Dancing, a drink and dogs : Photos of the week

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A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.

Brad Pitt and George Clooney dance on the red carpetImage source, Luca Carlino/NurPhoto/REX/Shutterstock
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Brad Pitt and George Clooney on the red carpet ahead of the showing of their latest film, Wolfs, at the 81st Venice International Film Festival.

A woman carrying dogs looks on amid smoke from wildfiresImage source, Karen Toro / Reuters
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A woman carries dogs away from smoke caused by wildfires in Tumbaco, Ecuador.

A villager collects recyclable materials next to a ship that ran aground at Manila Bay, PhilippinesImage source, France R Malasig / EPA-EFE
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At least four ships moored inside Manila Bay in the Philippines were run aground, after being hit by strong waves brought by Tropical Storm Yagi.

A man holds his baby for Pope Francis to blessImage source, Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP
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A man holds his baby for Pope Francis to bless in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, at the start of the Pope's longest trip of his tenure - to the Asia Pacific region.

Mowers and members of the Scythe Association of Britain and Ireland, use scythes to cut through meadowland at Highgrove, in Tetbury, GloucestershireImage source, Ben Birchall / PA Media
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Members of the Scythe Association of Britain and Ireland use scythes to cut through meadowland at Highgrove, in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, where King Charles III's wildflower meadow is being cut back as part of the estate management.

Charles Leclerc is greeted by his team after winning the Monza grand prixImage source, Bryn Lennon / Formula 1 via Getty Images
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Charles Leclerc is greeted by his Ferrari teammates after pulling off an extraordinary home win for Ferrari at the Italian Grand Prix, ahead of the McLarens of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris.

Alessandro Ossola of Italy, Leon Schaefer of Germany Desmond Jackson of United States, Daniel Wagner of Denmark and Vinicius Goncalves Rodrigues of Brazil in actionImage source, Thomas Mukoya / Reuters
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At the Paralympics Alessandro Ossola of Italy, Leon Schaefer of Germany, Desmond Jackson of the US, Daniel Wagner of Denmark and Vinicius Goncalves Rodrigues of Brazil, race to the line in the Men's 100m - T63 - at the Stade de France in Paris.

Acrobats spinning plates on polesImage source, AFP
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Acrobats perform at a theatre in Shenyang, capital of China's Liaoning province.

BAE Hawk trainer aircraft of the Royal Saudi Air Force's Saudi Falcons aerobatic team release smoke as they cross in flightImage source, Khaled Desouki /AFP
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BAE Hawk trainer aircraft of the Royal Saudi Air Force's Saudi Falcons aerobatic team release smoke as they perform manoeuvres during the first Egypt International Airshow at El Alamein International Airport.

Extreme athlete Jonas Deichmann drinks as he swims across a lake in Roth, GermanyImage source, Anna SZilagyi / EPA-EFE
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German athlete Jonas Deichmann drinks as he swims on the last day of his challenge to complete 120 ironman-distance triathlons in 120 consecutive days.

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