Big Shots: This Week's News In Photos

Student Protest
Johannesburg, South Africa—A student is seen during clashes with South African police at University of the Witwatersrand, October 4. Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters
Human Tower
Tarragona, Spain—Colla Vella Xiquets de Valls form a human tower called "castell", while a supporter applauds, during a biannual competition, October 2. Albert Gea/Reuters
Coming Clean
El Diamante, Colombia—A member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, pauses during a soccer match on September 25 at the guerrilla group’s 10th conference, where a recent peace accord was ratified. Around... Mario Tama/Getty
Rail Life Drama
Lahore, Pakistan–Pakistani relatives wave at Indian travelers as they leave on the India-bound Samjhota Express from Lahore Railway Station on September 26. The Samjhota Express train service, which runs between New Delhi and Lahore, resumed... Arif Ali/AFP/Getty
Look Left
Liverpool, England—Left-wing firebrand Jeremy Corbyn was re-elected leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party on September 24 at a party conference marked by deep divisions. Moderate members had challenged Corbyn after Britain’s Brexit referendum, in which... Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty
War of Attrition
Aleppo, Syria—Syrians await treatment on September 24 at a makeshift hospital after airstrikes. Following the collapse of a weeklong cease-fire, Syrian and Russian forces stepped up their assault on the rebel-held section of Aleppo, pounding... Karam Al-Masri/AFP/Getty

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