It’s never been easier to keep up with what’s going on in the world. The news is everywhere – in our Facebook feeds, on the morning commute, during that lazy half hour before you switch off the TV and go to bed. But the tide of global affairs is often more upsetting than uplifting and it can be tempting to bury our heads in the sand. As the saying goes: a picture is worth a thousand words, so to offer a different perspective we've rounded up some of the most memorable images of the week's events, captured by the best photojournalists on the planet.
Indonesian Muslims perform Eid al-Adha prayer at southern city square known as 'Alun-alun kidul' on September 1, 2017 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Muslims worldwide celebrate Eid Al-Adha, to commemorate the Prophet Ibrahim's readiness to sacrifice his son as a sign of his obedience to God, during which they sacrifice permissible animals, generally goats, sheep, and cows.
Photo: Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images
A firefighting helicopter drops water in the evening at the La Tuna Fire on 2 September, 2017 near Burbank, California. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said at a news conference that officials believe the fire, which is at 5,000 acres and growing, is the largest fire ever in L.A. People have been evacuated from hundreds of homes in Sun Valley, Burbank and Glendale. About 100 Los Angles firefighters are expected to return soon from Texas, where they've been helping survivors from Hurricane Harvey.
Photo: David McNew/Getty Images
A female bodybuilder prepares herself for judging backstage during the 2017 NABBA/WFF Asia Final on September 2, 2017 in Seoul, South Korea.
Photo: Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images
Aurora borealis illuminate the sky over the beach of Flakstad, on Lofoten Islands, Arctic Circle, on September 5, 2017.
Photo: Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP/Getty Images)
Rohingya Muslims, fled from ongoing military operations in Myanmars Rakhine state, make their way through muddy water after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Cox's Bazar Bangladesh on September 01, 2017. Violence erupted in Myanmars Rakhine state on Aug. 25 when the country's security forces launched an operation against the Rohingya Muslim community. It triggered a fresh influx of refugees towards neighbouring Bangladesh, though the country sealed off its border to refugees.
Photo: Zakir Hossain Chowdhury/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
Diseased and dying Kauri at Huia in the Waitakere Ranges Regional Park on September 4, 2017 in Auckland, New Zealand. The Waitakere Ranges Regional Park is now the most heavily kauri dieback-infected area in New Zealand. There is no cure for kauri dieback disease and treatment options are still being trialled.
Photo: Fiona Goodall/Getty Images
The Visions In Motion dance group prepares to march down Eastern Parkway for the West Indian American Day Parade in celebration of the Caribbean Carnival on September 04, 2017 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. The parade, which draws tens of thousands of costumed celebrants, has been plagued by violence in recent years resulting in new intensive security measures.
Photo: Yana Paskova/Getty Images
Freshmen of Shandong Normal University who major in music and dance show their dancing skills during their military training on September 7, 2017 in Jinan, Shandong Province of China. About a thousand freshmen attend the military training at Qianfoshan campus of Shandong Normal University.
Photo: VCG/VCG/Getty Images
Balloons participate in the Australian National Ballooning Championships 2017 on September 6, 2017 in Northam, Australia. The top placed pilots will be selected to represent Australia at the 2018 World Championships in Austria.
Photo: Paul Kane/Getty Images
Paul Morris checks on neighbours homes in a flooded district of Orange as Texas slowly moves toward recovery from the devastation of Hurricane Harvey on September 7, 2017 in Orange, Texas. Almost a week after Hurricane Harvey ravaged parts of the state, some neighbourhoods still remained flooded and without electricity. While downtown Houston is returning to business, thousands continue to live in shelters, hotels and other accommodations as they contemplate their future.
Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images
In this handout photo released by the South Korean Defense Ministry, South Korea's Hyunmu-2 ballistic missile is fired during an exercise aimed to counter North Korea's nuclear test on September 4, 2017 in East Coast, South Korea. South Korea's military said Monday it conducted a combined live-fire exercise in response to North Korea's sixth nuclear test a day earlier.
Photo: South Korean Defense Ministry/Getty Images
A rescue team from the local emergency management agency inspects flooded areas after the passing of Hurricane Irma on September 6, 2017 in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. The category 5 storm is expected to pass over Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands today, and make landfall in Florida by the weekend.
Photo: Jose Jimenez/Getty Images
This photo taken on September 4, 2017 shows an aerial view of terraced rice fields in Jiache village in Congjiang county, China's southwestern Guizhou province.
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Demontrators take part in a protest against president Michel Temer government's reforms and against the prosecution of former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on September 7, 2017.
Photo: Cris Faga/NurPhoto/Getty Images
A Mexican soldier who forms part of the national disaster program patrols the coastway along the beach in Barra de Cazones, in Veracruz state, on September 7, 2017. Hurricane Katia was traveling through the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday to the Mexican state of Veracruz, where authorities are deploying protocols to protect more than one million people at risk from the imminent clash of the storm, that will gain strength.
Photo: Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images
Villagers release lanterns into the river to celebrate the Ghost Festival at Ziyuan County on September 4, 2017 in Guilin, Guangxi Province of China. Villagers release floating lanterns onto the river to pray for favorable weather and peaceful and prosperous country one day before the Ghost Festival (also known as Zhongyuan Festival).
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