Photos of the week: From Lionel Messi’s hat trick to electoral protests in Kenya

From Lionel Messi's three consecutive goals to the Jewish Harvest festival, reactions to the referendum in Catalonia and Kenya's electoral protests, a roundup of the best international news photos of the week.

Updated on: Oct 14, 2017 2:58 PM IST

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Argentina's Lionel Messi is seen celebrating after scoring his third goal against Ecuador during their 2018 World Cup qualifying soccer match at the Atahualpa Olympic Stadium in Quito, Ecuador. Messi’s three goals lifted Argentina into the World Cup on the last day of South American qualifying, keeping the Argentines from missing out for the first time since 1970. (Fernando Vergara / AP)

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5-Star Movement supporters kiss each other as they wear masks depicting former Italian Prime Ministers Silvio Berlusconi (R) and Matteo Renzi during a protest in front of Montecitorio government palace in Rome, Italy, October 11, 2017. (Alessandro Bianchi / REUTERS)

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People react as they watch a session of the Catalonian regional parliament on a giant screen at a pro-independence rally in Barcelona, Spain, October 10, 2017. (Ivan Alvarado / REUTERS)

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People watch a light object called "The Museum of the Moon" created by British artist Luke Jerram and displayed at the Medical Garden in Bratislava on October 7, 2017, during the White Night festival. (Joe Klamar / AFP)

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In this picture from October 9, 2017, Japanese women body builders pose during the Japan body building championships in Tokyo. The number of body builders registered with Japan's national federation has almost doubled over the past six years to around 3,000, with women making up 10 percent as part of a nationwide fitness boom, officials said. (Behrouz Mehri / AFP)

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New Zealanders perform the traditional Haka dance during a commemoration ceremony for the WWI Battle of Passchendaele in Ypres, Belgium on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017. (AP / PTI )

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French breeders protest with their animals in Lyon on October 9, 2017 to draw attention to rising wolf attacks on sheep herds and against the agriculture ministry's 2018-2023 ‘wolf plan.’ France's agriculture ministry has said it wants to stop the attacks, though it has not said how. Its new "wolf plan" is set to be negotiated and put into place from early 2018. (Jean- Philippe Ksiazek / AFP)

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Evagelical Christian pilgrims from Brazil attend a mass baptism ceremony in the waters of the Jordan river in northern Israel during the Jewish holiday. (Menahem Kahana / AFP)

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Sailing boats gather at the start of the Barcolana regatta in front of Trieste harbour, Italy October 8, 2017. (Stefano Rellandini / REUTERS)

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A picture taken with a drone on October 9, 2017 shows Belarusians harvesting cranberries at a farm in the village of Selishche, some 290 km south of Minsk. (Sergei Gapon / AFP)

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An opposition supporter holds a placard during their protest against Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) officials over claims of bungling the August presidential vote, which was nullified by the Supreme Court, in Kisumu, Kenya, on October 11, 2017. (Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP)