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Topshots of the Week (14-20 October 2023)

 

A selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists from the 14th to the 20th of October 2023.

A diver trains in a swimming pool

A diver trains in a swimming pool at the Aquatics Centre in the National Stadium Sports Park, in Santiago on October 18, 2023, ahead of the Pan American Games. 
© Martin BERNETTI / AFP

View of a stranded ferry boat at the Marina do Davi

View of a stranded ferry at the Marina do Davi, a docking area of the Negro River, city of Manaus, Amazonas State, northern Brazil, on October 16, 2023.
© Michael DANTAS / AFP

A man holds a boy

A man holds a boy as protesters run from tear gas launched by riot police during a rally in support of Palestinians, outside the Israeli Embassy in Athens on October 18, 2023.
© Angelos TZORTZINIS / AFP

Pope Francis waves to the crowd

Pope Francis waves to the crowd as he arrives for the weekly general audience at St Peter's square in The Vatican on October 18, 2023.
© Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP

srael Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) greets US President Joe Biden

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) greets US President Joe Biden upon his arrival at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport on October 18, 2023, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas.
© Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP

France's scrum-half and captain Antoine Dupont reacts after loosing the Rugby World Cup quarter-final match against South Africa at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, on the outskirts of Paris, on October 15, 2023.
© Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP

Portraits of people killed, missing or abducted

Portraits of people killed, missing or abducted during the surprise attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, are placed on the seats of the Smolarz Auditorium at Tel Aviv University, in a memorial exhibition titled 'United Against Terrorism', on October 19, 2023.
© Ahmad GHARABLI / AFP

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg is arrested

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg is arrested outside the InterContinental London Park Lane during the 'Oily Money Out' demonstration organised by Fossil Free London and Greenpeace on the opening day of the Energy Intelligence Forum 2023 in London on October 17, 2023.
© Henry NICHOLLS / AFP