Ukrainian soldiers fire at Russian positions near Bakhmut, Donetsk region. AP
Ukrainian soldiers fire at Russian positions near Bakhmut, Donetsk region. AP
The Diary of a Wimpy Kid balloon depicting Greg Heffley during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan, New York City. Reuters
The Diary of a Wimpy Kid balloon depicting Greg Heffley during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan, New York City. Reuters
The Al Fursan aerial display team fly above the Yas Marina Circuit before the start of Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix. Victor Besa / The National
The Al Fursan aerial display team fly above the Yas Marina Circuit before the start of Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix. Victor Besa / The National
Motorists head east out of Los Angeles. About 4.5 million Southern Californians are expected to hit the road over the Thanksgiving holidays. AFP
Motorists head east out of Los Angeles. About 4.5 million Southern Californians are expected to hit the road over the Thanksgiving holidays. AFP
A boy, six, is pulled out of the rubble in Cianjur, West Java, after a 5.6-magnitude earthquake that hit the area this week, killing at least 271 people, many of them children. AFP
A boy, six, is pulled out of the rubble in Cianjur, West Java, after a 5.6-magnitude earthquake that hit the area this week, killing at least 271 people, many of them children. AFP
Cameroon midfielder Martin Hongla controls the ball in their World Cup group G match against Switzerland at Al Janoub Stadium. Switzerland won 1-0. AFP
Cameroon midfielder Martin Hongla controls the ball in their World Cup group G match against Switzerland at Al Janoub Stadium. Switzerland won 1-0. AFP
Darkness shrouds Kyiv, large parts of which were without electricity after critical civil infrastructure was hit by Russian missiles. Reuters
Darkness shrouds Kyiv, large parts of which were without electricity after critical civil infrastructure was hit by Russian missiles. Reuters
The site of a fire which killed 38 people and injured two at a factory in Anyang, in China's central Henan province. AFP
The site of a fire which killed 38 people and injured two at a factory in Anyang, in China's central Henan province. AFP
Water buffalo seek out water in the marshes of Chibayish after a severe summer drought in Dhi Qar, Iraq. AP
Water buffalo seek out water in the marshes of Chibayish after a severe summer drought in Dhi Qar, Iraq. AP
A Ukrainian soldier peers out of a captured Russian tank at the front line in Donetsk region. AP
A Ukrainian soldier peers out of a captured Russian tank at the front line in Donetsk region. AP
A burnt lorry on the Ocana-Sardinata road in north-east Colombia. Armed men stopped and set fire to five vehicles on the motorway near the border with Venezuela. The practice is widespread in parts of Colombia as a threat and to exert territorial control. AFP
A burnt lorry on the Ocana-Sardinata road in north-east Colombia. Armed men stopped and set fire to five vehicles on the motorway near the border with Venezuela. The practice is widespread in parts of Colombia as a threat and to exert territorial control. AFP
Migrant workers watch England play Iran at the free-entry World Cup Industrial Area Fan Zone in Doha. EPA
Migrant workers watch England play Iran at the free-entry World Cup Industrial Area Fan Zone in Doha. EPA
Light at the end of the tunnel as Ukrainian pupils attend a PE class in Kyiv after Russia abandoned its attempt to seize the capital - although it is still firing missiles at its energy infrastructure. Getty Images
Light at the end of the tunnel as Ukrainian pupils attend a PE class in Kyiv after Russia abandoned its attempt to seize the capital - although it is still firing missiles at its energy infrastructure. Getty Images
A scene of devastation greets this woman, whose house was damaged by the earthquake in Cianjur, Indonesia. AP
A scene of devastation greets this woman, whose house was damaged by the earthquake in Cianjur, Indonesia. AP
New members of South Sudan People's Defence Forces graduate in Malakal. About nine thousand fighters, including former rebels in the country's civil war, have been integrated into its armed forces. AFP
New members of South Sudan People's Defence Forces graduate in Malakal. About nine thousand fighters, including former rebels in the country's civil war, have been integrated into its armed forces. AFP
Service with a smile from President Joe Biden and his wife Jill at a Thanksgiving dinner for military families in Havelock, North Carolina. AP
Service with a smile from President Joe Biden and his wife Jill at a Thanksgiving dinner for military families in Havelock, North Carolina. AP
A resident tried to salvage some belongings as a fire rages through shacks in Masiphumelele, Cape Town, South Africa. The cause of the blaze remains unknown. EPA
A resident tried to salvage some belongings as a fire rages through shacks in Masiphumelele, Cape Town, South Africa. The cause of the blaze remains unknown. EPA
Models wearing outfits made from various recycled materials wait backstage before a 'trashion show' in Sangotedo, Lagos, Nigeria. AP
Models wearing outfits made from various recycled materials wait backstage before a 'trashion show' in Sangotedo, Lagos, Nigeria. AP
The opening ceremony of the Fifa World Cup 2022 at the Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor. Getty Images
The opening ceremony of the Fifa World Cup 2022 at the Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor. Getty Images
A resident walks on the street during a snowstorm as extreme winter weather hits Buffalo, New York. Reuters
A resident walks on the street during a snowstorm as extreme winter weather hits Buffalo, New York. Reuters
Sulma, 17, from Honduras, endures cold and wet weather while standing with other young migrants traveling without adults as they surrender to border patrol agents after being smuggled across the Rio Grande from Mexico into Texas. Reuters
Sulma, 17, from Honduras, endures cold and wet weather while standing with other young migrants traveling without adults as they surrender to border patrol agents after being smuggled across the Rio Grande from Mexico into Texas. Reuters
Flames shoot out from The Spider structure during the Arcadia Music Festival in Doha. Reuters
Flames shoot out from The Spider structure during the Arcadia Music Festival in Doha. Reuters
Young cadets sing the national anthem during a ceremony at a boarding school in Kyiv, Ukraine. AFP
Young cadets sing the national anthem during a ceremony at a boarding school in Kyiv, Ukraine. AFP
Activists at a rally by the feminist collective NousToutes in Paris demand a new law and €2bn ($2bn) a year to tackle violence against women. AFP
Activists at a rally by the feminist collective NousToutes in Paris demand a new law and €2bn ($2bn) a year to tackle violence against women. AFP
Participants in the International Balloon Festival in Leon, Mexico, lift off. EPA
Participants in the International Balloon Festival in Leon, Mexico, lift off. EPA
The National Museum of Qatar in Doha on the evev of the Qatar 2022 World Cup football tournament. AFP
The National Museum of Qatar in Doha on the evev of the Qatar 2022 World Cup football tournament. AFP
The exhibition Pipilotti Rist: Your Brain to Me, My Brain To You, a large-scale installation by the Swiss artist, opened at the National Museum of Qatar in Doha on November 18. AFP
The exhibition Pipilotti Rist: Your Brain to Me, My Brain To You, a large-scale installation by the Swiss artist, opened at the National Museum of Qatar in Doha on November 18. AFP
People take photographs of an illuminated lantern at the Lightopia Christmas festival, in Manchester. The display is open to the public from November 24, 2022 to January 2, 2023. EPA
People take photographs of an illuminated lantern at the Lightopia Christmas festival, in Manchester. The display is open to the public from November 24, 2022 to January 2, 2023. EPA
A fishing boat casts its nets in the Marmara sea off the cost of Istanbul, Turkey. It is high season for the popular variety of tuna, with shoals teeming through the Bosphorus on their way from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean. AFP
A fishing boat casts its nets in the Marmara sea off the cost of Istanbul, Turkey. It is high season for the popular variety of tuna, with shoals teeming through the Bosphorus on their way from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean. AFP
The Villarrica volcano, about 800 kilometres south of Santiago, Chile, shows it is far from dormant, against a star-lit sky. AFP
The Villarrica volcano, about 800 kilometres south of Santiago, Chile, shows it is far from dormant, against a star-lit sky. AFP

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The best photos of the week: from a Ukrainian cannon to a Chilean eruption

Striking pictures from around the world

Tim Knowles
Tim Knowles

November 25, 2022

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