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Light, lanterns and pottery: Photos of the week

A selection of news photographs from around the world.

FRANCK ROBICHON/EPA A media member poses at the 'Existence in the Flow Creates Vortices' area during a press preview at team Lab Planets Tokyo in Tokyo, Japan, 20 January 2025. A person, in silhouette, poses at a sound and light installation. Blue light to resemble rain fall and puddles is projected in a black room. FRANCK ROBICHON/EPA
A person poses at the 'Existence in the Flow Creates Vortices', an interactive digital installation at team Lab Planets in Tokyo, Japan.
Morry Gash/AP Donald Trump, wearing a dark suit and purple tie, stands with his right hand raised as Melania Trump, in a dark suit and dark hat, holds the Bible during the 60th Presidential Inauguration. The curve of the Rotunda ceiling is in the background Morry Gash/AP
Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Melania Trump held the Bible during the 60th presidential inauguration in the Rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington.
OMAR AL-QATTAA/AFP Scores of displaced Palestinians walk along a road in the Saftawi area of Jabalia, in the Gaza Strip, 19 January 2025. A crowd of people in silhouette walk into the distance, amongst the rubble of destroyed buildings.OMAR AL-QATTAA/AFP
Hundreds of displaced Palestinian people began heading back to their homes across Gaza after a long-awaited ceasefire deal took effect between Israel and Hamas.
JOSPIN MWISHA/AFP A wounded patient, her head covered in bandages, sits on a bed at the International Committee of the Red Cross hospital as she suffers from several injuries sustained during the recent fighting, in Goma, on January 20, 2025. She is wearing a yellow and black dress and the bed she sits on is in a row inside a tent.JOSPIN MWISHA/AFP
A wounded patient sits on a bed at the International Committee of the Red Cross hospital as she suffers from several injuries sustained during the recent fighting in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo. More than 400,000 people have fled their homes since the start of this year as the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels advance on the provincial capital of Goma, the United Nations says.
Wang Qingwu/VCG via Getty Images People view "Monkey King" lantern display during the 2025 Greater Bay Area Lantern Festival on January 22, 2025 in Nansha district, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province of China. A colourful giant illuminated fabric lantern shaped as the character of the monkey king in yellows and blues is seen during the night.Wang Qingwu/VCG via Getty Images
People view the Monkey King lantern display at the 2025 Greater Bay Area Lantern Festival in Nansha district, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China.
Yuichi YAMAZAKI/AFP Serbia's Novak Djokovic serves against Germany's Alexander Zverev during their men's singles semi-final match on day 13 of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 24, 2025. The court is blue and has the word Melbourne printed in white capital letters at the bottom of the frame.Yuichi YAMAZAKI/AFP
Novak Djokovic was booed off court by some Australian Open fans after retiring injured from his semi-final against Alexander Zverev. Djokovic, who was bidding for a record-extending 11th title, quit after losing the first set 7-6 (7-5) in 80 minutes.
Chalinee Thirasupa/REUTERS Natnicha Somparn, 31, and Sorsomrudee Thippayatum, 32, pose for a picture as they celebrate after receiving official marriage certificates, as the country's marriage equality bill comes into effect following a royal endorsement in Bangkok, Thailand, January 23, 2025. The are wearing white dresses and are standing on a rainbow coloured painted floor.Chalinee Thirasupa/REUTERS
Natnicha Somparn and Sorsomrudee Thippayatum pose for a picture as they celebrate after receiving official marriage certificates. More than a thousand LGBTQ couples across Thailand married as same-sex unions became legal. LGBTQ couples now have the same rights as other couples to manage assets, inherit, adopt and take decisions about their partner's medical treatment.
Amit Machamasi/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock An old man is making a piggy bank clay pot in his workshop at Pottery Square, Bhaktapur, Nepal. The pot is in the centre of the image, he is holding it and wet clay covers his hands. He is crouched down and is wearing a blue shirt and trousers and a orange and grey patterned hat.Amit Machamasi/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock
A man makes a clay pot in his workshop at Pottery Square, Bhaktapur, Nepal. Bhaktapur is an ancient town in the Kathmandu Valley and is listed as a World Heritage Site by Unesco.
Jane Barlow/PA Stefanie Jones, dressed as Mary Poppins - in a red coat and holding a red umbrella - and Jack Chambers, dressed as Bert - in black trousers, red shirt and waistcoat and a black flat cap, holding a sweep - pose by jumping in the air, during a photo call on Calton Hill, with the Edinburgh skyline in the background.Jane Barlow/PA
Stefanie Jones, who plays Mary Poppins, and Jack Chambers, who plays Bert, pose for photographs on Calton Hill, to mark the arrival of Mary Poppins to the Festival Theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Hector Quintanar/Getty Images A close-up view of a persons hands holding the traditional mask of Parachico - a man's face with black eye make-up.Hector Quintanar/Getty Images
A person holds a traditional mask of Parachico, the main character of the festival, during the Saint Sebastian celebration in Chiapa de Corzo, Mexico. Also known as Fiesta Grande, the annual celebration attracts thousands of people from around the world.