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, Tahira Mirza and Michael Cripps.
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HONG KONG - OCTOBER 28: Umbrellas are opened as tens of thousands come to the main protest site one month after the Hong Kong police used tear gas to disperse protesters October 28, 2014 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. A peaceful safe atmosphere remains at the massive protest site as artists freely express themselves and families bring their children to experience the Umbrella Revolution. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images) (credit:Paula Bronstein via Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 30: Katy Perry is seen at Kate Hudson's annual Halloween party on October 30, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Chinchilla/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images) (credit:Chinchilla/Bauer-Griffin via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 30: Sir Ian McKellan attends a photocall as he receives the Freedom of the City of London at The Guildhall on October 30, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images) (credit:Stuart C. Wilson via Getty Images)
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THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON -- Episode 0151 -- Pictured: (l-r) Actor Jake Gyllenhaal plays 'Water Wars' with host Jimmy Fallon on October 29, 2014 -- (Photo by: Douglas Gorenstein/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images) (credit:NBC via Getty Images)
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PAHOA, HI - OCTOBER 28: The June 27th lava flow from the Kilauea Volcano moves along he ground October 28, 2014 in Pahoa, Hawaii. Observatory conducted ground and air observations of the lava flow from the Kilauea Volcano and determined that it was 510 meters (560 yards) upslope from Pa-hoa Village Road and the flow width was about 50 meters (55 yards) at the leading edge. Molten rock from the flow is inching its way towards homes in the town of Pahoa on Hawaii's Big Island where close to a thousand people live. (Photo by Andrew Hara/Getty Images) (credit:Andrew Hara via Getty Images)
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BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - OCTOBER 28: Prince Charles, Prince of Wales is presented with a Colombian Football shirt during a reception at the Ambassador's Residence on October 28, 2014 in Bogota, Colombia. The Royal Couple are on a four day visit to Colombia as part of a Royal tour to Colombia and Mexico. After fifty years of armed conflict in Colombia the theme for the visit is Peace and Reconciliation. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) (credit:Chris Jackson via Getty Images)
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SANLIURFA, TURKEY - OCTOBER 28: (TURKEY OUT) Kurdish refugee children from the Syrian town of Kobani look on near makeshift tents in a camp in the southeastern town of Suruc, Sanliurfa province October 28, 2014. Kurdish fighters, supported by US-led air strikes, have fended off the Islamic State militants offensive into the besieged Syrian border town of Kobani for the last 44 days but remain ill equipped and short on ammunition. (Photo by Kutluhan Cucel/Getty Images) (credit:Kutluhan Cucel via Getty Images)
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WALLOPS ISLAND, VA - OCTOBER 28: In this handout provided by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), The Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares rocket, with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard suffers a catastrophic anomaly moments after launch from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Pad 0A at NASA Wallops Flight Facility on October 28, 2014 on Wallops Island, Virginia. William Gerstenmaier, associate administrator of NASA's Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate and Michael Suffredini, NASA's International Space Station Program Manager also participated in the press conference via phone. Cygnus was on its way to rendezvous with the space station. The Antares rocket lifted off to start its third resupply mission to the International Space Station, but suffered a catastrophic anomaly shortly after lift off at 6:22 p.m. EDT. (Photo by Joel Kowsky/NASA via Getty Images) (credit:NASA via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 30: Visitors view the 'Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red' installation at Tower of London on October 30, 2014 in London, England. The installation by artists Paul Cummins and Tom Piper will eventually consist of 888,246 ceramic poppies - representing each of the commonwealth servicemen and women killed in the first world war. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) (credit:Carl Court via Getty Images)
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NEW ORLEANS, LA - OCTOBER 26: Solange Knowles (L) and Beyonce Knowles pose for a photo against the bounce bus at the cocktail reception for 'Amen Amen! The 17 Wards of Wonder' a multidisciplinary art experience in celebration of prospect. 3 on October 26, 2014 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Josh Brasted/Getty Images) (credit:Josh Brasted via Getty Images)
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 26: (L-R) Pugs 'Tootsie', 'Winnie' and 'Basil' dressed up to celebrate Pug-O-Ween at Coopers Reserve, Camberwell in Melbourne, Victoria as part of the weekly get-together of eastern suburbs pug owners, known as Pugwell. The event raised money for Pug Rescue, Saffron on the Hill and Pug SOS. (Photo by Nathan Dyer/Newspix/Getty Images) (credit:Newspix via Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 26: Perez Hilton attends the Broadway Opening Night performance of 'The Last Ship' at the Neil Simon Theatre on October 26, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Walter McBride/WireImage) (credit:Walter McBride via Getty Images)
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QUANZHOU, CHINA - OCTOBER 26: (CHINA OUT) Shi Liliang, a monk of Shaolin Temple, runs on plywoods which float on water on October 26, 2014 in Quanzhou, Fujian province of China. Shi Liliang, a monk of Shaolin Temple, perfromed water run and broke his record of 100 meters with 118 meters on Sunday. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
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A man jumps over a burning couch in the Mission district after the San Francisco Giants beat the Kansas City Royals to win the World Series on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) (credit:PA)
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BAGHDAD, IRAQ - OCTOBER 25: Iraqi government forces and Shiite militias launch an operation against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants to took control of Jurf al-Sakhar south of Baghdad, Iraq on October 25, 2014. (Photo by Stringer/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - OCTOBER 25: Pol Espargaro of Spain and Monster Yamaha Tech 3 crashes out during the MotoGP Of Malaysia - Qualifying at Sepang Circuit on October 25, 2014 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Photo by Mirco Lazzari gp/Getty Images) (credit:Mirco Lazzari gp via Getty Images)
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PAJU, SOUTH KOREA - OCTOBER 25: Residents and activists scuffle with anti-North Korea activists as they try to stop the release of balloons carrying propaganda leaflets on October 25, 2014 in Paju, South Korea. Amid the decision of the South Korean government to conclude the scattering of anti-North Korea leaflets in the Demilitarized Zone cannot be banned with the Aviation Act, a group of South Korean conservative activists sent leaflets critical of the North's politics into the North from a park on the border. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) (credit:Chung Sung-Jun via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 28: (L to R) Kate Moss, Harry Styles and Annabelle Neilson attend the launch of Annabel's Docu-Film 'A String of Naked Lightbulbs' at Annabel's on October 28, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by David M. Benett/Getty Images for Birley Group - Annabel's) (credit:David M. Benett via Getty Images)
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Marcus Cirillio, outside of the church following the funeral service for his father, Cpl Nathan Cirillo in Hamilton, Ont., on Tuesday, October 28, 2014. Cpl. Cirillo, 24, a reservist with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada, based in Hamilton was shot dead in Ottawa last Wednesday during an attack by an armed gunman at Parliament Hill. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Power (credit:Peter Power/The Canadian Press)
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Military helicopters operate during a Greek joint military exercise ''Pyrpolitis'' at the Saronic Gulf, south of Athens on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg attended the drill as he is in Athens for talks expected to focus on efforts to counter Islamic State militants in Iraq, the ongoing crisis in Ukraine and renewed tension between Greece and Turkey over oil-and-gas exploration off the coast of divided Cyprus. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
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Andy Murray celebrates after his victory against Tommy Robredro from Spain during the final match at ATP 500 World Tour Valencia Open tennis tournament at the agora building of the Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias in Valencia, Spain, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)
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Lifeguards keep vigil as Hindu devotees crowd the banks of the River Ganges to performs rituals at sunset during Chhath Puja festival in Patna, India, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014. On Chhath, an ancient Hindu festival, rituals are performed to thank the Sun God for sustaining life on earth. (AP Photo/Aftab Alam Siddiqui)
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Mayor of London Boris Johnson boxes with a trainer during his visit to Fight for Peace Academy in North Woolwich, London, on October 28, 2014. Fight for Peace uses boxing and martial arts combined with education and personal development to realise the potential of young people in the borough at risk of crime and violence. AFP PHOTO/LEON NEAL (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:LEON NEAL via Getty Images)
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British Prime Minister David Cameron (C) meets actresses Barbara Windsor (R) and Lacey Turner (L), and military personnel for a promotional photocall for the Royal British Legion poppy appeal, in Downing Street, central London on October 30, 2014. In the run up to Remembrance Sunday, a commemoration of the contribution of British and Commonwealth servicepeople in the two World Wars and later conflicts, The Royal British Legion distributes remembrance poppys in return for donations to their 'Poppy Appeal', which supports all current and former British military personnel. AFP PHOTO / LEON NEAL (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:LEON NEAL via Getty Images)
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Runners with their new Nike Flash Pack running apparel which lets you been seen when you hit the streets during the low light as winter sets in
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A Siberian tiger plays with a pumpkin at the Dierenpark Amersfoort zoo in Amersfoort, The Netherlands, on October 30 2014, one day before Halloween on October 31. AFP PHOTO / ANP / REMKO DE WAAL +++ NETHERLANDS OUT / BELGIUM OUT (Photo credit should read REMKO DE WAAL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:REMKO DE WAAL via Getty Images)
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Honoree Emma Watson attends the BAFTA Los Angeles Jaguar Britannia Awards presented by BBC America and United Airlines at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on October 30, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by David Buchan/BAFTA LA/Getty Images for BAFTA LA)
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People stand in front of smoke rising from the Burkina Faso's Parliament, where demonstrators set cars on fire parked in a courtyard of the Parliament, on October 30, 2014 in Ouagadougou, as they protest at plans to change the constitution to allow President Blaise Compaore to extend his 27-year rule. Police had fired tear gas on protesters to try to prevent them from moving in on the National Assembly building in the capital Ouagadougou ahead of a vote on the controversial legislation. But about 1,500 people managed to break through the security cordon and were ransacking parliament, according to AFP correspondents. Protesters ransacked offices, setting fire to documents and stealing computer equipment, and set fire to cars outside. AFP PHOTO / ISSOUF SANOGO (Photo credit should read ISSOUF SANOGO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ISSOUF SANOGO via Getty Images)
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Purina Beggin' presents the 24th Annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in Tompkins Square Park (credit:REX)
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Sri Lankans stand on mud and sludge at the site of a mudslide at the Koslanda tea plantation in Badulla district, about 220 kilometers (140 miles) east of Colombo, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014. Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Amaraweera estimated the number of dead in Wednesday's disaster would be fewer than 100, although villagers said the figure could easily exceed 200. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Prime Minister David Cameron confronted by a man whilst leaving Leeds Civic Hall after a conference on the planned HS2 rail links (credit:SWNS/Ross Parry)
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Paddy Ashdown arriving at the Unicef UK Halloween Ball at One Mayfair in London, which is raising vital funds to help Unicef protect Syria's children from danger. (credit:Doug Peters/Doug Peters)
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James Lewis shows off his Cheetos beard at the 2014 World Beard and Moustache Championships held in the Keller Auditorium in Portland (credit:REX)
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Russian Geographic Society staff members carry the body of baby mammoth to put on display in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014. The 39,000-year-old baby mammoth is named Yuka, derived from the Yukagir coastline where she was found. Yuka was found four years ago in the Siberian permafrost and was between six and eleven years old when she died. Scientists call Yuka the best preserved mammoth in the history of paleontology. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Otter-ly adorable new arrivals at Newquay Zoo!Three tiny otter pups are melting the hearts of visitors to Newquay Zoo this week after making their first public appearance since their birth six weeks ago. (credit:WENN)
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HOLLYWOOD, CA - OCTOBER 29: (L-R) Recording artists Miley Cyrus, Rihanna and honoree Tom Ford attend amfAR LA Inspiration Gala honoring Tom Ford at Milk Studios on October 29, 2014 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for amfAR) (credit:Christopher Polk via Getty Images)
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A white whale has given birth to a calf at an aquarium in Changsha city, central China's Hunan province. This is the first time that a white whale has been born in China. Typically cows give birth to a single calf every three years and the gestation period is between 14 and 15 months. (credit:REX)
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The UNICEF Halloween Ball, London, Britain - 30 Oct 2014Guy Ritchie and son Rocco Ritchie go as Breaking Bad due Jesse and Walt (credit:rex)
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Labour Party Leader Ed Miliband gives some change to a begging woman as he walks through Manchester on his way to a meeting of the shadow cabinet at Manchester Town Hall (credit:Rex)