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The Week in Pictures: September 26, 2015

From Pope Francis in America to Mecca’s pilgrim masses, the most compelling images from the past seven days.

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By William BootSep 26, 2015

galleries/2015/09/26/the-week-in-pictures-september-26-2015/150923-WIP-01_hrd56u — September 23, 2015
Lesbos, Greece

A Syrian refugee lifts his daughter from an overcrowded dinghy after crossing part of the Aegean Sea from Turkey.
Yannis Behrakis / Reuters

galleries/2015/09/26/the-week-in-pictures-september-26-2015/150925-WIP-02_ei7qj7 — Rostock, Germany
September 23, 2015

Toy poodle Bella is treated by dog trimmer Jutta Rueckert during a press conference for an international breeding dog exhibition.

Jens Buttner/Getty

galleries/2015/09/26/the-week-in-pictures-september-26-2015/150922-WIP-03_rmrlnv — Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
September 22, 2015

Anti-coup protesters sing the Burkinabe national anthem.
Joe Penney / Reuters

galleries/2015/09/26/the-week-in-pictures-september-26-2015/150925-WIP-04_vc1aq3 — London
September 22, 2015

A model presents a creation during the Anya Hindmarch 2016 Spring / Summer collection show at London Fashion Week.
Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty

galleries/2015/09/26/the-week-in-pictures-september-26-2015/150925-WIP-05_g9ccmu — New York City
September 24, 2015

Pope Francis waves to the crowd as he rides down Fifth Avenue.

Richard Drew / Reuters

galleries/2015/09/26/the-week-in-pictures-september-26-2015/150925-WIP-06_xv2cie — Talacre, Wales
September 22, 2015

People walk with a dog as they cross the beach near the Point of Ayr Lighthouse. A lighthouse has stood on the site since 1776 and is the oldest in Wales.
Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty

galleries/2015/09/26/the-week-in-pictures-september-26-2015/150918-WIP-07_nnkmss — London
September 18, 2015

Singer Laura Wright performs during the opening ceremony of the IRB Rugby World Cup in Twickenham Stadium.
Reuters

galleries/2015/09/26/the-week-in-pictures-september-26-2015/150921-WIP-09_dbmbz7 — Beijing
September 21, 2015

University students in military uniforms and gas masks walk past chemicals billowing from canisters, during a military training session.

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galleries/2015/09/26/the-week-in-pictures-september-26-2015/150920-WIP-10_yktgmn — Singapore
September 20, 2015

Toro Rosso’s Max Verstappen in action during the Formula One Grand Prix’s Marina Bay Street Circuit.
Reuters Staff

galleries/2015/09/26/the-week-in-pictures-september-26-2015/150921-WIP-11_ivyru9 — Sanaa, Yemen
September 21, 2015

A car falls as it is being lifted by a crane at the site of a Saudi-led airstrike. More than 4,500 Yemeni have been killed since the Saudi-led alliance began military operations in March.
Khaled Abdullah Ali Al Mahdi

galleries/2015/09/26/the-week-in-pictures-september-26-2015/150922-WIP-12_pudpox — Near Mecca, Saudi Arabia
September 22, 2015

A Muslim pilgrim struggles with his ihram, a two-piece white cloth worn during hajj, as he visits the top of Mount Mercy on the Plains of Arafat during the annual pilgrimage to the holy city.

Ahmad Masood / Reuters

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