[ad_1] <div id=""> <div class="sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ" data-component="text-block"> <p class="sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe">A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.<!-- --></p> </div> <figure> <div class="sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG" data-component="image-block"> <div class="sc-814e9212-1 fcEyBx" data-testid="image"><img class="sc-814e9212-0 hIXOPW" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/feb1/live/f62a57b0-595f-11ef-8f0f-0577398c3339.jpg.webp" sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/feb1/live/f62a57b0-595f-11ef-8f0f-0577398c3339.jpg.webp 240w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/feb1/live/f62a57b0-595f-11ef-8f0f-0577398c3339.jpg.webp 320w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/feb1/live/f62a57b0-595f-11ef-8f0f-0577398c3339.jpg.webp 480w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/feb1/live/f62a57b0-595f-11ef-8f0f-0577398c3339.jpg.webp 640w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/feb1/live/f62a57b0-595f-11ef-8f0f-0577398c3339.jpg.webp 800w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/feb1/live/f62a57b0-595f-11ef-8f0f-0577398c3339.jpg.webp 1024w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1536/cpsprodpb/feb1/live/f62a57b0-595f-11ef-8f0f-0577398c3339.jpg.webp 1536w" alt="Angelos Tzortzinis / AFP Relatives comfort each other after looking at the damage to their burnt home following a wildfire " /><span class="sc-814e9212-2 jesyMJ">Angelos Tzortzinis / AFP</span></div> </div> <figcaption class="sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw">Relatives comfort each other outside their home after wildfires reached the suburbs of Athens. More than 700 firefighters were involved in efforts to extinguish the fires, which first broke out on Sunday afternoon about 35km (22 miles) north of the Greek capital.<!-- --></figcaption></figure> <figure> <div class="sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG" data-component="image-block"> <div class="sc-814e9212-1 fcEyBx" data-testid="image"><img class="sc-814e9212-0 hIXOPW" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/ad0a/live/5ff27640-5961-11ef-8f0f-0577398c3339.jpg.webp" sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/ad0a/live/5ff27640-5961-11ef-8f0f-0577398c3339.jpg.webp 240w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/ad0a/live/5ff27640-5961-11ef-8f0f-0577398c3339.jpg.webp 320w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/ad0a/live/5ff27640-5961-11ef-8f0f-0577398c3339.jpg.webp 480w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/ad0a/live/5ff27640-5961-11ef-8f0f-0577398c3339.jpg.webp 640w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/ad0a/live/5ff27640-5961-11ef-8f0f-0577398c3339.jpg.webp 800w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/ad0a/live/5ff27640-5961-11ef-8f0f-0577398c3339.jpg.webp 1024w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1536/cpsprodpb/ad0a/live/5ff27640-5961-11ef-8f0f-0577398c3339.jpg.webp 1536w" alt="Kemal Aslan / AFP The Perseid meteor shower passes over sculptures at Mount Nemrut in Adiyaman, south-eastern Turkey" /><span class="sc-814e9212-2 jesyMJ">Kemal Aslan / AFP</span></div> </div> <figcaption class="sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw">The Perseid meteor shower passes over massive stone sculptures at the Mount Nemrut archaeological site in Adiyaman, south-east Turkey.<!-- --></figcaption></figure> <figure> <div class="sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG" data-component="image-block"> <div class="sc-814e9212-1 fcEyBx" data-testid="image"><img class="sc-814e9212-0 hIXOPW" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/ad22/live/3b0a30e0-5964-11ef-8f0f-0577398c3339.jpg.webp" sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/ad22/live/3b0a30e0-5964-11ef-8f0f-0577398c3339.jpg.webp 240w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/ad22/live/3b0a30e0-5964-11ef-8f0f-0577398c3339.jpg.webp 320w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/ad22/live/3b0a30e0-5964-11ef-8f0f-0577398c3339.jpg.webp 480w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/ad22/live/3b0a30e0-5964-11ef-8f0f-0577398c3339.jpg.webp 640w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/ad22/live/3b0a30e0-5964-11ef-8f0f-0577398c3339.jpg.webp 800w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/ad22/live/3b0a30e0-5964-11ef-8f0f-0577398c3339.jpg.webp 1024w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1536/cpsprodpb/ad22/live/3b0a30e0-5964-11ef-8f0f-0577398c3339.jpg.webp 1536w" alt="Badru Katumba / AFP A rubbish collector carrying plastic on his head at a landfill in Kampala " /><span class="sc-814e9212-2 jesyMJ">Badru Katumba / AFP</span></div> </div> <figcaption class="sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw">A rubbish collector a few hours after at least 21 people died in a landslide at a massive rubbish dump in the Ugandan capital, Kampala.<!-- --></figcaption></figure> <figure> <div class="sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG" data-component="image-block"> <div class="sc-814e9212-1 fcEyBx" data-testid="image"><img class="sc-814e9212-0 hIXOPW" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/60ec/live/60dbcf30-5bae-11ef-997c-711b7066309d.jpg.webp" sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/60ec/live/60dbcf30-5bae-11ef-997c-711b7066309d.jpg.webp 240w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/60ec/live/60dbcf30-5bae-11ef-997c-711b7066309d.jpg.webp 320w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/60ec/live/60dbcf30-5bae-11ef-997c-711b7066309d.jpg.webp 480w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/60ec/live/60dbcf30-5bae-11ef-997c-711b7066309d.jpg.webp 640w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/60ec/live/60dbcf30-5bae-11ef-997c-711b7066309d.jpg.webp 800w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/60ec/live/60dbcf30-5bae-11ef-997c-711b7066309d.jpg.webp 1024w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1536/cpsprodpb/60ec/live/60dbcf30-5bae-11ef-997c-711b7066309d.jpg.webp 1536w" alt="Chalinee Thirasupa / Reuters The new Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra smiles as she is surrounded by people during a press conference " /><span class="sc-814e9212-2 jesyMJ">Chalinee Thirasupa / Reuters</span></div> </div> <figcaption class="sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw">Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the daughter of billionaire tycoon and former PM Thaksin, is seen at a press conference after the Thai parliament confirms her as the country's next prime minister. At 37, she will be the country's youngest PM and the second woman in the post, after her aunt Yingluck.<!-- --></figcaption></figure> <figure> <div class="sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG" data-component="image-block"> <div class="sc-814e9212-1 fcEyBx" data-testid="image"><img class="sc-814e9212-0 hIXOPW" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/dc5c/live/ec20d840-5a25-11ef-b2d2-cdb23d5d7c5b.jpg.webp" sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/dc5c/live/ec20d840-5a25-11ef-b2d2-cdb23d5d7c5b.jpg.webp 240w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/dc5c/live/ec20d840-5a25-11ef-b2d2-cdb23d5d7c5b.jpg.webp 320w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/dc5c/live/ec20d840-5a25-11ef-b2d2-cdb23d5d7c5b.jpg.webp 480w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/dc5c/live/ec20d840-5a25-11ef-b2d2-cdb23d5d7c5b.jpg.webp 640w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/dc5c/live/ec20d840-5a25-11ef-b2d2-cdb23d5d7c5b.jpg.webp 800w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/dc5c/live/ec20d840-5a25-11ef-b2d2-cdb23d5d7c5b.jpg.webp 1024w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1536/cpsprodpb/dc5c/live/ec20d840-5a25-11ef-b2d2-cdb23d5d7c5b.jpg.webp 1536w" alt="Narendra Shrestha / EPA-EFE A Nepalese Hindu pilgrim takes a holy dip and collects water from the Bagmati River to worship Shiva" /><span class="sc-814e9212-2 jesyMJ">Narendra Shrestha / EPA-EFE</span></div> </div> <figcaption class="sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw">A Nepalese Hindu pilgrim takes a holy dip and collects water from the Bagmati River to worship Shiva during the Bol Bom pilgrimage.<!-- --></figcaption></figure> <figure> <div class="sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG" data-component="image-block"> <div class="sc-814e9212-1 fcEyBx" data-testid="image"><img class="sc-814e9212-0 hIXOPW" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/110e/live/48c09600-5baf-11ef-b2d2-cdb23d5d7c5b.jpg.webp" sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/110e/live/48c09600-5baf-11ef-b2d2-cdb23d5d7c5b.jpg.webp 240w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/110e/live/48c09600-5baf-11ef-b2d2-cdb23d5d7c5b.jpg.webp 320w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/110e/live/48c09600-5baf-11ef-b2d2-cdb23d5d7c5b.jpg.webp 480w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/110e/live/48c09600-5baf-11ef-b2d2-cdb23d5d7c5b.jpg.webp 640w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/110e/live/48c09600-5baf-11ef-b2d2-cdb23d5d7c5b.jpg.webp 800w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/110e/live/48c09600-5baf-11ef-b2d2-cdb23d5d7c5b.jpg.webp 1024w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1536/cpsprodpb/110e/live/48c09600-5baf-11ef-b2d2-cdb23d5d7c5b.jpg.webp 1536w" alt="Toby Melville / Reuters A fan wearing Taylor Swift Eras sunglasses " /><span class="sc-814e9212-2 jesyMJ">Toby Melville / Reuters</span></div> </div> <figcaption class="sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw">A Taylor Swift fan outside Wembley Stadium ahead of the first of the singer's five London shows as part of her Eras Tour.<!-- --></figcaption></figure> <figure> <div class="sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG" data-component="image-block"> <div class="sc-814e9212-1 fcEyBx" data-testid="image"><img class="sc-814e9212-0 hIXOPW" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/a930/live/4f1fe000-5966-11ef-8f0f-0577398c3339.jpg.webp" sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/a930/live/4f1fe000-5966-11ef-8f0f-0577398c3339.jpg.webp 240w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/a930/live/4f1fe000-5966-11ef-8f0f-0577398c3339.jpg.webp 320w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/a930/live/4f1fe000-5966-11ef-8f0f-0577398c3339.jpg.webp 480w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/a930/live/4f1fe000-5966-11ef-8f0f-0577398c3339.jpg.webp 640w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/a930/live/4f1fe000-5966-11ef-8f0f-0577398c3339.jpg.webp 800w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/a930/live/4f1fe000-5966-11ef-8f0f-0577398c3339.jpg.webp 1024w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1536/cpsprodpb/a930/live/4f1fe000-5966-11ef-8f0f-0577398c3339.jpg.webp 1536w" alt="Rodrigo Oropeza / AFP A Star Wars fan dressed as Boba Fett takes part in a parade" /><span class="sc-814e9212-2 jesyMJ">Rodrigo Oropeza / AFP</span></div> </div> <figcaption class="sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw">A fan dressed as Boba Fett from the Star Wars saga takes part in a parade at Los Heroes Avenue in Leon, Mexico.<!-- --></figcaption></figure> <figure> <div class="sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG" data-component="image-block"> <div class="sc-814e9212-1 fcEyBx" data-testid="image"><img class="sc-814e9212-0 hIXOPW" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/0649/live/039e34c0-596a-11ef-aebc-6de4d31bf5cd.jpg.webp" sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/0649/live/039e34c0-596a-11ef-aebc-6de4d31bf5cd.jpg.webp 240w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/0649/live/039e34c0-596a-11ef-aebc-6de4d31bf5cd.jpg.webp 320w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/0649/live/039e34c0-596a-11ef-aebc-6de4d31bf5cd.jpg.webp 480w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/0649/live/039e34c0-596a-11ef-aebc-6de4d31bf5cd.jpg.webp 640w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/0649/live/039e34c0-596a-11ef-aebc-6de4d31bf5cd.jpg.webp 800w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/0649/live/039e34c0-596a-11ef-aebc-6de4d31bf5cd.jpg.webp 1024w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1536/cpsprodpb/0649/live/039e34c0-596a-11ef-aebc-6de4d31bf5cd.jpg.webp 1536w" alt="Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports / Reuters Detroit Tigers left fielder Justyn-Henry Malloy attempts to catch the ball in front of a painting of a car" /><span class="sc-814e9212-2 jesyMJ">Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports / Reuters</span></div> </div> <figcaption class="sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw">Detroit Tigers left fielder Justyn-Henry Malloy fails to catch the ball against the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park, California.<!-- --></figcaption></figure> <figure> <div class="sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG" data-component="image-block"> <div class="sc-814e9212-1 fcEyBx" data-testid="image"><img class="sc-814e9212-0 hIXOPW" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/348f/live/6acb1a60-5bad-11ef-997c-711b7066309d.jpg.webp" sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/348f/live/6acb1a60-5bad-11ef-997c-711b7066309d.jpg.webp 240w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/348f/live/6acb1a60-5bad-11ef-997c-711b7066309d.jpg.webp 320w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/348f/live/6acb1a60-5bad-11ef-997c-711b7066309d.jpg.webp 480w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/348f/live/6acb1a60-5bad-11ef-997c-711b7066309d.jpg.webp 640w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/348f/live/6acb1a60-5bad-11ef-997c-711b7066309d.jpg.webp 800w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/348f/live/6acb1a60-5bad-11ef-997c-711b7066309d.jpg.webp 1024w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1536/cpsprodpb/348f/live/6acb1a60-5bad-11ef-997c-711b7066309d.jpg.webp 1536w" alt=" Jeff J Mitchell / Getty Images Twins at their new school" /><span class="sc-814e9212-2 jesyMJ"> Jeff J Mitchell / Getty Images</span></div> </div> <figcaption class="sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw">Evie McGowan (centre) with other twins about to start at primary school in Inverclyde, Scotland. The new starters joining St Patrick's Primary in Greenock this year are part of the local phenomenon of Inverclyde's high twin birthrate.<!-- --></figcaption></figure> <figure> <div class="sc-18fde0d6-0 jFCfG" data-component="image-block"> <div class="sc-814e9212-1 fcEyBx" data-testid="image"><img class="sc-814e9212-0 hIXOPW" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/a84a/live/7b18a880-5bb0-11ef-b2d2-cdb23d5d7c5b.jpg.webp" sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/a84a/live/7b18a880-5bb0-11ef-b2d2-cdb23d5d7c5b.jpg.webp 240w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/a84a/live/7b18a880-5bb0-11ef-b2d2-cdb23d5d7c5b.jpg.webp 320w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/a84a/live/7b18a880-5bb0-11ef-b2d2-cdb23d5d7c5b.jpg.webp 480w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/a84a/live/7b18a880-5bb0-11ef-b2d2-cdb23d5d7c5b.jpg.webp 640w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/a84a/live/7b18a880-5bb0-11ef-b2d2-cdb23d5d7c5b.jpg.webp 800w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/a84a/live/7b18a880-5bb0-11ef-b2d2-cdb23d5d7c5b.jpg.webp 1024w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1536/cpsprodpb/a84a/live/7b18a880-5bb0-11ef-b2d2-cdb23d5d7c5b.jpg.webp 1536w" alt="Christophe Petit-Tesson / EPA-EFE Fireworks at the Stade de France Stadium in Paris, France" /><span class="sc-814e9212-2 jesyMJ">Christophe Petit-Tesson / EPA-EFE</span></div> </div> <figcaption class="sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw">Fireworks conclude the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Stade de France Stadium.<!-- --></figcaption></figure> </div> [ad_2] <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3ej1yvj47vo">Source link </a>