Photos of the week: 2-8 November 2024

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Photos of the week: 2-8 November 2024

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

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Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted again, on the Indonesian island of Flores, spreading fresh panic among residents who were already traumatised by volcanic explosions which had ******* at least ten people on Monday.

YAMIL LAGE/AFP

Cuba suffered a nationwide ********* as Hurricane Rafael brought winds of up to 185km/h (115mph) to the Caribbean island. The country’s national energy company said strong winds had caused the shutdown of the electricity system.

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Crowds of people lined the streets of Lewes in East Sussex, as the town’s bonfire societies marched with burning torches for Guy Fawkes Night, a tradition still very much alive since the first recorded event in 1795.

Carla Carniel/Reuters

Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton waves the Brazilian flag as he drives the McLaren of former world champion driver Ayrton Senna, before the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

Brian Snyder/REUTERS

Donald Trump will make a historic return to the White House after winning the 2024 US election. “America has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate,” Trump, 78, told cheering supporters in Florida.

Hannah Mckay/REUTERS

Kamala Harris said the outcome of the US election was “not what we wanted”, as she gave a concession speech at Howard University. The vice-president addressed supporters in Washington DC, following her election defeat to Donald Trump.

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A Hindu woman takes part in the Chhath festival at Kamal Pokhari Pond in the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu.

BENJAMIN CREMEL/AFP

Thousands of people gathered in central London to call for tougher action on keeping the ***’s rivers and seas clean.

Nida Mehboob/Reuters

Gulzar and Sikandar use a wooden block to level the ground for traditional mud wrestling, amid early morning smog at Greater Iqbal Park in Lahore, Pakistan.

Maira Erlich/Reuters

A person dressed up as a rabbit exits the underground system to attend the Zombie Walk, to mark the Day of the ***** in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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