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Topshots of the Week (2 - 8 September, 2023)

 

Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists this past week (2 - 8 September, 2023).

 

Spectators watching the Emirati elite aerobatic flying team Fursan Al Emarati of the United Arab Emirates Air Force

Spectators watch as the Emirati elite aerobatic flying team Fursan Al Emarati of the United Arab Emirates Air Force performs during the aviation event 11th Athens Flying Week over Tanagra air base in Schimatari, north of Athens, on September 3, 2023.
© Theophile BLOUDANIS / AFP

An athlete competes on the 'Arete du Mont Favre' during the 20th edition of The Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc

An athlete competes early morning on the 'Arete du Mont Favre' during the 20th edition of The Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc (UTMB), a 173km trail race crossing France, Italy and Switzerland in Chamonix, south-eastern France on September 2, 2023.
© Jeff PACHOUD / AFP

People watch a test of the 'Tribute in Lights' 9/11 memorial light display, seen from Brooklyn, in New York

People watch a test of the 'Tribute in Lights' 9/11 memorial light display, seen from Brooklyn, in New York on September 6, 2023.
© Ed JONES / AFP

Shiite Muslim devotees reach to receive a blessing from the tomb of Imam Hussein

Shiite Muslim devotees reach to receive a blessing from the tomb of Imam Hussein, the Prophet Mohammed's grandson, at the Imam's shrine in Iraq's central holy city of Karbala on September 6, 2023, during the Arbaeen religious festival commemorating his seventh century killing.
© Hussein FALEH / AFP

A beachgoer leaps into the sea at Brighton, on the south coast of England

A beachgoer leaps into the sea at Brighton, on the south coast of England on September 7, 2023, as the late summer heatwave continues.
© Daniel LEAL / AFP

 Claudia Sheinbaum celebrates after being named presidential candidate of the ruling Morena party for next year's presidential election in Mexico City

Former Mexico City mayor Claudia Sheinbaum celebrates after being named presidential candidate of the ruling Morena party for next year's presidential election in Mexico City on September 6, 2023.
© Claudio CRUZ / AFP

Evgeniia Samoilova (L) and Luis Squicciarini compete in the World Tango Championship in Buenos Aires

Tango dancers Evgeniia Samoilova (L) and Luis Squicciarini compete in the final round of Stage category of the World Tango Championship in Buenos Aires on September 2, 2023.
© Luis ROBAYO / AFP

Military Police from the 8th Battalion in Soure, Marajó Island, Para State, patrol on Asian water buffalos

Military Police from the 8th Battalion in Soure, Marajó Island, Para State, patrol on Asian water buffalos, on September 4, 2023. The Police force has adopted the buffalos as means of transportation to cross waterlogged areas when needed for operations on the island. The buffalos hooves allow them to move easily through muddy swamps and they cope well with the Island's intense tropical heat.
© Carl DE SOUZA / AFP