Best Photos of the Week

New York

The Swedish ambassador to the United Nations Olof Skoog sits between the Russian ambassador Vassily Nebenzia, and the British deputy ambassador, Jonathan Allen, who spoke during a Security Council meeting on the situation between Britain and Russia. Britain expelled 23 Russian diplomats after Russia ignored a deadline to explain how a Soviet-developed nerve agent was used against ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia, and allies condemned Russian actions.
Photograph: Mary Altaffer/AP