Doughnuts, drones and a dancer: Photos of the week

Last updated: December 14, 2024 1:00 pm

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Doughnuts, drones and a dancer: Photos of the week

A selection of news photographs from around the world.

Storm Darragh caused disruption throughout the UK, including here, in York, where the River Ouse burst its banks.

Danny Lawson/PA Media Flooded properties line the banks of the River Ouse, in York — Storm Darragh caused disruption throughout the UK, including here, in York, where the River Ouse burst its banks.

Catholics in Mexico marked the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the day, almost 500 years ago, on which the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to an indigenous man near modern-day Mexico City.

Hilda Ríos/EPA-EFE Pilgrims walk towards the Basilica of Guadalupe along the Paso de Cortes, in Puebla, Mexico — Catholics in Mexico marked the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the day, almost 500 years ago, on which the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to an indigenous man near modern-day Mexico City.

A man takes a selfie above Damascus’ central Umayyad Square, after Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) rebels overthrew President Bashar al-Assad’s regime and took control of large swathes of the country.

Bakr Alkasem/AFP An aerial view shows a Syrian man waving a Syrian flag above Damascus' Umayyad Square — A man takes a selfie above Damascus’ central Umayyad Square, after Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) rebels overthrew President Bashar al-Assad’s regime and took control of large swathes of the country.

A drone captures fishermen as they ply their trade off the coast of James Town in Accra, Ghana.

Olympia De Maismont/AFP An aerial view of James Town fishing harbour in Accra — A drone captures fishermen as they ply their trade off the coast of James Town in Accra, Ghana.

A Kashmiri farmer gathers lotus stems in Anchar Lake on the outskirts of Srinagar. The stems are harvested annually between September and March, and are used in many Kashmiri recipes.

Farooq Khan/EPA-EFE A Kashmiri farmer searches for lotus stems in Anchar Lake, near Srinagar — A Kashmiri farmer gathers lotus stems in Anchar Lake on the outskirts of Srinagar. The stems are harvested annually between September and March, and are used in many Kashmiri recipes.

In Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, people took to the streets to protests against endemic violence against women under the banner End Femicide Kenya.

Daniel Irungu/EPA-EFE Kenyan activists shout slogans and hold placards on the streets of Nairobi, Kenya — In Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, people took to the streets to protests against endemic violence against women under the banner End Femicide Kenya.

A man fills bottles with water in the city of Pokrovsk, in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk, where there is heavy fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces.

Roman Pilipey/AFP A local resident fills bottles with water in the Ukrainian city Pokrovsk, in the Donetsk region — A man fills bottles with water in the city of Pokrovsk, in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk, where there is heavy fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces.

Construction of the towering ice and snow structures at the heart of Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival is under way. The festival, in China’s north-east Heilongjiang province, is one of the biggest of its kind.

Xinhua/REX/Shutterstoc Workers construct a circular sculpture in Harbin, China — Construction of the towering ice and snow structures at the heart of Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival is under way. The festival, in China’s north-east Heilongjiang province, is one of the biggest of its kind.

Seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton executes a doughnut manoeuvre on the track in Abu Dhabi, as he brings to a close his 12 years with Mercedes. The team-driver partnership was both the longest, and most successful, combination of its kind in F1 history.

Andrej Isakovic/Getty Images Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton carries out a doughnut manoeuvre at the end of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi — Seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton executes a doughnut manoeuvre on the track in Abu Dhabi, as he brings to a close his 12 years with Mercedes. The team-driver partnership was both the longest, and most successful, combination of its kind in F1 history.

Ballet dancer Melissa Parsons poses on a carousel during a photocall for The Nutcracker in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Lesley Martin/Reuters Scottish Ballet dancer Melissa Parsons poses on a carousel — Ballet dancer Melissa Parsons poses on a carousel during a photocall for The Nutcracker in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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