Chilly swimmers in China, a deadly earthquake in Nepal, figure skating in France, Israeli attacks in Gaza, Palestinians fleeing from Gaza City, a proposal at the New York City Marathon, flooding in Somalia, a shrinking reservoir in Turkey, and much more
Photos of the Week: Japanese Princess, Steam Power, Knife Angel
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Read moreA cruise ship passes under the Golden Gate Bridge on November 7, 2023, in San Francisco, California. Scaffolding attached to the underside of the bridge supports builders working on a suicide-prevention barrier, hanging nets of stainless-steel cables. The barrier project is nearing completion after six years at a cost of more than $215 million. #
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Read moreFrench climber Alain Robert climbs the Tour Total Coupole skyscraper to call for "Peace in the Middle East" in the financial and business district of La Defense, in Puteaux, near Paris, France, on November 6, 2023. #
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Read morePolice officers chat in front of a reproduction of "Portrait of a Man," by Italian painter Antonello da Messina, ahead of the "London Rally for Palestine" in Trafalgar Square, central London, on November 4, 2023. #
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Read moreA child greets Little Amal, a 12-foot-tall puppet representing a 10-year-old Syrian refugee child, near the U.S.-Mexico border wall in Playas de Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico, on November 6, 2023. #
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Read moreHindu devotees pray to Lokenath Brahmachari, a Hindu saint, on the floor of a temple with oil lamps, as they observe Rakher Upabash, in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, on November 7, 2023. #
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Read moreA Palestinian man and his son sit, holding a bag of bread, outside a destroyed bakery at the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on November 4, 2023, amid ongoing Israeli attacks. #
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Read morePalestinians flee Gaza City and other parts of northern Gaza, heading toward southern areas on foot along a highway on November 9, 2023, amid ongoing battles between Israeli forces and Hamas. Thousands of Palestinians fled on November 8, getting away from the fighting and intense bombardment in Gaza as Israel said it was tightening its "stranglehold" around Hamas. #
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Read morePeople walk outside the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem, on which are projected pictures of the hostages abducted by Palestinian militants during the October 7 attack and currently held in the Gaza Strip, on November 6, 2023. #
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Read moreAn aerial view of the reservoir that covers part of the abandoned village of Darıbükü, as decreasing water levels unveil old houses in Isparta, Turkey, on November 6, 2023. #
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Read moreA view of the northern lights above Canada, with the city lights of Vancouver, Seattle, and Portland visible below, captured from the International Space Station, in orbit over the Pacific Ocean, on November 9, 2023. #
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Read moreRescuers work to put out a fire outside a damaged residential building hit by recent shelling during Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, on November 7, 2023. #
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Read moreA municipal service worker loads a sculpture onto a truck during the dismantling of Soviet monuments on the Hill of Glory on November 9, 2023, in Lviv, Ukraine. The Hill of Glory is a memorial complex where Russian and Soviet soldiers who died during the First World War and the German-Soviet wars are buried. #
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Read moreThe "Knife Angel" sculpture, also known as the National Monument Against Violence and Aggression, created by artist Alfie Bradley from more than 100,000 knives obtained from knife amnesties and weapons seized by British police forces, is on display as part of a national tour in Bolton, England, on November 6, 2023. #
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Read moreCanada's Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nikolaj Soerensen perform during the dance free program in the Grand Prix de France at Angers IceParc, in Angers, France, on November 4, 2023. #
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Read moreParticipants drive a steam-powered 1901 Locomobile during the annual London to Brighton Veteran Car Run on November 5, 2023, in Staplefield, West Sussex, England. The event marks the anniversary of the Emancipation Run, when, on November 14, 1896, a group of enthusiastic motorists set off from London to Brighton to celebrate the passing of the "Locomotives on Highway Act," which increased the speed limit from 4 mph to 14 mph. #
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Read moreBritain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla travel in the Diamond Jubilee State Coach past protesters with the anti-monarchy group Republic holding "Not My King" placards, as they demonstrate ahead of the State Opening of Parliament, opposite the Houses of Parliament in London, on November 7, 2023. #
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Read moreJapan's Princess Kako (right), daughter of Crown Prince Akishino, visits the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu during her official visit to Peru on November 4, 2023. #
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Read moreAn aerial view shows collapsed houses in the aftermath of an earthquake in the village of Chiuri, at Jajarkot district, Nepal, on November 5, 2023. At least 157 people were killed in isolated western districts of the Himalayan country when the 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit late on November 3. #
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Read moreChile's Jose Manuel Cedano jumps during a warm-up before the men's BMX freestyle qualification in the Pan-Am Games at la Explanada de los Deportes Urbanos, in Santiago, Chile, on November 5, 2023. #
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Read moreAn infantry soldier takes cover from enemy fire at dawn on November 7, 2023, near Vuhledar, Ukraine. Vuhledar has seen intense fighting in the 20 months since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. #
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