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Week in pictures: 11 - 17 November 2017

Our selection of some of the most striking news photographs taken around the world this week.

News imageIVAN DAMANIK/ AFP A farmer fertilizes his farm as Mount Sinabung volcano erupts behind him.IVAN DAMANIK/ AFP
In the Karo lands of Indonesia, a farmer fertilises his farm as Mount Sinabung erupts in the background. The volcano has been active for the past seven years after lying dormant for the previous 400, with activity particularly increasing since 2013.
News imageANGELA WEISS/ AFP Thando Hopa is lit up on the catwalk.ANGELA WEISS/ AFP
Thando Hopa, a South African model with albinism, attends the launch of the 2018 Pirelli Calendar, in which she is appearing.
News imageSteve Parsons/ PA A horse and Shetland pony rub noses.Steve Parsons/ PA
Quixote and Doris the Shetland pony greet each other while Inspector Simon Rooke of the Metropolitan Police looks on, ahead of the 2017 Olympia Horse Show.
News imageJEKESAI NJIKIZANA/ AFP Young women walk past an armoured personnel carrier.JEKESAI NJIKIZANA/ AFP
Young women walk past an armoured personnel carrier as Zimbabwean soldiers regulate traffic in Harare. Zimbabwe's military appeared to be in control of the country, although they are denying that they staged a coup against President Robert Mugabe.
News imageJeff J Mitchell/ Getty Images Judges hold up pies to their faces.Jeff J Mitchell/ Getty Images
Judges sample the entries at the World Championship Scotch Pie Awards in Dunfermline, Fife.
News imageManan Vatsyayana/ Reuters President Donald Trump holds hands with a row of leaders.Manan Vatsyayana/ Reuters
US President Donald Trump links hands with Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte during the Asean-US summit in Manila, Philippines.
News imageSipa Asia/REX/Shutterstock A wedding photo shoot on a cliff face with the couple in formal wear.Sipa Asia/REX/Shutterstock
A couple pose happily during a wedding photo shoot on a cliff face in China's Henan Province.
News imageSIMELA PANTZARTZI/ EPA A woman sweeps mud outside her house.SIMELA PANTZARTZI/ EPA
A woman sweeps mud outside her house in Mandra, a town in Greece's Attica region. Reports have estimated that heavy overnight rain killed at least 15 people because of flash flooding.
News imageHannah McKay/ Reuters Dominic Thiem reaches for the ball.Hannah McKay/ Reuters
Austria's Dominic Thiem stretches to reach the ball during his group stage match against Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov in the ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena, London.
News imageMADE NAGI/ EPA Indonesian Police demonstrate their anti-terrorism skills.MADE NAGI/ EPA
During a security drill, Indonesian police practise their anti-terrorism routines at Bali International Airport.
News imageCharlotte Graham/REX/Shutterstock A room full of Christmas presents and decorations.Charlotte Graham/REX/Shutterstock
In North Yorkshire, Castle Howard prepares for Christmas with a specially designated "wrapping room".
News imageJane Barlow/ PA Master ice sculptor Jack Hackney puts the finishing touches to an ice sculpture.Jane Barlow/ PA
Master ice sculptor Jack Hackney puts the finishing touches to a sculpture exhibited as part of an immersive experience on George Street, Edinburgh, where temperatures will be kept as low as -10C (14F).

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