The week around the world in 20 pictures

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 18:07:40 GMT

Palestinians celebrate the announcement of a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel in Khan Younis. Photograph: Haitham Imad/EPA

Tel Aviv, Israel. People react after the announcement that at a plaza known as hostages square in Tel Aviv.

Deir al-Balah, Gaza. A child plays at a camp for displaced Palestinians. are estimated to be acutely malnourished, far more than have so far been as victims of the potentially lethal condition, a study published in the Lancet has revealed.

Reim, Israel. A girl walks through an installation of flowers at the site of the Nova festival where partygoers were killed and kidnapped, .

Israel. Israeli troops gather along the Israel-Gaza border. and thousands of displaced Palestinians begun to return home from southern Gaza after the ceasefire came into effect – the first time that fighting has stopped in the devastated territory since March.

Khan Younis, Gaza. Internally displaced Palestinians celebrate the announcement of a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel in Khan Younis. on his Truth Social network, saying would be released soon and Israel would withdraw troops to an agreed line.

Muthallath ash-Shuhada, West Bank. Tayma Asous holds the favourite toy of her two-year-old daughter, Layla Al-Khatib. Layla was killed after being shot in the head by Israeli gunfire at their home in the village of Muthallath ash-Shuhada, near the West Bank city of Jenin.

Manchester, England. A family pay their respects and view floral tributes at the scene of the terror attack at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Manchester. but showed no sign of extremism before carrying out his lethal antisemitic attack, one of his wives has said.

Manchester, England. Delegates look at a montage that creates an image of the former Conservative prime minister Margaret Thatcher on the third day of the Conservative party conference.

Washington, DC, US. The US attorney general, Pam Bondi, testifies before the Senate judiciary committee. in personal terms as she faced questions over the department’s enforcement efforts in Democratic-led cities, her mishandling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation and inquiries into Donald Trump’s political adversaries.

Chicago, Illinois, US. Federal officers hold down a protester in the Brighton Park neighbourhood of Chicago after demonstrators learned that US Border Patrol shot a woman in the city’s southwest side. of Brandon Johnson, ’s mayor, and JB Pritzker, the Illinois governor, accusing them of failing to protect US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. Trump’s remarks come as national guard troops have begun arriving in the Chicago area at the order of the .

Portland, Oregon, US. Federal agents stand on the roof as people protest outside a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland. from deploying any national guard units to Oregon a few hours after the California governor, , announced he would sue the president over the planned deployment of his state’s troops.

Antananarivo, Madagascar. A protester jumps to avoid a teargas canister during clashes at a demonstration calling for the resignation of President Andry Rajoelina. Rajoelina, who came to power , has saying that demonstrators were trying to trigger a coup and were funded by unspecified foreign governments and organisations.

Kyiv, Ukraine. A man looks out of a broken window in a residential building damaged during Russian drone and missile strikes on Kyiv. early on Friday by what the air force called a ‘massive attack’ as pummelled Kyiv’s infrastructure, cutting off water and energy supplies and triggering a fire in a high-rise apartment building.

Daraya, Syria. A man waits for customers at a stall in front of war-damaged buildings ahead of an election this weekend, in the Damascus suburb of Daraya. since the fall of its longtime ruler, , in a tentative step towards democratic polls that have been criticised as biased in favour of the country’s interim leaders.

Chuzhou, China. Drivers merge on to expressway lanes after passing through the Wuzhuang toll station at Chuzhou as they make their way back home on the eve of the last day of an eight-day long national holiday.

Pyongyang, North Korea. Performers take part in an event marking the 80th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea.

Paris, France. Models present creations from the spring-summer 2026 collection by the during Paris fashion week.

London, England. A pelican investigates a fallen ketchup bottle outside a cafe in St James’s Park. The species has lived there for hundreds of years and remain a popular sight for visitors. Introduced in 1664 as a gift from the Russian ambassador, about 40 pelicans have since made the park their home. The bottle was safely retrieved from the pelican.

Isla Santa, Peru. Workers carry sacks full of guano on Isla Santa in northern Peru. Derived from seabird excrement, guano enriched Peru in the 19th century. This natural fertiliser, which is collected under difficult conditions, now benefits only small-scale farmers.

Gaza. A smoke plume billows following an Israeli strike on the Gaza Strip after Israel and Hamas agreed to the first phase of a peace plan. and the closest that Israel and Hamas have come to permanently ending the war in Gaza. Israel’s two-year military campaign in Gaza killed more than 67,000 Palestinians and wounded nearly 170,000 more, according to the Gaza ministry of health. Tens of thousands more bodies are expected to be buried under the rubble.