It’s never been easier to keep up with what’s going on in the world. The news is everywhere – in our Facebook feeds, on the morning commute, during that lazy half hour before you switch off the TV and go to bed. But the tide of global affairs is often more upsetting than uplifting and it can be tempting to bury our heads in the sand. As the saying goes: a picture is worth a thousand words, so to offer a different perspective we've rounded up some of the most memorable images of the week's events, captured by the best photojournalists on the planet.
A jacaranda tree in full bloom with the backdrop of Sydney Harbour with the Harbour Bridge and Opera House on 1st November 2017 in Sydney, Australia. Jacaranda trees are not native to Australia but can be found around Sydney and are popular for their stunning purple blooms in spring, drawing hundreds of tourists and locals alike to view their wonderful colour.
Photo: James D. Morgan/Getty Images
Authorities investigate the pickup truck and scene of a terror attack in downtown New York on 31st October 2017. Eight people were killed in the incident and at least 11 were injured when the driver of a pickup truck ran pedestrians and bicyclists down in a bike lane. He then collided with a school bus, injuring people including two children in the bus. The driver was taken into custody after being shot by police. The incident is being investigated as a terror attack.
Photo: JASON SZENES/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock.
Supporters of National Super Alliance (NASA) presidential candidate Raila Odinga react after the result of re-elections as the incumbent president declared his victory in Kisumu, on 30th October 2017. Kenya's incumbent president was declared victor of the country's deeply divisive elections on 30th October, taking 98% of the ballots cast in a poll boycotted by his rival, sparking fears of further violence in flashpoint opposition strongholds.
Photo: YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images
The city skyline is seen in the background as competitors take part in the Harbour Race swimming event in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour on 29th October 2017. Some 3,000 swimmers braved Hong Kong waters to compete in the challenging annual harbour race across one of the world's most famous and busiest waterways.
Photo: TENGKU BAHAR/AFP/Getty Images
Rohingya refugee children walk at Moynerghona refugee camp in the Bangladeshi district of Ukhia on 29th October 2017. Bangladesh is planning to introduce voluntary sterilisation in its overcrowded Rohingya camps, where nearly a million refugees are fighting for space, after efforts to encourage birth control failed. More than 600,000 Rohingya have arrived in Bangladesh since a military crackdown in neighbouring Myanmar in August triggered an exodus, straining resources in the impoverished country.
Photo: TAUSEEF MUSTAFA/AFP/Getty Images
A picture shows the messages #Me too and #BalanceTonPorc (Expose Your Pig) on the hand of a protester during a gathering against gender-based and sexual violence called by the Effronté-e-s Collective, on the Place de la République in Paris on 29th October 2017. #MeToo is the campaign encouraging women to denounce experiences of sexual abuse that has swept across social media in the wake of the wave of allegations targeting Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.
Photo: BERTRAND GUAY/AFP/Getty Images
Indian women farmers, with bodies buried in pits, stage a ' Zameen Satyagrah' protest against forced acquisition of their land by Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) at Nindar Village, about 20 kilometres from Jaipur, Rajasthan, India on 29th October 2017. Hundreds of farmers sit in pits for more than 28 days in protest against the government's plan to acquire their land, which they use for agriculture, media reports said.
Photo: Vishal Bhatnagar/NurPhoto via Getty Images
In this photograph, taken on 27th October 2017, an Afghan woman collects saffron flowers after picking them in a field on the outskirts of Herat. For years, Afghanistan has tried to give farmers alternatives such as fruit crops and saffron to wean them away from poppy farming – the lifeblood of the Taliban insurgency. International donors have splurged billions of dollars on counter-narcotics efforts in Afghanistan over the past decade, including efforts to encourage farmers to switch to other cash crops. But those efforts have shown little results.
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