From a high-definition camera outside the International Space Station that captured this view of the eye of Hurricane Florence moving across the Atlantic to a polar bear statue made out of car bonnets that stands in front of the Ferry Building during the Global Climate Action summit, these highlights of the week will give you the information you need to keep you abreast of everything awesome that occurred these days.
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Space
A high-definition camera outside the International Space Station captured this view of the eye of Hurricane Florence moving across the Atlantic in a west-north-westerly direction with winds of 130 miles an hour. Tweeting from aboard the International Space Station, ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst shared: ‘Ever stared down the gaping eye of a category 4 hurricane? It’s chilling, even from space’.
Photograph: Alexander Gerst/ESA/NASA/AFP/Getty Images
New Bern, US
People survey the damage caused by Hurricane Florence on Front Street in downtown New Bern, North Carolina.
Photograph: Chris Seward/AP
Gaza
Palestinian protesters run from teargas fired by Israeli troops during a protest at the border with Israel. A teenager was killed and dozens of other Palestinians were injured by Israeli fire at the border protest, Gaza officials said.
Photograph: Felipe Dana/AP
Beirut, Lebanon
Syrian refugees wave through the windows of a bus as they prepare to leave the Lebanese capital Beirut to return to their homes in Syria.
Photograph: Anwar Amro/AFP/Getty Images
Al-Muntar, Syria
Smoke billows following Syrian government forces’ bombardment around the village of al-Muntar on the southern edges of the rebel-held Idlib province. The latest Russian airstrikes on Syria’s last major rebel bastion were the ‘most violent’ in the month since Damascus and its ally Moscow started threatening it, a monitor said.
Photograph: Omar Haj Kadour/AFP/Getty Images
Atimah, Syria
Newly displaced Syrian children arrive at a refugee camp in the village of Atimah in the province of Idlib.
Photograph: Khalil Ashawi/Reuters
Strait of Gibraltar
A boat carrying migrants is stranded in the Strait of Gibraltar before being rescued by the Spanish Guardia Civil and the Salvamento Marítimo sea search and rescue agency. While the overall number of migrants reaching Europe by sea is down from a peak in 2015, Spain has seen an increase in arrivals this year and has overtaken Italy as the preferred destination for people desperate to reach the continent. Over 33,000 migrants have arrived in Spain by sea and land so far this year, and 329 have died in the attempt, according to the International Organisation for Migration.
Photograph: Marcos Moreno/AFP/Getty Images
Barcelona, Spain
People demonstrate at a pro-independence rally in Barcelona marking the national day of Catalonia. The ‘Diada’ commemorates the fall of Barcelona in the war of the Spanish succession in 1714 and the region’s subsequent loss of institutions and freedoms.
Photograph: Roser Vilallonga/AFP/Getty Images
Pyongyang, North Korea
Participants perform during the ‘Glorious Country’ mass games held in conjunction with the 70th anniversary of the foundation of North Korea.
Photograph: Kin Cheung/AP
Pyongyang, North Korea
A woman sits in a train at a subway station in Pyongyang.
Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters
New York
Models walk the runway at the Christian Siriano spring/summer 2019 runway show at Gotham Hall in New York City.
Photograph: Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images
New York
Serena Williams smashes her racket during the women’s final against Japan’s Naomi Osaka at the 2018 US Open. Tennis players past and present rallied behind Serena Williams after she claimed the sport was riddled by sexism following an on-court tirade at an umpire during the US Open women’s final.
Photograph: Danielle Parhizkaran/USA Today Sports/Reuters
Obergoms, Switzerland
The Rhône glacier is photographed during a visit from the Alpine and Polar Environment Research Centre. Researchers are collecting microorganisms to extract their DNA for a better understanding on how they have adapted to their extreme environment.
Photograph: Valentin Flauraud/EPA
Tsugol, Russia
Russian honor guards prepare to take a part in a parade during the Vostok 2018 military drills.
Photograph: Sergei Grits/AP
Thessaloniki, Greece
Riot police clash with protesters in a demonstration against the agreement reached by Greece and Macedonia to resolve a dispute over the former Yugoslav republic’s name.
Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images
Beit Lahiya, Gaza
A Palestinian protester carries a boy as he runs from teargas fired by Israeli soldiers during a protest on the beach near the border with Israel.
Photograph: Felipe Dana/AP
Khartoum, Sudan
A boy plays with a tire in Khartoum.
Photograph: Özge Elif Kızıl/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
Allahabad, India
Children of local boatmen play on top of a submerged restroom at Daraganj Ghat on the flooded banks of the Ganges river.
Photograph: Sanjay Kanojia/AFP/Getty Images
Uswetakeiyawa, Sri Lanka
A member of the Sri Lankan coastguard is covered in oil after a spill in Uswetakeiyawa.
Photograph: Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters
San Francisco, California
A polar bear statue made out of car bonnets stands in front of the Ferry Building during the Global Climate Action summit
Photograph: Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images