Photos of the week
The most compelling photos from Oct. 22-28, 2016.
Migrants stand on a hill overlooking the “Jungle” migrant camp in Calais, France as smoke rises on October 26, 2016 during a massive operation to clear the squalid settlement where 6,000-8,000 people have been living in dire conditions.
Caracas - National Assembly
An opposition deputy struggles while pro-government supporters force their way to the National Assembly during an extraordinary session called by opposition leaders, in Caracas on October 23, 2016.
The opposition Democratic Unity Movement (MUD) called a Parliamentary session to debate putting President Nicolas Maduro on trial to “restore democracy” in an emergency session that descended into chaos as supporters of the leftist leader briefly seized the chamber.
Italy quake
A damaged car is seen in the “red zone,” an area cordoned off for safety reasons, in Camerino, Italy on October 28, 2016, where 80 per cent of the houses have been left uninhabitable after two earthquakes hit the region on October 27.
California - Mass casualty crash
Workers cut away debris from the front of a bus involved in a mass casualty crash, in which 13 people were killed, on the westbound Interstate 10 freeway near Palm Springs, California on October 23, 2016.
Iraq - Displaced Iraqis
Newly displaced Iraqis, who fled from the city of Mosul, are reunited with their relatives who came two years earlier to the refugee camp in the Khazir area, near the Kurdish checkpoint of Aksi Kalak, some 40 kilometers east of Arbil following their arrival on October 26, 2016.
Iraq - Detained man
An Iraqi soldier stands next to a detained man accused of being an ISIS fighter, at a check point in Qayyara, south of Mosul, Iraq on October 27, 2016.
New York - Pence's plane
The plane that was carrying Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence sits on the runway at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on October 27, 2016 in New York City. The plane slid off a runway after landing at LaGuardia Airport in the evening. No injuries were reported.
Aleppo - Rocket attacks
A blood stained floor of a classroom following rocket attacks carried out by Syrian rebels in the Shahba neighborhood of the government-held side of Aleppo on October 27, 2016. At least six children were killed and 15 injured in the rebel attacks, Syrian state media said. The rocket fire in Aleppo hit two neighborhoods in the west of the city, with one of the attacks striking a school.
Haiti after Hurricane Matthew
People wait for food to be handed out after Hurricane Matthew hit Jeremie, Haiti, October 17, 2016.
Dakota Access Pipeline protest
Protesters against the Dakota Access Pipeline stand-off with police in this aerial photo of Highway 1806 and County Road 134 near the town of Cannon Ball, North Dakota, October 27, 2016.
Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Warren
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton waves as she arrives to a campaign event accompanied by U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) at Alumni Hall Courtyard, Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, October 24, 2016.
Child marriage protest
A young actress plays the role of Giorgia, 10, forced to marry Paolo, 47, during a happening organized by Amnesty International to denounce child marriage in Rome on October 27, 2016.
Displaced Iraqis
Displaced Iraqis arrive at refugee camp on October 22, 2016 in the town of Qayyarah, south of Mosul, as an operation to recapture the city of Mosul from the ISIS takes place.
Iraqi security forces battled for a second day with Islamic State group gunmen who infiltrated Kirkuk in a brazen raid that rattled Iraq as it ramped up an offensive to retake Mosul.
A swan glides past fishermen
A swan swims past fishermen siting in their boats on Vltava river during a foggy morning near Prague, Czech Republic, October 23, 2016.
Yemen - Malnutrition
Saida Ahmad Baghili, 18, who is affected by severe acute malnutrition, sits on a bed at the al-Thawra hospital in the Red Sea port city of Houdieda, Yemen October 24, 2016.
New Delhi - Jama Masjid
Birds fly over the corridor of the Jama Masjid at sunrise in New Delhi on October 27, 2016.
Donald Trump's star
A crowd gathers to watch as Donald Trump’s vandalized star along the Hollywood Walk of Fame is cleaned up before being replaced on October 26, 2016 in Hollywood, California. A man defaced the star, hacking out the gold lettering displaying his name and the television logo. A man who identified himself to a local news agency as James Lambert Otis, said he vandalized the tribute with a sledgehammer and pickaxe.
Paris - Theater set
Decorators work on a theater set at the Berthier workshop in Paris on October 26, 2016. T
Manila - Bloodied doll
A policeman holds a bag with a bloodied doll and other belongings of a 17-year-old girl who was killed together with her friend by unknown motorcycle-riding gunmen, in an alley in Manila early October 26, 2016. According to the police, a sign on cardboard reading “Tulak ka, hayop ka,” which translates to “You are a (drug) pusher, you are an animal” was found with the body of the girl’s friend.
British royals
Britain’s Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (R) pulls a half pint of beer as her husband Prince Charles watches during a visit to ‘The Duchess of Cornwall Inn’ in Poundbury, Britain October 27, 2016. Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall officially opened the pub during a visit to the town of Poundbury.
Sculpture By The Sea
A sculpture of a young girl is seen during Sculpture By The Sea at Tamarama in Sydney, Australia.