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Week in pictures: 25 September - 1 October 2021

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

Hasan Esen / Getty Images Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick makes a statement to press members after Met Police officer Wayne Couzens was sentenced to a whole-life prison termHasan Esen / Getty Images
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick makes a statement to press members after Met Police officer Wayne Couzens was sentenced to a whole-life prison term. Couzens abducted, raped and murdered Sarah Everard as she walked home from a friend's house in south London on 3 March. Dame Cressida described Couzens as a "coward" and said his crimes were "a gross betrayal of everything policing stands for".
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Shannon Stapleton / Reuters A sculpture of George Floyd is seen at the the Seeinjustice art exhibition, curated by Confront Art, in New York, USShannon Stapleton / Reuters
A sculpture of George Floyd is seen at the Seeinjustice art exhibition, curated by Confront Art, in New York, US. The sculpture, by artist Chris Carnabuci, is made of plywood with a bronze finish.
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Lee Jin-man / Reuters South Korean Marines' amphibious assault vehicles sail to shore for landing in Pohang, South KoreaLee Jin-man / Reuters
South Korean Marines' amphibious assault vehicles sail to shore for landing during the 73rd anniversary of Armed Forces Day in Pohang, South Korea.
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Dan Kitwood / Getty Images Catherine Atkinson, the Labour parliamentary candidate for Erewash, holds her nine-month-old daughter as she addresses delegates at the Labour Party conference in BrightonDan Kitwood / Getty Images
Catherine Atkinson, chair of Erewash Labour Party, holds her nine-month-old daughter as she addresses delegates at the Labour Party conference in Brighton, where leader Sir Keir Starmer said the party would never again go into an election without a "serious plan for government".
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Carmen Abd Ali / AFP Mourides pilgrims line up to enter the Great Mosque of Touba during the Grand Magal in Senegal on 26 September 2021Carmen Abd Ali / AFP
Mourides pilgrims line up to enter the Great Mosque of Touba during the Grand Magal in Senegal. Hundreds of thousands of believers make the Muslim pilgrimage each year.
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Henry Nicholls / Reuters Daniel Craig poses on the red carpet at the world premiere of the new James Bond film No Time To Die at the Royal Albert Hall in LondonHenry Nicholls / Reuters
Daniel Craig poses on the red carpet at the world premiere of the new James Bond film No Time To Die at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Producers have estimated the film took between £4.5m-£5m on its first day in UK and Irish cinemas.
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Yamil Lage / AFP A man walks with his horse at Bacuranao beach in Havana province, CubaYamil Lage / AFP
A man walks with his horse at Bacuranao beach in Havana province, Cuba.
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Nicolò Campo / Getty Images Greta Thunberg gestures during the opening plenary session of the Youth4Climate pre-COP26 event in Milan, ItalyNicolò Campo / Getty Images
Greta Thunberg gestures during the opening plenary session of the Youth4Climate pre-COP26 event in Milan, Italy. In her speech, the Swedish climate activist mocked the words of world leaders to highlight what she called the "empty words and promises" of politicians.
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Mario Anzuoni / Reuters A supporter of pop star Britney Spears wears a visor with buttons of the singer during a gathering on the day of a conservatorship case hearing at Stanley Mosk Courthouse in Los Angeles, California, USMario Anzuoni / Reuters
A supporter of pop star Britney Spears wears a decorated visor during a gathering on the day of a conservatorship case hearing at Stanley Mosk Courthouse in Los Angeles, California, US. On Thursday, a judge suspended Spears' father from the legal arrangement that gave him control of her life after she accused him of years of abuse.
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Guillaume Souvant / AFP Female panda Huan Huan cuddles her cub Fleur de Coton after breastfeeding her at The Beauval Zoo in Saint-Aignan-sur-Cher, FranceGuillaume Souvant / AFP
Female panda Huan Huan cuddles her cub Fleur de Coton after breastfeeding her at the Beauval Zoo in Saint-Aignan-sur-Cher, France. Huan Huan gave birth to twin cubs in August, in what a zoo official said was an "exceptional" event.
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