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Best Photos of This Week

A lot of things happened this week, from a student who wants to demonstrate for urgent measures to combat climate change and wears a mask at a protest in central Brussels, to two members of the Mara Salvatrucha gang who were detained by security forces during an operation in the capital city.

These highlights of the week will give you the information you need about these days, so try not to miss this gallery!

Edinburgh, Scotland

Former first minister Alex Salmond leaves Edinburgh Sheriff Court after he was charged with multiple counts of sexual assault and two of attempted rape.

Brussels, Belgium

A student demonstrating for urgent measures to combat climate change wears a mask at a protest in central Brussels.London, UK

A man runs across a frosty Primrose Hill at sunrise. The Met Office issued yellow severe ice warnings for the south-east, central and north of England, as well as for Scotland.

Beijing, China

A winter swimming enthusiast takes a dip in the half-frozen Houhai lake.Paris, France

Models on the catwalk for the Maison Margiela show at haute couture fashion week.
Niagara Falls, US

Water flows around ice formed on the American Falls, on the New York side of the Niagara Falls.

Forest Hill, England

The Duchess of Cambridge is reflected in a glass door as she speaks with people supported by the charity during a visit to Family Action charity’s Lewisham base.

Panama City, Panama

A pilgrim confesses at the Youth Park on the eve of the arrival of Pope Francis for the World Youth Days.

Telford, UK

Royal Air Force pallbearers carry the coffin of the second world war veteran Edna Barnett during her funeral at Telford crematorium. The service took place alongside one for her husband, Victor, also an RAF veteran. The couple died within days of each other.

Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico

Central American migrants who received humanitarian visas from Mexico, work for pay as they clean a public sports stadium, which is being prepared to use as a shelter for migrants who enter Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas state, on the border with Guatemala.

Palma de Mallorca, Spain

A reveller wearing a demon costume takes part in the traditional Correfoc festival. The Correfoc is a night of revelry in which participants dress as demons and devils, and move through the streets scaring people with fire and fireworks.

Bangkok, Thailand

Foreign detainees stand behind bars at an immigration detention centre in Bangkok during a visit organised by authorities for journalists. Rights groups have for years condemned Thailand, which is not a signatory to the UN’s convention protecting refugees, for its hostility to asylum seekers, often trapping them on a carousel between detention and work in the black economy.

London, UK

The figures of Franklin D Roosevelt and Winston Churchill on the Allies sculpture on New Bond Street has been daubed with white paint. The nearby Bomber Command Memorial in Green Park was also vandalised overnight.

Veliky Novgorod, Russia

People gather at the Novgorod Kremlin to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the city from Nazi occupation during the second world war.

San Salvador, El Salvador

Two members of the Mara Salvatrucha gang are detained by security forces during an operation in the capital city.

Bogotá, Colombia

Police officers march in support of victims of a car bombing and their relatives that left 20 people dead at the police academy.

Derry, Northern Ireland

Forensic officers inspect the scene of a suspected car bomb.

Ryptsjerk, Netherlands

Skating enthusiasts skate on natural ice in the Frisian Ryptsjerkerpolder pond. People enjoy skating on natural ice in Netherlands after sub zero temperatures were noted during nights in the last days.Canby, US

A memorial of candles and flowers lies outside a house in Oregon, where authorities say a man killed four members of his family, including his infant daughter.

Herat, Afghanistan

Labourers at work in an aluminium factory in Herat. The factory’s 120 workers produce four tons of aluminium a day.

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