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Photos of the week: From California deadly wildfires to Palestinian protest

Updated On Dec 10, 2017 01:17 PM IST

From four major wildfires burning in California to protests against US President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel --photos of the week from around the world.

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Flames consume a home as a wildfire burns in Ojai, California, on Thursday. Four major wildfires burning in the state have forced the evacuation of hundreds of thousands and caused extensive structural damage. (Noah Berger / AP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Flames consume a home as a wildfire burns in Ojai, California, on Thursday. Four major wildfires burning in the state have forced the evacuation of hundreds of thousands and caused extensive structural damage. (Noah Berger / AP)

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Palestinian protester takes cover during clashes with Israeli forces near the West Bank city of Ramallah on December 8, 2017. (Goran Tomasevic / REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Palestinian protester takes cover during clashes with Israeli forces near the West Bank city of Ramallah on December 8, 2017. (Goran Tomasevic / REUTERS)

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The full moon is pictured behind Christmas lights in Marseille, France on December 3, 2017. (Jean-Paul Pelissier / REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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The full moon is pictured behind Christmas lights in Marseille, France on December 3, 2017. (Jean-Paul Pelissier / REUTERS)

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A Houthi supporter attends a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, in Yemen on December 8, 2017. (Mohamed al-Sayaghi / REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A Houthi supporter attends a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, in Yemen on December 8, 2017. (Mohamed al-Sayaghi / REUTERS)

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French man named Alexis, an exotic animal enthusiast, plays with his corn snakes (pantherophis guttatus) at his home in Bordeaux, France. (Regis Duvignau / REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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French man named Alexis, an exotic animal enthusiast, plays with his corn snakes (pantherophis guttatus) at his home in Bordeaux, France. (Regis Duvignau / REUTERS)

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A woman sits next to the body of Yawar Bashir, a suspected militant --who according to the local media was killed in a gunbattle with Indian security forces on Monday-- during his funeral procession at Kulgam district on December 5, 2017. (Danish Ismail / REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A woman sits next to the body of Yawar Bashir, a suspected militant --who according to the local media was killed in a gunbattle with Indian security forces on Monday-- during his funeral procession at Kulgam district on December 5, 2017. (Danish Ismail / REUTERS)

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National Guard officers clash with supporters of Georgian former President Mikheil Saakashvili during a search of Saakashvili's apartment in Kiev, Ukraine on December 5, 2017. (Valentyn Ogirenko / REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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National Guard officers clash with supporters of Georgian former President Mikheil Saakashvili during a search of Saakashvili's apartment in Kiev, Ukraine on December 5, 2017. (Valentyn Ogirenko / REUTERS)

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A man holds his baby turtles near the West Bank town of Tubas. (Raneen Sawafta / REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A man holds his baby turtles near the West Bank town of Tubas. (Raneen Sawafta / REUTERS)

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Members of the anti narcotics force pose for a picture as drugs are burned during a ceremony in Islamabad, Pakistan on December 5, 2017. (Caren Firouz / REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Members of the anti narcotics force pose for a picture as drugs are burned during a ceremony in Islamabad, Pakistan on December 5, 2017. (Caren Firouz / REUTERS)

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A visitor is seen walking in the courtyard of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi. (Giuseppe Cacase / AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A visitor is seen walking in the courtyard of the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi. (Giuseppe Cacase / AFP)

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A petrol bomb explodes in front of riot police during an anniversary rally marking the 2008 police shooting of 15-year-old student Alexandros Grigoropoulos, in Greece on December 6, 2017. (Costas Baltas / REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A petrol bomb explodes in front of riot police during an anniversary rally marking the 2008 police shooting of 15-year-old student Alexandros Grigoropoulos, in Greece on December 6, 2017. (Costas Baltas / REUTERS)

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A police officer patrols the Giza Pyramids on his camel on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt on December 6, 2017. (Mohamed Abd El Ghany / REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A police officer patrols the Giza Pyramids on his camel on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt on December 6, 2017. (Mohamed Abd El Ghany / REUTERS)

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A Palestinian protester runs after catching fire during clashes with Israeli troops at a protest against US President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, near the Jewish settlement of Beit El, near the West Bank city of Ramallah on December 7, 2017. (Abbas Momani / AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A Palestinian protester runs after catching fire during clashes with Israeli troops at a protest against US President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, near the Jewish settlement of Beit El, near the West Bank city of Ramallah on December 7, 2017. (Abbas Momani / AFP)

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Snow covers the Saint Denis chapel in the village of Wolxheim, France, on December 3, 2017. (Patrick Hertzog / AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Snow covers the Saint Denis chapel in the village of Wolxheim, France, on December 3, 2017. (Patrick Hertzog / AFP)

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Firefighters monitor a section of the Thomas Fire along the 101 freeway on December 7, 2017 north of Ventura, California. The firefighters occasionally used a flare device to burn-off brush close to the roadside. Strong Santa Ana winds rapidly pushed multiple wildfires across the region, expanding across tens of thousands of acres and destroying hundreds of homes and structures. (Mario Tama / Getty Images / AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Firefighters monitor a section of the Thomas Fire along the 101 freeway on December 7, 2017 north of Ventura, California. The firefighters occasionally used a flare device to burn-off brush close to the roadside. Strong Santa Ana winds rapidly pushed multiple wildfires across the region, expanding across tens of thousands of acres and destroying hundreds of homes and structures. (Mario Tama / Getty Images / AFP)

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A wolf skin is on display for sale next to a painting of Russian communist revolutionary Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, also known as Lenin, at Izmailovo flea market in Moscow on December 3, 2017. (Mladen Antonov / AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A wolf skin is on display for sale next to a painting of Russian communist revolutionary Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, also known as Lenin, at Izmailovo flea market in Moscow on December 3, 2017. (Mladen Antonov / AFP)

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Activists burn a caricature of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte as a gun-toting tyrannosaurus dinosaur in Manila on December 8, 2017. The demonstrators denounced the government’s war on drugs campaign, the extension of martial law in Mindanao and the crackdown on activists, while calling for Duterte’s ouster from office. (Noel Celis / AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Activists burn a caricature of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte as a gun-toting tyrannosaurus dinosaur in Manila on December 8, 2017. The demonstrators denounced the government’s war on drugs campaign, the extension of martial law in Mindanao and the crackdown on activists, while calling for Duterte’s ouster from office. (Noel Celis / AFP)

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Supporters of opposition candidate Salvador Nasralla took part in a march on December 3, 2017 in Tegucigalpa, despite the state of emergency and a 10-day curfew imposed by the government to stop violent demonstrations triggered by claims of presidential election fraud. (Johan Ordonez / AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Supporters of opposition candidate Salvador Nasralla took part in a march on December 3, 2017 in Tegucigalpa, despite the state of emergency and a 10-day curfew imposed by the government to stop violent demonstrations triggered by claims of presidential election fraud. (Johan Ordonez / AFP)

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