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Topshots of the Week (19 October - 25 October, 2024)

 

A selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists from October 19th to October 25th, 2024.

 

A flock of pigeons flies past a rising smoke cloud after an Israeli airstrike targeting Beirut's southern suburb of Shayah on October 22, 2024

A flock of pigeons flies past a rising smoke cloud after an Israeli airstrike targeting Beirut's southern suburb of Shayah on October 22, 2024. © AFP

 

Former US President Barack Obama holds hands with US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris during a campaign rally at the James R Hallford Stadium in Clarkston, Georgia on October 24, 2024.

Former US President Barack Obama holds hands with US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris during a campaign rally at the James R Hallford Stadium in Clarkston, Georgia on October 24, 2024. © Drew Angerer / AFP

 

Tourists camp on the shores of Erg Znaigui, a seasonal lake in the village of Merzouga in the Sahara desert in southeastern Morocco on October 20, 2024.

Tourists camp on the shores of Erg Znaigui, a seasonal lake in the village of Merzouga in the Sahara desert in southeastern Morocco on October 20, 2024. © AFP

 

Gisele Pelicot poses in Avignon, on October 23, 2024, during the trial of her former partner accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France.

Gisele Pelicot poses in Avignon, on October 23, 2024, during the trial of her former partner accused of drugging her for nearly ten years and inviting strangers to rape her at their home in Mazan, a small town in the south of France. © Christophe Simon / AFP

 

Residents look at a car buried by volcanic ash which cascaded into a village triggered by heavy rains brought about by Tropical Storm Trami at a village in Guinobatan town, Albay province South of Manila on October 23, 2024.

Residents look at a car buried by volcanic ash which cascaded into a village triggered by heavy rains brought about by Tropical Storm Trami at a village in Guinobatan town, Albay province South of Manila on October 23, 2024. © Charism Sayat / AFP

 

A supporter holds up a 47 sign as former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a town hall at the Convention Center in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, October 20, 2024.

A supporter holds up a 47 sign as former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a town hall at the Convention Center in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, October 20, 2024. © Charly Triballeau / AFP

 

A man prepares to toss a bag of bread for another person as people crowd while queueing for bread outside a bakery in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on October 23, 2024

A man prepares to toss a bag of bread for another person as people crowd while queueing for bread outside a bakery in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on October 23, 2024. © Bashar Taleb / AFP

 

Officials attend a plenary session in the outreach/BRICS Plus format at the BRICS summit in Kazan on October 24, 2024.

Officials attend a plenary session in the outreach/BRICS Plus format at the BRICS summit in Kazan on October 24, 2024. © Maxim Shemetov / AFP