A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond:
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Aussies should remain vigilant of the risk while at home or on the road.
A man who allegedly punched a police officer in the face has been violently arrested in Melbourne, and it’s all been caught on camera.
One of the dogs brutally ‘began biting the baby’ in the attack
One of the missing children asked the stranger a simple but concerning question as the family marched in a single line through bushland.
A container of molten zinc exploded and almost burned several factory workers at a galvanizing plant in China on September 28. Reports say a worker was handed a bucket containing a volatile mixture that exploded after he put it into the furnace. He is seen angrily arguing with the co-worker who gave him the bucket afterwards. Luckily, no one was injured.
Have you ever paid for a fine like this? You might have wasted your money.
Police say Martin Slater abused two children for several years causing "immense distress".
"Something was just making my intuition GO OFF loudly in the back of my mind...I'm so glad I trusted my gut."
Shannon Marie Caslin Reeder, 37, was last seen alive in November 2023
A beachgoer is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after a horror incident at a busy inner-city tourist attraction.
The heartbroken mum of a young man who was allegedly stabbed to death in a gruesome 1am slaying has spoken out about her son’s death.
Maarji Afridi, 21, is accused of following Rolando Viray Yanga, 60, home from the gym on Sunday and shooting him ‘execution style’
Police are continuing to investigate the sudden death of a couple in their 70s.
Dramatic phone call ends in tears as Colby Ryan tells his mother that he forgives her – but that she cannot be part of his life
People in Yauri town say they can now go to their farms or out on to the river to fish without fear.
An American pensioner has been sentenced to nearly seven years in a Russian prison after being convicted of fighting as a mercenary for Ukraine. Stephen Hubbard, 72, was accused of signing a $1,000-per-month contract with a Ukrainian territorial defence unit in the city of Izyum in February 2022. It is unclear when or how he arrived in Moscow.
Indiana man admitted to setting fire to SUV with body of wife inside, according to police
Dr Stephen Cox was found guilty of 12 counts following a four-week trial
Country has executed 199 people till September, say rights groups
Gaza ‘Tube network’ posters calling for return of hostages seen in major London Underground stations
