Week in pictures: 24 - 30 September 2022

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A selection of powerful news photographs taken around the world this week.

 

Image source, Diego Cuevas / Getty Images

Anti-government demonstrators in Bogota protest against tax reforms proposed by Colombian President Gustavo Petro.

 

Image source, NASA / Shutterstock

Hurricane Ian, pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 258 miles above the Caribbean Sea, east of Belize. At the time of this photograph, Hurricane Ian was just south of Cuba, gaining strength and heading toward Florida.

 

Image source, Sean Rayford / Getty Images

Hurricane Ian, one of the most dangerous storms to hit the US in years, left more than two million homes and businesses in Florida without power.

 

Image source, Geng Yuhe / VCG / Getty Images

Maintenance work on electric wires of a 500KV transmission line project in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, China.

 

Image source, Praful Gangurde / Hindustan Times / Getty Images

Hindu devotees perform traditional folk dances during the religious festival of Navratri in Mumbai, India.

 

Image source, Leon Neal / Getty Images

A new statue has been unveiled in central London's Trafalgar Square. The sculpture, Antelope, by Samson Kambalu, is of Malawian Baptist preacher and pan-Africanist John Chilembwe, who fought against British colonial rule.

 

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People clash with police during a protest in Tehran after a number of days of unrest sparked by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini. The 22-year-old was arrested by Iranian morality police officers for allegedly violating the strict law requiring women to cover their hair with a hijab, or headscarf.

 

Image source, Takashi Aoyama / REUTERS

Japan's Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko pay their respects during the state funeral for Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe, at the Budokan in Tokyo.

 

Image source, THOMAS MUKOYA / Reuters

Members of the Turkana pastoralist community affected by drought due to failed rainy seasons, collect water from an open well dug on a dry riverbed in the village of Kakimat in Turkana, Kenya.

 

Image source, JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP

US singer Cher joined French fashion designer Olivier Rousteing at his show at the Paris Womenswear Fashion Week.

 

Image source, EDUARDO SOTERAS / AFP

Orthodox devotees hold candles during celebrations on the eve of the Ethiopian Orthodox holiday of Meskel, in Addis Ababa. It is the first big festival of the Ethiopian religious year and marks the finding of the cross that Jesus was crucified on, according to Orthodox Christian tradition.

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