Week in pictures 15 October 2022
CRIMEA: Smoke billows from the Kerch Strait road-and-rail bridge that links Crimea to Russia on Saturday, October 8 (AFP/Getty images)
KYIV: A man speaks on his cell phone after a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday, October 10 (Vladyslav Musiienko/Reuters)
JERUSALEM: Jewish men gather at the Western Wall in Jerusalem to perform the annual Cohanim prayer during the holiday of Sukkot on Wednesday, October 12 (Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images)
TEHRAN: People gather next to a burning motorcycle in Tehran, Iran, on Saturday, October 8. Nearly a month after the start of nationwide protests parts of Iran now bear the hallmarks of battle zones, with flares lighting up skies, gunfire ringing out and bloody scenes recorded in video footage (AFP/Getty images)
LAS TEJERIAS: Streets are flooded in Las Tejerias, Venezuela, after heavy rains caused a deadly landside on Sunday, October 9 (Matias Delacroix/AP)
SUZUKA: Formula One driver Max Verstappen celebrates with his team after winning the Japanese Grand Prix to clinch his second-straight drivers’ title on Sunday, October 9 (Issei Kato/Reuters)
GRAVELINES: Migrants carry a boat on their shoulders as they prepare to embark on the beach of Gravelines, France, and try to cross the English Channel on Wednesday, October 12 (Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP/Getty Images)
BEIJING: Attendants wait for people to visit an exhibition in Beijing on Wednesday, October 12. The exhibition, "Forging Ahead in the New Era," showcased China's achievements during Xi Jinping's two terms as general secretary of the country's ruling Communist Party (Noel Celis/AFP/Getty Images)
PARIS: A sign that translates to "ongoing meeting" is displayed on a door at the Matignon Hotel in Paris on Monday, October 10. French government officials were meeting to discuss the country's supply of fuel (Stephane De Sakutin/AFP/Getty Images)
KAILUA KONA: Athletes begin the swimming portion of the Ironman World Championship event Saturday, October 8, in Kailua Kona, Hawaii (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)