A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.
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Pat McFadden, Labour MP for Wolverhampton South East, prepares to attend an interview at the Labour Party’s annual conference in Liverpool, England.
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A vehicle is submerged in flood water in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire. Parts of central and southern England experienced more than a month’s worth of rain in a few hours, causing roads and schools to close, and leaving transport plans in chaos.
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AFC Wimbledon had to cancel its football match against Newcastle United in south London, after its stadium was affected by the extensive floods. A sinkhole appeared on the pitch, making it unplayable.
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Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), known as the comet of the century, appears in the sky over Arinaga, on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain.
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US Coast Guard Air Station crew rescue a man and his dog during Hurricane Helene after his sailboat started taking on water off Sanibel Island, Florida. The storm made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region, with wind gust speeds of 225km/h.
Karen Toro/REUTERS
A motorcyclist avoids flames as a wildfire burns in Quito. Ecuador is suffering its worst drought in 60 years, with no significant rainfall in more than two months.
Dante Fernandez/AFP
Fans of Uruguay’s Peñarol cheer for their team before the Copa Libertadores quarter-final second leg against Brazil’s Flamengo in Montevideo. The game ended 0-0, with Peñarol securing a spot in the semi-finals, having won the first leg 1-0.
Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP
Two unknown Scottish soldiers killed in World War One have been laid to rest in northern France, after their bodies were found during work to build a hospital. Soldiers from the Royal Regiment of Scotland carried the coffins during a service at the Loos British Cemetery of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Zohra Bensemra/REUTERS
A girl checks the weather as a boy runs to get out of the rain in Toubab Dialaw on the outskirts of Dakar, Senegal.
Anna Szilágyi/EPA
Musicians in traditional costume gather in a tent after a parade during the Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, Germany.
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