Week in pictures 22 October 2022
LONDON:
British Prime Minister Liz Trus announces her resignation in front of 10 Downing Street in London on Thursday, October 20 (Henry Nicholls/Reuters)
KYIV:
Ukrainian firefighters search for survivors after a drone attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday, October 17. A wave of "kamikaze" drone attacks pummeled the capital city early Monday as commuters headed to work (Roman Hrytsyna/AP)
SPACE:
This image released by NASA on Wednesday, October 19, was captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. It shows a highly detailed view of the Pillars of Creation a vista of three looming towers made of interstellar dust and gas that's speckled with newly formed stars (NASA/ESA/CSA/STScl/AP)
SANTIAGO:
Demonstrators are sprayed with water cannons in Santiago, Chile, during clashes with riot police that erupted on Tuesday, October 18, the third anniversary of a social uprising against rising utility prices (Martin Bernetti/AFP/Getty Images)
MEMPHIS:
The Diamond Lady, a once majestic riverboat, rests with smaller boats in mud along the Mississippi River in Memphis, Tennessee, on Wednesday, October 19. Severe drought across the Midwest has shrunk the Mississippi to record lows (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
MEXICO CITY:
David Zabala, an 8-year-old boy with cerebral palsy, is assisted by a physical therapist and his mother, Guadalupe Cardozo Ruiz, during a rehabilitation session with the robotic exoskeleton Atlas 2030 in Mexico City on Tuesday, October 18 (Claudio Cruz/AFP/Getty Images)
BEIJING:
Chinese leader Xi Jinping delivers a speech during the opening session of the 20th Communist Party congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sunday, October 16. Xi is poised to secure a norm-breaking third term in power (Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
ABERDEEN:
King Charles III shakes hands with a boy in Aberdeen, Scotland, on Monday, October 17, while visiting refugee families from Afghanistan, Syria and Ukraine who have settled in the town (Jane Barlow/WPA Pool/Getty Images)
SIPACATE:
Turtle hatchlings head to the sea after being released on the beach of Sipacate, Guatemala, on Wednesday, October 19 (Johan Ordonez/AFP/Getty Images)
OBERLAND:
Soldiers of the Swiss special forces command perfom, suspended from an helicopter, over the Axalp in the Bernese Oberland on Wednesday, October 19. At an altitude of 2,200 meters above sea level, spectators attended a unique aviation display performed at the highest air force firing range in Europe (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images)
LONDON: British Prime Minister Liz Trus announces her resignation in front of 10 Downing Street in London on Thursday, October 20 (Henry Nicholls/Reuters)
KYIV: Ukrainian firefighters search for survivors after a drone attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday, October 17. A wave of "kamikaze" drone attacks pummeled the capital city early Monday as commuters headed to work (Roman Hrytsyna/AP)
SPACE: This image released by NASA on Wednesday, October 19, was captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. It shows a highly detailed view of the Pillars of Creation a vista of three looming towers made of interstellar dust and gas that's speckled with newly formed stars (NASA/ESA/CSA/STScl/AP)
SANTIAGO: Demonstrators are sprayed with water cannons in Santiago, Chile, during clashes with riot police that erupted on Tuesday, October 18, the third anniversary of a social uprising against rising utility prices (Martin Bernetti/AFP/Getty Images)
MEMPHIS: The Diamond Lady, a once majestic riverboat, rests with smaller boats in mud along the Mississippi River in Memphis, Tennessee, on Wednesday, October 19. Severe drought across the Midwest has shrunk the Mississippi to record lows (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
MEXICO CITY: David Zabala, an 8-year-old boy with cerebral palsy, is assisted by a physical therapist and his mother, Guadalupe Cardozo Ruiz, during a rehabilitation session with the robotic exoskeleton Atlas 2030 in Mexico City on Tuesday, October 18 (Claudio Cruz/AFP/Getty Images)
BEIJING: Chinese leader Xi Jinping delivers a speech during the opening session of the 20th Communist Party congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sunday, October 16. Xi is poised to secure a norm-breaking third term in power (Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
ABERDEEN: King Charles III shakes hands with a boy in Aberdeen, Scotland, on Monday, October 17, while visiting refugee families from Afghanistan, Syria and Ukraine who have settled in the town (Jane Barlow/WPA Pool/Getty Images)
SIPACATE: Turtle hatchlings head to the sea after being released on the beach of Sipacate, Guatemala, on Wednesday, October 19 (Johan Ordonez/AFP/Getty Images)
OBERLAND: Soldiers of the Swiss special forces command perfom, suspended from an helicopter, over the Axalp in the Bernese Oberland on Wednesday, October 19. At an altitude of 2,200 meters above sea level, spectators attended a unique aviation display performed at the highest air force firing range in Europe (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images)