The best photos of the week: from Diwali celebrations to G20 prayers

Striking pictures from around the world

A woman picks marigold flowers, used to make garlands and offer prayers, before selling them on a market for the Tihar festival, also called Diwali, in Kathmandu, Nepal October 22, 2022. REUTERS / Navesh Chitrakar TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

An woman defies Iranian law that demands she must cover her head as thousands make their way towards Aichi cemetery in Saqez, the burial place of Mahsa Amini, who died while in police custody for not obeying that law. AFP

Pupils at Repton Abu Dhabi cheer after breaking the Guinness world record for the largest gathering of people dressed as astronauts. A total of 940 mini astronauts gathered as the Reem Island school. Khushnum Bhandari / The National

An aerial photo shows Jamie Johnson gathering cranberries to be harvested from a Johnson Cranberries bog, which in this harvest yielded nearly a half a million pounds of fruit, in Carver, Massachusett. Reuters

Pope Francis and the Catholicos-Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East Mar Awa III attend a prayer for peace in Rome's Colosseum. AFP

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, seventh from left, is among those laying down flowers at the memorial to the victims of the Sinti and Roma communities killed during the Holocaust, in Berlin. AP Photo

Mourners attend the funeral of Palestinians killed in an overnight Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus. AFP

Barberry bush leaves covered with hoarfrost in a garden outside Moscow early in the morning, after temperatures in the Russian capital dropped below zero overnight. AFP

An elderly couple hug each other in the frontline town of Bakhmut, in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region. The town, has been under attack for months by Russian forces. AFP

A pedestrian bridge in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The country is set for a presidential run-off election on October 30. AP

A workers sorts plastics for reuse near the Buriganga River in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka. AFP

A group cross a footbridge over the River Garry near Pitlochry, Scotland, Britain. Reuters

Visitors view Kokon's 'Ovidio' installation by Mari Eugenia de Diego at the International Flower Festival Flora 2022, in Cordoba, Spain. The work won first prize. EPA

The masts of a sailing ship protrude from fog that covers the port of Mahon, Balearic Islands, Spain. EPA

Global Village, offering culture, entertainment and shopping, opens for its 27th season in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

South Korean Marine Corp amphibious assault vehicles fire smoke shells during a landing operation as part of the annual Hoguk military exercise in Pohang, South Korea. Reuters

The wreckage of destroyed restaurants, shops and other businesses almost one month after Hurricane Ian made landfall in Fort Myers Beach, Florida, US. Reuters

Britain's new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak arrives at his official residence of No 10 Downing Street in central London. Photo: No 10 Downing Street

Palestinians burn tyres during a protest against Israeli military raids in the occupied West Bank, along the border fence with Israel, in east of Gaza City. Six Palestinians have been killed in the raids. AP

A Korean Air passenger aircraft lies its belly on the runway at the airport in Cebu City, central Philippines, after it overshot the runway while landing in bad weather. AFP

Big Ben is reflected in a puddle as pedestrians pass the Houses of Parliament in London. Reuters

Boca Juniors fans before the match between Boca Juniors and Independiente, at La Bombonera, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Reuters

Vendors hold banana leaves as they wait for devotees at a market, during the Hindu festival of Diwali in Hyderabad, southern India. AFP

Photo project. A performer with Fontana, a travelling water circus produced by Cirque Du Liban, prepares for a show at Festival City, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Southern right whales swimming off the coast of Infanta, near the Breede River estuary, South Africa. AFP

Terrier Abby wears a costume for the Halloween Dog Parade at Tompkins Square Park in New York. Reuters

A director conducts band members as they perform during the closing ceremony of the 20th National Congress of China's Communist Party at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. AP

Horsemen charge and fire their rifles loaded with gunpowder during a national competition in El Jadida, Morocco. EPA

US President Joe Biden departs the White House in Washington in Marine One for a student debt event in Delaware. EPA

Participants in a mass prayer for the upcoming G20 meeting in Nusadua, Bali, Indonesia. EPA

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