A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.
Devotees throw flowers, while volunteers immerse an idol of the Hindu god Ganesh at Girgaon Chowpatty beach during the Ganesh Visarjan festival in Mumbai, India.
Firefighters combat a wildfire in Arouca, Portugal. At least seven people, including three firefighters, died as fires raged across the country, according to local news outlets. The northern and central parts of the country have been worst affected.
An army truck drives through flooded streets while delivering aid in Lewin Brzeski, Poland, days after the Nysa Klodzka river burst its banks. The death toll from the floods rose to at least 16 on Monday, with seven confirmed fatalities in Romania. Casualties were also recorded in Austria, the Czech Republic and Poland.
Models present creations from the Emporio Armani Spring/Summer 2025 collection during Fashion Week in Milan.
People gather as a full harvest supermoon rises behind Glastonbury Tor in England.
Two women talk in front of a painting by Norwegian artist Harriet Backer during a tour of her exhibition “The Music of Colors” at Orsay Museum in Paris.
Piles of plastic waste are pictured at a recycling site next to a residential area on the outskirts of the Vietnamese capital Hanoi.
Competitors fly their racing drones during a Military International Drone Tournament at the Honourable Artillery Company in London, where some of the best drone pilots from across the world’s militaries race against each other.
Runners and riders compete at Laytown Racecourse in County Meath – the only official beach racetrack in Ireland.
Animal workers hold Itapira – a young female jaguar, who had her paws burned during wildfires in Pantanal, Brazil – as she receives treatment. Itapira will be returned to the wild once her wounds have healed.