Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 42nd week of 2024 from around RFE/RL's region. For more photo galleries, see our archive.
Photos Of The Week (October 14-20, 2024)
- By RFE/RL
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Dancers from the National Ballet of Ukraine, Kateryna Kurchenko and Daniil Silkin, perform Le Talisman at the New York City Center in New York City on October 16.
2
A man in Kyiv takes part in a rally in support of Ukrainian prisoners of war and missing persons amid the ongoing Russian invasion.
3
A Romanian demonstrator blows a plastic trumpet during a labor union protest of miners, steelmakers, and energy sector workers held in front of government headquarters in Bucharest on October 17.
4
An Afghan woman weaves a traditional tablecloth at her house in the Fayzabad district of Badakhshan Province.
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People walk on a bridge while the full moon, known as the Hunter's Moon, rises over Kyiv on October 17.
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An Afghan girl fills cans with water from a canal before loading them on a donkey in Samangan Province.
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Pedestrians cross the road as hot air balloons fly over the Armenian capital during the annual balloon festival, in Yerevan on October 15.
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Romanian Red Cross volunteers perform resuscitation on mannequins during a flash mob to mark the World Restart A Heart Day in Bucharest on October 16.
9
Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsunchinshan-Atlas) is seen crossing the sky over Salgotarjan, northern Hungary.
10
A flock of cranes flies in formation near Balmazujvaros in eastern Hungary.
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A police vehicle is set ablaze by members and supporters of the Tehrik-e Labbaik Pakistan party during a protest in Karachi.
12
A Ukrainian sapper takes part in a training exercise near the front line in the Donetsk region.
13
The Neretva River in Bosnia-Herzegovina is clogged with debris and waste following torrential rain, flash floods, and landslides.
14
Sunni Muslim men gather to offer prayers during a funeral ceremony for victims who were killed in a tribal clash in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province.
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A woman takes part in Mtskhetoba-Svetitskhovloba activities marked by the Georgian Orthodox Church on October 14.
