Pictures Of The Week: These Are The Best Images From Around The World

The Week's Most Powerful Pictures From Around The World
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Pictures of the week brings you the best images over the past seven days from around the world, chosen by our very own photo editors, Elliot Wagland and Tahira Mirza.

This week in pictures brought you photo by photo coverage of the President of China's state visit, where he dined with the Queen, drank with the Duchess of Cambridge and then when for a pint, then fish and chips with David Cameron in his local.

A giant Mosasaur appeared on the South Bank, Beyonce got shirty with assistant and went viral and George Osborne donned a pair of 3-D and got compared to a Bond villain.

And the 1980's classic film 'Back to the Future' where it sees characters Marty and Doc Brown travel into year 2015 were brought back to celebrate 'Back to the Future' day on 'Jimmy Kimmel' Live.

Pictures of the Week
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 20: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge attend a state banquet at Buckingham Palace on October 20, 2015 in London, England. The President of the People's Republic of China, Mr Xi Jinping and his wife, Madame Peng Liyuan, are paying a State Visit to the United Kingdom as guests of the Queen. They will stay at Buckingham Palace and undertake engagements in London and Manchester. The last state visit paid by a Chinese President to the UK was Hu Jintao in 2005. (Photo by Dominic Lipinski - WPA Pool /Getty Images) (credit:WPA Pool via Getty Images)
(02 of26)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 19: People walk past a model of a Mosasaurus on the South Bank on October 19, 2015 in London, England. The model dinosaur formed part of the launch of Jurassic World which was released on Blu Ray and DVD today. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) (credit:Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)
(03 of26)
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JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE - ABC's 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' returned to the host's hometown of Brooklyn, New York for five original shows which tape live from the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Howard Gilman Opera House. The guests for WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21 included actor Michael J. Fox ('Back to the Future's 30th Anniversary Trilogy'), Democratic Presidential candidate, Senator Bernie Sanders and musical guest Big Grams. (Photo by Randy Holmes/ABC via Getty Images) (credit:Randy Holmes via Getty Images)
(04 of26)
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ROME, ITALY - OCTOBER 22: Zaina Dridi attends a red carpet for 'Carol' during the 10th Rome Film Fest on October 22, 2015 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images) (credit:Vittorio Zunino Celotto via Getty Images)
(05 of26)
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PHUKET, THAILAND - OCTOBER 19: A Ma Song or a spirit medium has his cheeks and lips pierced as he prepares for a street procession at Jui Tui Shrine during the Phuket Vegetarian Festival on October 19, 2015 in Phuket, Thailand. The Phuket Vegetarian Festival, otherwise known as the Nine Emperor Gods Festival is a Taoist celebration which takes place over nine days on the eve of the 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. Devotees will observe strict vegetarian diet and perform sacred rituals to purify themselves. (Photo by Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty Images) (credit:Suhaimi Abdullah via Getty Images)
(06 of26)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 19: Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, meets Yao Ming, Bear Grills and Sir David Attenborough before delivering a speech on the illegal wildlife Trade For Chinese Television at King's College London on October 19, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson - WPA Pool / Getty Images) (credit:Stuart C. Wilson via Getty Images)
(07 of26)
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Astronaut Scott Kelly takes picture of Hurricane #Patricia from the International Space Station: @StationCDRKelly "Hurricane #Patricia looks menacing from @space_station. Stay safe below, #Mexico. #YearInSpace"
(08 of26)
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NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 20: Beyonce attends TIDAL X: 1020 Amplified by HTC at Barclays Center of Brooklyn on October 20, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for TIDAL) (credit:Kevin Mazur via Getty Images)
(09 of26)
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A Maori from the New Zealand performs during the ceremony of the sacred fire of the World Indigenous Games, in Palmas, Brazil, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015. Billed as the indigenous Olympics, the games are expected to attract nearly 2,000 athletes from dozens of Brazilian ethnicities, as well as from such far-flung nations as Ethiopia and New Zealand. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(10 of26)
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MOTHERWELL, SCOTLAND - OCTOBER 22: (EDITORS NOTE: Retransmission of #493683372 with alternate crop.) First Minister Nicola Sturgeon (MSP) is seen at the Tata Steel Dalzell plate rolling works on October 22, 2015 in Motherwell, Scotland. The First Minister was visiting the Dalzell Site to lend support to the 225 workers who have been affected by the redundancy and closure plans put forward by the company at the site. Tata Steel claim to be experiencing financial difficulties in the competitive global steel market due to a flood of cheap imports from China, and the high cost of electricity. (Photo by Mark Runnacles/Getty Images) (credit:Mark Runnacles via Getty Images)
(11 of26)
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Democratic presidential candidate and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, laughs out loud after Rep. Martha Roby, R-Ala., asked Clinton if she was home alone during night of the 2012 Benghazi attacks during testimony on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, before the House Select Committee on Benghazi. After laughing out loud, Clinton said it was a bit of levity at 7:15 p.m., more than nine hours since the hearing began. She described conversations with other officials and said, "I did not sleep all night." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(12 of26)
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DOBOVA, SLOVENIA - OCTOBER 22: Migrants are escorted by police through Dobova as they are walked holding camp on October 22, 2015 in Dobova, Slovenia. Thousands of migrants marched across the border from Croatia into Slovenia as authorities intensify their efforts to attempt to cope with a human tide unseen in Europe since World War II. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) (credit:Jeff J Mitchell via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 22: Prince Harry attends a service to mark the 75th Anniversary of Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) across the British Armed Forces at St Paul's Cathedral on October 22, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Danny Martindale/WireImage) (credit:Danny Martindale via Getty Images)
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Iraqi Shiite Muslims take part in a traditional mourning event to commemorate Ashura, which marks the seventh century slaying of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Mohammed and one of Shiite Islam's most revered figures, in the holy city of Najaf, on October 21, 2015. AFP PHOTO / HAIDAR HAMDANI (Photo credit should read HAIDAR HAMDANI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:HAIDAR HAMDANI via Getty Images)
(15 of26)
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NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 20: David Letterman performs onstage during The 7th Annual Little Kids Rock Benefit at Manhattan Center Grand Ballroom on October 20, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Little Kids Rock) (credit:Mike Coppola via Getty Images)
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A person with an umbrella walks on October 20, 2015 in Dresden. AFP PHOTO / DPA / RALF HIRSCHBERGER +++GERMANY OUT (Photo credit should read RALF HIRSCHBERGER/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:RALF HIRSCHBERGER via Getty Images)
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WOKING, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 20: Katie Price attends a photocall to launch 'Sleeping Beauty' at New Victoria Theatre on October 20, 2015 in Woking, England. (Photo by Anthony Harvey/Getty Images) (credit:Anthony Harvey via Getty Images)
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A display of drones fly above the Pacific Ocean at twilight during the opening of 2015 WSJD Live on October 20, 2015 in Laguna Beach, California. The event brings together top CEOs, founders, pioneers, investors and luminaries to explore the most exciting tech opportunities emerging around the world. AFP PHOTO / FREDERIC J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:FREDERIC J. BROWN via Getty Images)
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PARIS, FRANCE - OCTOBER 19: 'Where the Tides Ebb and Flow' installation of 35 blue clone sculptures by Argentine artist Pedro Marzorati at the Park Montsouris on October 19, 2015 in Paris, France. This artwork illustrates the theme of rising sea levels due to the global warming as part of the COP21 Paris conference next in December in Paris. (Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images) (credit:Chesnot via Getty Images)
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TRNOVEC, CROATIA - OCTOBER 19: Migrants wait in the rain at the Trnovec border crossing with Slovenia as restrictions on movements have produced bottlenecks on Croatia's borders, on October 19, 2015 in Trnovec ,Croatia. Slovenian authorities closed the border after reaching their daily quota, leaving over 1000 migrants stranded as hundreds more continue to arrive. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) (credit:Jeff J Mitchell via Getty Images)
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The South Korean Air Force Black Eagle aerobatics team performs maneuvers during an aerobatic flying display at the Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition (ADEX) at Seoul Airport in Seongnam, South Korea, on Monday, Oct. 19, 2015. The exhibition runs through Oct. 25. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Farmer Chen Jinxiang walks through his rice paddy field planted with various types of rice forming a map of China in Fengjing, west of Shanghai, on October 19, 2015. Chen grew over 20 different types of rice in his field, measuring some 200 square meters, to form the map. AFP PHOTO / JOHANNES EISELE (Photo credit should read JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOHANNES EISELE via Getty Images)
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HEFEI, CHINA - OCTOBER 18: (CHINA OUT) Participants set tents on the shore along the Chaohu Lake during the First Tent Festival in East China on October 18, 2015 in Hefei, Anhui Province of China. Nearly 500 tents gathered along the Chaohu Lake during the First Tent Festival in East China on Oct 18 in Anhui. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
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This picture taken on October 18, 2015 shows a participant jumping off a platform for a wingsuit flight from Tianmen Mountain in Zhangjiajie, central China's Hunan province. Some 16 participants from 12 countries are taking part in the extreme sport event. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:STR via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 21: Prince Andrew, Duke of York (left) and Chancellor George Osborne wear 3D glasses to view robotic equipment with Phd student Gauthier Gras (left) in the Hamlyn Centre for Medical Robotics during a visit to Imperial College on October 21, 2015 in London, England. The President of the Peoples Republic of China, Mr Xi Jinping and his wife, Madame Peng Liyuan, are paying a State Visit to the United Kingdom as guests of The Queen. They will stay at Buckingham Palace and undertake engagements in London and Manchester. The last state visit paid by a Chinese President to the UK was Hu Jintao in 2005. (Photo by Anthony Devlin - WPA Pool /Getty Images) (credit:WPA Pool via Getty Images)
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British Prime Minister David Cameron (R) drinks a pint of beer with Chinese President Xi Jinping at a pub in Princes Risborough near Chequers, northwest of London, on October 22, 2015. The two leaders met for talks and dinner this evening during a state visit hailed as a landmark by both China and Britain. AFP PHOTO / POOL / Kirsty Wigglesworth (Photo credit should read KIRSTY WIGGLESWORTH/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KIRSTY WIGGLESWORTH via Getty Images)

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