It’s never been easier to keep up with what’s going on in the world. The news is everywhere – in our Facebook feeds, on the morning commute, during that lazy half hour before you switch off the TV and go to bed. But the tide of global affairs is often more upsetting than uplifting and it can be tempting to bury our heads in the sand. As the saying goes: a picture is worth a thousand words, so to offer a different perspective we've rounded up some of the most memorable images of the week's events, captured by the best photojournalists on the planet.
A Palestinian protester carries a burning tyre during clashes with Israeli forces following a weekly demonstration against the expropriation of Palestinian land by Israel in the village of Kafr Qaddum, near Nablus in the occupied West Bank, on 10th November 2017.
Photo: Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP/Getty Images
99-year-old World War II veteran Les Cherrington attends the annual Armistice Day Service at The National Memorial Arboretum on 11th November 2017 in Alrewas, England. Armistice Day traditionally marks the end of WWI when Germany and the allied forces signed the armistice, signalling the end of hostilities on the Western Front. The cessation of the war officially took effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month and is marked annually by services of remembrance for all those who have fallen in wars and a two-minute silence.
Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
Five thousand people perform exercise following a fitness video at Datian County to challenge the Guinness World Record on 12th November 2017 in Sanming, Fujian Province of China. The Guinness World Record of the most people exercising to a fitness video was achieved by 4,814 people at Datian County on Sunday in Fujian.
Photo: Lyu Ming/CHINA NEWS SERVICE/VCG/Getty Images
Both serving and former commandos gather during the Commando Memorial Service to commemorate and pay respect to the sacrifice of servicemen and women who fought in the two World Wars and subsequent conflicts on 12th November 2017 in Spean Bridge, Scotland. People across the UK gathered to pay tribute to service personnel who have died during conflicts, as part of the annual Remembrance Sunday ceremonies.
The First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs is turned into a memorial to honour those who died on 12th November 2017 in Sutherland Springs, Texas. The inside of the church has been painted white with 26 white chairs placed around the room. On each chair is a single rose and the name of a shooting victim. The chairs are placed throughout the room at the location where the victim died. The memorial will be open to the public. Devin Patrick Kelley shot and killed the 26 people and wounded 20 others when he opened fire during Sunday service at the church on 5th November.
Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images
A Christian girl wearing a dress for prayer as Apostolic Christians conduct a religious service on a piece of open land in the capital city of Harare, Zimbabwe on 12th November 2017. The faith has converted many people in the country with promises of deliverance, magic and wish fulfilment. On a Friday and Sunday, members can be seen conducting services in the open fields where they practise their rituals. However some Zimbabweans view the faith as a cult that takes money from already impoverished people.
Photo: Belal Khaled/NurPhoto/Getty Images
Protesters are soaked as they clash with riot police as they march the streets of Manila during the start of the ASEAN meetings between heads of state on 13th November 2017 in Manila, Philippines. Thousands of Filipinos protested in Manila as US President Donald Trump attended the ASEAN meetings in the Philippines, a stop included in his 12-day Asia trip.
Photo: Jes Aznar/Getty Images
Aermacchi MB-339 trainer aircraft of the United Arab Emirates' Al Fursan [The Knights] aerobatic team perform at the Dubai Airshow 2017 international aerospace event.
Photo: Marina Lystseva\TASS\Getty Images
Aerial view of policemen and fishermen helping a humpback whale stranded at the beach on 13th November 2017 in Qidong, Jiangsu Province of China. The whale is about 7.6 metres in length and returned to the sea when the high tide came on Monday afternoon.
Photo: VCG/VCG/Getty Images
People in the crowd celebrate as the result is announced during the Official Melbourne Postal Survey Result Announcement at the State Library of Victoria on 15th November 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. Australians have voted for marriage laws to be changed to allow same-sex marriage, with the Yes vote defeating No. Despite the Yes victory, the outcome of the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey is not binding, and the process to change current laws will move to the Australian Parliament in Canberra.
Photo: Scott Barbour/Getty Images
Young women walk past an armoured personnel carrier stationed by an intersection as Zimbabwean soldiers regulate traffic in Harare on 15th November 2017. Zimbabwe's military appeared to be in control of the country on 15th November as generals denied staging a coup but used state television to vow to target 'criminals' close to Zimbabwe's president.
Photo: AFP/Getty Images
Syrian kids play outside their tent in Hatay's Reyhanli district, Turkey on 15th November 2017. Thousands of people including kids have fled their countries due to ongoing civil war and settled in Turkey over the last seven years. Some Syrian refugees stay in rental houses whereas others stay in tents.
Photo: Cem Genco/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
A visitor takes a photo of the painting "Salvator Mundi" by Leonardo da Vinci at Christie's New York Auction House, 15th November 2017 in New York City. The coveted painting was auctioned off on Wednesday night for a record-breaking $450 million.
Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Indonesian farmers work in a field as Mount Sinabung volcano spews thick smoke in the background in Karo, North Sumatra on 16th November 2017. Mount Sinabung roared back to life in 2010 for the first time in 400 years, after another period of inactivity it erupted once more in 2013, and has remained highly active since.
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