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Week in pictures: 29 September - 5 October 2018

Our selection of some of the most striking news photographs taken around the world this week.

News imageTimothy A. Clary / AFP Women shout and hold placardsTimothy A. Clary / AFP
Women held a protest against President Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh who has faced sexual assault allegations from several women.
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News imageAhmad Yusni / EPA Two base jumpers jump off the edge of a tall buildingAhmad Yusni / EPA
Base jumpers leap from a 300m high deck during the annual Kuala Lumpur Tower International Jump in Malaysia.
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News imageClodagh Kilcoyne/ Reuters Two women dressed in medieval costume sew togetherClodagh Kilcoyne/ Reuters
Two women work on their embroidery skills during a medieval festival at Claregalway Castle in Ireland.
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News imageHotli Simanjuntak / EPA A mosque is seen on a beach amid strewn debrisHotli Simanjuntak / EPA
A badly damaged mosque is seen near the Talise beach in Palu city, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, following a series of powerful earthquakes on 28 September, triggering a tsunami and killing over 1,300 people.
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News imageEloisa Lopez / Reuters A woman fans her dog who is wearing a hatEloisa Lopez / Reuters
A woman fans her Yorkshire Terrier puppy ahead of World Animal Day celebrations at Eastwood City Walk of Fame in Quezon City, near Manila, in the Philippines.
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News imageGulshan Khan / AFP Five men push a giant tyre on to flamesGulshan Khan / AFP
Residents of Johannesburg's Ennerdale suburb in South Africa burn tyres to protest at the lack of police and government action against drug abuse, as well as at poor housing and basic services in the area.
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News imagePeter Byrne / PA A giant puppet is seen on the beach surrounded by people looking onPeter Byrne / PA
A puppet called the Giant Man lying on the beach at New Brighton, Wirral, in the UK, as part of the Giant Spectacular event by street theatre company Royal De Luxe.
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News imageMaxim Shipenkov / AFP A capsule with a parachute lands in the desertMaxim Shipenkov / AFP
Two American astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut from the International Space Station (ISS) returned to Earth in the Soyuz MS-08 space capsule following a six-month mission.
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News imageCristopher Rogel Blanquet / Getty A man in a balaclava smashes a shop window with his bootCristopher Rogel Blanquet / Getty
Activists cause damage to shops in Mexico City during protests to mark the 50th anniversary of the massacre of students by security forces in Tlatelolco.
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News imageJane Barlow / PA A soldier holds his baby as they look at each otherJane Barlow / PA
Lance Corporal Anthony Boyle, from Kilmarnock, was reunited with his seven-month-old daughter Lucy, after taking part in a homecoming parade through Ayr town centre with the 2nd Battalion, the Royal Regiment of Scotland.

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