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Laser, stairs and a jump: photos of the week

khawla
February 8, 2025
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A selection of news photographs around the world.

The members of the Mexican National Guard and the Mexican Army confiscated stairs used by the traffickers of people to cross the border wall to the United States during a patrol. The president of the United States, Donald Trump, delayed the introduction of 25% of the imports of imports from Mexico for a month, while the two countries have “negotiations.”

José Luis González/Reuters Two members of the Mexican National Guard raise a staircase on a slope. One of the guards is holding a rifle. The sun is beating in the background. — The members of the Mexican National Guard and the Mexican Army confiscated stairs used by the traffickers of people to cross the border wall to the United States during a patrol. The president of the United States, Donald Trump, delayed the introduction of 25% of the imports of imports from Mexico for a month, while the two countries have “negotiations.”

A channel in a suburb of the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires, became bright red this week. Local media reports suggest that the color may have been caused by the discharge of the textile dye or by the chemical waste of a nearby tank.

Juan Mabromata/AFP An aerial view shows an unusual reddish color on the Sarandi channel near the Río de la Plata River in Sarandi, Avellaneda, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires. The red liquid is seen pouring into the sea in the distance. — A channel in a suburb of the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires, became bright red this week. Local media reports suggest that the color may have been caused by the discharge of the textile dye or by the chemical waste of a nearby tank.

A woman makes her way through strong snowfall in the Gyeongbok palace in the center of Seoul, South Korea.

Kim Hong-JI/Reuters A woman wrapped for winter climate in a thick coat and scarf around her head walks down a deserted street while the snow falls and covers the ground. There is a monument in the distance behind her. — A woman makes her way through strong snowfall in the Gyeongbok palace in the center of Seoul, South Korea.

Singer Benson Boone acts during the 67th Grammy Awards per year in Los Angeles, California.

Mario Anzuoni/Reuters Benson Boone is photographed flying through the air for a deadly jump in the 67th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California. There is a man playing a piano under him, a guitarist on the left and a female singer to the right. — Singer Benson Boone acts during the 67th Grammy Awards per year in Los Angeles, California.

People meet in the port of Dubai Creek to see the sunset.

Fadel Senna/AFP A group of people gathers on a high catwalk in the port of Dubai Creek at sunset. There is a great bird that flies over them. There are skyscrapers in the distance and orange of sunset puts everything else in the silhouette. — People meet in the port of Dubai Creek to see the sunset.

Astronomers in Chile fear that their dark desert skies will be affected by industrial pollution. Here the laser beams leave the dome of the very large telescope (VLT) in the Paranal Observatory in the Atacama desert.

Rodrigo Gutiérrez/Reuters The red laser beams are sent to the night sky from the great telescope (VLT) in the Paranal Observatory in the Atacama desert. The night sky is full of stars. — Astronomers in Chile fear that their dark desert skies will be affected by industrial pollution. Here the laser beams leave the dome of the very large telescope (VLT) in the Paranal Observatory in the Atacama desert.

In a Narayanganj factory, Bangladesh, clothing waste is transformed into cotton to make mattresses.

Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters A group of women from Bangladesh collect waste clothes and pass it through a mattress machine. They are in a factory environment and it seems that there is a black mold on the walls. A woman is sitting on the ground surrounded by material, while another woman gathers him. — In a Narayanganj factory, Bangladesh, clothing waste is transformed into cotton to make mattresses.

Jerome Raffetto, a football player Olympique de Marseille amputee team, attends a training session with teammates on the OM campus in Marseille, France.

The amputated soccer players of Manon Cruz/Reuters attend a training session. Six men are represented. Three are amputated about crutches. Football is to the left of the image and two of the men in crutches are looking at it. — Jerome Raffetto, a football player Olympique de Marseille amputee team, attends a training session with teammates on the OM campus in Marseille, France.

People take photos of a frozen Niagara fall, a natural border between Canada and the United States.

Joe Raedle/Getty Images A woman with a red scarf on her face and a black coat with the hood takes a selfie of a platform with a view to the Niagara cataracts. The waterfall is frozen. There is a sign in the railings on the platform that says 'Danger'. — People take photos of a frozen Niagara fall, a natural border between Canada and the United States.

King Carlos III has a audience with Jordan’s King Abdullah at Buckingham Palace in London.

Jordan Pettitt/Pa Media King Charles III greets King Abdullah in Jordan at Buckingham Palace. The two men are face to face and seem pleased to look. — King Carlos III has a audience with Jordan’s King Abdullah at Buckingham Palace in London.

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