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Week in pictures: 26 August - 1 September 2023

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

News imageBorja Suarez / Reuters Jonay Ravelo and his horse Nivaria observe the supermoon known as the Blue MoonBorja Suarez / Reuters
Jonay Ravelo and his horse Nivaria look at the supermoon known as the Blue Moon from a mountain in Mogan, in the south of the island of Gran Canaria, Spain. A blue Moon occurs when the pattern of days in a year means there are 13 full Moons instead of the usual 12. Despite its name, the phenomenon has nothing to do with colour - it gets its name because it does not fall in the usual scheme of named Moons.
News imageCheney Orr / Reuters Jewell Baggett, 51, sits on a bathtub amid the wreckage of her homeCheney Orr / Reuters
Jewell Baggett, 51, sits on a bathtub amid the wreckage of the home built by her grandfather, where she grew up and three generations of her family lived, and which Hurricane Idalia reduced to rubble, in Horseshoe Beach, Florida.
News imageAntonio Cascio / Reuters An aircraft drops flame retardant on burning vegetation in SicilyAntonio Cascio / Reuters
A Canadair aircraft drops flame retardant on burning vegetation in Sicily.
News imageMichele Spatari / AFP A firefighter looks out of broken windows at the scene of a fire in a building in JohannesburgMichele Spatari / AFP
A firefighter looks out of a broken window in a building in Johannesburg where a blaze killed 74 people, including 12 children. The condemned five-storey building was being occupied by homeless people.
News imageGuillermo Munoz / AFP A rollercoaster ride in Bogota with the Nevado del Ruiz volcano emitting a cloud of ash in the backgroundGuillermo Munoz / AFP
People on a fairground ride in Bogata are pictured against the Nevado del Ruiz volcano as it emits a cloud of ash. The Colombian Geological Service has warned of increased seismic activity.
News imageEmilie Madi / Reuters Adrienne Hurtut surrounded by rescued catsEmilie Madi / Reuters
Adrienne Hurtut, founder of an organic fashion line called 100% Ferdinand where all profits are dedicated to supporting and saving animals, is surrounded by rescue cats at the Alyarz Pet Club shelter in Baabda, Lebanon.
News imageJane Barlow/PA Media The Monarch of the Glen painting by Sir Edwin LandseerJane Barlow/PA Media
The Monarch of the Glen painting by Sir Edwin Landseer is moved to its new home at the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh.
News imageEva Manez / Reuters Revellers play in tomato pulp at La Tomatina food fight festivalEva Manez / Reuters
Revellers play in tomato pulp during the annual La Tomatina food fight festival in Bunol, Spain. After one hour of tomato-fighting, no more tomatoes can be thrown and the cleaning begins.
News imageFabrizio Bensch / Reuters Femke Bol, Eveline Saalberg, Lieke Klaver and Cathelijn Peeters celebrateFabrizio Bensch / Reuters
Femke Bol, Eveline Saalberg, Lieke Klaver and Cathelijn Peeters of the Netherlands celebrate after winning the Women's 4x400 relay at the World Athletics Championship in Budapest.
News imageHollie Adams / Reuters A samba dancer takes part in the Notting Hill Carnival in London.Hollie Adams / Reuters
A samba dancer takes part in the Notting Hill Carnival in London.

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