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Fire, fish and a zombie rabbit: Photos of the week

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

News imagePVMBG/Rex/Shutterstock Lewotobi Laki-Laki spews molten lava during an eruption in East Flores Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia PVMBG/Rex/Shutterstock
Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted again, on the Indonesian island of Flores, spreading fresh panic among residents who were already traumatised by volcanic explosions which had killed at least ten people on Monday.
News imageYAMIL LAGE/AFP People walk on a darkened street due to a blackout following hurricane Rafael in HavanaYAMIL LAGE/AFP
Cuba suffered a nationwide blackout as Hurricane Rafael brought winds of up to 185km/h (115mph) to the Caribbean island. The country's national energy company said strong winds had caused the shutdown of the electricity system.
News imageCarl Court/Getty Images A woman carries a burning torch through the street of LewesCarl Court/Getty Images
Crowds of people lined the streets of Lewes in East Sussex, as the town’s bonfire societies marched with burning torches for Guy Fawkes Night, a tradition still very much alive since the first recorded event in 1795.
News imageCarla Carniel/Reuters Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton waves the Brazilian flag as he drives the McLaren MP4/5B of former world champion driver Ayrton Senna Carla Carniel/Reuters
Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton waves the Brazilian flag as he drives the McLaren of former world champion driver Ayrton Senna, before the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.
News imageBrian Snyder/REUTERS Republican presidential nominee and former US President Donald Trump takes the stage to address supporters at his rally, at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, FloridaBrian Snyder/REUTERS
Donald Trump will make a historic return to the White House after winning the 2024 US election. "America has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate,” Trump, 78, told cheering supporters in Florida.
News imageHannah Mckay/REUTERS Democratic presidential nominee US Vice President Kamala Harris concedes the election in WashingtonHannah Mckay/REUTERS
Kamala Harris said the outcome of the US election was "not what we wanted", as she gave a concession speech at Howard University. The vice-president addressed supporters in Washington DC, following her election defeat to Donald Trump.
News imageNARENDRA SHRESTHA/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock A Nepalese Hindu devotee wearing wedding attire and ornaments attends an evening prayer during the Chhath festival at Kamal Pokhari Pond in KathmanduNARENDRA SHRESTHA/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock
A Hindu woman takes part in the Chhath festival at Kamal Pokhari Pond in the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu.
News imageBENJAMIN CREMEL/AFP A man carries a model of a large fish on his shoulders as he passes Westminster BENJAMIN CREMEL/AFP
Thousands of people gathered in central London to call for tougher action on keeping the UK's rivers and seas clean.
News imageNida Mehboob/Reuters Two men pull a wooden block to level the ground at a park in Lahore, Pakistan Nida Mehboob/Reuters
Gulzar and Sikandar use a wooden block to level the ground for traditional mud wrestling, amid early morning smog at Greater Iqbal Park in Lahore, Pakistan.
News imageMaira Erlich/Reuters A person dressed up as a rabbit exits the subway in Sao Paulo, Brazil Maira Erlich/Reuters
A person dressed up as a rabbit exits the underground system to attend the Zombie Walk, to mark the Day of the Dead in Sao Paulo, Brazil.