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Fashion, floods and the Northern Lights: Photos of the week

A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.

JIM WATSON/AFP Tesla CEO Elon Musk (R) jumps on stage as he joins former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a campaign rally at site of his first assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania on October 5, 2024. JIM WATSON/AFP
Tesla CEO and the owner of X, Elon Musk, jumps on stage as he joins former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, during a campaign rally at the site of his assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Norlys Perez/REUTERS A dog stands on furniture stacked atop a table inside a flooded house, as Hurricane Milton passes close to the Cuban coast, in Batabano, Cuba, October 9, 2024. Norlys Perez/REUTERS
A dog stands on furniture stacked inside a flooded house in Batabano, Cuba. Hurricane Milton passed close to the Cuban coast before heading towards the USA.
Bill Ingram/Palm Beach Post via REUTERS Marie Cook reacts to the damage to her home in the Binks Estates community after a tornado formed by Hurricane Milton touched down striking homes in The Preserve and Binks Estate among others in its path in Wellington, Florida, U.S. October 9, 2024. Bill Ingram/Palm Beach Post via REUTERS
Marie Cook reacts to the damage to her home after a tornado formed by Hurricane Milton struck buildings in Wellington, Florida. The storm brought winds of more than 100mph. As much as 18 inches fell in some parts of Florida's west coast.
YOAN VALAT/EPA A woman watches from her balcony as a local police officer wades through the flood waters in front of her house in Tresmes, Seine-et-Marne department, Ile-de-France region, France, 10 October 2024. YOAN VALAT/EPA
A woman watches as a police officer wades through the flood waters in front of her house in Tresmes, Seine-et-Marne department, Ile-de-France, following heavy rainfall due to the passing of Storm Kirk. What started out as Hurricane Kirk, over the Atlantic, was later downgraded to a tropical storm as it headed to Europe.
NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP A model prepares backstage for the show of the Russian brand Barbino Maison during the Moscow Fashion Week at the Manezh exhibition hall in Moscow on October 9, 2024. NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP
A model prepares backstage for the show of the Russian brand, Barbino Maison, during Moscow Fashion Week at the Manezh exhibition hall, Moscow.
Remo Casilli/REUTERS Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez arrives at the San Damaso courtyard ahead of a meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican, October 11, 2024. Remo Casilli/REUTERS
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez arrives at the San Damaso courtyard ahead of a meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican.
Jordan Pettitt/PA Media Prince Michael of Kent, the Duke of Kent, the Duchess of Kent and Lord Nicholas Windsor watch as three pipers from the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Carabiniers and Greys) play outside Wren House, Kensington Palace to mark the Duke of Kent's 89th birthday. 9 October 2024. Jordan Pettitt/PA Media
Britain's Prince Michael of Kent, the Duke of Kent, the Duchess of Kent and Lord Nicholas Windsor watch as three pipers from the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards play outside Wren House, Kensington Palace, London, to mark the Duke of Kent's 89th birthday. The Duke is Deputy Colonel-in-Chief of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards.
Lucy North/PA Media Triptych May-June 1973 during a preview for the National Portrait Gallery's Francis Bacon: Human Presence exhibition, at the gallery in central London. 9 October 2024.Lucy North/PA Media
A woman looks at Triptych May-June 1973, by the Irish-born artist Francis Bacon, during a preview for the National Portrait Gallery’s Francis Bacon: Human Presence exhibition in London.
Lorena Sopena/Europa Press via Getty Images An aurora borealis from the Castelltallat astronomical observatory, on October 10, 2024, in Catelltallat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Lorena Sopena/Europa Press via Getty Images
The sky was tinged with pink, green and blue tones as the aurora borealis were seen from the Castelltallat astronomical observatory in Sant Mateu de Bages, Barcelona.
Costfoto/NurPhoto/Shutterstock A farmer dries corn in Liaocheng, China, on October 8, 2024.Costfoto/NurPhoto/Shutterstock
A farmer dries corn in Liaocheng, eastern China.
Esa Alexander/REUTERS A participant looks through a curtain during their talent show on World Homeless Day at the Parow Civic Centre, in Cape Town, South Africa, October 10, 2024. Esa Alexander/REUTERS
A participant looks through a curtain during a talent show at the Parow Civic Centre, in Cape Town, South Africa, on World Homeless Day.
Victoria Jones/Shutterstock British Prime Minister Keir Starmer meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at 10 Downing Street, London, as Larry the Cat walks out the door onto the red carpetVictoria Jones/Shutterstock
When Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at 10 Downing Street, Larry the Cat took a stroll on the red carpet.