From the Urban Bike Inder Medellin race in Colombia and the Victoria's Secret fashion show in China, to Independence Day in Latvia and protests in France, Kenya and Zimbabwe — take a look at this week's events in Sputnik's photo gallery.
© Sputnik / Michael Klimentyev / Go to the mediabankRussian President Vladimir Putin, center, and Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, second left, meet with top Russian Defense Ministry and General Staff officials on November 20, 2017, in Sochi, Russia. From right: Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the Russian Armed Forces' General Staff, and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, and Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, second left, meet with top Russian Defense Ministry and General Staff officials on November 20, 2017, in Sochi, Russia. From right: Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the Russian Armed Forces' General Staff, and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
© AFP 2023 / StringerA Zimbabwean Defense Force soldier poses for a selfie with two women as they take part in a march in the nation's capital Harare, on November 18, 2017 to demand that the country's 93 year-old president step down.
A Zimbabwean Defense Force soldier poses for a selfie with two women as they take part in a march in the nation's capital Harare, on November 18, 2017 to demand that the country's 93 year-old president step down.
© AFP 2023 / Joaquin SarmientoResidents watch as a downhill rider competes during the Urban Bike Inder Medellin race finale in Medellin, Antioquia department, Colombia, on November 19, 2017.
Residents watch as a downhill rider competes during the Urban Bike Inder Medellin race finale in Medellin, Antioquia department, Colombia, on November 19, 2017.
© REUTERS / Ilya NaymushinAutomobile mechanic Sergei Kulagin, who creates sculptures made from used car components while not at work, removes snow from his new "Stinger" sculpture near a vehicle repair workshop in the Siberian town of Divnogorsk, Russia, on November 22, 2017.
Automobile mechanic Sergei Kulagin, who creates sculptures made from used car components while not at work, removes snow from his new "Stinger" sculpture near a vehicle repair workshop in the Siberian town of Divnogorsk, Russia, on November 22, 2017.
© AP Photo / Andy WongAmerican model Devon Windsor presents a creation during the Victoria's Secret fashion show at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai, China, on November 20, 2017.
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American model Devon Windsor presents a creation during the Victoria's Secret fashion show at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai, China, on November 20, 2017.
© REUTERS / Ammar AwadAn Israeli soldier sits atop a tank and his comrade stands nearby in the Golan Heights, close to Israel's de facto border with Syria, on November 22, 2017.
An Israeli soldier sits atop a tank and his comrade stands nearby in the Golan Heights, close to Israel's de facto border with Syria, on November 22, 2017.
© Sputnik / Julien Mattia / Go to the mediabankA crowd spotted during a protest against changes in French university admission rules, in Paris, France, on November 22, 2017.
A crowd spotted during a protest against changes in French university admission rules, in Paris, France, on November 22, 2017.
© Sputnik / Sergey Pyatakov / Go to the mediabankPatriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia during a liturgy in the Donskoy monastery in Moscow, Russia, on November 18, 2017.
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia during a liturgy in the Donskoy monastery in Moscow, Russia, on November 18, 2017.
© REUTERS / Brian SnyderTurkeys stand in their barn at Seven Acres Farm, one day before the Thanksgiving holiday in North Reading, Massachusetts, US, on November 22, 2017.
Turkeys stand in their barn at Seven Acres Farm, one day before the Thanksgiving holiday in North Reading, Massachusetts, US, on November 22, 2017.
© REUTERS / James KeyiSupporters of Kenya's opposition National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition set a car on fire after Kenya's Supreme Court upheld the re-election of President Uhuru Kenyatta, in Kisumu, Kenya, on November 20, 2017.
Supporters of Kenya's opposition National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition set a car on fire after Kenya's Supreme Court upheld the re-election of President Uhuru Kenyatta, in Kisumu, Kenya, on November 20, 2017.
© AFP 2023 / Safin HamedDisplaced Iraqi children from the former embattled city of Mosul are seen at a United Nations Children’s Fund school at the Hasan Sham camp in northern Iraq, on November 20, 2017.
Displaced Iraqi children from the former embattled city of Mosul are seen at a United Nations Children’s Fund school at the Hasan Sham camp in northern Iraq, on November 20, 2017.
© AP Photo / Matt SaylesSelena Gomez performs during the American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater on November 19, 2017, in Los Angeles, US.
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Selena Gomez performs during the American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater on November 19, 2017, in Los Angeles, US.
© REUTERS / Borut ZivulovicA man dressed as a devil performs during a Krampus show in Goricane, Slovenia, on November 18, 2017.
A man dressed as a devil performs during a Krampus show in Goricane, Slovenia, on November 18, 2017.
© Sputnik / Alexander Kryazhev / Go to the mediabankParticipants of an ice boating championship during training races on the water reservoir in Novosibirsk, Russia, on November 18, 2017.
Participants of an ice boating championship during training races on the water reservoir in Novosibirsk, Russia, on November 18, 2017.
© AFP 2023 / Joe KlamarA woman walks by giant posters advertising Palmers women's underwear on November 22, 2017, in Vienna, Austria.
A woman walks by giant posters advertising Palmers women's underwear on November 22, 2017, in Vienna, Austria.
© Sputnik / Stringer / Go to the mediabankMilitary personnel of the Lugansk People's Republic in Lugansk on November 22, 2017.
Military personnel of the Lugansk People's Republic in Lugansk on November 22, 2017.
© REUTERS / Mohamamd Ponir Hossain Rohingya refugees play Chinlone at the Jamtoli refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on November 18, 2017.
Rohingya refugees play Chinlone at the Jamtoli refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on November 18, 2017.
© Sputnik / Kirill Kallinikov / Go to the mediabankParticipants of the Top Model 2017 and Top Model Plus 2017 contest finale in Moscow, Russia, on November 21, 2017.
Participants of the Top Model 2017 and Top Model Plus 2017 contest finale in Moscow, Russia, on November 21, 2017.
© Sputnik / Sergey Melkonov / Go to the mediabankA torchlight procession in Riga, Latvia, during the Independence Day celebration on November 18, 2017.
A torchlight procession in Riga, Latvia, during the Independence Day celebration on November 18, 2017.
© REUTERS / Sivaram VAn elephant handler guards elephants during the annual Vrischikolsavam festival, which features a colorful procession of decorated animals along with drum concerts at a temple in Kochi, India, on November 18, 2017.
An elephant handler guards elephants during the annual Vrischikolsavam festival, which features a colorful procession of decorated animals along with drum concerts at a temple in Kochi, India, on November 18, 2017.
© REUTERS / Aly SongModels celebrate the end of the 2017 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in Shanghai, China, on November 20, 2017.
Models celebrate the end of the 2017 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in Shanghai, China, on November 20, 2017.
© Sputnik / Valeriy Melnikov / Go to the mediabankA man carries a carpet in a village in the Bayman Province, Afghanistan, on November 19, 2017.
A man carries a carpet in a village in the Bayman Province, Afghanistan, on November 19, 2017.