A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.
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A Day of The Dead performer participates in the previews ahead of the F1 Mexico City Grand Prix.
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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.
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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
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Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump points towards supporters during a rally at Mullett Arena in Tempe, Arizona.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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People rest and sunbathe in the Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris.
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A couple hold hands in front of Light Cycle, a night-time journey of light, soundscapes and digital art, at Idroscalo Park in Milan.
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Blooming chrysanthemums at the Qianduo Scenic Area are attracting tourists to Xinghua, Jiangsu Province, China.
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