Fishing, farmers and facepaint: Photos of the week
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A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.
Nigerian singer Burna Boy performs at Smukfest Festival in Skanderborg, Denmark.
Great Britain's Keely Hodgkinson celebrates winning the Women's 800m final at the Stade de France on the 10th day of the Paris Olympic Games.
Customers walk past Halloween decorations for sale in August at a Costco store in Washington DC.
UK street artist Banksy unveiled a number of works this week, including one depicting two elephants poking their heads out of blocked windows on a house in Chelsea, west London.
Using powerful Brabant draft horses, a fisherman pulls nets through the sand to catch shrimps off the Belgian coast. This practice, recognised by Unesco as an Intangible Cultural Heritage since 2013, continues for most of the year except for the winter months.
Hundreds of people have been arrested by security forces in Venezuela during protests after a government-controlled electoral authority declared Nicolás Maduro the winner of the presidential election and handed him a third consecutive term in office.
Rescuers work at the site of a Russian missile strike in Kharkiv, amid Russia's continuing attack on Ukraine.
Europe's highest volcano, Mount Etna, erupting over the Mediterranean island of Sicily. Volcanic activity has intensified in recent weeks, following a four-year pause.
Junior soldiers at the Army Foundation College in Harrogate make final preparations before taking part in their graduation parade, involving 600 trainees who have completed their training.
Tunisian farmers harvest watermelons in a field in Sejnane, north of Tunis.