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Week in pictures: 22-28 October 2022

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

Irakli Gedenidze / Reuters An aircraft in front of the sunIrakli Gedenidze / Reuters
A picture taken through a telescope outside Tbilisi, Georgia, shows a silhouette of an aircraft against the sun during a partial solar eclipse.
Aaron Chown / PA Media The Green ManAaron Chown / PA Media
The Green Man is seen at October Plenty, Borough Market's annual Autumn Harvest festival, in London, which returns for the first time since the start of the Covid pandemic.
Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah / Reuters Protesters in KhartoumMohamed Nureldin Abdallah / Reuters
Protesters march during a rally against military rule in Khartoum, Sudan. The protests are taking place across the country to mark the first anniversary of a coup that halted a democratic transition.
Robert Ghement / EPA-EFE A procession of nunsRobert Ghement / EPA-EFE
A schoolgirl walks with a group of Orthodox nuns who carry fresh yellow chrysanthemums as they accompany the relics of Saint Dimitrie Basarabov, the patron saint of Romania's capital, during a procession in front of Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest.
Fabio Frustaci / EPA-EFE Italian Prime Minister Giorgia MeloniFabio Frustaci / EPA-EFE
In Italy, the newly elected far-right leader Giorgia Meloni made her first appearance as prime minister in the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of parliament, in Rome.
Kevin Coombs / Reuters Liz Truss walks in Downing Street with her husband Hugh O'Leary and daughters Frances and Liberty on her last day in officeKevin Coombs / Reuters
Liz Truss defended her lower-tax vision for the UK after leaving office as the shortest-serving British prime minister in history.
Aaron Chown / PA Media King Charles III welcomes Rishi Sunak during an audience at Buckingham PalaceAaron Chown / PA Media
After an audience with King Charles III in which he was invited to form the next government, Rishi Sunak warned of "difficult decisions" ahead, in his first speech as prime minister.
Darrin Zammit Lupi / Reuters A child looks at a giant Halloween pumpkinDarrin Zammit Lupi / Reuters
A child looks at a giant Halloween pumpkin made from papier mache in Valletta, Malta.
Alex Plavevski / EPA-EFE A man undergoes a coronavirus PCR test at a makeshift testing booth in ShanghaiAlex Plavevski / EPA-EFE
A man undergoes a coronavirus PCR test at a makeshift testing booth in Shanghai. Dozens of cities across China, including Wuhan where the coronavirus was first recorded, have gone into lockdown - as the country pursues leader Xi Jinping's zero-Covid policy.
Russell Cheyne / Reuters People cross a footbridge over the River Garry near Pitlochry, ScotlandRussell Cheyne / Reuters
People cross a footbridge over the River Garry near Pitlochry in Scotland as the trees display their beautiful autumn colours.
Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images A Ukrainian soldier looks on from a tankMetin Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
A Ukrainian soldier looks on from a tank as he and his crew patrol in Bakhmut city, The town - which sits in the Donetsk region and had a pre-war population of 70,000 - has been the centre of Russian attacks for months.
Navesh Chitrakar / Reuters A woman picks marigold flowersNavesh Chitrakar / Reuters
A woman picks marigold flowers, used to make garlands and offer prayers, before selling them at a market for the five-day Nepalese Hindu festival of Tihar in Kathmandu.

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