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.
French police carried out raids to catch those responsible for the deadly Paris attacks that rocked France last weekend. London's Mayor Boris Johnson got more than he bargained for when a cyclist gave him the finger during a cycle superhighway launch and storm Barney all gave us something to smile about when The Duchess of Cambridge had her very own 'Something about mary' moment after being windswept during one of her charity visits.
Pictures of the week
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The Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights illuminate the night sky on November 12, 2015 near the town of Kirkenes in northern Norway. AFP PHOTO / JONATHAN NACKSTRAND (Photo credit should read JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JONATHAN NACKSTRAND via Getty Images)
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The Duchess of Cambridge arrives for the Place2Be's Headteacher Conference, at Bank of America Merrill Lynch Offices in central London. (credit:Chris Jackson/PA Wire)
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Football fans gather on the field of the Stade de France stadium following the friendly football match between France and Germany in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on November 13, 2015, after a series of gun attacks across Paris as well as explosions outside the national stadium where France was hosting Germany. Three loud explosions were heard outside France's national stadium during the first half of a friendly international football match between France and Germany. At least four people died outside the glittering venue which staged the 1998 World Cup final with several others seriously hurt. AFP PHOTO / FRANCK FIFE (Photo credit should read FRANCK FIFE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:FRANCK FIFE via Getty Images)
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The newly born four-month old giant panda cub born to parents Liang Liang and Xing Xing on loan from China, is displayed for the first time inside the panda enclosure at the National Zoo in Kuala Lumpur on November 17, 2015. Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak had announced on August 18, that giant panda leant by China to Malaysia had given birth to a cub in captivity following a diplomatically tough year between the two countries. AFP PHOTO / MANAN VATSYAYANA (Photo credit should read MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MANAN VATSYAYANA via Getty Images)
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Black women are stopped by military police from approaching the the Brazilian National Congress building, during a march in the nation's capital to protest the violence and discrimination they suffer, in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015. The women where blocked from approaching the building since another group of anti-government demonstrators was already there. A scuffle broke out later between the women who are pro-government and the anti-government demonstrators who are urging the impeachment of embattled President Dilma Rousseff. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Supporter of the opposition throws back a tear gas canister at police forces in Kosovo capital Pristina on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015, as scores of opposition supporters gathered in front of the government headquarters in downtown Pristina, throwing stones and paint against the building. Kosovo police used tear gas to disperse opposition supporters gathered Wednesday to protest the arrest of a lawmaker who took part in violence inside parliament trying to force the government to renounce recent deals with Serbia and Montenegro. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
NY Special Screening of "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2"(07 of28)
Jennifer Lawrence attends a special screening of "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2" at the AMC Loews Lincoln Square on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) (credit:Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
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A group of men paddle a canoe across a flooded roadway along the Snoqualmie River near the peak of the river's height there, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015, in Carnation, Wash. Cleanup crews took to the streets Wednesday in Washington state after a powerful storm killed three people, cut power to more than 350,000 residents and flooded rivers. The winds on Tuesday exceeded 100 mph in some areas of the Inland Northwest, where fallen trees were blamed for the deaths. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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MARIBOR, SLOVENIA - NOVEMBER 17: The Ukraine fans celebrate qualification after the UEFA EURO 2016 qualifier play-off second leg match between Slovenia and Ukraine at Ljudski Vrt Stadium on November 17, 2015 in Maribor, Slovenia. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images) (credit:Laurence Griffiths via Getty Images)
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Two men carry a body into a hearse after an intervention of security forces against a group of extremists in Saint-Denis, near Paris, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015. A woman wearing an explosive suicide vest blew herself up Wednesday as heavily armed police tried to storm a suburban Paris apartment where the suspected mastermind of last week's attacks was believed to be holed up, police said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler) (credit:Michel Euler/AP)
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Cate Blanchett, right, and Ralph Fiennes attend the Museum of Modern Art Film Benefit honoring Blanchett at the Museum of Modern Art on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) (credit:Evan Agostini/AP)
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Rime ice extends several feet horizontally from a sign marking the summit of 5,774-foot Mount Adams, the second highest mountain in New England, on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015, in northern New Hampshire. Monday's freezing fog and strong winds formed the rime ice, creating a winter wonderland above treeline in New Hampshire's aptly named White Mountains. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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People walk towards the illuminated Eiffel Tower in the French national colors red, white and blue in honor of the victims of the attacks last Friday in Paris, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015. France is demanding security aid and assistance from the European Union in the wake of the Paris attacks and has triggered a never-before-used article in the EU's treaties to secure it. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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First lady Michelle Obama dances to Gloria Estefan's "Conga" in the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 16, 2015, during a Broadway at the White House event for high school students involved in performing arts programs. She is joined by Sergio Trujillo, Colombian dancer and choreographer, right, and Josh Segarra, left. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 18: Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt (C) arrives at the premiere of Columbia Pictures' 'The Night Before' at The Theatre at The Ace Hotel on November 18, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amanda Edwards/WireImage) (credit:Amanda Edwards via Getty Images)
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An aerobatic airplane which crashed during landing on November 18, 2015 is seen at the airdrome in Bex, western Switzerland. Two person were injured during the accident. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:FABRICE COFFRINI via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 17: The world's biggest Disney Junior soft toy tree, which has been created using 2000 soft toys stands in London at St Pancras International Station on November 17, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 17: An Aston Martin DB10, produced exclusively for the latest James Bond film Spectre, and a James Bond costume are displayed at the London Film Museum on November 17, 2015 in London, England. Cars featured in Spectre, the twenty-fourth James Bond film, go on show at the Bond in Motion exhibition titled The Cars of SPECTRE at the London Film Museum from November 18, 2015. (Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images) (credit:Rob Stothard via Getty Images)
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Greek riot police officers scuffle with a protester during a demonstration by farmers outside the Greek parliament in Athens on November 18, 2015. Thousands of farmers protesting over planned tax and pension reforms demanded by the country's bailout creditors clashed with police, who used tear gas to disperse them. AFP PHOTO / LOUISA GOULIAMAKI (Photo credit should read LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:LOUISA GOULIAMAKI via Getty Images)
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TORONTO, ON - NOVEMBER 16: One of the cats at Tot the Cat Cafe rests at the front window. Tot the Cat Cafe is the city's first cat cafe opens today. The rescue cats are given a home environment until they are adopted. November 16, 2015. (Bernard Weil/Toronto Star via Getty Images) (credit:Bernard Weil via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 17: The stadium arch is lit up before the International Friendly match between England and France at Wembley Stadium on November 17, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) (credit:Shaun Botterill via Getty Images)
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NANNING, CHINA - NOVEMBER 17: (CHINA OUT) Nearly one-hundred-meter-long artificial waterfall is seen at Xinxujiang River on November 17, 2015 in Nanning, Guangxi Province of China. The scene is spectacular while the cleanness could not be expected. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
Boris Johnson Launches London's First Cycle Superhighway(23 of28)
LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 19: A cyclist makes a hand gesture to Mayor of London Boris Johnson as he cycles over Vauxhall Bridge to launch London's first cycle superhighway on November 19, 2015 in London, England. Superhighway 5 (CS5) is the capital's first two lane fully segregated cycle superhighway. (Photo by Ben Pruchnie/Getty Images) (credit:Ben Pruchnie via Getty Images)
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VAN, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 17: Shepherds walk with their sheep and the goats amidst the heavy snow during the seasonal migration from the plateau back to their villages in Catak district of Turkey's eastern province Van on November 17, 2015. (Photo by Ozkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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SIKAMINIAS, GREECE - NOVEMBER 17: A man is overcome with emotion as he comes ashore after making the crossing from Turkey to the Greek island of Lesbos on November 17, 2015 in Sikaminias, Greece. Rafts and boats continue to make the journey from Turkey to Lesbos each day as thousands flee conflict in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan and other countries. Over 500,000 migrants have entered Europe so far this year and approximately four-fifths of those have paid to be smuggled by sea to Greece from Turkey, the main transit route into the EU. Most of those entering Greece on a boat from Turkey are from the war zones of Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) (credit:Carl Court via Getty Images)
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ISTANBUL, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 15: Athletes and members of the public take part in 37th Vodafone Istanbul Marathon, one of the top 10 marathons in the world, on the Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey on 15 November, 2015. (Photo by Sebnem Coskun/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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BERLIN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 16: Three wax figures of German Chancellor Angela Merkel stand at Madame Tussauds on November 16, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. The figures, brought together from Madame Tussauds across Germany, have been united to mark the 10th anniversary of Merkel as Chancellor. Merkel is currently under fire from politicians across the political spectrum, including from within her own party, over her refugee policy. (Photo by Carsten Koall/Getty Images) (credit:Carsten Koall via Getty Images)
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A woman pictures the ferris wheel illuminated with the French colors on the Concorde square in Paris, Tuesday, Nov.17, 2015. France invoked a never-before-used European Union "mutual-defense clause" to demand Tuesday that its partners provide support for its operations against the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq and other security missions in the wake of the Paris attacks. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)