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Halloween, floods and fire: Photos of the week | Halloween, floods and fire: Photos of the week |
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A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week. | A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week. |
US President Joe Biden playfully bites a baby during a trick-or-treaters celebration for Halloween at the White House in Washington DC. | US President Joe Biden playfully bites a baby during a trick-or-treaters celebration for Halloween at the White House in Washington DC. |
Cars are piled high in the street, in the Sedaví area of Valencia. Torrential rains brought devastation to communities in eastern Spain as flash floods killed more than 200 people, swept away buildings and destroyed bridges. | Cars are piled high in the street, in the Sedaví area of Valencia. Torrential rains brought devastation to communities in eastern Spain as flash floods killed more than 200 people, swept away buildings and destroyed bridges. |
Performers take part in a procession as part of the Samhuinn Fire Festival in the Scottish capital, Edinburgh. The festival is a modern take on an ancient Celtic festival, marking the transition between summer and winter, with fire-dancing, drumming, acrobatics and theatre performances. | Performers take part in a procession as part of the Samhuinn Fire Festival in the Scottish capital, Edinburgh. The festival is a modern take on an ancient Celtic festival, marking the transition between summer and winter, with fire-dancing, drumming, acrobatics and theatre performances. |
A voter casts her ballot at a polling station in the Botswana capital Gaborone, during the country's general election. | A voter casts her ballot at a polling station in the Botswana capital Gaborone, during the country's general election. |
A child receives polio vaccine drops during a vaccination campaign in Peshawar, Pakistan. A nationwide anti-polio campaign aims to vaccinate 45 million children under five years old, across 71 districts. | A child receives polio vaccine drops during a vaccination campaign in Peshawar, Pakistan. A nationwide anti-polio campaign aims to vaccinate 45 million children under five years old, across 71 districts. |
A boy plays at the feet of a statue of former President Nelson Mandela in Nelson Mandela Square, Sandton, Johannesburg. | A boy plays at the feet of a statue of former President Nelson Mandela in Nelson Mandela Square, Sandton, Johannesburg. |
Members of the Treasury stand alongside UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves, as she holds up her Budget box in Downing Street. Reeves announced tax rises worth £40bn to fund the NHS and other public services, in Labour’s first Budget since 2010, after the party’s return to power in July’s general election. | |
Swans are seen in front of Japan's Mount Fuji on the beach of Lake Yamanakako. The mountain has yet to receive any snowfall this year, marking the latest date without snow since records began 130 years ago. | Swans are seen in front of Japan's Mount Fuji on the beach of Lake Yamanakako. The mountain has yet to receive any snowfall this year, marking the latest date without snow since records began 130 years ago. |
A woman dressed as the Statue of Liberty buys a hot dog near the 51st Annual Village Halloween Parade in New York. The annual parade passes through Greenwich Village, and claims to be the largest Halloween parade in the world. | A woman dressed as the Statue of Liberty buys a hot dog near the 51st Annual Village Halloween Parade in New York. The annual parade passes through Greenwich Village, and claims to be the largest Halloween parade in the world. |
People light firecrackers during the Diwali Festival in Ahmedabad, India. The Hindu festival of lights symbolises the victory of good over evil, and commemorates Lord Rama's return to his kingdom after completing a 14-year exile. | People light firecrackers during the Diwali Festival in Ahmedabad, India. The Hindu festival of lights symbolises the victory of good over evil, and commemorates Lord Rama's return to his kingdom after completing a 14-year exile. |
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