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A selection of powerful news photographs taken around the world this week.
Image source, Agung Parameswara/Getty Images
Balinese Hindu men kick blazing coconut husks at each other during a sacred ritual called "Mesabatan Api" (fire fight) in in Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia.
Image source, Trevor Mahlmann/REX/Shutterstock
Image caption,Relativity Space's Terran-1 launched for the first time from Cape Canaveral in Florida on Wednesday. The almost fully 3D-printed rocket powered skyward for a few minutes before falling back to Earth.
Image source, YVES HERMAN/REUTERS
Image caption,French riot police stand in position as demonstrators take to the streets in Paris on the ninth day of nationwide strikes and protests against the French government's pension reform.
Image source, PETER NICHOLLS
Image caption,Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson dashes from his car to the front door of his home in London, the day before facing a committee of MPs examining whether he intentionally misled parliament over parties during Covid lockdowns.
Image source, PETER CZIBORRA/Action Images via Reuters
Image caption,People walk past murals of former footballer Diego Maradona in the Spanish quarter of Naples before the England-Italy match. The England team secured a 2-1 win in their opening Euro 2024 qualifier and Harry Kane became the Three Lions all-time top goal scorer with his 54th goal, breaking Wayne Rooney's record.
Image source, Antara Foto/Mohammad Ayudha/via REUTERS
Image caption,Muslim women offer "Tarawih" mass prayers during the first evening of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Sheikh Zayed Grand mosque in Solo, Central Java province, Indonesia.
Image source, TYRONE SIU/Reuters
Image caption,Firefighters tackle a blaze at a warehouse in Hong Kong's bustling Kowloon district.
Image source, JOSE LUIS GONZALEZ/REUTERS
Image caption,Migrants are detained by a US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent in Sunland Park, New Mexico after crossing into the US from Mexico. Earlier this year, the Biden administration rolled out a smartphone app called CBP One, which is supposed to allow asylum seekers to book appointments in advance of their arrival at the border.
Image source, Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
Image caption,Thirty-five people were injured after a ship tipped over at an Edinburgh dockyard. NHS Lothian said 23 were treated in hospital and 12 people at the scene of the incident at Imperial Dock, Leith.
Image source, CLAUDIA MORALES/REUTERS
Image caption,Teachers clash with police officers during a protest against a new curriculum set by Bolivia's education ministry, in La Paz, Bolivia.
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