A selection of powerful news photographs taken around the world this week.
Flat track motorcycle racers in action during the Stofskop race meeting at the Randfontein Raceway, Johannesburg. The annual event sees motorcycles of all types race around an oval dirt track. Their motto being “In dust we trust”, the racers compete to the rule that there are no rules.
Image source, Eduardo Munoz / Reuters
Rapper Snoop Dogg performs during a celebration of hip-hop at Yankee Stadium in New York, as the music genre turns 50.
Image source, Justin Tallis / AFP
Fans celebrate England’s third goal in their victory over Australia, as they watch a screen showing the Women’s World Cup semi-final football match. England will now face Spain in the final on Sunday.
Image source, Sem Van Der Wal / AFP
Athletes compete in small single-handed dinghies in the ILCA 7 World Cup 2023 in The Hague.
Image source, Henry Romero / Reuters
A soldier inspects a driver and his car at a military checkpoint in Quito ahead of the presidential election in Ecuador.
Image source, Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP
Employees of Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) celebrate as Indian President Droupadi Murmu (not pictured) launches the INS Vindhyagiri, the last in the series of three P17 frigates, for the Indian Navy at the dock in Kolkata.
Image source, Mohammed Salem / Reuters
Palestinian families watch a large projector screen at a beachfront café during a rare cinema event in Gaza City.
Image source, Mike Blake / Reuters
A cat looks out from a burned open field as Hawaii’s Maui island deals with the aftermath of multiple wildfires, in which at least 111 people have been declared dead. More than 1,000 people remain missing.
Image source, Jonathan Brady / PA Wire
The Chiltern Hills Brass perform a lunchtime concert in the College gardens of Westminster Abbey, London.
Image source, Mark R Cristino / EPA-EFE
Robots mimic facial expressions during the World Robot Conference in Beijing, China.
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