London, UK

Visitors lie on a huge carpet as they view a swinging pendulum suspended from the roof. The feature forms part of the One Two Three Swing! installation by Danish art collective Superflex, at the Tate Modern.

Photo: Toby Melville/Reuters

Monrovia, Liberia

Young boys play football in an empty market. Liberians will head to the polls next week to elect a new president.

Photo: Ahmed Jallanzo/EPA

Guiyang, China

A performer walks barefoot along a giant knife during a celebration of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.

Photo: VCG via Getty Images

Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh

Newly arrived Rohingya refugees board a boat as they are transferred to a camp.

Photo: Cathal Mcnaughton/Reuters

Morovis, Puerto Rico

A man walks into his sister’s house, which has been destroyed by Hurricane Maria, in the San Lorenzo neighbourhood.

Photo: Ramon Espinosa/AP

Paris, France

Model Hyunji Shin walks the runway during the Stella McCartney show at Paris fashion week.

Photo: Peter White/Getty Images

Al-Muwaqar, Jordan

An employee examines the threads at a carpet factory.

Photo: Muhammad Hamed/Reuters