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Protest, a punch and the Paralympics: Photos of the week

Frank Life / AFP France's paralympic torchbearers, Charles-Antoine Kaoukou, Nantenin Keita, Fabien Lamirault, Alexis Hanquinquant and Elodie Lorandi hold the Paralympic flameFrank Life / AFP
France's Paralympic torchbearers, Charles-Antoine Kaoukou, Nantenin Keita, Fabien Lamirault, Alexis Hanquinquant and Elodie Lorandi hold the Paralympic flame during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony at Jardin des Tuileries.
Yara Nardi / Reuters Sigourney Weaver poses with the Golden Lion award Yara Nardi / Reuters
Sigourney Weaver poses with the Golden Lion award for lifetime achievement on the red carpet during the opening ceremony of the 81st Venice Film Festival.
Eva Manez / Reuters A participant lies in tomato pulp Eva Manez / Reuters
A participant lies in tomato pulp during La Tomatina, the world's biggest food fight, which takes place in the village of Buñol, near Valencia in Spain, each year. The event was capped at 22,000 people this year.
Divyakant Solanki / EPA-EFE Indian devotees form a human pyramid in MumbaiDivyakant Solanki / EPA-EFE
Hindus celebrating the festival of Janmashtami, marking the birth of Krishna, form a pyramid in Mumbai with the last person climbing to the top to break the "dahi handi," an earthen pot filled with curd.
Liesa Johannssen / Reuters German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stands alongside British Prime Minister Keir StarmerLiesa Johannssen / Reuters
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (right) welcomes UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to Berlin. At a later meeting, Mr Starmer said a new UK-Germany treaty will be part of a "wider reset" with Europe, and he hopes it can be agreed by early next year.
Juan Ignacio Roncoroni / EPA-EFE Members of the Argentine Federal Police (PFA) clash with a woman during a protest in Buenos Aires, ArgentinaJuan Ignacio Roncoroni / EPA-EFE
People took to the streets of Buenos Aires after President Javier Milei said he would block plans to raise pensions in line with Argentina's triple-digit inflation rates.
Claudia Morales / Reuters Members of the Misional Padre Martin Schmid Music School play their instruments on a hill destroyed by wildfireClaudia Morales / Reuters
Members of the Misional Padre Martin Schmid Music School play their instruments to bring attention to the smoke from wildfires in the area, in Concepcion, Bolivia.
Alishia Abodunde / Getty Images A woman dances during a parade at the Notting Hill CarnivalAlishia Abodunde / Getty Images
A dancer at the Notting Hill Carnival in west London takes part in one of the largest street festivals in the world, a celebration of Caribbean arts and culture.
Yamil Lage / AFP Armenia's Gurgen Madoyan takes a swing at Cuba's Roniel IglesiasYamil Lage / AFP
Professional boxing returns to Cuba after more than half a century, with the International Boxing Association's Night of Champions, including four Cuban Olympic champions. Armenia's Gurgen Madoyan (left) fights Cuba's Roniel Iglesias.
Fayaz Aziz / Reuters Men wash a rickshaw at the shore of Kabul river, Fayaz Aziz / Reuters
Two men wash a rickshaw near a picnic spot on the banks of the Kabul river on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan.