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Week in pictures: 9-15 September 2023

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

News imageTOBY MELVILLE/Reuters A deer and early morning fog in Richmond Park, London, 15 September 2023.TOBY MELVILLE/Reuters
A deer is seen through early morning fog in Richmond Park, London.
News imageHANNAH MCKAY/Reuters People stand on a house, in the rural village of Azermoun, Morocco September 14, 2023HANNAH MCKAY/Reuters
People stand on a collapsed house in the rural village of Azermoun in Morocco. The death toll from a powerful earthquake in the country soared to more than 2,000, with a similar number of people injured. The epicentre of the quake was in the High Atlas Mountains, 71km (44 miles) south-west of Marrakesh.
News imageVictoria Jones/PA A gallery assistant holds a David Hockney 'Self Portrait' 1986 at Phillips in London, 14 September 2023Victoria Jones/PA
A gallery assistant holds a David Hockney artwork, Self Portrait (1986), at Phillips in London during the unveiling of the David Hockney auction highlights, before the exhibition opens to the public.
News imageMAXIM SHEMETOV/Reuters Nasa astronaut Loral O'Hara makes a heart-shaped gesture in a bus while leaving for pre-flight preparationMAXIM SHEMETOV/Reuters
Nasa astronaut Loral O'Hara makes a heart-shaped gesture in Kazakhstan while leaving for pre-flight preparation ahead of the expedition to the International Space Station.
News imageEzra Acayan/Getty Images Volunteers collect plastic waste that washed up on the shores and mangroves of Freedom Island in Las Pinas, Metro Manila, Philippines. 15 September 2023Ezra Acayan/Getty Images
Volunteers collect plastic waste that washed up on the shores and mangroves of Freedom Island in Las Pinas, Metro Manila, Philippines, to mark International Coastal Cleanup Day.
News imageDavid M Benett/Getty Images Jared Leto poses for photos officially party celebrating Vogue World: London 2023 at George Mayfair on September 14, 2023 in London, England.David M Benett/Getty Images
Actor and singer Jared Leto attends the officially party celebrating Vogue World: London. Top stars from the world of fashion and the creative arts gathered at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane for one of the biggest sartorial events of the season.
News imageMOHAMMAD PONIR HOSSAIN/Reuters Sondhya Baidya stands in burned down building after a fire that broke out at the Mohammadpur Krishi Market in Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 14, 2023.MOHAMMAD PONIR HOSSAIN/Reuters
Sondhya Baidya surveys the damage to her son's shop after a fire at the Mohammadpur Krishi Market in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
News imageMARWAN ALFAITURI via REUTERS A view shows the damaged areas, in the aftermath of the floods in Derna, Libya, September 13, 2023, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video.MARWAN ALFAITURI via REUTERS
Thousands of people were killed when two dams burst in the wake of Storm Daniel, washing away whole neighbourhoods in the city of Derna, Libya. Survivors have described terrifying escapes and people being swept away in front of their eyes.
News imageDanny Lawson/PA A critically endangered Amur Leopard with its mother takes its first steps into its reserve at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park in DoncasterDanny Lawson/PA
The only surviving critically endangered Amur Leopard cub born in Europe this year takes its first steps into its reserve, along with its mother Kristen, at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park in Doncaster.
News imageAndressa Anholete/Getty Images Indigenous women take part in the III Indigenous Women's March summoned by ANMIGA and APIB on September 13, 2023 in Brasilia, Brazil.Andressa Anholete/Getty Images
Indigenous women take part in the III Indigenous Women's March in Brasilia, Brazil. During the march, a call was made for equal rights for women, a request for access to quality healthcare, education and economic opportunities and the protection of land and natural resources.

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