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The Moon, twins and tributes to Liam: Photos of the week

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

The full October moon, known as the Hunter's sets behind Edinburgh Castle, Scotland. 17 October 2024. The moon is on the left hand side of a blue dusk sky. The castle in in the foreground to the right.

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. [Jane Barlow/PA Media]

A large sculpture of a pigeon in the foreground with only the heads of people passing by visible below. Tall buildings are in the background and the sky is blue.A large sculpture of a pigeon in the foreground with only the heads of people passing by visible below. Tall buildings are in the background and the sky is blue.

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. [Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images]

A drone shot of row of houses with the central house collapsed in a pile of rubble and burnt wood. Emergency service workers in bright orange overalls are at the centre of the rubble. October 16, 2024. A drone shot of row of houses with the central house collapsed in a pile of rubble and burnt wood. Emergency service workers in bright orange overalls are at the centre of the rubble. October 16, 2024.

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. [Owen Humphreys/PA Media]

The Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) streaks across the sky over the Dazhuangke section of the Great Wall which can bee seen in the foreground at night on October 16, 2024 in Beijing, China. The Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) streaks across the sky over the Dazhuangke section of the Great Wall which can bee seen in the foreground at night on October 16, 2024 in Beijing, China.

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. [ Yang Wei/VCG via Getty Images]

A zoo keeper dressed in green medical scrubs, hair net and a face mask holds a two-month-old giant panda cub at an enclosure. the panda has one paw raised in a position that resembles a wave. Berlin, Germany, October 15, 2024. A zoo keeper dressed in green medical scrubs, hair net and a face mask holds a two-month-old giant panda cub at an enclosure. the panda has one paw raised in a position that resembles a wave. Berlin, Germany, October 15, 2024.

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. [Lisi Niesner/REUTERS]

A woman with dark long hair, wearing a blue football kit with white socks runs towards a ball and a woman with fair hair wearing a red football kit lunges with her right foot towards the ball. The woman in red is shouting as she falls towards the grass pitch. A woman with dark long hair, wearing a blue football kit with white socks runs towards a ball and a woman with fair hair wearing a red football kit lunges with her right foot towards the ball. The woman in red is shouting as she falls towards the grass pitch.

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. [Piroschka Van De Wouw/Reuters]

Hot air balloons fly over Cappadocia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. on October 14, 2024. Cone-shaped rock formations are in the foreground. Over twenty balloons of various colour, rise up at various distances into a pale blue sky. Faint clouds are on the right hand side.Hot air balloons fly over Cappadocia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. on October 14, 2024. Cone-shaped rock formations are in the foreground. Over twenty balloons of various colour, rise up at various distances into a pale blue sky. Faint clouds are on the right hand side.

Hot air balloons fly over Nevsehir, Cappadocia, a Unesco World Heritage Site in Turkey. [Behcet Alkan/Anadolu via Getty Images]

Two children wearing brown patterned clothing stand near two children wearing purple pattern clothing. Green tents can be seen in the distant background on October 12, 2024.Two children wearing brown patterned clothing stand near two children wearing purple pattern clothing. Green tents can be seen in the distant background on October 12, 2024.

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. [OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT/AFP]

Queen Camilla wearing a royal blue dress and holding a clear plastic umbrella and a beige handbag smiles at a man in uniform as he salutes her. She is standing at the bottom of some steps with labels saying Swissport printed on them. 18 October 2024.Queen Camilla wearing a royal blue dress and holding a clear plastic umbrella and a beige handbag smiles at a man in uniform as he salutes her. She is standing at the bottom of some steps with labels saying Swissport printed on them. 18 October 2024.

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. [Victoria Jones/REUTERS]

A group of young people light cell phones in the darkness of night. One person holds a large black and white picture of the singer Liam PayneA group of young people light cell phones in the darkness of night. One person holds a large black and white picture of the singer Liam Payne

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. [ Yuri CORTEZ/AFP]

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