A child in Gaza, a cheerleader at the TCS New York Marathon, and Guatemala's Day of the Dead: Eye-catching photos of the week
The world never ceases to confound us. These photos - of warring forces that twist the idea of peace and turn our narrative upside down - resonates beyond its description for a leisurely flip or a deep read this week
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A giant panda hangs upside down from a tree in its enclosure at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, DC, on November 7, 2023, on the panda's final day of viewing before returning to China. All three of the zoo's pandas are leaving for China by the end of the year, bringing at least a temporary end to a decades-old connection between the cuddly animal and the US capital. And while the pandas' departure had been expected due to contractual obligations, many can't help but see the shift as reflective of the growing strains between Beijing and Washington.
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Crossing the Verrazzano-Narrows bridge, a cheerleading runner leaps at the camera during the 2023 TCS New York City Marathon, US on November 5, 2023. Around 50,000 people ran the marathon on sunday, which is not only a celebration of athletic achievement, but also of the millions of dollars raised for charities all over the world
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Several hands attend to a Palestinian child, injured from Israeli air raids, at Nasser Medical Hospital in Khan Yunis, Gaza on on November 8, 2023. Heavy fighting rages in the northern Gaza Strip as Israel encircles the area, despite increasingly pressing calls for a humanitarian truce. More than 40 per cent of the dead are children after nearly four weeks of war in Gaza.
