Twenty photographs of the week

The week around the world in 20 pictures

The Middle East crisis, the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Femen activists in Kyiv and Paris fashion week: the last seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists

Lebanon

Israeli shelling hits an area in southern Lebanon. Israel announced this week that its troops had begun ‘ground raids’ into parts of southern Lebanon after days of heavy bombardment of Hezbollah strongholds around the country.

Photograph: Léo Corrêa/AP

Shoresh, Israel

People take cover by the side of a freeway in Shoresh as a siren sounds a warning of incoming missiles fired from Iran. Iran launched a wave of missiles at Israel hours after White House officials warned Tehran was ‘imminently’ planning to attack.

Photograph: Ohad Zwigenberg/AP

Walker, Michigan, US

Children look on from inside a tube as Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump makes a campaign stop at the Falk panel manufacturer in Walker.

Photograph: Brian Snyder/Reuters

Sidon, Lebanon

Syrian refugees, who fled from southern Lebanon villages due to ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, take shelter at a parking lot in Sidon. Israeli officials ordered the residents of about 30 villages in southern Lebanon to evacuate, in the first concrete demands since the military launched what it called ‘limited, localised, and targeted ground raids’ this week against Hezbollah.

Photograph: Aziz Taher/Reuters

Israel

Israeli soldiers sleep on tanks at a staging area in northern Israel near the border with Lebanon. Israeli forces launched what sources called ‘limited ground operations’ targeting Hezbollah inside southern Lebanon.

Photograph: Baz Ratner/AP

Lisbon, Portugal

Police officers detain a woman participating in a counter-protest to the demonstration against uncontrolled immigration called by Portuguese far-right party Chega in Lisbon.

Photograph: Patrícia de Melo Moreira/AFP/Getty Images

Kyiv, Ukraine

A police officer covers a Femen activist protesting in front of the Iranian Embassy in Kyiv.

Photograph: Efrem Lukatsky/AP

Washington, DC, US

Capitol Hill police officers look at a golden calf balloon meant to resemble Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on the National Mall in Washington. The organisation Faithful America is planning a ‘Christians Against Trump’ protest this week.

Photograph: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

Israel

Cows graze as an Israeli mobile artillery unit fires a shell from northern Israel towards Lebanon.

Photograph: Baz Ratner/AP

Deir al-Balah, Gaza

Palestinians inspect the rubble of a destroyed building after an Israeli airstrike in Deir al-Balah. Israel has continued to strike what it says are militant targets across Gaza nearly a year after Hamas’s 7 October attack triggered the war in the territory, and even as attention has shifted to Lebanon and Iran.

Photograph: Mohammed Saber/EPA

Roshi, Nepal

Houses in the village of Roshi are destroyed by monsoon flooding in Nepal. More than 200 people were killed last weekend in what experts described as some of the worst flash flooding to have hit the capital, Kathmandu, and the surrounding valleys.

Photograph: Prabin Ranabhat/AFP/Getty Images

Lagos, Nigeria

Waste clogs the lagoon in the Oworoshoki district of Lagos.

Photograph: Olympia de Maismont/AFP/Getty Images

Ano Loutro, Greece

Firefighters walk on a road as a wildfire rages in the village of Ano Loutro. At least two people were found dead and seven villages were evacuated due to the fire.

Photograph: Valérie Gache/AFP/Getty Images

Arad, Israel

People stand on top of the remains of an Iranian missile in the Negev desert near Arad in the aftermath of an Iranian missile attack on Israel.

Photograph: Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images

Guerrero, Mexico

People cross an avenue flooded by the passage of Hurricane John in the upper part of the port of Acapulco. Eighteen people were killed in Guerrero, the worst-hit state and one of Mexico’s poorest, many due to mudslides that crushed houses.

Photograph: David Guzman/EPA

Mexico City

Women embrace during the International Safe Abortion Day in Mexico City.

Photograph: Silvana Flores/AFP/Getty Images

Vatican City

Bishops attend the opening mass for the synod of Bishops in Vatican City.

Photograph: Alessandra Benedetti/Corbis/Getty Images

Paris, France

Models present creations by Louis Vuitton for the ready-to-wear spring-summer 2025 collection during Paris fashion week.

Photograph: Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images

Barisal, Bangladesh

Farmers collect water lilies in Satla Union. The lilies are cultivated in about 10,000 acres of wetlands in village of Uttar Satla where 80% of the population work in the industry.

Photograph: Muhammad Amdad Hossain/Zuma/Rex/Shutterstock

Sanibel Island, Florida, US

A US Coast Guard air station crew rescues a man and his dog during Hurricane Helene after his sailboat became disabled and started taking on water off Sanibel Island.

Photograph: US Coast Guard/Reuters