The volcano on the Canary island of La Palma, protests in the occupied West Bank, the Omicron variant in South Africa and fires in North Carolina: here are the top 10 images from around the world this week.
Washington-DC-US-Opposing-demonstrators-gather-outside-the-supreme-court-in-Washington-as-arguments-began-in-the-high-profile-Mississippi-abortion-case-of-Dobbs-v-JacksonRoccella-Ionica-Italy-Members-of-the-Red-Cross-take-care-of-a-refugees-newborn-baby-at-the-Roccella-harbour.-Nearly-200-refugees-composed-of-women-and-children-were-rescued-by-the-Italian-coast-guardNew-Delhi-India-A-police-officer-tries-to-detain-the-supporters-of-the-womens-wing-of-Indias-main-opposition-Congress-party-during-a-protest-against-what-they-say-is-rising-inflation-in-the-countA male leopard saunters through Inyati Game Lodge in the Sabi Sands nature reserve. The South African government said that the country, which has just recently re-opened to international tourism, is bearing the brunt of publicly announcing the new Covid-19 Omicron variantSoweto residents walk in front of a mural about coronavirus. South Africa’s government is considering mandatory vaccinations for all citizens as it tries to educate and vaccinate its population after the detection of the new Omicron variantGirls participate in a lesson at Tajrobawai Girls high school. While most high school girls in Afghanistan are forbidden to attend class by the country’s Taliban rulers, one major exception are those in the western province of Herat. For weeks, girls there have been attending high school classes, thanks to a unique effort by teachers and parents to persuade local Taliban administrators to allow schools to reopenRefugees settle in the logistics centre of the checkpoint Bruzgi at the border between Belarus and PolandRefugees leave the Grande-Synthe camp with the possessions they can gather as police evict everyone and break up the camp in the latest attempt to disperse migrants from gathering along the French coast. As winter closes in, refugees are determined to make the Channel crossing from France to reach the UK. The number of attempted crossings has tripled in 2021 compared with 2020 after authorities blocked other transportation routesBucharest-Romania-Girls-wearing-traditional-outfits-from-the-northern-Romanian-region-attend-a-protest-against-the-anti-Covid-vaccine-passportFire burns along the western ridge of Pilot Mountain. The fire, which was reported to have started on Saturday night, has burned more than 1,000 acres as foresters set back fires to protect houses below the mountain
