December 23, 2024

Hats, horses and a Harley: photos of the week

SK Anuwar03 mins
Hats, horses and a Harley: photos of the week

A selection of news photos from around the world.

Gregory Fisher-Imagen Images/Reuters San Francisco 49ers running back Isaac Gurendo runs with the ball for a touchdown against the Buffalo Bills Gregory Fischer-Imagin Images/Reuters

Isaac Guerredo of the San Francisco 49ers rushes for a touchdown in snowy conditions against the Buffalo Bills. The Bills won 35–10.

Hannah McKay/Reuters Rihanna poses on the red carpet at The Fashion Awards 2024 Hannah McKay/Reuters

Pop star Rihanna was the headliner at the 2024 Fashion Awards at London’s Royal Albert Hall.

Martin Divisek/EPA-EFE People on horseback are shaded against the landscapeMartin Divisek/EPA-EFE

About 1,000 people attended the re-enactment of the Battle of Austerlitz to mark its 219th anniversary. Over six hours on 2 December 1805, 75,000 soldiers of Napoleon’s Grand Army defeated a Russo-Austrian army of 90,000 in the fields near the city of Austerlitz, in what was then the Austrian Empire.

Bilal Al Hammoud/EPA-EFE Armed men take selfies at Nayrab military air base in Aleppo, Syria.Bilal Al Hammoud/EPA-EFE

Rebel forces in Syria captured Aleppo, the country’s second largest city. It is the biggest attack against the Syrian government in years and the first time rebels fighting President Bashar al-Assad’s forces have reached Aleppo since they were driven out by the army in 2016.

Kin Cheung/AFP A member of the 1st Battalion of the Welsh Guards leans out of line as he prepares to formally welcome the Emir of Qatar and his wife.Kin Cheung/AFP

Members of the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards prepare to formally welcome the Emir of Qatar and his wife at the Horse Guards Parade in London.

Farooq Khan/EPA-EFE A boat on the banks of Dal Lake on a cool morning in SrinagarFarooq Khan/EPA-EFE

People make their way around Dal Lake as temperatures fall to -4C (25F) and below in parts of Indian-administered Kashmir.

Oli Scarff/AFP Actor Richard Ocott in his dressing room. Oli Scarff/AFP

Actor Richard Aucott in his dressing room before playing Nurse Nelly in the Christmas pantomime Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at St Helens Theater Royal in Merseyside.

Luisa Nhantumbo/EPA-EFE Students march against the October election results as they return home after their final secondary school exams in Maputo, Mozambique.Louisa Nhantumbo/EPA-EFE

In Mozambique’s capital Maputo, students marched against October’s election results as they returned home from their final secondary school exams. Opposition leader Venancio Mondlane called for the protests to continue. There have been violent encounters with police and at least 67 people have been killed.

Giorgi Arzevanidze/AFP Anti-government protesters fire fireworks at police during mass demonstrations for the sixth consecutive dayGiorgi Arjevanidze/AFP

More than 300 people have been arrested during mass protests in Georgia after the ruling party Georgian Dream said it was blocking the country’s attempt to start talks on joining the European Union.

Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters Two people dressed as Father Christmas on the back of a motorcycleKai Pfaffenbach/Reuters

Riding Santas Harley Davidson Club members took part in their 10th ride to distribute sweets to children in Jockgrim near Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, Germany and raise money for Children’s Hospice.

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