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Week in pictures 12 October 2024

ST. PETERSBURG: The roof of Tropicana Field, destroyed by Hurricane Milton, is seen in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Thursday, October 10 (Julio Cortez/AP)

 

SPACE: NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick posted this photo of the northern lights, or aurora borealis, from the International Space Station on Monday, October 7 (Matthew Dominick/NASA)

 

TARRAGONA: Members of the group Colla Jove de Tarragona fall before completing a “castell,” or human tower, during the annual Human Tower Competition in Tarragona, Spain, on Sunday, October 6 (Emilio Morenatti/AP)

 

SAN DIEGO: San Diego Padres shortstop Xander Bogaerts breaks his bat during a playoff game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday, October 8 (Denis Poroy/USA Today Sports/Reuters)

 

BEIRUT: Flames and smoke rise from an Israeli airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon, on Sunday, October 6. Israel has launched an extensive bombing campaign against the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah, which has a significant presence in the southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital (Bilal Hussein/AP)

 

NABLUS: People inspect the bullet-riddled car in which four members of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades — a network of Palestinian armed groups — were killed by Israeli special forces in Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, on Wednesday, October 9 (Zain Jaafar/AFP/Getty Images)

 

QUEZON CITY: A woman carries her dog before a pet-blessing ceremony at a mall in Quezon City, Philippines, on Sunday, October 6 (Lisa Marie David/Reuters)

 

ORURO: This aerial photo shows volunteers cleaning the banks of Lake Uru Uru in Oruro, Bolivia, on Saturday, October 5 (Claudia Morales/Reuters)

 

INGLEWOOD: Green Bay Packers punter Daniel Whelan snags a high snap during an NFL game at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, on Sunday, October 7 (Gregory Bull/AP)

 

KOLKATA: An artisan puts the finishing touches to a pandal during the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India, on Saturday, October 5. More than 8,000 natural plants surround an idol of the Hindu goddess Durga (Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP/Getty Images)

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