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Topshots of the Week (28 October - 3 November, 2023)
A selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists from the 28th of October to the 3rd of November 2023.
A disguised reveller takes part in the Zombie Walk in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on November 2, 2023. Hundreds of people took to the streets in traditional costumes of zombies, witches, vampires, and horror characters during the event, held every year since 2006 on the Day of the Dead.
© Miguel SCHINCARIOL / AFP
Ukrainian servicemen gaze at their phones while taking shelter from the autumn rain at St. Michael's Cathedral in Kyiv on November 1, 2023, amid the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.
© Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP
King Charles III poses for a group photo with participants of the Prince's Trust International Enterprise Challenge during a visit to the Eastlands Library in Nairobi on October 31, 2023.
© Ben Stansall / AFP
This combination of pictures shows Inter Miami CF's Argentine forward Lionel Messi holding his 8th Ballon d'Or award and FC Barcelona's Spanish midfielder Aitana Bonmati holding her Ballon d'Or Feminin during the award ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris on October 30, 2023.
© Franck FIFE / AFP
Turkish Air Force pilots fly onboard Northrop F-5 aircraft in Istanbul on October 29, 2023, to mark the 100th anniversary of the Turkish Republic.
© Ozan KOSE / AFP
South Africa's flanker and captain Siya Kolisi lifts the Webb Ellis Cup as his teammates celebrate winning the 2023 Rugby World Cup final match against New Zealand at the Stade de France in Paris, on October 28, 2023.
© Franck FIFE / AFP
Protesters raise their painted hands as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testify during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing to examine the national security supplemental request, at Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on October 31, 2023.
© Saul LOEB / AFP
A person attaches a handwritten note next to others left on a board during a vigil in Seoul on October 29, 2023, to mark the first anniversary of the crowd crush that killed 159 people during Halloween celebrations in the popular Itaewon nightlife area a year ago.
© Anthony WALLACE/ AFP