Photos of the week: From Miss Universe 2017 to the Pope in Bangladesh

Dec 02, 2017 12:39 IST

Miss South Africa 2017, Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters (L), is crowned new Miss Universe 2017 by Miss Universe 2016, Iris Mittenaere, on November 26, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Patrick Gray / AFP)

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Miss South Africa 2017, Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters (L), is crowned new Miss Universe 2017 by Miss Universe 2016, Iris Mittenaere, on November 26, 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Patrick Gray / AFP)

Britain's Prince Harry poses with Meghan Markle in the Sunken Garden of Kensington Palace after a royal announcement of the couple’s engagement on November 27, 2017 in, London, England. (Toby Melville / REUTERS)

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Britain's Prince Harry poses with Meghan Markle in the Sunken Garden of Kensington Palace after a royal announcement of the couple’s engagement on November 27, 2017 in, London, England. (Toby Melville / REUTERS)

A horse hitches a ride with a Los Angeles County Fire Department helicopter to Bowen Ranch on November 27, 2017 in rural Apple Valley, California. (James Quigg / The Daily Press via AP)

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A horse hitches a ride with a Los Angeles County Fire Department helicopter to Bowen Ranch on November 27, 2017 in rural Apple Valley, California. (James Quigg / The Daily Press via AP)

Pope Francis rides in a cycle rickshaw during the second day of his visit to Bangladesh on December 1, 2017 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Pope Francis arrived in Bangladesh from Myanmar on November 30 for the second stage of a visit that has been overshadowed by the plight of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees. (Vincenzo Pinto / AFP)

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Pope Francis rides in a cycle rickshaw during the second day of his visit to Bangladesh on December 1, 2017 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Pope Francis arrived in Bangladesh from Myanmar on November 30 for the second stage of a visit that has been overshadowed by the plight of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees. (Vincenzo Pinto / AFP)

An army dog stands up as retiring soldiers salute their guard post during a retirement ceremony on November 28, 2017 in Suqian, Jiangsu province, China. (REUTERS)

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An army dog stands up as retiring soldiers salute their guard post during a retirement ceremony on November 28, 2017 in Suqian, Jiangsu province, China. (REUTERS)

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wipes away tears while delivering an apology to members of the LGBT community who were discriminated against by federal legislation and policies fro decades, in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill on November 28, 2017 in Ottawa, Canada. (Chris Wattie / REUTERS)

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Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wipes away tears while delivering an apology to members of the LGBT community who were discriminated against by federal legislation and policies fro decades, in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill on November 28, 2017 in Ottawa, Canada. (Chris Wattie / REUTERS)

Paramilitary soldiers rub snow onto their bodies in a temperature around negative 25 degrees Celsius (minus 13 degrees Fahrenheit) during a winter training session at a snowfield on November 28, 2017 in Changchun, Jilin province, China. (REUTERS)

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Paramilitary soldiers rub snow onto their bodies in a temperature around negative 25 degrees Celsius (minus 13 degrees Fahrenheit) during a winter training session at a snowfield on November 28, 2017 in Changchun, Jilin province, China. (REUTERS)

A white bronze turkey is seen amongst Norfolk black turkeys hatched and raised free range for Christmas at a Turkey farm on November 26, 2017 in Termonfeckin, Ireland. (Clodagh Kilcoyne / REUTERS)

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A white bronze turkey is seen amongst Norfolk black turkeys hatched and raised free range for Christmas at a Turkey farm on November 26, 2017 in Termonfeckin, Ireland. (Clodagh Kilcoyne / REUTERS)

People look on as scouts march and play music in celebration of Mawlid al-Nabi in front of the Dome of the Rock on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, on November 30, 2017 in Jerusalem's Old City. (Ammar Awad / REUTERS)

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People look on as scouts march and play music in celebration of Mawlid al-Nabi in front of the Dome of the Rock on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, on November 30, 2017 in Jerusalem's Old City. (Ammar Awad / REUTERS)

A view of the newly developed intercontinental ballistic rocket Hwasong-15's test that was successfully launched, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) November 30, 2017 in Pyongyang, North Korea. (KCNA / REUTERS)

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A view of the newly developed intercontinental ballistic rocket Hwasong-15's test that was successfully launched, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) November 30, 2017 in Pyongyang, North Korea. (KCNA / REUTERS)

A wartime commander of Bosnian Croat forces, Slobodan Praljak, is seen during a hearing at the U.N. war crimes tribunal on November 29, 2017 in The Hague, Netherlands. Praljak drank from a vial of potassium cyanide and died after his 20-year term for war crimes in Bosnia in the 1990s had been upheld on Wednesday. (ICTY via REUTERS TV)

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A wartime commander of Bosnian Croat forces, Slobodan Praljak, is seen during a hearing at the U.N. war crimes tribunal on November 29, 2017 in The Hague, Netherlands. Praljak drank from a vial of potassium cyanide and died after his 20-year term for war crimes in Bosnia in the 1990s had been upheld on Wednesday. (ICTY via REUTERS TV)

A boy takes pictures during Mount Agung's eruption seen from Kubu sub-district in Karangasem Regency on November 26, 2017 in Bali, Indonesia. Mount Agung belched smoke as high as 1,500 metres above its summit, sparking an exodus and air traffic shutdowns on the tourist island. (Sonny Tumbelaka / AFP)

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A boy takes pictures during Mount Agung's eruption seen from Kubu sub-district in Karangasem Regency on November 26, 2017 in Bali, Indonesia. Mount Agung belched smoke as high as 1,500 metres above its summit, sparking an exodus and air traffic shutdowns on the tourist island. (Sonny Tumbelaka / AFP)

People pose for a picture before the presentation of the official Olympic outfit of team Russia, created for the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games, on November 29, 2017 in Moscow, Russia. (Maxim Shemetov / REUTERS)

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People pose for a picture before the presentation of the official Olympic outfit of team Russia, created for the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games, on November 29, 2017 in Moscow, Russia. (Maxim Shemetov / REUTERS)

Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton (front) celebrates with his teammate Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas at the end of the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix on November 26, 2017 at the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Karim Sahib / AFP)

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Mercedes' British driver Lewis Hamilton (front) celebrates with his teammate Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas at the end of the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix on November 26, 2017 at the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Karim Sahib / AFP)

Yokozuna Hakuho of Mongolia (top) slams Goeido of Japan during their bout on the final day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on November 26, 2017 in Fukuoka, Japan . Mongolian grand champion Hakuho won the latest sumo tournament on November 25 as Japan's national sport continued to draw media attention after another top wrestler faced a police probe into an alleged assault. (JiJi Press / AFP)

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Yokozuna Hakuho of Mongolia (top) slams Goeido of Japan during their bout on the final day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on November 26, 2017 in Fukuoka, Japan . Mongolian grand champion Hakuho won the latest sumo tournament on November 25 as Japan's national sport continued to draw media attention after another top wrestler faced a police probe into an alleged assault. (JiJi Press / AFP)

Activists dressed as European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker (R), EU Commissioner in charge of Health and Food safety Vytenis Andriukaitis (L) and with face painted with a skull enact a tug-of-war against EU citizens during an action calling for the EU Comission to vote against the licence renewal of the chemical glyphosate in front of the European Commission headquarters on November 27, 2017 in Brussels, Belgium. (Emmanuel DunandAFP)

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Activists dressed as European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker (R), EU Commissioner in charge of Health and Food safety Vytenis Andriukaitis (L) and with face painted with a skull enact a tug-of-war against EU citizens during an action calling for the EU Comission to vote against the licence renewal of the chemical glyphosate in front of the European Commission headquarters on November 27, 2017 in Brussels, Belgium. (Emmanuel DunandAFP)

An ultra-marathoner takes part in the second stage of the first edition of the Marathon des Sables Peru between Coyungo and Samaca on November 29, 2017 in the Ica Desert . Participants in the race will cover approximately 250 kms, divided into six stages through the Ica Desert at a free pace and in self-sufficiency conditions from November 28 to December 4, 2017. (Jean-Philippe Ksiazek / AFP)

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An ultra-marathoner takes part in the second stage of the first edition of the Marathon des Sables Peru between Coyungo and Samaca on November 29, 2017 in the Ica Desert . Participants in the race will cover approximately 250 kms, divided into six stages through the Ica Desert at a free pace and in self-sufficiency conditions from November 28 to December 4, 2017. (Jean-Philippe Ksiazek / AFP)

Hawaiian surfer Tamayo Perry goes into the tube at

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Hawaiian surfer Tamayo Perry goes into the tube at "Insanities" in Haleiwa on the North shore of Oahu as the first "big day" of Winter delivered the first big waves of the season on November 29, 2017 in Hawaii . (Brian Bielmann / AFP)

A man walks past a giant mural depicting boys running after a wheel in traditional Arab garb on November 30, 2017 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Giuseppe Cacace / AFP)

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A man walks past a giant mural depicting boys running after a wheel in traditional Arab garb on November 30, 2017 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Giuseppe Cacace / AFP)

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (Top, C), attends a meeting of the Imperial Household Council to discuss the timeline for the abdication of Japan's Emperor Akihito at the Imperial Household Agency on December 1, 2017 in Tokyo, Japan. (Toru Hanai / AFP)

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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (Top, C), attends a meeting of the Imperial Household Council to discuss the timeline for the abdication of Japan's Emperor Akihito at the Imperial Household Agency on December 1, 2017 in Tokyo, Japan. (Toru Hanai / AFP)

A nurse takes blood for a HIV test for French President Emmanuel Macron as he visits the Delafontaine Hospital as part of the World AIDS Day on December 1, 2017 in Saint-Denis, France. (Charles Platiau / REUTERS)

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A nurse takes blood for a HIV test for French President Emmanuel Macron as he visits the Delafontaine Hospital as part of the World AIDS Day on December 1, 2017 in Saint-Denis, France. (Charles Platiau / REUTERS)

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