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Topshots of the Week (31 August - 06 September, 2024)

 

A selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by AFP photojournalists from August 31st to September 6th, 2024

 

The Manhattan skyline is seen at sunset from Louis Armstrong Stadium during the US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City, on September 2, 2024.

The Manhattan skyline is seen at sunset from Louis Armstrong Stadium during the US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City, on September 2, 2024.
© Charly Triballeau / AFP

 

France's Jules Ribstein celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the men's PTS2 para triathlon event at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games at the Pont Alexandre III on September 2, 2024.

France's Jules Ribstein celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the men's PTS2 para triathlon event at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games at the Pont Alexandre III on September 2, 2024.
© Alain Jocard / AFP

 

People stay at cafe terrace in a flooded St. Mark's square during high tide (aqua alta) on September 5, 2024 in Venice.

People stay at cafe terrace in a flooded St. Mark's square during high tide (aqua alta) on September 5, 2024 in Venice.
© Marco Bertorello / AFP

 

Polish cadets attend a ceremony to mark the start of the new school year during the 2024 International Defence Industry Exhibition in Kielce on September 3, 2024.

Polish cadets attend a ceremony to mark the start of the new school year during the 2024 International Defence Industry Exhibition in Kielce on September 3, 2024.
© Sergei Gapon / AFP

 

A man takes cover behind a column as an explosion propagates smoke and dust during an Israeli strike which reportedly targeted a school in the Zeitoun district on the outskirts of Gaza City, on September 1, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas group.

A man takes cover behind a column as an explosion propagates smoke and dust during an Israeli strike which reportedly targeted a school in the Zeitoun district on the outskirts of Gaza City, on September 1, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas group.
© Omar Al-Qattaa / AFP

 

China's Gu Haiyan (L) competes with Poland's Kinga Drozdz (R) in the women's sabre category A Gold Medal Bout at Paris 2024 Paralympic Games at the Grand Palais in Paris, on September 3, 2024.

China's Gu Haiyan (L) competes with Poland's Kinga Drozdz (R) in the women's sabre category A Gold Medal Bout at Paris 2024 Paralympic Games at the Grand Palais in Paris, on September 3, 2024.
© Franck Fife / AFP

 

A group of wing surfers ride their boards in front of a British Airways plane preparing to take-off at Sydney International Airport on a windy spring day September 4, 2024.

A group of wing surfers ride their boards in front of a British Airways plane preparing to take-off at Sydney International Airport on a windy spring day September 4, 2024.
© David Gray / AFP

 

A bull is seen in front of a house surrounded by fire from illegal burning in the Amazon rainforest on the banks of the BR-230 highway (Rodovia Transamazônica¬), near the city of Labrea, Amazonas state, northern Brazil, on September 4, 2024. Forest fires have been raging for several weeks in Brazil, particularly in the Amazon rainforest in the north and the immense Pantanal wetland in the center-west of the country.

A bull is seen in front of a house surrounded by fire from illegal burning in the Amazon rainforest on the banks of the BR-230 highway (Rodovia Transamazônica¬), near the city of Labrea, Amazonas state, northern Brazil, on September 4, 2024. Forest fires have been raging for several weeks in Brazil, particularly in the Amazon rainforest in the north and the immense Pantanal wetland in the center-west of the country.
© Michael Dantas / AFP