The Week in Pictures: March 1-8, 2024

From China’s National People’s Congress to Alexei Navalny’s funeral in Moscow, and the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, to NATO’s troop exercise in Poland, to strikes in Germany, dpa international presents its Pictures of the Week.

Kazakhstan positions itself for lithium windfall

By Eurasianet Kazakhstan is positioning itself as an important potential global supplier of high-quality lithium just as demand surges for the mineral, which is indispensable for the booming power-storage technology industry. The auspices are good, alt…