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Topshots of the Week (13-19 January 2024)
A selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists from the 13th of January to the 19th of January 2024.
Men lead a cow over a burning haystack as a ritual to seek fortune and protection for the cattle owners to mark the Hindu festival of Makar Sankranti in Bengaluru on January 15, 2024.
© Idress MOHAMMED / AFP
Israelis hold balloons as they attend the first birthday celebration for Kfir Bibas, the youngest hostage to be kidnapped by Hamas militants on the October 7 attack together with his mother and brother, in Tel Aviv on January 18, 2024. Kfir Bibas was born on January 18 and -- if still alive -- would be celebrating his first birthday. In November, Hamas broadcasted a video announcing the death of the baby, his brother and mother, but there has been no confirmation from Israeli officials, and relatives are still clinging to the hope that they are not dead.
© Ahmad GHARABLI / AFP
Protesters light flares and wave flags of the French police union "Alliance" during a rally called by French police unions to obtain "exceptional measures" in compensation for their compulsory presence at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Marseille on January 18, 2024.
© Nicolas TUCAT / AFP
Dancers perform during the celebration of the "Parachicos" traditional festivity in Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas State, Mexico on January 17, 2024. The "Parachicos" is a celebration with pre-Hispanic origins, according to the municipality of Chiapa de Corzo.
© Raúl VERA / AFP
A displaced Palestinian bakes flatbread on a makeshift stove inside his tent at a camp west of Rafah near the Egyptian border on January 14, 2024, as the ongoing war between Israel and the militant Hamas group enters its 100th day.
© AFP
Lava explosions and billowing smoke are seen near residential buildings in the southwestern Icelandic town of Grindavik after a volcanic eruption on January 14, 2024. Seismic activity had intensified overnight and residents of Grindavik were evacuated, Icelandic public broadcaster RUV reported. This is Iceland's fifth volcanic eruption in two years, the previous one occurring on December 18, 2023 in the same region southwest of the capital Reykjavik. Iceland is home to 33 active volcano systems, the highest number in Europe.
© Halldor KOLBEINS / AFP
A man practices ice bathing in the frozen Old Danube River in Vienna, Austria, on January 14, 2024. The low temperatures of the last few days have formed a blanket of ice, but the city administration warns against stepping on the ice.
© Alex HALADA / AFP
A model presents a creation by Bluemarble for the Menswear Ready-to-wear Fall-Winter 2024/2025 collection as part of the Paris Fashion Week, in Paris on January 17, 2024.
© Alain JOCARD / AFP