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Photos of the Week: From Rohingya crisis to the devastating Hurricane Maria

From the Rohingya crisis in Myanamar and Bangladesh to the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria to escalating tensions between US and North Korea, photos of the week from around the globe.

Updated on: Sep 24, 2017 5:37 PM IST

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An aerial view of Roseau, capital of the Caribbean island Dominica, shows destruction on September 21, 2017, three days after passage of Hurricane Maria. Dominica, located near the French islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe, has been almost completely cut off from the world since the impact of the hurricane. (Lionel Chamoiseau / AFP)

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An aerial view of Roseau, capital of the Caribbean island Dominica, shows destruction on September 21, 2017, three days after passage of Hurricane Maria. Dominica, located near the French islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe, has been almost completely cut off from the world since the impact of the hurricane. (Lionel Chamoiseau / AFP)

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Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani and US President Donald Trump shake hands before a meeting at the Palace Hotel during the 72nd United Nations General Assembly September 21, 2017 in New York City. (Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

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Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani and US President Donald Trump shake hands before a meeting at the Palace Hotel during the 72nd United Nations General Assembly September 21, 2017 in New York City. (Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

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Rohingya refugees swim in a river running through a camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. (Cathal McNaughton / REUTERS)

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Rohingya refugees swim in a river running through a camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. (Cathal McNaughton / REUTERS)

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Oil that leaked from a small oil tanker that sank on September 10, is seen next to sunbeds and folded umbrellas on the beach of Agios Kosmas at the riviera in Athens, Greece, September 17, 2017. (Giorgos Moutafis / REUTERS)

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Oil that leaked from a small oil tanker that sank on September 10, is seen next to sunbeds and folded umbrellas on the beach of Agios Kosmas at the riviera in Athens, Greece, September 17, 2017. (Giorgos Moutafis / REUTERS)

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A delivery boy pushes his bicycle through a water-logged street after heavy rains at a residential colony in Mumbai, India (Shailesh Andrade / REUTERS)

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A delivery boy pushes his bicycle through a water-logged street after heavy rains at a residential colony in Mumbai, India (Shailesh Andrade / REUTERS)

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This undated picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 21, 2017 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un visiting a fruit farm at South Hwanghae Province. (AFP)

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This undated picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 21, 2017 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un visiting a fruit farm at South Hwanghae Province. (AFP)

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Demonstrators hold up their mobile phones as they continue to protest for a fourth day after the not guilty verdict in the murder trial of Jason Stockley, a former St. Louis police officer, charged with the 2011 shooting of Anthony Lamar Smith, who was black, in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. (Joshua Lott / REUTERS)

Updated on Sep 24, 2017 5:37 PM

Demonstrators hold up their mobile phones as they continue to protest for a fourth day after the not guilty verdict in the murder trial of Jason Stockley, a former St. Louis police officer, charged with the 2011 shooting of Anthony Lamar Smith, who was black, in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. (Joshua Lott / REUTERS)

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A Rohingya Muslim boy walks past discarded clothing on the ground at the Bhalukali refugee camp near Ukhia on September 16, 2017. According to the UN nearly 400,000 Rohingya have arrived in Bangladesh since August 25 after fleeing a military crackdown launched by Myanmar's military in response to attacks by Rohingya rebels. (Dominique Faget / AFP)

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A Rohingya Muslim boy walks past discarded clothing on the ground at the Bhalukali refugee camp near Ukhia on September 16, 2017. According to the UN nearly 400,000 Rohingya have arrived in Bangladesh since August 25 after fleeing a military crackdown launched by Myanmar's military in response to attacks by Rohingya rebels. (Dominique Faget / AFP)

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People hold flowers during a protest near the Economy headquarters of Catalonia's regional government in Barcelona on September 20, 2017. Thousands took to the streets of Barcelona as Spanish police detained 13 Catalan government officials in a crackdown ahead of an independence referendum which Madrid says is illegal. (Lluis Gene / AFP)

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People hold flowers during a protest near the Economy headquarters of Catalonia's regional government in Barcelona on September 20, 2017. Thousands took to the streets of Barcelona as Spanish police detained 13 Catalan government officials in a crackdown ahead of an independence referendum which Madrid says is illegal. (Lluis Gene / AFP)

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A man dressed in a garb coloured as the Sudanese national flag stands in a crowd gathered to receive President Omar al-Bashir (unseen) during his tour in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur province, on September 21, 2017. (Ashraf Shazly / AFP)

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A man dressed in a garb coloured as the Sudanese national flag stands in a crowd gathered to receive President Omar al-Bashir (unseen) during his tour in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur province, on September 21, 2017. (Ashraf Shazly / AFP)

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Alexander Skarsgard, Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon and others pose with their Emmy for Outstanding Limited Series for Big Little Lies. (Lucy Nicholson / REUTERS)

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Alexander Skarsgard, Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon and others pose with their Emmy for Outstanding Limited Series for Big Little Lies. (Lucy Nicholson / REUTERS)

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Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi walks off the stage after delivering a speech to the nation over Rakhine and Rohingya situation, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar September 19, 2017. (Soe Zeya Tun / REUTERS)

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Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi walks off the stage after delivering a speech to the nation over Rakhine and Rohingya situation, in Naypyitaw, Myanmar September 19, 2017. (Soe Zeya Tun / REUTERS)

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Protestors gather outside the Catalan region's economy ministry building during a raid by Spanish police on government offices, in Barcelona, Spain, September 20, 2017. (Susana Vera / REUTERS)

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Protestors gather outside the Catalan region's economy ministry building during a raid by Spanish police on government offices, in Barcelona, Spain, September 20, 2017. (Susana Vera / REUTERS)

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An orphaned baby elephant uses its trunk to collect feed, at the David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage within the Nairobi National Park, near Kenya's capital Nairobi, Kenya . (Baz Ratner / REUTERS)

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An orphaned baby elephant uses its trunk to collect feed, at the David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage within the Nairobi National Park, near Kenya's capital Nairobi, Kenya . (Baz Ratner / REUTERS)

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Members of the cavalry rehearse at the beach of Scheveningen on the eve of a parade in The Hague, before the king delivers his speech from the throne to outline the main features of the government's policy for the coming parliamentary session, in Scheveningen, Netherlands. (Toussaint Kluiters / REUTERS)

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Members of the cavalry rehearse at the beach of Scheveningen on the eve of a parade in The Hague, before the king delivers his speech from the throne to outline the main features of the government's policy for the coming parliamentary session, in Scheveningen, Netherlands. (Toussaint Kluiters / REUTERS)

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A disaster management officer walks towards a brush fire as other firefighters (not pictured) attempt to extinguish it near Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia. (REUTERS)

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A disaster management officer walks towards a brush fire as other firefighters (not pictured) attempt to extinguish it near Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia. (REUTERS)

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Passengers travel in a train in Colombo on September 19, 2017. (AFP)

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Passengers travel in a train in Colombo on September 19, 2017. (AFP)

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An Indian artisan puts a nose ring as he gives finishing touches on a clay idol of the Hindu Goddess Durga at his workshop in Chennai on September 20, 2017. Durga Puja, the annual Hindu festival that involves worship of the goddess Durga who symbolizes power and the triumph of good over evil in hindu mythology, culminates in the immersion of idols in water bodies. (Arun Sankar / AFP)

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An Indian artisan puts a nose ring as he gives finishing touches on a clay idol of the Hindu Goddess Durga at his workshop in Chennai on September 20, 2017. Durga Puja, the annual Hindu festival that involves worship of the goddess Durga who symbolizes power and the triumph of good over evil in hindu mythology, culminates in the immersion of idols in water bodies. (Arun Sankar / AFP)

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Palestinian children play on the beach in Gaza City on September 21, 2017. (Mohammed Abed / AFP)

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Palestinian children play on the beach in Gaza City on September 21, 2017. (Mohammed Abed / AFP)

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Iraqi forces advance towards the city of al-Sharqat on September 21, 2017, where Iraqi forces backed by Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation) paramilitaries are preparing to retake the jihadist-held city of Hawijah in the province of Kirkuk, 300 kilometres (185 miles) northwest of Baghdad. (AFP)

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Iraqi forces advance towards the city of al-Sharqat on September 21, 2017, where Iraqi forces backed by Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation) paramilitaries are preparing to retake the jihadist-held city of Hawijah in the province of Kirkuk, 300 kilometres (185 miles) northwest of Baghdad. (AFP)

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Switzerland's Valere Thiebaud competes during the men's junior individual time trial at the UCI Cycling Road World Championships on September 19, 2017 in Bergen, Norway. (Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP)

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Switzerland's Valere Thiebaud competes during the men's junior individual time trial at the UCI Cycling Road World Championships on September 19, 2017 in Bergen, Norway. (Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP)

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Military jets fly during the joint Russian-Belarusian military exercises Zapad-2017 (West-2017) at a training ground near the town of Borisov. (Sergei Gapon / AFP)

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Military jets fly during the joint Russian-Belarusian military exercises Zapad-2017 (West-2017) at a training ground near the town of Borisov. (Sergei Gapon / AFP)

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