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Week in pictures: 19-25 October 2024

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A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.

Peter Fox/Formula 1/Getty Images A close up shot of a woman wearing day of the dead make up of a La Catrina, a skull grin in vivid hues of black, white and orange — A Day of The Dead performer participates in the previews ahead of the F1 Mexico City Grand Prix.

An Australian senator has defended heckling King Charles and accusing him of genocide, after he addressed Australia’s Parliament House in Canberra. Lidia Thorpe, an Aboriginal Australian woman, interrupted the ceremony by shouting for about a minute before being led away by security guards.

Victoria Jones/REUTERS Two men in suits hold back a shouting woman with long brown hair. She has her right hand up, holding a folded piece of paper, and is wearing a traditional possum skin cloak. — An Australian senator has defended heckling King Charles and accusing him of genocide, after he addressed Australia’s Parliament House in Canberra. Lidia Thorpe, an Aboriginal Australian woman, interrupted the ceremony by shouting for about a minute before being led away by security guards.

An attendee holds a sign during a campaign event with former US President Barack Obama as campaigns for Democratic presidential nominee and US Vice-President Kamala Harris during the first week of early voting in Detroit, Michigan

Emily Elconin/REUTERS An woman in a pink suit, sitting in a crowd, holds a sign which reads WHEN WE VOTE, WE WIN — An attendee holds a sign during a campaign event with former US President Barack Obama as campaigns for Democratic presidential nominee and US Vice-President Kamala Harris during the first week of early voting in Detroit, Michigan

Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump points towards supporters during a rally at Mullett Arena in Tempe, Arizona.

Go Nakamura/REUTERS A group of people on the right, some wearing read baseball caps, stretch their hands forward to touch the hand of Donald Trump as he points out from the left behind a flag in front of a blue curtain — Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump points towards supporters during a rally at Mullett Arena in Tempe, Arizona.

A missile launched from an Israeli jet hits a building in the Ghobeiri district of the Lebanese capital, Beirut. Since Israel began escalating its air strikes against Hezbollah in September, rockets have hit many parts of the country.

Bilal Hussein/AP A missile flies towards a concrete grey building with balconies, the sky is clear and blue — A missile launched from an Israeli jet hits a building in the Ghobeiri district of the Lebanese capital, Beirut. Since Israel began escalating its air strikes against Hezbollah in September, rockets have hit many parts of the country.

Giant poppies are painted onto grass pyramids alongside the M8 motorway near Bathgate, West Lothian, in Scotland, to coincide with the launch of the 2024 PoppyScotland appeal and to mark the start of the remembrance period.

Jane Barlow/PA Media A motorway cuts through a countryside landscape of trees and fields. On a raise area of grass to the right and man in black uses red paint to create a picture of a remembrance poppy on the ground — Giant poppies are painted onto grass pyramids alongside the M8 motorway near Bathgate, West Lothian, in Scotland, to coincide with the launch of the 2024 PoppyScotland appeal and to mark the start of the remembrance period.

Protesters in the Maxaquene neighbourhood of Maputo splash water on their faces as they react to tear gas fired by Mozambican security forces during protests.

ALFREDO ZUNIGA/AFP A man in blue shorts with a blue t-shirt over his head stoops and wipes his face with water. One man wearing red is bent over in the background to the left. A group of five men do the same on the right by a wall painted pink. Smoke rises in the background by small buildings and a telegraph pole. — Protesters in the Maxaquene neighbourhood of Maputo splash water on their faces as they react to tear gas fired by Mozambican security forces during protests.

People rest and sunbathe in the Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris.

Dimitar DILKOFF AFP A woman lies on top of a man, both in black, lounging back on a chair in the foreground. One person in white sits on a chair behind them and a woman wearing white and sunglasses sits to the right. People walk along a promenade towards the Luxembourg Palace. Grass and trees line either site of the path. — People rest and sunbathe in the Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris.

A couple hold hands in front of Light Cycle, a night-time journey of light, soundscapes and digital art, at Idroscalo Park in Milan.

Stefano Porta/LaPresse/Shutterstock Two people are in silhouette in front of a a large pink circle, light display — A couple hold hands in front of Light Cycle, a night-time journey of light, soundscapes and digital art, at Idroscalo Park in Milan.

Blooming chrysanthemums at the Qianduo Scenic Area are attracting tourists to Xinghua, Jiangsu Province, China.

REX/Shutterstock Chrysanthemums unfold, golden petals catch the light, near tall pagoda — Blooming chrysanthemums at the Qianduo Scenic Area are attracting tourists to Xinghua, Jiangsu Province, China.

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