Week in pictures 29 October 2022
LONDON: Britain's King Charles III welcomes Rishi Sunak to Buckingham Palace in London on Tuesday, October 25. The King invited Sunak, the newly elected leader of the Conservative Party, to become prime minister and form a new government (Aaron Chown/Pool/AP)
SAN FRANCISCO: This image, taken from a video posted on the Twitter account of billionaire Elon Musk, shows Musk carrying a sink as he enters Twitter's headquarters in San Francisco on Wednesday, October 26. He wrote, "Entering Twitter HQ -- let that sink in!" Musk has until the end of the week to close his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter or face a trial (Twitter account of Elon Musk/AFP/Getty Images)
ROME: Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s new Prime Minister, attends a debate ahead of a confidence vote in Rome on Wednesday, October 26. The Senate voted 115-79 in favor of her government (Antonio Masiello/Getty Images)
SAO PAULO: The Portuguese word for democracy is written on a pedestrian bridge in São Paulo, Brazil, on Wednesday, October 26. The country’s presidential runoff is scheduled for Sunday (Matias Delacroix/AP)
KENOVA: Sarah Beth Baker, left, helps other volunteers position her 1,080-pound pumpkin at the Pumpkin House in Kenova, West Virginia, on Wednesday, October 26 (Sholten Singer/The Herald-Dispatch/AP)
MADRID: Flocks of sheep are herded through the streets of Madrid on Sunday, October 23. Shepherds guided sheep and goats through the city center in defense of ancient grazing and migration rights that are increasingly threatened by urban sprawl (Oscar del Pozo/AFP/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON DC: US President Joe Biden receives an updated Covid-19 booster at the White House on Tuesday, October 25. He urged all eligible Americans to do the same and pressed Congress to provide more pandemic response funding as the nation heads toward a potential winter case surge (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
LIVERPOOL: People view the illuminated artwork "Evanescent," by Atelier Sisu, during the River of Light festival in Liverpool, England, on Thursday, October 20 (Chris Furlong/Getty Images)
TOKYO: Pro wrestlers Fuwa-chan and Saya Kamitani face off during the "Stardom" event in Tokyo on Sunday, October 23 (Etsuo Hara/Getty Images)
NEW DELHI: Pigeons are silhouetted during a partial solar eclipse in New Delhi on Tuesday, October 25 (Altaf Qadri/AP)