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Pictures of the Week: Sept. 19 – Sept. 26

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From Syrian Kurds fleeing ISIS and the People’s Climate March to synchronized aquatics at the Asian Games and Derek Jeter’s perfect send off, TIME presents the best pictures of the week.

 

TOPSHOTS-ASIAD-2014-SWIM-SYNCHRO
Sept. 23, 2014. Japan's swimmers compete in the free combination synchronised swimming event final during the 2014 Asian Games at the Munhak Park Tae-hwan Aquatics Centre.Philippe Lopez—AFP/Getty Images
SYRIA-TURKEY-IRAQ-KURDS-CONFLICT-REFUGEES
Sept. 23, 2014. Syrian Kurds carry their belongings as they cross the border between Syria and Turkey at the southeastern town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province.Bulent Kilic—AFP/Getty Images
A Dassanach boy rests on a boat on the shore of a fishing camp near the Omo Delta in the north of Lake Turkana close to the town of Ileret and near the Kenyan-Ethiopian border in northern Kenya
Sept. 19, 2014. A Dassanach boy rests on a boat on the shore of a fishing camp near the Omo Delta in the north of Lake Turkana close to the town of Ileret and near the Kenyan-Ethiopian border in northern Kenya.Goran Tomasevic—Reuters
Thousands evacuated in Philippine floods.
Sept. 20, 2014. Filipino flood victims rest inside a church turned into a temporary evacuation center in Marikina city, east of Manila, Philippines. FRANCIS R. MALASIG—EPA
People's Climate March New York City
Sept. 21, 2014. Demonstrators gather for the People's Climate March in New York City. Brian Cahn—ZUMAPRESS
Liwho was raped as a freshman at Amherst College, holds her motherís hand at the launch of the "It's On Us" campaign at the White House.
Sept. 19, 2014. Lilli Jay, who was raped as a freshman at Amherst College, holds her mother's hand at the launch of the "It's On Us" campaign, at the White House in Washington, D.C.GABRIELLA DEMCZUK—The New York Times
NATO Days in Ostrava
September 2014. A MIG 29 jet fighter aircraft carries out a demonstration during NATO Days in Ostrava, Czech Republic.FILIP SINGER—EPA
Pack races in the track cycling women's omnium 25km point race at the Incheon International Velodrome during the 17th Asian Games
Sept. 25, 2014. The pack races in the track cycling women's omnium 25km point race at the Incheon International Velodrome during the 17th Asian Games. KIM HONG—REUTERS
Tungurahua volcano in moderate-high activity
Sept. 19, 2014. Tungurahua volcano seen is seen from the town of Mocha, Ecuador. JOSE JACOME—EPA
*** BESTPIX *** Oktoberfest 2014 - Opening Day
Sept 20, 2014. Revelers dressed in traditional Bavarian 'Dirndl' shelter themselves from the rain waiting for the opening parade during the first day of the 2014 Oktoberfest in Munch, Germany. Johannes Simon—Getty Images
Palestinians gather at the scene where Israeli troops shot dead two Palestinians in the West Bank city of Hebron
Sept. 23, 2014.Palestinians gather at the scene where Israeli troops shot dead two Palestinians, Marwan Kawasme and Amar Abu Aysha, in the West Bank city of Hebron.AMMAR AWAD—REUTERS
TURKEY-SYRIA-KURDS-REFUGEES
Sept. 24, 2014. Syrian Kurds go back to Syria at Mursitpinar crossing gate at the southeastern town of Suruc in Sanliurfa Province, Turkey. BULENT KILIC—AFP/Getty Images
APTOPIX Kenya Mall Attack One Year Later
Sept. 21, 2014. Nicole Tashly, 2, lies quietly on the ground holding the white rose her mother Esther Muthoni, left, instructed her to lay at the memorial monument while they remember her father Paul Muriithi Muriuki who died in the Westgate Mall attack in Kenya. Ben Curtis—AP
APTOPIX Albania Pope
Sept. 21, 2014. Pope Francis is framed by prelates as he arrives for a Mass in Mother Teresa Square in Tirana, Albania. Alessandra Tarantino—AP
A Turkana man sleeps on the western shore of Lake Turkana close to Todonyang near the Kenya-Ethiopia border in northern Kenya
Sept 25, 2014. A Turkana man sleeps on the western shore of Lake Turkana close to Todonyang near the Kenya-Ethiopia border in northern Kenya.GORAN TOMASEVIC—REUTERS
Stavropol Krai from above
Sept. 22, 2014. A field in Stavropol, Russia. Serguei Fomine—ZUMAPRESS
James Hamilton, the chief grave-digger at King Tom Cemetery, bitterly resented by residents of the adjoining slum, called Kolleh Town by its  residents.
Sept. 21, 2014. James Hamilton, the chief grave-digger at King Tom Cemetery, which is bitterly resented by residents of the adjoining slum, called Kolleh Town by its residents, in Freetown, Sierra Leone.SAMUEL ARANDA—The New York Times
Afghanistan
Sept. 22, 2014. Afghan girls gather to hear a speech by Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai in his first public appearance since winning the election runoff in Kabul, Afghanistan.Rahmat Gul—AP
TOPSHOTS-GUATEMALA-ENVIRONMENT-INDIGENOUS-VIOLENCE
Sept. 22, 2014. People attend the burial of Juan Jose Pacoj and Justo Raxon, two of the 11 indigenous people who died in recent clashes between neighbours, in the village of Los Pajoques in San Juan Sacatepequez municipality, 35 km west of Guatemala City.JOHAN ORDONEZ—AFP/Getty Images
APTOPIX Britain Ryder Cup Golf
Sept. 21, 2014. Greenkeepers work on the 1st fairway in preparation for the start of the Ryder Cup golf tournament in Gleneagles, Scotland.Matt Dunham—AP
India Daily Life
Sept. 22, 2014. An Indian homeless man takes a morning bath in the old city area of New Delhi, India.Bernat Armangue—AP
TOPSHOTS-PALESTINIAN-ISRAEL-GAZA-CONFLICT-RUINS
Sept. 24, 2014. Palestinian men light a fire to illuminate their neighborhood destroyed during the 50 days of conflict between Israel and Hamas, in the Shejaiya neighborhood of Gaza City.MAHMUD HAMS—AFP/Getty Images
Protest against the Jewish settlement of Qadomem
Sept. 19, 2014. A Palestinian protester wears a mask during clashes over the Jewish settlement of Qadomem at Kofr Qadom village, near West Bank city of Nablus.ALAA BADARNEH—EPA
A Tomahawk cruise missile is launched against ISIL targets from the US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke, in the Red Sea
Sept. 23, 2014. A Tomahawk cruise missile is launched against ISIL targets from the US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke, in the Red Sea. REUTERS
Flooding in Assam
Sept. 24, 2014. A damaged car is surrounded by floodwaters in an agricultural field in Krishnai village, Goalpara district in Assam state, India.STR—EPA
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Sept. 24, 2014. Models present creations by Dries Van Noten during the 2015 Spring/Summer ready-to-wear collection fashion show in Paris. MIGUEL MEDINA—AFP/Getty Images
APTOPIX Mexico Kusama Exhibit
Sept. 23, 2014. Journalists walk through an installation by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama during a press tour of her "Infinite Obsession," exhibit, at the Rufino Tamayo Museum in Mexico City, Mexico.Rebecca Blackwell—AP
U.S. singers Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett arrive at a news conference ahead of their concert in Brussels
Sept. 22, 2014. Singers Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett arrive at a news conference, ahead of their concert, in Brussels. YVES HERMAN—REUTERS
Celebration of Spring
September 2014. An acrobat shows off his tricks during the preview of the NightFest light show at the 2014 Floriade in Canberra.LUKAS COCH—EPA
SYRIA-TURKEY-IRAQ-KURDS-CONFLICT-REFUGEES
Sept. 23, 2014. Syrian Kurds sit in a truck after crossing the Syrian-Turkish border at the southeastern town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province. BULENT KILIC—AFP/Getty Images
Police arrest a demonstrator dressed in a polar bear costume during the "Flood Wall Street" protest to bring awareness to climate change, in New York.
Sept. 22, 2014. Police arrest a demonstrator dressed in a polar bear costume during the "Flood Wall Street" protest to bring awareness to climate change in New York.MICHAEL APPLETON—The New York Times
First Day Of Autumn In Richmond Park
Sept. 23, 2014. A red deer is seen through the morning mist in Richmond Park in London.Rob Stothard—Getty Images
A displaced girl from the  minority Yazidi sect, who fled violence in the Iraqi town of Sinjar, worships at their main holy temple Lalish in Shikhan
Sept. 20, 2014. A displaced girl from the minority Yazidi sect, who fled violence in the Iraqi town of Sinjar, worships at their main holy temple Lalish in Shikhan.AHMED JADALLAH—Reuters
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Sept. 22, 2014. A female Alpine Ibex, a species of wild goat that lives in the mountains of the European Alps, licks stones on a vertical dam at the lake Cingino, Italy. OLIVIER MORIN—AFP/Getty Images
APTOPIX Orioles Yankees Baseball
Sept. 25, 2014. New York Yankees' Derek Jeter jumps after hitting the game-winning single against the Baltimore Orioles in the ninth inning of a baseball game in New York.Julie Jacobson—AP
A cancer patient poses for a photo during her "Quinceanera" (15th birthday) party among other celebrants at a hotel in Managua
Sept. 20, 2014.A cancer patient poses for a photo during her "Quinceanera" (15th birthday) party among other celebrants at a hotel in Managua, Nicaragua. OSWALDO RIVAS—REUTERS
The chair that will be sat upon by scores of world leaders was brought to the stage before the start of the General Assembly at the United Nations' headquarters.
Sept. 24, 2014. The chair that will be sat upon by scores of world leaders was brought to the stage before the start of the General Assembly at the United Nations' headquarters.DAMON WINTER—The New York Times
APTOPIX India Kashmir Floods
Sept. 19, 2014. A Kashmiri stands near a doll smeared with mud inside a flood damaged house in Srinagar, India.Dar Yasin—AP
India Daily Life
Sept. 22, 2014. An Indian schoolgirl and a boy wait to get breakfast in the old city area of New Delhi, India.Bernat Armangue—AP
TOPSHOTS-INDIA-RELIGION-HINDU
Sept. 24, 2014. An Indian youth carries his father's ashes to be immersed in the River Ganges on the last day of Pitru Paksha in Allahabad.SANJAY KANOJIA—AFP/Getty Images
TURKEY-IRAQ-SYRIA-CONFLICT-KURDS-REFUGEES
Sept. 22, 2014. A Kurdish woman runs away from a water cannon near the Syrian border after Turkish authorities temporarily closed the border at the southeastern town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province, Turkey.BULENT KILIC—AFP/Getty Images
HAITI-WEATHER-LIGHTNING
Sept. 24, 2014. Lightning strikes over the sea along the coast of the Haitian capital, Port au Prince.HECTOR RETAMAL—AFP/Getty Images
Oman's Shereiqi jumps to block the ball during his beach volleyball match with teammate Housni against Kuwait during the 17th Asian Games in Incheon
Sept. 21, 2014. Oman's Haitham Shereiqi jumps to block the ball during his beach volleyball match with teammate Ahmed Housni against Kuwait at Songdo Global University, Incheon, South Korea. TIM WIMBORNE—REUTERS
Romania US Nato Exercise
Sept. 25, 2014. A Romanian IAR99 fighter jet fires its canons during a joint US-Romanian military exercise in Cincu, Romania.Vadim Ghirda—AP
President Obama and U.S. Attorney General Holder depart together after announcing Holder's resignation at the White House in Washington
Sept. 25, 2014. President Barack Obama and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder depart together after announcing Holder's resignation as Attorney General in the White House State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, D.C.LARRY DOWNING—REUTERS
SYRIA-TURKEY-IRAQ-KURDS-CONFLICT-REFUGEES
Sept. 23, 2014. Syrian Kurds cross the border between Syria and Turkey at the southeastern town of Suruc in Sanliurfa Province, Turkey. BULENT KILIC—AFP/Getty Images

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