Here are some of the most striking images taken from around the world over the past week.
A fire is seen at the al-Arabi gas pipeline in the countryside of Damascus, Syria on Aug 24, 2020. An explosion in the al-Arabi gas line in the countryside of Syrian capital Damascus at dawn on Monday caused a massive power outage in the country. [Photo/Xinhua]
A woman looks at the waves at the West Beach in Newhaven, Britain on Aug 26, 2020. Storm Francis continued to bring strong gusts and heavy rains to Britain. [Photo/Xinhua]
A photo taken on Aug 27, 2020 shows the city in sunset in Vienna, Austria. [Photo/Xinhua]
Children view photos at an exhibition in honor of medical workers in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan on Aug 27, 2020. The exhibition was held on a pedestrian bridge in Nur-Sultan, where 100 portraits of medical workers are displayed. [Photo/Xinhua]
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe bows during a news conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan on Aug 28, 2020. Abe said at a press conference Friday he would step down from his post due to health concerns. [Photo/Agencies]
Family members of victims of the mosque attacks arrive for the start of gunman Brenton Tarrant's sentencing outside the High Court in Christchurch, New Zealand on Aug 24, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]
Crowds descend upon the National Mall during the Commitment March at the Lincoln Memorial on Aug 28, 2020 in Washington, DC. Rev. Al Sharpton and the National Action Network organized a march with families who lost loved ones to police brutality, calling for criminal justice reform and demanding changes to federal legislation against police misconduct. Aug 28 marks the 57th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech at the same location. [Photo/Agencies]
US President Donald J. Trump and Vice President Mike R. Pence at the Republican National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina on Aug 24, 2020. Trump was nominated for a second term at the 2020 Republican National Convention (RNC), which has been scaled back due to the coronavirus pandemic. [Photo/Agencies]
A woman takes a selfie on a new rooftop terrace as she attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art on their first day open since closing due to the COVID-19 outbreak in the Manhattan borough of New York on Aug 27, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]
People stand next to a coffin holding the body of a family member who died after police raided a nightclub for hosting a party in violation of COVID-19 restrictions in Lima, Peru on Aug 24, 2020. Peru's total number of COVID-19 infections reached 639,435 on Aug 31. [Photo/Agencies]
