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Topshots of the Week (26 October - 1 November, 2024)

 

A selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists from October 26th to November 1st, 2024.

 

Supporters of US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris gather near the Washington Monument to hear her speak on The Ellipse, just south of the White House, in Washington, DC, on October 29, 2024.

Supporters of US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris gather near the Washington Monument to hear her speak on The Ellipse, in Washington, DC, on October 29, 2024. © Amid Farahi / AFP

 

Pedestrians stand next to piled up cars following deadly floods in Sedavi, south of Valencia, eastern Spain, on October 30, 2024.

Pedestrians stand next to piled up cars following deadly floods in Sedavi, south of Valencia, eastern Spain, on October 30, 2024. © Jose Jordan / AFP

 

Barcelona's Spansih midfielder Aitana Bonmati (L) and Manchester City's Spanish midfielder Rodri pose with their Ballon d'Or award during the 2024 Ballon d'Or France Football award ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris on October 28, 2024.

Barcelona's Spansih midfielder Aitana Bonmati and Manchester City's Spanish midfielder Rodri pose with their Ballon d'Or award during the 2024 Ballon d'Or France Football award ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris on October 28, 2024. © Franck Fife / AFP

 

An overall view shows a derailed tram that has driven into a building in a busy street in the center of Oslo, Norway on October 29, 2024.

An overall view shows a derailed tram that has driven into a building in a busy street in the center of Oslo, Norway on October 29, 2024. © Terje Pedersen / AFP

 

People protest against the extension of power cuts to 14 hours a day, the most restrictive measure taken by the government to face the worst drought in 60 years, in Quito on October 31, 2024.

People protest against the extension of power cuts to 14 hours a day, the most restrictive measure taken by the government to face the worst drought in 60 years, in Quito on October 31, 2024. © Rodrigo Buendia / AFP

 

An injured man reacts while sitting on the rubble of a building hit by an Israeli strike in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, on October 29, 2024.

An injured man reacts while sitting on the rubble of a building hit by an Israeli strike in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, on October 29, 2024. © AFP

 

A Catholic faithful carries the image of St. Jude Thaddeus in Guadalajara, Jalisco State, Mexico, on October 28, 2024.

A Catholic faithful carries the image of St. Jude Thaddeus in Guadalajara, in Jalisco State, Mexico, on October 28, 2024. © Ulises Ruiz / AFP

 

Migrants crowd a smuggler's inflatable dinghy in an attempt to cross the English Channel, after leaving Ecault beach in Saint-Etienne-au-Mont, near Neufchatel-Hardelot, northern France on October 30, 2024.

Migrants crowd a smuggler's inflatable dinghy in an attempt to cross the English Channel, after leaving Ecault beach in Saint-Etienne-au-Mont, northern France on October 30, 2024. © Sameer Al-doumy / AFP