NewsPictures Week in pictures: 12-18 October 2024 October 19, 2024 3 Min Read Week in pictures: 12-18 October 2024 ContentsThe Moon, twins and tributes to Liam: Photos of the weekRelated topics 0:00 The Moon, twins and tributes to Liam: Photos of the week A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week. Image source, Jane Barlow/PA MediaImage caption, The full October moon, known as the Hunter’s Moon, sets behind Edinburgh Castle. A supermoon occurs when the Moon, which follows an elliptical (oval) orbit around Earth, is at its closest point to our planet. Image source, Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty ImagesImage caption, A 16-foot-tall (4.9m) pigeon sculpture, titled Dinosaur, by Colombian artist Ivan Argote, is seen on the High Line in New York City. Image source, Owen Humphreys/PA MediaImage caption, A seven-year-old boy and a man in his thirties died following an explosion which destroyed three houses in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England. Emergency services searched the scene as part of an investigation into how the explosion happened. Image source, Yang Wei/VCG via Getty ImagesImage caption, The Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) streaks across the sky over the Dazhuangke section of the Great Wall in Beijing. Comet A3 was first spotted in January 2023 at the Tsuchinshan Observatory in China. Since 12 October, it has become more visible for stargazers, and can now be seen with the naked eye. Image source, Lisi Niesner/REUTERSImage caption, A keeper holds a two-month-old giant panda cub, one of the twin cubs of giant panda Meng Meng, at an enclosure in Berlin Zoo. Image source, Piroschka Van De Wouw/ReutersImage caption, FC Twente’s Lieske Carlee attempts to tackle Chelsea’s Mayra Ramirez during the Women’s Champions League match in Enschede, Netherlands. English champions Chelsea maintained their 100% start to the season by beating the Dutch 3-1, to move three points clear at the top of Group B. Image source, Behcet Alkan/Anadolu via Getty ImagesImage caption, Hot air balloons fly over Nevsehir, Cappadocia, a Unesco World Heritage Site in Turkey. Image source, OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT/AFPImage caption, Twins pose for a photograph during the Igbo-Ora World Twins Festival 2024. Nigeria’s self-proclaimed “twins capital of the world”, Igbo-Ora, holds its annual festival to celebrate the town’s unusually high incidence of multiple births. Image source, Victoria Jones/REUTERSImage caption, Britain’s Queen Camilla at Sydney Airport. She arrived with King Charles III on a Royal Australian Air Force aircraft, following a torrential rainstorm, to begin their six-day tour of the country. Image source, Yuri CORTEZ/AFPImage caption, A group of young people light phones as they pay tribute to the British singer Liam Payne at the Revolucion monument in Mexico City. The former One Direction star died aged 31 in Argentina, after falling from the third floor balcony of a hotel in Buenos Aires. Related topics Sign Up For Daily NewsletterBe keep up! Get the latest breaking news delivered straight to your inbox. Submitting... Thank you, your sign-up request was successful! Please check your email inbox to confirm. {{message}} Leave this field empty if you're human: By signing up, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. You may unsubscribe at any time. Share This Article Facebook Twitter Pinterest Whatsapp Whatsapp Reddit Previous Article Le Sserafim: The K-pop band who want to change the industry from within Next Article Ivory Coast student unions banned after murder scandal Leave a comment Leave a Reply Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. {{#message}}{{{message}}}{{/message}}{{^message}}Your submission failed. The server responded with {{status_text}} (code {{status_code}}). Please contact the developer of this form processor to improve this message. Learn More{{/message}}{{#message}}{{{message}}}{{/message}}{{^message}}It appears your submission was successful. Even though the server responded OK, it is possible the submission was not processed. Please contact the developer of this form processor to improve this message. Learn More{{/message}}Submitting…