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Lasers, ladders and a leap: Photos of the week

February 8, 2025

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A selection of news photographs from around the world.

Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters Two members of the Mexican National Guard lift a ladder up a slope. One of the guards is holding a rifle. The sun is beating down in the background. — Members of the Mexican National Guard and the Mexican Army confiscate ladders used by human traffickers to cross the border wall into the United States during a patrol. US President Donald Trump delayed introducing 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico for a month while the two countries hold “negotiations”.

A canal in a suburb of Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires turned bright red this week. Local media reports suggest the colour may have been caused by the dumping of textile dye, or by chemical waste from a nearby depot.

Juan Mabromata/AFP An aerial view shows an unusual reddish colour in the Sarandi Canal near the Rio de la Plata River in Sarandi, Avellaneda, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires. The red liquid is seen pouring into the sea in the distance. — A canal in a suburb of Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires turned bright red this week. Local media reports suggest the colour may have been caused by the dumping of textile dye, or by chemical waste from a nearby depot.

A woman makes her way through heavy snowfall at Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul, South Korea.

Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters A woman wrapped up for winter weather in a thick coat and scarf around her head walks through a deserted street as snow falls and blankets the ground. There is a monument in the distance behind her. — A woman makes her way through heavy snowfall at Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul, South Korea.

Singer Benson Boone performs during the 67th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California.

Mario Anzuoni/Reuters Benson Boone is pictured flying through the air during a somersault at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California. There is a man playing a piano beneath him, a female guitarist to the left and a female singer to the right. — Singer Benson Boone performs during the 67th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California.

People gather in Dubai Creek Harbour to watch the sunset.

Fadel Senna/AFP A group of people gather on a raised walkway in Dubai Creek Harbour at sunset. There is a large bird flying above them. There are skyscrapers in the distance and the orange of the sunset puts everything else into silhouette. — People gather in Dubai Creek Harbour to watch the sunset.

Astronomers in Chile fear their dark desert skies will be affected by industrial pollution. Here laser beams leave the dome of the Very Large Telescope (VLT) at Paranal Observatory in the Atacama Desert.

Rodrigo Gutierrez/Reuters Red laser beams are sent into the night sky from the Very Large Telescope (VLT) at Paranal Observatory in the Atacama Desert. The night sky is filled with stars. — Astronomers in Chile fear their dark desert skies will be affected by industrial pollution. Here laser beams leave the dome of the Very Large Telescope (VLT) at Paranal Observatory in the Atacama Desert.

At a factory in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, clothing waste is transformed into cotton to make mattresses.

Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters A group of Bangladeshi women gather waste clothing and run it through a machine to make mattresses. They are in a factory setting and it looks like there is black mould on the walls. One woman is sitting on the ground surrounded by material while another woman gathers it up. — At a factory in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, clothing waste is transformed into cotton to make mattresses.

Jerome Raffetto, a footballer with the Olympique de Marseille Amputee Football team, attends a training session with teammates at the OM Campus in Marseille, France.

Manon Cruz/Reuters Amputee footballers attend a training session. Six men are pictured. Three are amputees on crutches. The football is to the left of the picture and two of the men on crutches are looking at it. — Jerome Raffetto, a footballer with the Olympique de Marseille Amputee Football team, attends a training session with teammates at the OM Campus in Marseille, France.

People take pictures of a frozen Niagara Falls, a natural border between Canada and the United States.

Joe Raedle/Getty Images A woman with a red scarf over her face and a black coat on with the hood up takes a selfie from a platform overlooking Niagara Falls. The waterfall is frozen. There is a sign on the railings above the platform which says 'Danger'. — People take pictures of a frozen Niagara Falls, a natural border between Canada and the United States.

King Charles III holds an audience with Jordan’s King Abdullah at Buckingham Palace in London.

Jordan Pettitt/PA Media King Charles III greets Jordan's King Abdullah at Buckingham Palace. The two men are pictured face to face and they look pleased to see each other. — King Charles III holds an audience with Jordan’s King Abdullah at Buckingham Palace in London.

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