Week in pictures: 29 October – 4 November 2023
A selection of powerful news photographs taken around the world this week.
A Just Stop Oil climate activist is detained by police after taking part in a slow march to disrupt traffic in Parliament Square, London, as the protest group begin another series of demonstrations across the capital.
The south coast of England, the Channel Islands and parts of Europe were battered with heavy rain and winds of up to 100mph (160kph) in the wake of Storm Ciarán. The storm knocked out power to thousands of homes, closed schools and damaged property and rail lines.
The Portuguese fado singer Carminho performs at Coliseu dos Recreios in Lisbon, Portugal.
Members of the Anaheim Ducks and the Pittsburgh Penguins ice hockey teams pay tribute to former Penguin forward Adam Johnson at the PPG Paints Arena in Pennsylvania. Johnson died after his neck was cut by a skate during a match in Nottingham, England.
A view of damage caused by the passage of Hurricane Otis in Puerto Marques, Guerrero State, Mexico. Dozens of people remain missing days after the hurricane made landfall.
People dressed as chickens celebrate Halloween by trick-or-treating in a neighbourhood in Austin, Texas.
The finishing touches are applied to a life-size cake figure of King Charles III by sugar artist Emma Jayne at the Cake International show at the NEC in Birmingham
Peru’s Jose Luis Mandros participates in the men’s long jump final during the Pan American Games at the Coliseo Estadio Nacional in Santiago, Chile. Mandros came fifth in the event. Arnovis de Jesus Dalmero of Colombia claimed first place.
South Africa’s Siya Kolisi, Cheslin Kolbe and Eben Etzebeth take pictures with fans at the OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg, as they return home after winning the Rugby World Cup.
Joanne Hill has been sleeping in her car with her three dogs at the Tara Lagoon, Australia, after being forced to leave her home due to encroaching fires. The Queensland Fire and Emergency Services said about 350 people had been evacuated from the Tara region, where bushfires had burned through more than 11,000 hectares of land and destroyed 16 homes.
