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Topshots of the Week (23-29 September, 2023)

 

Selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists from this past week (23rd to 29th September 2023).

Sunbathers enjoy beach

Sunbathers enjoy Macumba beach, in Rio de Janeiro, on September 24, 2023, during a heat wave which registered 39.9 degrees.
© Tercio TEIXEIRA / AFP

Refugees stand in the back of a truck

Refugees stand in the back of a truck after crossing the border near Kornidzor, in Armenia on September 28, 2023.
© Alain JOCARD / AFP

Fans record with their phones

Fans record with their phones as South Korean singer Jungkook performs onstage during the Global Citizen Festival at Central Park in New York City on September 23, 2023.
© Angela WEISS / AFP

The shadow of Pope Francis

The shadow of Pope Francis casts a silhouette on his armchair as he arrives for the weekly general audience on September 27, 2023 at St Peter's square in The Vatican. 
© Filippo MONTEFORTE / AFP

Local residents walk past damaged shops and buildings

Local residents walk past damaged shops and buildings in Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, on September 28, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
© Roman PILIPEY / AFP

Migrants from Venezuela crawl through a hole in the razor wire

Migrants from Venezuela crawl through a hole in the razor wire to cross into Eagle Pass, Texas, on September 25, 2023.
© Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP

A wounded Ukrainian soldier is treated

A wounded soldier is treated by Ukrainian military medics in a stabilisation point in an undisclosed location near Bakhmut in Ukraine, on September 23, 2023.
© Roman PILIPEY / AFP

Members of feminist organizations demonstrate

Members of feminist organisations demonstrate in favour of the decriminalisation of abortion on International Safe Abortion Day in Bogota on September 28, 2023.
© Vanessa JIMENEZ / AFP