Through photos: The world in a week

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Gaza City, Gaza Strip

Displaced Palestinian children play in the wreckage of a car in the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood. 

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Khan Younis, Gaza Strip

Mourners attend a funeral at Nasser Hospital for Palestinians killed by an Israeli attack.

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Washington DC, USA

President Donald Trump shakes hands with FIFA President Gianni Infantino before receiving the first FIFA Peace Prize during the draw for the 2026 World Cup. 

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Louisiana, USA

Border Patrol agents stop a man in New Orleans. 

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Maiquetia, Venezuela

A child looks out from a Venezuelan-operated plane arriving with deported migrants at Simon Bolivar International Airport. 

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New Delhi, India

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi sit inside a limousine after arriving at Palam Air Base.  

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Kostyantynivka, Ukraine

A Ukrainian soldier walks past destroyed buildings in a frontline city. 

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Kramatorsk, Ukraine

A boy looks at the central market damaged by a Russian attack, in the frontline city.  

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Kiev, Ukraine

A Ukrainian soldier's uniform hangs inside a burned-out wardrobe after a drone strike.

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Ukraine

A Ukrainian soldier from the "Da Vinci Wolves" battalion holds an artillery shell before firing towards Russian positions on the front line in eastern Ukraine.  

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Hong Kong

Emergency crews remove a body near collapsed bamboo scaffolding after a deadly fire at Wang Fuk Court. 

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Chennai, India

People walk through floodwaters amid torrential rain due to Cyclone Ditwah. 

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Colombo, Sri Lanka

A woman stands inside her home in a flood-affected village on the outskirts of the capital.  

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Padang, Indonesia

A woman walks between tree trunks after deadly floods and landslides.  

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Studenka, Czech Republic

Members of historical clubs dressed as French and Russian soldiers from 1812 take part in a staged battle to mark the 213th anniversary of the retreat of Napoleon's army from Russia across the Berezina River. 

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Rome, Italy

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni laughs during the lighting of the cauldron of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in the capital. 

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San Salvador, El Salvador

A performer breathes fire during a parade marking National Clown Day. 

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