Warriors, water and a white horse: Pictures of the week


A selection of news photos from around the world.

Louis Tato/AFP A Maasai athlete jumps vertically as he competes in the Maasai men's high jump competition, closely watched by several spectators, some of whom are holding the high jump frame.Luis Tato/AFP

A Maasai warrior competes in a traditional high jump competition at the Maasai Olympics in Kajiado, Kenya.

Roberta Ciuccio/AFP People queue for water in Johannesburg. One man sits by the roadside with many containers, another stands holding a shopping cart containing containers, also covering his face; a third stands with several large containers in hand.Roberta Chucho/AFP

Coronationville residents queue for water amid an ongoing water crisis in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Roman Pilipey/AFP Two women, both wearing hats and warm coats, look out the window of a carRoman Pilipei/AFP

Anna and her mother wait to be evacuated from Donetsk, Ukraine, as Russian troops continue to advance on the city.

Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters A French gendarmerie helicopter flies over the village of Longoni after Cyclone Chido in Mayotte. Trees and buildings are flattened or badly damaged and smoke rises from the ground as two people survey the damage.Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters

Tens of thousands of people have been left without access to water and dozens have died in Mayotte after the French Indian Ocean territory was devastated by Cyclone Chido. French authorities say at least 31 people have died, but thousands are still missing and there are fears the final death toll could be significantly higher.

Anatoly Maltsev/EPA-EFE A silhouette of a giant monument to explorer Admiral Ivan Kruzenshtern at sunset in freezing cold St. Petersburg, Russia. Cranes and clouds are also outlined against the orange sky.Anatoly Maltsev/EPA-EFE

A monument to explorer Admiral Ivan Kruzenshtern stands illuminated by the setting sun on an embankment in St Petersburg, Russia's second-largest city, where temperatures have fallen below -10C (14F).

Gareth Fuller/PA Media A view of the White Horse, carved into Cheriton Hill, near Folkestone, Kent, but with a round red nose, depicting the legendary Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.Garrett Fuller/PA Media

The white horse on Cheriton Hill above Folkestone, Kent, turned into Rudolph the Red Reindeer on Christmas Eve.

Stephane De Sakutin/AFP People skate at the indoor ice rink at the Grand Palais des Glaces in Paris. A large reflective ball stands in the center with lights shining from the walls and roof of the building.Stéphane de Sacutin/AFP

Skaters circle the Grand Palais des Glaces in Paris, considered the largest indoor ice rink in the world.

Marcel van Horn/EPA-EFE Violinist Andre Rioux, wearing a black suit with a white shirt, walks, smiling, arms outstretched, through a crowd of people, some taking photos with cellphones, in Maastricht, Netherlands.Marcel van Horn/EPA-EFE

Dutch violinist André Rioux plays with his Johann Strauss Orchestra, soloists, dancers and skaters for a series of concerts in Maastricht, Netherlands.

Leonhard Foeger/Reuters Skier Kyle Negomir is silhouetted against the landscape and blue sky as he practices on a ski slope in Val Gardena, Italy. He looks small next to a giant rock that is also silhouetted as a trail of white vapor stands in the sky behind the two. Leonhard Foger/Reuters

Ahead of the Alpine Skiing World Cup, USA's Kyle Negomir practices on the downhill course in Val Gardena, Italy.

Danny Lawson/PA Media A young woman wearing a crown of lighted candles and holding another candle with both hands sings, surrounded by other members of the women's choir who also hold candles. Behind them in York Cathedral stand two Christmas trees decorated with lights.Danny Lawson/PA Media

Alida Freding wears a crown of candles symbolizing the Sicilian martyr Saint Lucy as she leads the celebration of the Swedish tradition, Sankta Lucia: Festival of Light, at York Church.



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