90, hands red carnations to former army captain Manuel Correia Silva, in Lisbon, Thursday, April 25, 2024, during the reenactment of troops movements of fifty years ago, part of anniversary celebrations of the Carnation Revolution. (AP Photo/Ana Brigida)

A photo and flag are left at the grave of World War I Australian soldier Alan Humphrey Scott during an ANZAC Day dawn service at Buttes New British Cemetery in Zonnebeke, Belgium, Thursday, April 25, 2024. ANZAC Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand for those who served in all wars. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

A photo and flag are left at the grave of World War I Australian soldier Alan Humphrey Scott during an ANZAC Day dawn service at Buttes New British Cemetery in Zonnebeke, Belgium, Thursday, April 25, 2024. ANZAC Day is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand for those who served in all wars. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Ukrainian young acting student Gleb Batonskiy plays piano in a public park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Ukrainian young acting student Gleb Batonskiy plays piano in a public park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Two horses on the loose bolt through the streets of London near Aldwych, on Wednesday April 24, 2024. (Jordan Pettitt/PA via AP)

Two horses on the loose bolt through the streets of London near Aldwych, on Wednesday April 24, 2024. (Jordan Pettitt/PA via AP)

A tourist sits on a bench at the Lycabettus hill as the city of Athens with the ancient Acropolis hill is seen at the background, on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. The Acropolis and other Athens landmarks took on Martian hues Tuesday as stifling dust clouds blown across the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa engulfed the Greek capital. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

A tourist sits on a bench at the Lycabettus hill as the city of Athens with the ancient Acropolis hill is seen at the background, on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. The Acropolis and other Athens landmarks took on Martian hues Tuesday as stifling dust clouds blown across the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa engulfed the Greek capital. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

A migrant packs his belongings in a makeshift camp, early Tuesday, April 23, 2024 in Paris. French police officers have evicted migrants from a makeshift camp in Paris a few steps away from the Seine River, as similar operations have been carried out by authorities ahead of the Olympics. (AP Photo/Nicolas Garriga)

A migrant packs his belongings in a makeshift camp, early Tuesday, April 23, 2024 in Paris. French police officers have evicted migrants from a makeshift camp in Paris a few steps away from the Seine River, as similar operations have been carried out by authorities ahead of the Olympics. (AP Photo/Nicolas Garriga)

A military cadet carries a figure of a Nazi German soldier during a military festival dedicated to the upcoming Victory Day in World War II in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

A military cadet carries a figure of a Nazi German soldier during a military festival dedicated to the upcoming Victory Day in World War II in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

A Ukrainian serviceman with the 65th Brigade opens the door of his armored vehicle at the frontline in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on Sunday, April 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Andriy Andriyenko)

A Ukrainian serviceman with the 65th Brigade opens the door of his armored vehicle at the frontline in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on Sunday, April 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Andriy Andriyenko)

People perform during a demonstration in support of Estonian military strategic plan for Ukraine at the Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic, Sunday, April 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

People perform during a demonstration in support of Estonian military strategic plan for Ukraine at the Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic, Sunday, April 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

People join a public clean-up operation on 'Earth Day' at the Muizenberg beach, in Cape Town, South Africa, Monday, April 22, 2024 . (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)

People join a public clean-up operation on 'Earth Day' at the Muizenberg beach, in Cape Town, South Africa, Monday, April 22, 2024 . (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)

A man rides a bicycle past the tombs of Ukrainian soldiers killed during the war, at Lisove cemetery in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

A man rides a bicycle past the tombs of Ukrainian soldiers killed during the war, at Lisove cemetery in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

A woman holds a "Free Azov" sign during a rally aiming to raise awareness on the fate of Ukrainian prisoners of war in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, April 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

A woman holds a "Free Azov" sign during a rally aiming to raise awareness on the fate of Ukrainian prisoners of war in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, April 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Pope Francis arrives for an audience with Hungarian pilgrims in the Paul VI Hall, at the Vatican, Thursday, April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Pope Francis arrives for an audience with Hungarian pilgrims in the Paul VI Hall, at the Vatican, Thursday, April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

People wearing Roman Centurion costumes attend a historical re-enactment at Rome's Circus Maximus on the occasion of the celebrations of Rome's birthday, Saturday, April 20, 2024. On Sunday April 21, Rome celebrates the anniversary of its legendary foundation by Romulus in 753 BC. The annual birthday celebrations include historical re-enactments of ancient Roman rituals, costumed parades, and gladiator fights, staged by the Rome Historical Group in the Circus Maximus. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

People wearing Roman Centurion costumes attend a historical re-enactment at Rome's Circus Maximus on the occasion of the celebrations of Rome's birthday, Saturday, April 20, 2024. On Sunday April 21, Rome celebrates the anniversary of its legendary foundation by Romulus in 753 BC. The annual birthday celebrations include historical re-enactments of ancient Roman rituals, costumed parades, and gladiator fights, staged by the Rome Historical Group in the Circus Maximus. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

SEATTLE (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it has opened an investigation into Boeing after the beleaguered company reported that workers at a South Carolina plant falsified inspection records on certain 787 planes. Boeing said its engineers have determined that misconduct did not create “an immediate safety of flight issue.”

In an email to Boeing's South Carolina employees on April 29, Scott Stocker, who leads the 787 program, said a worker observed an “irregularity” in a required test of the wing-to-body join and reported it to his manager.

“After receiving the report, we quickly reviewed the matter and learned that several people had been violating Company policies by not performing a required test, but recording the work as having been completed,” Stocker wrote.

Boeing notified the FAA and is taking “swift and serious corrective action with multiple teammates,” Stocker said.

No planes have been taken out of service, but having to perform the test out of order on planes will slow the delivery of jets still being built at the final assembly plant in North Charleston, South Carolina.

Boeing must also create a plan to address planes that are already flying, the FAA said.

The 787 is a two-aisle plane that debuted in 2011 and is used mostly for long international flights.

“The company voluntarily informed us in April that it may not have completed required inspections to confirm adequate bonding and grounding where the wings join the fuselage on certain 787 Dreamliner airplanes,” the agency said in a written statement. “The FAA is investigating whether Boeing completed the inspections and whether company employees may have falsified aircraft records.”

The company has been under intense pressure since a door plug blew out of a Boeing 737 Max during an Alaska Airlines flight in January, leaving a gaping hole in the plane. The accident halted progress that Boeing seemed to be making while recovering from two deadly crashes of Max jets in 2018 and 2019.

Those crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia, which killed 346 people, are back in the spotlight, too. The families of some of the victims have pushed the Justice Department to revive a criminal fraud charge against the company by determining that Boeing's continued lapses violated the terms of a 2021 deferred prosecution agreement.

In April, a Boeing whistleblower, Sam Salehpour, testified at a congressional hearing that the company had taken manufacturing shortcuts to turn out 787s as quickly as possible; his allegations were not directly related to those the company disclosed to the FAA last month. The company rejected Salehpour’s claims.

In his email, Stocker praised the worker who came forward to report what he saw: “I wanted to personally thank and commend that teammate for doing the right thing. It’s critical that every one of us speak up when we see something that may not look right, or that needs attention.”

FILE - A Boeing ecoDemonstrator Explorer, a 787-10 Dreamliner, sits on the tarmac at their campus in North Charleston, S.C., May 30, 2023. The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday, May 6, 2024, that it has opened an investigation into Boeing after the beleaguered company reported that workers at a South Carolina plant falsified inspection records on certain 787 planes. Boeing said its engineers have determined that misconduct did not create “an immediate safety of flight issue.” (Gavin McIntyre/The Post And Courier via AP, Pool, File)

FILE - A Boeing ecoDemonstrator Explorer, a 787-10 Dreamliner, sits on the tarmac at their campus in North Charleston, S.C., May 30, 2023. The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday, May 6, 2024, that it has opened an investigation into Boeing after the beleaguered company reported that workers at a South Carolina plant falsified inspection records on certain 787 planes. Boeing said its engineers have determined that misconduct did not create “an immediate safety of flight issue.” (Gavin McIntyre/The Post And Courier via AP, Pool, File)

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