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Week in pictures: Iowa shooting to Bangladesh elections

From a shooting at a US high school to rescue operations after an earthquake in Japan, here is the week in photos.

Dan and Kathy Pratt embrace each other at a vigil, after a shooting at Perry High School, in Perry, Iowa, U.S., January 4
Dan and Kathy Pratt embrace each other at a vigil, after a shooting at Perry High School, in Perry, Iowa, the United States. [Sergio Flores/Reuters]
Published On 7 Jan 2024

A photo round-up of some of the week’s events, including extreme weather in the United Kingdom and Orthodox Christmas in Ethiopia.

Revelers enter the cold water during the annual Polar Bear Plunge on New Year's Day, Monday, Jan. 1
Revellers enter the cold water during the annual Polar Bear Plunge on New Year's Day, in New York City in the US. [Andres Kudacki/AP Photo]
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Palestinians line up with their children to receive vaccination against diseases, which recently entered Gaza as part of aid, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Jan. 2
Palestinians line up with their children to receive vaccination against diseases in Rafah, the southern Gaza Strip. [Fatima Shbair/AP Photo]
People pray during a protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Amman, Jordan January 5
People pray during a protest in support of Palestinians in Gaza, in Amman, Jordan. [Alaa Al-Sukhni/Reuters]
Holiday homes at the Billing Aquadrome in Northampton are surrounded by water caused by Storm Henk on Wednesday, Jan. 3
Holiday homes at the Billing Aquadrome in Northampton in the United Kingdom are surrounded by water caused by Storm Henk. [Jacob King/PA via AP Photo]
Firefighters search for missing people at the site of a collapsed house in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture on January 4
Firefighters search for missing people at the site of a collapsed house in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan, after a major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region of Japan on New Year's Day. [Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP]
As U.S. Secret Service agents stand their post, former President Donald Trump dances after speaking at a campaign rally at Terrace View Event Center in Sioux Center, Iowa, Friday, Jan. 5
As US Secret Service agents stand at their posts, former President Donald Trump dances after speaking at a campaign rally at Terrace View Event Center in Sioux Center, Iowa, the US. [Andrew Harnik/AP Photo]
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Migrants are taken into custody by officials at the Texas-Mexico border, Wednesday, Jan. 3
Migrants are taken into custody by officials at the Texas-Mexico border, in Eagle Pass, Texas, the US. [Eric Gay/AP Photo]
Ethiopian Orthodox worshippers hold candles as they gather to pray ahead of the Ethiopian Orthodox Christmas celebrations at the Bole Medhanialem Church in Addis Ababa on January 6
Worshippers hold candles as they gather to pray ahead of the Ethiopian Orthodox Christmas celebrations at the Bole Medhanialem Church in Addis Ababa. The Ethiopian Christmas, also called 'Gena' in Amharic, is celebrated on January 7. [Amanuel Sileshi/AFP]
Bangladeshi polling officials count votes after the voting ended at a polling station in Munshiganj, outside Dhaka, Bangladesh, Sunday, Jan. 7
Bangladeshi election officials count ballots after voting has ended at a polling station in Munshiganj, outside Dhaka, Bangladesh. [Altaf Qadri/AP Photo]