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Photos of the week: Britain’s royal crisis and General Soleimani’s funeral

From the funeral of slain Iranian General Qasem Soleimani's funeral to the decision of Prince Harry and his wife Meghan to give up their royal status; a roundup of the top photos from across the world.

Updated on: Jan 11, 2020 1:01 PM IST

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People attend a funeral procession for Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force, killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport, in Tehran. Iran launched ballistic missiles into Iraq, hitting two US bases in retributive action described by the nation’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamein as “a slap” against America. (Official Khamenei website handout via REUTERS)

Updated on Jan 11, 2020 1:01 PM

People attend a funeral procession for Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force, killed in an air strike at Baghdad airport, in Tehran. Iran launched ballistic missiles into Iraq, hitting two US bases in retributive action described by the nation’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamein as “a slap” against America. (Official Khamenei website handout via REUTERS)

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A biker competes during Stage 1 of the Dakar 2020 rally between Jeddah and Al Wajh, Saudi Arabia. (Franck Fife / AFP)

Updated on Jan 11, 2020 1:01 PM

A biker competes during Stage 1 of the Dakar 2020 rally between Jeddah and Al Wajh, Saudi Arabia. (Franck Fife / AFP)

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Kiyoshi Kimura, president of Kiyomura Corp., operator of the Japanese sushi chain Sushizanmai, poses with a bluefin tuna that was auctioned for 193 million Japanese yen (about $1.8 million) in Tokyo, Japan. (Kyodo/via REUTERS)

Updated on Jan 11, 2020 1:01 PM

Kiyoshi Kimura, president of Kiyomura Corp., operator of the Japanese sushi chain Sushizanmai, poses with a bluefin tuna that was auctioned for 193 million Japanese yen (about $1.8 million) in Tokyo, Japan. (Kyodo/via REUTERS)

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French gendarmes remove demonstrators who sit on the road and block full tanker trucks in front of the French oil giant Total’s refinery in Donges, France. (Stephane Mahe / REUTERS)

Updated on Jan 11, 2020 1:01 PM

French gendarmes remove demonstrators who sit on the road and block full tanker trucks in front of the French oil giant Total’s refinery in Donges, France. (Stephane Mahe / REUTERS)

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The White House is seen reflected in a puddle, following the reports of Iran’s missile attacks on US-led forces in Iraq, in Washington. (Tom Brenner / REUTERS)

Updated on Jan 11, 2020 1:01 PM

The White House is seen reflected in a puddle, following the reports of Iran’s missile attacks on US-led forces in Iraq, in Washington. (Tom Brenner / REUTERS)

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A demonstrator faces off against French gendarmes during a demonstration by French labour union members and workers in Nantes during the 36th consecutive day of strike against French government’s pensions reform plans in France. (Stephane Mahe / REUTERS)

Updated on Jan 11, 2020 1:01 PM

A demonstrator faces off against French gendarmes during a demonstration by French labour union members and workers in Nantes during the 36th consecutive day of strike against French government’s pensions reform plans in France. (Stephane Mahe / REUTERS)

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A man (C) has pepper spray washed off his face by the police after being detained during a clearance operation after a demonstration against parallel trading in Sheung Shui in Hong Kong on January 5, 2020. In recent years, Sheung Shui has been swamped by a huge influx of mainlanders and parallel traders seeking to circumvent Chinese taxes, angering many residents who have seen their local shops transformed to cater to visitors. (Isaac Lawrence / AFP)

Updated on Jan 11, 2020 1:01 PM

A man (C) has pepper spray washed off his face by the police after being detained during a clearance operation after a demonstration against parallel trading in Sheung Shui in Hong Kong on January 5, 2020. In recent years, Sheung Shui has been swamped by a huge influx of mainlanders and parallel traders seeking to circumvent Chinese taxes, angering many residents who have seen their local shops transformed to cater to visitors. (Isaac Lawrence / AFP)

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Venezuelan opposition leader and self-proclaimed acting president Juan Guaido (centre right) is blocked by security forces as he tries to reach the National Assembly building in Caracas. Opposition lawmaker Luis Parra --a rival to Juan Guaido--declared himself parliament speaker, as Guaido and fellow opposition lawmakers were blocked from entering the National Assembly. Guaido had been expected to be re-elected to the post but only regime lawmakers and opposition deputies critical of Guaido were allowed to enter. (Federico Parra / AFP)

Updated on Jan 11, 2020 1:01 PM

Venezuelan opposition leader and self-proclaimed acting president Juan Guaido (centre right) is blocked by security forces as he tries to reach the National Assembly building in Caracas. Opposition lawmaker Luis Parra --a rival to Juan Guaido--declared himself parliament speaker, as Guaido and fellow opposition lawmakers were blocked from entering the National Assembly. Guaido had been expected to be re-elected to the post but only regime lawmakers and opposition deputies critical of Guaido were allowed to enter. (Federico Parra / AFP)

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A woman pays tribute in front of a wreath of flowers, outside the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo’s former office, after a ceremony to mark the fifth anniversary of the attack in Paris, France. An extremist attack on Charlie Hebdo five years ago, decimated its editorial staff, killed a bystander who happened to be in the building, and left a patrol officer lying dead in the street outside. (Thibault Camus / AP)

Updated on Jan 11, 2020 1:01 PM

A woman pays tribute in front of a wreath of flowers, outside the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo’s former office, after a ceremony to mark the fifth anniversary of the attack in Paris, France. An extremist attack on Charlie Hebdo five years ago, decimated its editorial staff, killed a bystander who happened to be in the building, and left a patrol officer lying dead in the street outside. (Thibault Camus / AP)

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Kilchurn Castle is reflected in Loch Awe near Dalmally, Scotland, England. (Russell Cheyne / REUTERS)

Updated on Jan 11, 2020 1:01 PM

Kilchurn Castle is reflected in Loch Awe near Dalmally, Scotland, England. (Russell Cheyne / REUTERS)

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A Red Crescent worker checks the debris from the Ukraine International Airlines plane, that crashed after take-off from Iran’s Imam Khomeini airport, on the outskirts of Tehran, Iran. (Nazanin Tabatabaee / WANA via REUTERS)

Updated on Jan 11, 2020 1:01 PM

A Red Crescent worker checks the debris from the Ukraine International Airlines plane, that crashed after take-off from Iran’s Imam Khomeini airport, on the outskirts of Tehran, Iran. (Nazanin Tabatabaee / WANA via REUTERS)

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A Vietnamese woman collects dried incense sticks at a courtyard in Quang Phu Cau village on the outskirts of Hanoi ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year celebrations, referred to in Vietnam as Tet. (Manan Vatsyayana / AFP)

Updated on Jan 11, 2020 1:01 PM

A Vietnamese woman collects dried incense sticks at a courtyard in Quang Phu Cau village on the outskirts of Hanoi ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year celebrations, referred to in Vietnam as Tet. (Manan Vatsyayana / AFP)

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An empty space is left after the figures of Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, (L), were removed next to Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip and Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, at Madame Tussauds in London, England. The royal couple’s announcement of trimming down their royal commitments in favour of a financially independent lifestyle has evoked sharp responses. (Victoria Jones / PA via AP)

Updated on Jan 11, 2020 1:01 PM

An empty space is left after the figures of Britain’s Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, (L), were removed next to Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip and Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, at Madame Tussauds in London, England. The royal couple’s announcement of trimming down their royal commitments in favour of a financially independent lifestyle has evoked sharp responses. (Victoria Jones / PA via AP)

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NASA’s powerful new rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), which will send astronauts a quarter million miles from Earth to lunar orbit, is seen at the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, Louisiana. The massive SLS core stage is being readied for the Pegasus barge and its trip to NASA’s Stennis Space Center. (Jude Guidry / NASA / AFP)

Updated on Jan 11, 2020 1:01 PM

NASA’s powerful new rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), which will send astronauts a quarter million miles from Earth to lunar orbit, is seen at the Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, Louisiana. The massive SLS core stage is being readied for the Pegasus barge and its trip to NASA’s Stennis Space Center. (Jude Guidry / NASA / AFP)

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A murmuration of migrating starlings fly in a group over a field near Kiryat Gat, Israel. (Amir Cohen / REUTERS)

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A murmuration of migrating starlings fly in a group over a field near Kiryat Gat, Israel. (Amir Cohen / REUTERS)

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A boy slides down a snow-covered slope in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Mohammad Ismail / REUTERS)

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A boy slides down a snow-covered slope in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Mohammad Ismail / REUTERS)

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A man takes a photograph of ice sculptures ahead of the annual Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival in the northern city of Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China. (Aly Song / REUTERS)

Updated on Jan 11, 2020 1:01 PM

A man takes a photograph of ice sculptures ahead of the annual Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival in the northern city of Harbin, Heilongjiang province, China. (Aly Song / REUTERS)

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Children aboard a float carrying replicas of the Black Nazarene jubilate as they are doused with holy water, during a parade ahead of the Feast of the Black Nazarene in Manila, Philippines. The Black Nazarene is a dark wood sculpture of Jesus brought to the Philippines in 1606 from Spain and considered sacred by Filipino devotees. (Ezra Acayan / Getty Images)

Updated on Jan 11, 2020 1:01 PM

Children aboard a float carrying replicas of the Black Nazarene jubilate as they are doused with holy water, during a parade ahead of the Feast of the Black Nazarene in Manila, Philippines. The Black Nazarene is a dark wood sculpture of Jesus brought to the Philippines in 1606 from Spain and considered sacred by Filipino devotees. (Ezra Acayan / Getty Images)

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Cars and people surround camels for sale during the annual King Abdulaziz Camel Festival in Rumah, some 160 kilometres east of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Faisal al-Nasser / AFP)

Updated on Jan 11, 2020 1:01 PM

Cars and people surround camels for sale during the annual King Abdulaziz Camel Festival in Rumah, some 160 kilometres east of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Faisal al-Nasser / AFP)

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Nancy Allen and Brian Allen (behind) stand outside the house as high winds push smoke and ash from the Currowan Fire towards Nowra, New South Wales, Australia. (Tracey Nearmy / REUTERS)

Updated on Jan 11, 2020 1:01 PM

Nancy Allen and Brian Allen (behind) stand outside the house as high winds push smoke and ash from the Currowan Fire towards Nowra, New South Wales, Australia. (Tracey Nearmy / REUTERS)

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