A series of striking news photos taken around the world this week.
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Levotobilakiraki volcano on the Indonesian island of Flores has erupted again, causing fresh panic for residents already traumatized by the volcanic explosion that killed at least ten people on Monday.
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Hurricane Rafael brought winds of up to 185 km/h (115 mph) to the Caribbean island, causing power outages across the country. The country’s national energy company said strong winds shut down the power system.
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Crowds lined the streets of Lewes, East Sussex, as the town’s Bonfire Society held flaming torches to celebrate Guy Fawkes Night, a tradition still going strong since it was first recorded in 1795.
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Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton waves the Brazilian flag in former world champion Ayrton Senna’s McLaren ahead of the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.
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Donald Trump will make a historic return to the White House after winning the 2024 US election. “America has given us a stronger mandate than we have ever had,” Trump, 78, told cheering supporters in Florida.
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Kamala Harris said in her concession speech at Howard University that the outcome of the U.S. election was “not what we wanted.” The Vice President speaks to supporters in Washington, D.C., after losing the election to Donald Trump.
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A Hindu woman participates in the Chhath Festival at Kamal Pokhari Pond in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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Thousands of people have gathered in central London to call for tougher action to keep Britain’s rivers and seas clean.
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Gulzar and Sikandar used wooden blocks to level the ground for a traditional mud wrestling session in the early morning smog of the Great Iqbal Park in Lahore, Pakistan.
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In Sao Paulo, Brazil, a man dressed as a rabbit walked out of an underground system to participate in a “zombie walk” to commemorate the Day of the Dead.
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