Fishing, farmers and facepaint: Photos of the weekPublished10 August 2024A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.Image source, Ritzau Scanpix/via REUTERSImage caption, Nigerian singer Burna Boy performs at Smukfest Festival in Skanderborg, Denmark.Image source, Martin Rickett/PA MediaImage caption, 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. Image source, Michael Reynolds / APA-EFEImage caption, Customers walk past Halloween decorations for sale in August at a Costco store in Washington DC.Image source, Yui Mok/PA MediaImage caption, 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.Image source, Olivier Matthys / EPA-EFEImage caption, 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.Image source, Leonardo Fernandez Viloria / ReutersImage caption, 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.Image source, Vitalii Hnidyi / ReutersImage caption, Rescuers work at the site of a Russian missile strike in Kharkiv, amid Russia's continuing attack on Ukraine.Image source, Giuseppe Distefano /AFPImage caption, 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.Image source, Ian Forsyth/Getty ImagesImage caption, 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.Image source, Mohamed Messara / EPA-EFEImage caption, Tunisian farmers harvest watermelons in a field in Sejnane, north of Tunis. Related topicsPhotography