Festival, football and floods: Photos of the week

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A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week.

British MP Pat McFadden prepares to attend an interview at Britain's Labour Party's annual conference in Liverpool, Britain, September 24, 2024.
Pat McFadden, Labour MP for Wolverhampton South East, prepares to attend an interview at the Labour Party's annual conference in Liverpool, England. [Phil Noble/REUTERS ]
The open boot of a car is visible above the water where the vehicle is submerged in flood water on A421 in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire.
A vehicle is submerged in flood water in Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire. Parts of central and southern England experienced more than a month's worth of rain in a few hours, causing roads and schools to close, and leaving transport plans in chaos. [Joe Giddens/PA Media]
A drone view of a sink hole caused by heavy rainfall at the Cherry Red Records Stadium, home of AFC Wimbledon football club in London, Britain, September 23, 2024.
AFC Wimbledon had to cancel its football match against Newcastle United in south London, after its stadium was affected by the extensive floods. A sinkhole appeared on the pitch, making it unplayable. [Hannah McKay/REUTERS]
A view shows Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), known as the comet of the century, photographed before dawn from Arinaga, on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain, September 27, 2024.
Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS), known as the comet of the century, appears in the sky over Arinaga, on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain. [Borja Suarez/REUTERS]
US Coast Guard Air Station crew rescues a man and his dog during Hurricane Helene after his sailboat became disabled and started taking on water off Sanibel Island, Florida, US, September 26, 2024.
US Coast Guard Air Station crew rescue a man and his dog during Hurricane Helene after his sailboat started taking on water off Sanibel Island, Florida. The storm made landfall in Florida's Big Bend region, with wind gust speeds of 225km/h. [US Coast Guard via REUTERS ]
A transit agent rides a motorcycle as a wildfire burns, in Quito, Ecuador September 24, 2024.
A motorcyclist avoids flames as a wildfire burns in Quito. Ecuador is suffering its worst drought in 60 years, with no significant rainfall in more than two months. [Karen Toro/REUTERS]
Fans of Peñarol cheer for their team before the start of the Copa Libertadores quarter-final second leg football match between Uruguay's Peñarol and Brazil's Flamengo at the Campeon del Siglo stadium in Montevideo, on September 26, 2024.
Fans of Uruguay's Peñarol cheer for their team before the Copa Libertadores quarter-final second leg against Brazil's Flamengo in Montevideo. The game ended 0-0, with Peñarol securing a spot in the semi-finals, having won the first leg 1-0. [Dante Fernandez/AFP]
Soldiers from the Royal Regiment of Scotland carry the coffin of one of the two unidentified Scottish soldiers who died during World War I, as they are buried during a funeral service at the Loos British Cemetery of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) in Loos-en-Gohelle, near Lens, northern France, on Septmber 26, 2024.
Two unknown Scottish soldiers killed in World War One have been laid to rest in northern France, after their bodies were found during work to build a hospital. Soldiers from the Royal Regiment of Scotland carried the coffins during a service at the Loos British Cemetery of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. [Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP]
A girl looks on and a boy runs as it rains in Toubab Dialaw on the outskirts of Dakar, Senegal, 25 September 2024.
A girl checks the weather as a boy runs to get out of the rain in Toubab Dialaw on the outskirts of Dakar, Senegal. [Zohra Bensemra/REUTERS]
Musicians in traditional costumes gather in a tent after a parade during the 189th edition of the Oktoberfest beer and amusement festival in the Bavarian state capital Munich, Germany, 22 September 2024.
Musicians in traditional costume gather in a tent after a parade during the Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, Germany. [Anna Szilágyi/EPA]

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