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    Which world news events were these last lot depicting?

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    IMAGE SOURCE,DINUKA LIYANAWATTE / REUTERS
    Image caption,Hirunika Premachandra, leader of Samagi Vanitha Balawegaya, a part of the main opposition party Samagi Jana Balawegaya, hugs a female police member during a protest near the private residence of Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in Colombo, amid the country's economic crisis.

    IMAGE SOURCE,OLI SCARFF / AFP
    Image caption,American artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez was rescued from the bottom of the pool after fainting at the World Aquatics Championships in Budapest. Her coach, Andrea Fuentes, pulled her to the surface before the swimmer was taken away on a stretcher. USA Artistic Swimming said Alvarez was not allowed to compete on Friday because of international federation Fina's "athlete safety concerns".

    IMAGE SOURCE,BEN BIRCHALL / PA MEDIA
    Image caption,A green RMT flag is held in the air on a picket line outside Bristol Temple Meads station. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union staged three days of industrial action in England and Wales in a bitter dispute over pay, jobs and conditions.

    IMAGE SOURCE,MADS CLAUS RASMUSSEN/RITZAU SCANPIX/VIA REUTERS
    Image caption,An image of an artwork was captured by a drone along the route of the third stage of the Tour de France, in Jutland, Denmark.

    IMAGE SOURCE,MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP
    Image caption,Indigenous Ecuadoreans clashed with the police in Quito during a demonstration to protest against high fuel prices and rising living costs.

    IMAGE SOURCE,ALI KHARA
    Image caption,A Taliban helicopter takes off after delivering aid to the site in Gayan where a powerful earthquake killed at least 1,000 people and injured 1,500 in eastern Afghanistan.

    IMAGE SOURCE,CHRISTIAN MANG / REUTERS
    Image caption,Police officers remove an activist who spilled black liquid, symbolising oil, in front of the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, during a protest calling for an end to fossil fuels and oil drilling in the North Sea.

    IMAGE SOURCE,KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE/GETTY IMAGES
    Image caption,South Korea successfully launched its first satellites into orbit, stepping up the country's ambitions in space. It was the second launch of the homegrown Korean Satellite Launch Vehicle II, known as Nuri, which took off from Goheung, about 500km (310 miles) south of Seoul.

    IMAGE SOURCE,ISABEL INFANTES / REUTERS
    Image caption,A standard poodle is pictured at the 2022 World Dog Show, in Madrid, Spain, where more than 15,000 dogs from around the globe were expected to attend.

    IMAGE SOURCE,ROBERT ATANASOVSKI / AFP
    Image caption,A person practises yoga on International Yoga Day, at the Kokino megalithic observatory, near the city of Kumanovo, North Macedonia.

    IMAGE SOURCE,TOBY MELVILLE / REUTERS
    Image caption,Revellers celebrate the summer solstice at sunrise at Stonehenge stone circle near Amesbury, England.

    IMAGE SOURCE,ROBERTUS PUDYANTO / GETTY IMAGES
    Image caption,Balinese men take part in the traditional pandanus fighting ritual at Tenganan Pegringsingan village, Indonesia. Tengananese people on the island of Bali celebrate a month-long ceremony called Usaba Sambah to demonstrate respect to the God Indra, the Hindu god of war.

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    Image caption,Members of Brussels's Congolese community march in tribute to independence hero Patrice Lumumba, whose murder was backed by former colonial power Belgium and the US, historians say.

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    Image caption,People wade past stranded trucks on a flooded street at Chhatak in Sunamganj, Sylhet. Millions of people in Bangladesh have had to flee their homes after heavy rainfall triggered flooding, which has killed at least 32.
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    IMAGE SOURCE,LEON NEAL/GETTY IMAGES
    Image caption,A new species of giant water lily has been discovered by scientists. The huge plant had been in the archives of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and was growing in a number of aquatic collections but it was previously mistakenly identified as another species.

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    Image caption,People dodge the 'Toro de Fuego' - or flaming bull - as it is carried through the streets during the opening day of the San Fermin Running of the Bulls fiesta in Pamplona, Spain. The annual festival has returned after being cancelled for two consecutive years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

    IMAGE SOURCE,CARL RECINE/REUTERS
    Image caption,England's Beth Mead scores the opening goal against Austria in the first match of the European Women's Championship. On an uplifting night for women's football in England, the opening game of the tournament was watched by a crowd of 68,871, a new record for the competition.

    IMAGE SOURCE,KEVIN LAMARQUE/REUTERS
    Image caption,Olympic gymnast Simone Biles has become the youngest person to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the US. President Biden awarded the medals to a number of people at a ceremony in the White House in Washington DC.

    IMAGE SOURCE,HENRY NICHOLLS/REUTERS
    Image caption,More than a million people took part in the 50th anniversary of the UK's first Pride parade in central London. Hundreds of LGBTQ+ community groups attended the march, which saw the streets of London, from Hyde Park Corner to Whitehall Palace, filled with a riot of noise and colour.

    IMAGE SOURCE,DAN KITWOOD/AFP
    Image caption,Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces his resignation outside 10 Downing Street in London. After less than three years in office, the controversial Conservative leader stepped down, following a string of resignations by government personnel, including key cabinet ministers, over his leadership.

    IMAGE SOURCE,PHILL MAGAKOE/AFP
    Image caption,In South Africa, a mass funeral was held for a group of 21 young people, mostly teenagers, who died in mysterious circumstances at a bar last month. Empty coffins were laid out before thousands of mourners - including South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa - in East London, a city in Eastern Cape Province.

    IMAGE SOURCE,ANNEGRET HILSE/REUTERS
    Image caption,Flowers are laid near the Field's shopping centre in Copenhagen, Denmark, after a gunman opened fire at the mall. A 22-year-old man suspected of killing three people has been charged with murder. Two Danish citizens, both aged 17, and a 47-year-old Russian citizen, were killed in Sunday's attack.

    IMAGE SOURCE,DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP
    Image caption,Muslim pilgrims gather at Mount Arafat, also known as Jabal al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, southeast of the holy city of Mecca, during the climax of the Hajj pilgrimage.

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    Image caption,Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe has died in hospital after he was shot at a political campaign event. Security officials tackled the gunman at the scene following the assasination. The 41-year-old suspect named as Tetsuya Yamagami, admitted shooting Abe with a homemade gun.

    IMAGE SOURCE,JANE BARLOW/PA MEDIA
    Image caption,Artist Sean Corcoran, from Waterford, Ireland, creates a piece of sand art on the beach at Tyninghame, East Lothian in Scotland, during the European Land Art Festival.


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    Image caption,Aakash Odedra (left) and Hu Shenyuan (right), from the Aakash Odedra Company, dance selected extracts from their duet Samsara on Portobello Beach in Edinburgh ahead of their performance at the Edinburgh International Festival in Scotland.

    IMAGE SOURCE,PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP
    Image caption,Two people watch as a wildfire advances in Orjais, central Portugal. The huge blaze was brought under control on 12 August after raging for a week in a Unesco-listed national park, only to flare up again last week. More than 1,200 firefighters have been battling to contain it.

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    Image caption,A palm tree climbing race in Depok, Indonesia, marks the 77th anniversary of the country's independence from the Netherlands.

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    Image caption,A farmer dries marigold flowers in Bijie, in China's southwestern Guizhou province.

    IMAGE SOURCE,VICTORIA JONES / PA MEDIA
    Image caption,Umbrellas were out in force on London's Millennium Bridge as torrential rain and thunderstorms hit parts of the UK after weeks of extreme hot weather saw a drought declared in parts of England.

    IMAGE SOURCE,AARON CHOWN / PA MEDIA
    Image caption,Lava spews from a heart-shaped crater following an eruption from a new fissure of Iceland's Fagradalsfjall volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula.

    IMAGE SOURCE,MATT CAMPBELL / EPA
    Image caption,The 44th Annual Provincetown Carnival Parade saw a week-long monsters, myths and legends-themed celebration of LBGTQ+ life in the town in Massachusetts, US.

    IMAGE SOURCE,YASUYOSHI CHIBA / AFP
    Image caption,A Kenyan Police officer fires teargas towards supporters of the Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya Coalition Party in Kisuma after authorities announced William Ruto had beaten rival Raila Odinga to win the presidential elections.

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    Image caption,A man looks at the debris after a rocket strike in the Zatoka settlement near the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa. At least four people were injured, according to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.

    IMAGE SOURCE,TAUSEEF MUSTAFA / AFP
    Image caption,An Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) activist shouts pro-India slogans during celebrations to mark India's 75th Independence Day at Lal Chowk in Srinagar.

    IMAGE SOURCE,KAI PFAFFENBACH / REUTERS
    Image caption,Slovenia's Tina Šutej in action during the women's pole vault final at the European Championships in Munich, Germany. Šutej won bronze for the event, finishing with a height of 4.75 metres.

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    Si Phan Don, Laos

    A local fisher throws nets in the river to catch fish in the rapids of Khone Falls, the largest cascading waterfalls in southeast Asia, in the Mekong River.
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    Image caption,Competitors take part in the World Gravy Wrestling Championships in Rossendale, Lancashire. Contestants wrestle in the gravy for two minutes with points scored for fancy dress, comedy effect and wrestling ability, raising money for East Lancashire Hospice.

    IMAGE SOURCE,HASNOOR HUSSAIN / REUTERS
    Image caption,Malaysians take part in National Day celebrations in the capital Kuala Lumpur

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    Image caption,People use a temporary cradle to cross the river Swat after heavy rains in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Monsoon rains have caused devastating floods in the country, leaving millions homeless and destroying buildings, bridges and roads.

    IMAGE SOURCE,GENYA SAVILOW / AFP
    Image caption,International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi speaks to the media as UN inspectors prepared to head to the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine. There has been fighting around the facility in recent weeks, with both Russia and Ukraine accusing each other of carrying out attacks.

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    Image caption,Smugglers transport migrants to a sandbar in the Rio Grande River before entering the US from Ciudad Miguel Aleman, Mexico.

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    Image caption,Gregor Ogston, the pilot of Red 6, part of the RAF Red Arrows display team, lands after a bird strike at an air show in Rhyl in Wales. "The initial impact was quite disorientating," said Sqd Ldr Ogston, adding that "the noise was incredible".

    IMAGE SOURCE,BEN BIRCHALL/PA WIRE
    Image caption,Footballers from Bourton Rovers create a splash as they fight for the ball during the annual River Windrush football match. It has been taking place for more than 100 years in the Cotswolds village of Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire. Goalposts are set up in the river and players attempt to score while getting all spectators as wet as possible in the process.

    IMAGE SOURCE,JUAN MEDINA / REUTERS
    Image caption,Spain's annual Tomatina food fight returned to the town of Buñol, near Valencia, after two years off during the pandemic.

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    Image caption,Aimee Lou Wood (right) poses for selfies with fans in Venice, Italy, at the premiere of her latest film Living during the 79th Venice Film Festival.

    IMAGE SOURCE,BUDA MENDES - FIFA / GETTY IMAGES
    Image caption,Salma Paralluelo of Spain lifts the trophy after beating Japan in the final of the Fifa U-20 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica.

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    Image caption,Anti-government demonstrators in Bogota protest against tax reforms proposed by Colombian President Gustavo Petro.

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    Image caption,Hurricane Ian, pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 258 miles above the Caribbean Sea, east of Belize. At the time of this photograph, Hurricane Ian was just south of Cuba, gaining strength and heading toward Florida.

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    Image caption,Hurricane Ian, one of the most dangerous storms to hit the US in years, left more than two million homes and businesses in Florida without power.

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    Image caption,Maintenance work on electric wires of a 500KV transmission line project in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, China.

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    Image caption,Hindu devotees perform traditional folk dances during the religious festival of Navratri in Mumbai, India.

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    Image caption,A new statue has been unveiled in central London's Trafalgar Square. The sculpture, Antelope, by Samson Kambalu, is of Malawian Baptist preacher and pan-Africanist John Chilembwe, who fought against British colonial rule.

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    Image caption,People clash with police during a protest in Tehran after a number of days of unrest sparked by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini. The 22-year-old was arrested by Iranian morality police officers for allegedly violating the strict law requiring women to cover their hair with a hijab, or headscarf.

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    Image caption,Japan's Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko pay their respects during the state funeral for Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe, at the Budokan in Tokyo.

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    Image caption,Members of the Turkana pastoralist community affected by drought due to failed rainy seasons, collect water from an open well dug on a dry riverbed in the village of Kakimat in Turkana, Kenya.

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    Image caption,US singer Cher joined French fashion designer Olivier Rousteing at his show at the Paris Womenswear Fashion Week.

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    Image caption,Orthodox devotees hold candles during celebrations on the eve of the Ethiopian Orthodox holiday of Meskel, in Addis Ababa. It is the first big festival of the Ethiopian religious year and marks the finding of the cross that Jesus was crucified on, according to Orthodox Christian tradition.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KWAN View Post
    Si Phan Don, Laos

    A local fisher throws nets in the river to catch fish in the rapids of Khone Falls, the largest cascading waterfalls in southeast Asia, in the Mekong River.
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    Amazing pic Kwan. That man has to be very hungry to stand there and fish.

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    The winners of the 2022 Ocean Photographer of the Year competition have been announced, with a picture of a surfer held down by one of the heaviest waves in the world taking out the top prize.


    Ben Thouard snapped this image of a surfer in Tahiti at the famed wave known as Teahupo'o.


    A blanket octopus shows off its beautiful patterns and colours in the Philippines.


    A cormorant fishing amid a spiral of baitfish underneath an oil rig.


    A leopard shark swimming in the Ningaloo reef lagoon off the coast of Western Australia

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    Cool pic!

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    IMAGE SOURCE,TOBY MELVILLE / REUTERS
    Image caption,Participants parade through Lewes, England, during the annual Bonfire Night festivities. The East Sussex town is famous for its lively 5 November celebration, which involves seven bonfire societies, many of which date back to the 19th Century.



    IMAGE SOURCE,JASON CONNOLLY / AFP
    Image caption,A voter casts their ballot in the US midterm election, at the Dinosaur Journey Museum in Fruita, Colorado. An expected "red wave" of resounding Republican victories failed to materialise, despite high inflation and relatively low approval ratings for the Biden administration.



    IMAGE SOURCE,DANNY LAWSON / PA MEDIA
    Image caption,King Charles III unveils a statue of his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, at York Minster during his visit to the city.



    IMAGE SOURCE,NEIL HALL / EPA
    Image caption,Military personnel and city workers observe a two-minute silence during an Armistice Commemoration Service at Lloyd's of London. The silence is held every year at 11:00 GMT on 11 November to mark the end of World War One in 1918.



    IMAGE SOURCE,MOHAMED ABD EL GHANY / REUTERS
    Image caption,People protest over climate justice and human rights at the Sharm El-Sheikh International Convention Centre, during the COP27 climate summit, in Egypt. About 200 countries are negotiating next steps on cutting the emissions that cause global warming.



    IMAGE SOURCE,DANIEL SLIM / AFP
    Image caption,A pink salt evaporation pond at Las Coloradas, in the Rio Lagartos Municipality on the northern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. The water gets its pink tint from red-coloured algae, plankton and brine shrimp.



    IMAGE SOURCE,GUY PETERSON / AFP
    Image caption,A mother holds her child while waiting at the Danwadaag Mother and Child Health Center, Somalia. A fourth season of failed rains is causing one of the worst droughts East Africa has seen in decades. Drought in Somalia threatens to cause deaths of children on a scale not seen in half a century, the UN children's agency, Unicef, warned in October.



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    Image caption,Graffiti of a child throwing a man on the floor in judo clothing is seen on a wall amid damaged buildings in Borodyanka in Kyiv Region, Ukraine. According to Yuriy Sak, an adviser to Ukraine's defence ministry, Ukraine is "almost in full control" of Kherson following the recapturing of the city from Russian forces.



    IMAGE SOURCE,UK PARLIAMENT/ANDY BAILEY
    Image caption,An engineer carries out final testing of Big Ben and the quarter bells after the renovation of the Great Clock in Elizabeth Tower, London. On Friday, Big Ben struck 11 times as part of the Armistice commemorations to remember the war dead.



    IMAGE SOURCE,FINNBARR WEBSTER / GETTY IMAGES
    Image caption,Sarum Lights Renaissance light and sound installation is seen at Salisbury Cathedral, England. Created by artistic team Luxmuralis, the artwork celebrates the work of great masters of the Renaissance period, such as Sandro Botticelli and Leonardo da Vinci.


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    Image caption,A migratory bird pecks at snow-covered red berries in Daqing, China.

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    Image caption,Members of the London Nordic Choir lead a Lucia procession at the Swedish ambassador's residence. The annual celebration is a Swedish tradition.

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    Image caption,Fans in Tokyo agonise during a World Cup penalty shootout, which Japan lost to Croatia. Goalkeeper Dominik Livakovic was Croatia's hero, saving three penalties, as his country reached the quarter-finals of the tournament.

    IMAGE SOURCE,ANDREW MATTHEWS / PA MEDIA
    Image caption,A paddle-boarder makes his way through the sea mist as the sun rises over Avon Beach, near Mudeford, Dorset. The UK is in the grip of a severe cold spell, with snow and ice warnings for Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and parts of England.

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    Image caption,A model practises her walk ahead of Dakar fashion week in Senegal. The event's 20th anniversary is being marked in a preserved colonial-era fort on Goree island, one of Africa's biggest slave-trading centres during the 15th and 16th centuries.

    IMAGE SOURCE,ALEKSEY FILIPOV / AFP
    Image caption,An inspector from the Ukrainian prosecutor's office examines remnants of shells and missiles used by the Russian army to attack the second-largest Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. Ukraine is gathering evidence to try to prosecute Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes.

    IMAGE SOURCE,EVELYN HOCKSTEIN / REUTERS
    Image caption,Former congressman Barney Frank is greeted by Senator Tammy Baldwin after the House passed the Respect for Marriage Act bill, protecting same-sex marriage, in Washington. Frank was the first male member of Congress to voluntarily come out as gay and Baldwin is the first openly lesbian member of the Senate.

    IMAGE SOURCE,SEBASTIAN CASTANEDA / REUTERS
    Image caption,Demonstrators clash with riot police in Lima during a protest demanding presidential elections and the closure of Congress after the removal of Peruvian leader Pedro Castillo from office.

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    Image caption,A swimmer glides through a pool carved out of a frozen lake at Beiling Park in Shenyang, China.

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    Image caption,A fox walks outside 10 Downing Street during the weekly Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in London.

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    Image caption,A child reaches for Spring Festival ornaments in a park ahead of Chinese Lunar New Year festivities in Beijing, China.

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    Image caption,Michael Docherty of the HT Rally Raid Husqvarna Racing team participates in stage 11 of the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia.

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    Image caption,Visitors react to the strong smell of the Titan arum, also known as the Corpse Flower, as it begins to bloom at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens in Adelaide, Australia. It is the first time the endangered flower has blossomed in nearly 10 years, and it is expected to take another three to five years before it does so again.

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    Image caption,Hundreds of supporters of Brazil's far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro broke through police barricades and stormed into Congress, the presidential palace and the Supreme Court, in Brasilia, in a dramatic protest against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's inauguration.

    IMAGE SOURCE,UESLEI MARCELINO/REUTERS
    Image caption,Jair Bolsonaro's divisive rhetoric and his questioning of the validity of Brazil's electoral system contributed in large part to the anger on display in Brazil. Police have been criticised for being too hands-off with the protesters as they streamed in.

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    Image caption,Caroline Lennon, the first customer to purchase a copy of Spare, the autobiography from the Duke of Sussex, poses for photographers with her copy of the book as she leaves Waterstones Piccadilly, London.

    IMAGE SOURCE,MARIO ANZUONI/REUTERS
    Image caption,Jennifer Coolidge poses with her award for best supporting actress for The White Lotus at the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California. Most of the winners collected their awards in person, despite speculation that many stars would stay away from this year's ceremony due to controversy surrounding the organisation behind the Globes.

    IMAGE SOURCE,INA FASSBENDER/AFP
    Image caption,Police officers stand in the village of Luetzerath, western Germany, before starting the evacuation of anti-coal activists, ahead of a planned demolition to expand a coal mine.

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    Image caption,A priest leads an Orthodox Christmas mass in a basement shelter in Chasiv Yar, Eastern Ukraine, on 7 January amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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    Image caption,A car and a pickup truck are seen inside a sinkhole in Los Angeles, California. Two vehicles containing four people fell into the sinkhole which had opened up under the road they were driving on during heavy rainfall. Two people were able to climb out, the others were rescued by firefighters.

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    Image caption,A Yayoi Kusama sculpture is displayed on the top of the Louis Vuitton's Champs Elysees store in Paris, France.


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    Phuket, Thailand

    Tourists pose for pictures on Mai Khao Beach as a plane lands at Phuket international airport

    Photograph: Madaree Tohlala/AFP/Getty Images
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    vA selection of powerful news photographs taken around the world this week.
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    Image caption,The Kansas City Chiefs celebrate after beating the Philadelphia Eagles in this year's Superbowl at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Harrison Butker kicked the last-gasp winning field goal, while singer Rihanna revealed she is pregnant during an electrifying half-time show.

    IMAGE SOURCE,HELMUT FOHRINGER/APA/AFP
    Image caption,Guests dance during the opening of the annual Vienna Opera Ball in Vienna, Austria.

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    Image caption,People attend a candlelit vigil in Liverpool following the death of 16-year-old transgender schoolgirl Brianna Ghey. Hundreds of people gathered to remember Brianna in cities around the UK last week. A boy and girl, both aged 15, appeared at Liverpool Crown Court on Thursday charged with her murder.

    IMAGE SOURCE,JANE BARLOW/PA MEDIA
    Image caption,SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon waves to the crowds gathered outside Bute House in Edinburgh, following her announcement that she will stand down as First Minister of Scotland after more than eight years in the role.

    IMAGE SOURCE,UMIT BEKTAS/REUTERS
    Image caption,A son cries out with joy as his mother is rescued from the rubble of a collapsed building in Hatay, Turkey. Saadet Sendag was pulled out alive after being trapped for 177 hours. The total death toll following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake has now passed 41,000.

    IMAGE SOURCE,BADRU KATUMBA/AFP
    Image caption,People search through scorched matter in the neighbourhood of Kisenyi in Kampala, Uganda following the outbreak of a fire which destroyed property and milling machines, as well as sacks of stored food.

    IMAGE SOURCE,MADAREE TOHLALA/AFP
    Image caption,Tourists pose for a picture on Mai Khao Beach, Thailand as a plane lands overhead at Phuket International Airport.

    IMAGE SOURCE,ANDRE BORGES/EPA
    Image caption,Agents of the National Security Force burn illegal mining equipment during an operation to slow the advance of deforestation in the Itaituba II Environmental Forest in the state of Para in northern Brazil. Since coming to power, Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has pledged zero deforestation by 2030.

    IMAGE SOURCE,IDREES MOHAMMED/EPA
    Image caption,A couple ride on a Ferris wheel as a seagull flies overhead on Valentine's day, at Elliot's beach in Chennai, India.

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    Image caption,A person walks a dog on Tynemouth beach, as Storm Otto hits parts of Scotland and north-east England. The first named storm of the year brought winds of more than 60mph, with the Cairngorm mountains in Scotland recording speeds of 120mph - prompting widespread damage and disruption.


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    Pentagon releases selfie of US pilot flying above Chinese spy balloon
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    A selection of powerful news photographs taken around the world this week.



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    Image caption,Balinese Hindu men kick blazing coconut husks at each other during a sacred ritual called "Mesabatan Api" (fire fight) in in Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia.

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    Image caption,Relativity Space's Terran-1 launched for the first time from Cape Canaveral in Florida on Wednesday. The almost fully 3D-printed rocket powered skyward for a few minutes before falling back to Earth.

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    Image caption,French riot police stand in position as demonstrators take to the streets in Paris on the ninth day of nationwide strikes and protests against the French government's pension reform.

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    Image caption,Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson dashes from his car to the front door of his home in London, the day before facing a committee of MPs examining whether he intentionally misled parliament over parties during Covid lockdowns.

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    Image caption,People walk past murals of former footballer Diego Maradona in the Spanish quarter of Naples before the England-Italy match. The England team secured a 2-1 win in their opening Euro 2024 qualifier and Harry Kane became the Three Lions all-time top goal scorer with his 54th goal, breaking Wayne Rooney's record.

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    Image caption,Muslim women offer "Tarawih" mass prayers during the first evening of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Sheikh Zayed Grand mosque in Solo, Central Java province, Indonesia.

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    Image caption,Firefighters tackle a blaze at a warehouse in Hong Kong's bustling Kowloon district.

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    Image caption,Migrants are detained by a US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent in Sunland Park, New Mexico after crossing into the US from Mexico. Earlier this year, the Biden administration rolled out a smartphone app called CBP One, which is supposed to allow asylum seekers to book appointments in advance of their arrival at the border.

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    Image caption,Thirty-five people were injured after a ship tipped over at an Edinburgh dockyard. NHS Lothian said 23 were treated in hospital and 12 people at the scene of the incident at Imperial Dock, Leith.

    IMAGE SOURCE,CLAUDIA MORALES/REUTERS
    Image caption,Teachers clash with police officers during a protest against a new curriculum set by Bolivia's education ministry, in La Paz, Bolivia.


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    Steeplejacks install the Ukrainian coat of arms on the shield of the Motherland monument, replacing the former Soviet Union’s coat of arms that was removed earlier this month





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    Friday’s Best Photos






    Yantai, China - Giant panda toys hang from the facade of a hotel





    Greenock, Scotland - Fourteen sets of twins about to start the new school year in Inverclyde attend a group photograph at St Patrick’s primary, bolstering ‘Twinverclyde’ as the nickname of choice for the council area, with its remarkable history of high twin counts

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    Best Photographs of the Day

    Banda Aceh, Indonesia - Cats dressed like their owners during the city’s cat fashion week





    Kula, Hawaii - Brook Cretton sifts through the rubble of a home that was destroyed by a wildfire




    Sfax, Tunisia - The country’s national guard intercepts a boat off the city’s coast



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    Sfax, Tunisia - The country’s national guard intercepts a boat off the city’s coast
    Not a single Tunisian among them

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