Here are some of the most striking images taken from around the world over the past week.
Cargo containers sit stacked on ships at the Port of Los Angeles, the nation's busiest container port, on October 15, 2021 in San Pedro, California. As surging inflation and supply chain disruptions are disrupting global economic recovery, the Washington-based IMF has projected that global gross domestic product will grow by 5.9% this year - a 0.1 percentage point lower than its July estimate. [Photo/Agencies]
Police officers cordon off the scene where they are investigating in Kongsberg, Norway after a man armed with bow killed several people before he wasarrested by police on October 13, 2021. A man armed with a bow and arrows killed several people and wounded others in the southeastern town of Kongsberg in Norway on October 13, 2021, police said, adding they had arrested the suspect. [Photo/Agencies]
The winners of the 2021 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (L-R) David Card from the University of California, Berkeley, USA, Joshua D. Angrist from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA and Guido W. Imbens from the Stanford University, USA, are seen on a screen during a press conference at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 11, 2021. Canadian David Card, Israeli-American Joshua Angrist and Dutch-American Guido Imbens won the Nobel Economics Prize for insights into the labour market and "natural experiments", the jury said. [Photo/Agencies]
(L-R) Blue Origins vice president of mission and flight operations Audrey Powers, Star Trek actor William Shatner, Planet Labs co-founder Chris Boshuizen and Medidata Solutions co-founder Glen de Vries wave during a media availability on the landing pad of Blue Origin's New Shepard after they flew into space on October 13, 2021 near Van Horn, Texas. [Photo/Agencies]
World's tallest woman Rumeysa Gelgi poses with her mother Safiye Gelgi during a news conference outside their home in Safranbolu, Karabuk province, Turkey, October 14, 2021. At 2 metres 15 centimetres (7 feet, 0.7 inches) tall, the 24-year-old was confirmed this week as the world's tallest living female by Guinness World Records.
Pilgrims perform prayer, after Saudi authorities announced the easing of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions, at the Grand Mosque in holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, October 17, 2021. [Photo/Agencies]
The Cumbre Vieja volcano spews lava and smoke as it continues to erupt on the Canary Island of La Palma, as seen from Llanos de Aridane, Spain, October 17, 2021. The volcano has thrown out 80 million cubic metres of molten rock, regional leader Angel Victor Torres said, doubling the amount expelled during La Palma's last major eruption 50 years ago in half the time. [Photo/Agencies]
A worker sprays fumigation vapour to stem the spread of the Dengue virus in Peshawar, Pakistan, October 14, 2021. A record number of dengue cases have been reported in Islamabad, the Pakistani capital. [Photo/Agencies]
