The best photos of the week: from a cave rescue to a camel crossing

Striking pictures from around the world

Rescuers pulled an American researcher Mark Dickey out of Morca cave near Anamur, south Turkey, on early Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, more than a week after he became seriously ill 1,000 meters (more than 3,000 feet) below its entrance. Teams from across Europe had rushed to Morca cave in southern Turkey's Taurus Mountains to aid Dickey, a 40-year-old experienced caver who became seriously ill on Sept. 2 with stomach bleeding. (Mert Gokhan Koc / Dia Images via AP)

Children take part in the Settrington Cup Pedal Car Race as motoring enthusiasts attend the Goodwood Revival, a three-day historic car racing festival near Chichester, Britain. Reuters

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Starlink satellites launches from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Friday. AP

A 1986 picture of a rally held in Santiago is held up in front of the place where the protest took place as Chile marks 50 years since Pinochet's military coup. Reuters

World leaders pay respect at the Mahatma Gandhi memorial at Raj Ghat, New Delhi, on the sidelines of the G20 summit. AFP

Rowers scull along the River Seine as they participate in a rowing event that brought together more than 1,000 participants and 230 boats in Paris. AFP

Dancers disguised as forest spirits pose before performing during the Kendalisada Art Festival 2023 in Kaliori, Banyumas, Central Java. AFP

A damaged room, following a powerful earthquake, in the village of Tansghart in the Asni area, Morocco. Reuters

A fly-past to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Italian military's air forces, in Milan. Reuters

Israeli police disperse protesters who were blocking the entrance to the residence of Justice Minister Yariv Levin, in Modiin. AFP

Novak Djokovic lifts the US Open trophy after beating Daniil Medvedev at Flushing Meadows, New York. EPA

Members of Chile's security forces wait for the arrival of Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador for a meeting with President Gabriel Boric in Santiago. Reuters

Emirati boxer Sultan Al Nuaimi trains with coach Peter Cuizon at a gym in Dubai. Khushnum Bhandari / The National

A fashion show in Shoreditch, East London. Getty Images

Troops mark the anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks at a military base in Anchorage, Alaska. AP

A municipal worker fumigates a housing colony as a preventive measure against mosquito-borne diseases next to idols of the elephant-headed Hindu deity Ganesha in Chennai. AFP

A family sit next to tents in the aftermath of the earthquake in Amizmiz, Morocco. Reuters

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers the State of the EU address to the European Parliament, in Strasbourg, France. Reuters

Runners and riders in action during the 18:15 Pride Of Place Maiden race at Laytown Racecourse, Laytown, Ireland. Reuters

Bavarian herdsmen drive their beasts on a road during the return of the cattle from the summer pastures in the mountains near Oberstdorf, Germany. AP

Fire tears through Mohammadpur Krishi market in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Reuters

The Ocean Explorer cruise ship, which has run aground off north-western Greenland with more than 200 people on board. AP

A civil protection team prepares to recover bodies from a collapsed building in Imi Ntala, Amizmiz, after the Morocco earthquake. EPA

A textile factory in Nantong, in eastern China's Jiangsu province. AFP

Damaged vehicles lie in a pile-up on the streets of Derna, with the words 'a torrent came', written in Arabic, sprayed on the van. EPA

Germany and Nigeria battle it out in a sitting volleyball match at the Invictus Games in Dusseldorf. Getty Images

Ahmed Hafidi, 63, stands on the ruins of his guest house in Morocco's Atlas Mountains range after the property was destroyed by an earthquake last week. AFP

Hair spray is applied as models get ready backstage before Irish designer Paul Costelloe's catwalk presentation during London Fashion Week. AFP

Models display creations by Spanish designer Agatha Ruiz de la Prada during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Madrid, Spain. AP

Camels pass a traffic light on the sand dunes, during the 6th Silk Road Cultural Expo, in Dunhuang, Gansu Province, China. EPA

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