The Week In Photos

Police forces invade the Hambach Forest to evict activists protesting the expansion of an adjacent open-pit coal mine on September 13th, 2018, near Julich, Germany. The anti-coal activists have been living in tree houses in the forest in an effort to prevent German utility RWE from clearing the last 250 acres of forest.

The protesters have occupied a community of tree houses for six years to oppose a nearby coal mine.

An Iraqi protester waves fire bombs during a protest outside the regional government headquarters in Basra on September 5th, 2018.

Protests swelled in Iraq's second-largest city this week as residents experienced power shortages and went without clean water.

By Jack Herrera

People prepare a makeshift memorial as fans gather for a final public viewing of the late soul singer's remains on August 30th, 2018, in Detroit, Michigan.

The Week in Photos

Thousands celebrated the singer's life and legacy during a final send-off in her hometown this week.

By Emily Moon

A group of Congolese look at a corpse of a suspected Ebola case being picked up, on the side of the road linking Beni to Mangina, on August 23rd, 2018, in Beni, in the North Kivu province.

The Week in Photos

A new outbreak of the deadly virus has killed dozens in one of the world's poorest countries.

By Jack Herrera

A Rohingya refugee man stands atop of a tent in Kutupalong camp in Ukhia on August 12th, 2018.

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The new sanctions are the toughest U.S. action so far in response to Myanmar's ongoing human rights abuses.

By Emily Moon

Smoke billows following an Israeli airstrike on Gaza City on August 9th, 2018.

The Week in Photos

After Hamas rockets caused injuries in Israel, the Israeli military response led to multiple deaths in Gaza.

By Jack Herrera

Myanmar police officers help push a tuk-tuk through floodwaters in the Bago region on July 29th, 2018.

The Week in Photos

Heavy rains flooded Myanmar this week, displacing 150,000 people and killing at least 12.

By Emily Moon

Firefighters watch as an air tanker drops fire retardant over the Ferguson Fire in the Stanislaus National Forest, near Yosemite National Park, on July 21st, 2018.

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Smoke from the fire has created dangerous air-quality conditions in Yosemite Valley.

By Emily Moon

Eritrean women hold up their nation's flag on July 18th, 2018, to welcome passengers on the flight from Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa at Asmara International Airport.

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Since the countries' leaders signed a peace agreement on July 9th, Ethiopia and Eritrea have withdrawn troops and re-opened travel.

By Emily Moon

Supporters of ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif march toward the airport ahead of his arrival from London, in a rally led by Shahbaz Sharif, Nawaz's younger brother and the head of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Party (PML-N), in Lahore on July 13th, 2018.

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A spate of deadly bombings has killed more than 100 people at election rallies across the country.

By Emily Moon

An Indian farmer checks his wheat crop that was damaged in heavy rain on the outskirts of Amritsar on March 21st, 2018.

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Economic inequality and unregulated carbon emissions are predicted to continue to exacerbate damage in an already-vulnerable region of the world.

By Varun Nayar

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Maryland resident Jarrod Ramos opened fire in the Capital Gazette newspaper offices in Annapolis, shooting and killing five employees.

By Varun Nayar

A Saudi woman poses for the camera as she uses a go-cart during a driving workshop for women in the Saudi capital of Riyadh on June 21st, 2018. Saudi Arabia will allow women to drive from June 24th, ending the world's only ban on female motorists, a historic reform marred by what rights groups call an expanding crackdown on activists.

The Week in Photos

Saudi Arabia is set to lift its decades-old ban on women driving on Sunday.

By Varun Nayar

Central American asylum seekers wait for transport while being detained by U.S. Border Patrol agents near the U.S.-Mexico border on June 12th, 2018, in McAllen, Texas. The group of women and children had rafted across the Rio Grande from Mexico and were detained before being sent to a processing center for possible separation.

The Week in Photos

Marches occur across the country while, simultaneously, children and families are detained at the U.S. border.

By Ashley Hackett

Relatives and residents carry the coffin of 20-year-old Erick Rivas, who died following the eruption of the Fuego volcano, during his funeral in Alotenango municipality, Sacatepequez, about 65 kilometers southwest of Guatemala City, on June 6th, 2018.

The Week in Photos

Guatemala struggles to recover from its most severe volcanic eruption in 45 years.

By Ashley Hackett

A man dances on the runway during an eco-fashion show for recycled or biodegradable materials as part of the Fashion for Sustainable Future event in Kisumu, Kenya, on May 31st, 2018. Beat Plastic Pollution will be the theme of this year's World Environment Day on June 5th.

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Campaigns against single-use plastic waste are picking up steam.

By Ashley Hackett

Members of the public hold "yes" placards on Fairview road as the country heads to polling stations.

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Irish voters will decide abortion rights for women in a predominantly Catholic country.

By Ashley Hackett

A Venezuelan opposition activist is backdropped by a burning barricade during a demonstration against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, on April 24th, 2017. Protesters rallied on Monday vowing to block Venezuela's main roads to raise pressure on Maduro after three weeks of deadly unrest that have left 21 people dead. Riot police fired rubber bullets and tear gas to break up one of the first rallies in eastern Caracas early Monday while other groups were gathering elsewhere, the opposition said.

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Life under Nicolás Maduro's authoritarian regime is likely to continue as Venezuela heads into a presidential election this Sunday.

By Ashley Hackett