Endangered leopards and a zombie walk: the weekend’s best photos

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  • Dusseldorf, Germany

    Corine Hamilton of the US competes in the women’s IF6 discus throw final during day one of the Invictus Games

    Corine Hamilton throws a discus from a seated position on an athletics field
  • Jerusalem, Israel

    Workers clear notes that were placed in the cracks of the Western Wall, Judaism’s holiest prayer site, to make space for new notes before the Jewish New Year

    Workers at the Western Wall
  • Derbyshire, UK

    Illuminated model boats sail down the River Derwent during the Matlock Bath illuminations. People gather in the Derbyshire village each weekend in September and October to see themed models made by the Matlock Bath Venetian Boat Builders’ Association

    Model boats illuminated at night
  • Seoul, South Korea

    A model walks the runway during the Lie Sangbong spring/summer 2024 show at Seoul fashion week

    A model in colourful attire
  • Central Java, Indonesia

    Participants disguised as monkeys arrive to take part in a procession with offerings to Hanoman, the monkey king, who is said to protect people from evil spirits

    People in elaborate costumes in a field
  • New York, US

    Mike D (l) and Ad-Rock of the Beastie Boys and Christopher Marte (r), a New York City council member, unveil Beastie Boys Square in Manhattan. The corner at the intersection of Ludlow and Rivington was the gatefold cover for the band’s second album Paul’s Boutique

    Mike D, Ad-Rock and Christopher Marte hold a green street sign reading 'Beastie Boys Square'
  • Kraków, Poland

    The Copernicus March organised by the KTO theatre passes through the city. The event celebrated the 550th anniversary of the birth of Nicolaus Copernicus and the 45th anniversary of Kraków joining the Unesco list. About 150 performers – actors, dancers, musicians, stilt walkers and extras – took part in the show

    People wearing stilts sit for a break
  • Paris, France

    Rowers scull along the Seine towards the Île de la Cité as they participate in the annual La Traversee de Paris en Aviron rowing event, which brings together more than 1,000 rowers and 230 boats in the capital

    Lots of rowers in boats on the Seine
  • Moulay, Morocco

    A woman stands in the rubble of her home that was destroyed by Friday’s earthquake

    A woman stands in the rubble of a building
  • Milan, Italy

    Dancers participate in the On Dance event at the Piazza del Duomo. About 2,300 dance school students from all over Italy joined the event, under the theme ‘Dance is the teacher of life’

    Dancers perform a ballet pose in unison
  • Trikala, Greece

    Volunteers in boats help flood-affected people after Storm Daniel. Most evacuations are focused on the Palamas municipality, where water from a broken dam has submerged many homes

    People in small boats on a flooded road
  • Lübeck, Germany

    Artists perform as living pictures during the Roncalli Circus show

    A living picture performance in front of a crowd
  • Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

    Musicians and dancers take part in the annual King Mzilikazi commemoration. The Zimbabwe constitution recognises different cultures and traditions yet does not give legal recognition to a king as a traditional leader

    Musicians and dancers perform under a blue sky
  • California, US

    A visitor looks at some of the 3,000 flags representing the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, on the campus of Pepperdine University in Malibu

    Rows of US flags planted in grass
  • Knutsford, UK

    Competitors riding penny farthing bicycles take part in the Knutsford Great Race

    Two riders side by side on penny farthing bicycles
  • Florida Keys, US

    Swimmers escorted by kayakers circle Alligator Reef Lighthouse during the Swim for Alligator Lighthouse open-water challenge off Islamorada. The annual event helps raise funds to restore Alligator Reef Lighthouse, one of six ageing Florida Keys lighthouses

    An overhead view swimmers circling a lighthouse
  • Yorkshire, UK

    The only surviving critically endangered Amur leopard cub born in Europe this year takes its first steps along with its mother, Kristen, into its reserve at the Yorkshire wildlife park in Doncaster

    An Amur leopard cub and its mother in an enclosure
  • Edmonton, Canada

    Participants gather in Wilbert McIntyre Park for the 2023 Zombie Walk

    Zombies!
  • Venice, Italy

    Jessica Chastain at a red carpet event for the movie Memory at the Venice film festival

    Jessica Chastain on the red carpet, with photographers in the background
  • Lalitpur, Nepal

    Idols of the Hindu god Vishwakarma are seen at a workshop for the upcoming Vishwakarma Pooja festival

    Idols of the Hindu god Vishwakarma
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