A commemorative installation at the Tower of London made of 888,246 individually crafted red poppies, each representing the lost life of a British or colonial soldier killed in the First World War, was completed for Armistice Day. It will now take two weeks to dismantle.
Meanwhile, two World Trade Center window washers who spent hours dangling from scaffolding 68-floors in the air Wednesday say they are “happy to be alive.”
Here’s a look at some of the week’s most captivating and powerful photos.
The fall of the Berlin Wall 25 years later (read the story here):
Palestinians make a hole in Israeli West Bank barrier:
Remembrance Day:
New York woman marks 100th birthday with skydive:
National trade union demonstration in Brussels:
Locals gather to mark 1st anniversary Of Typhoon Haiyan:
- Thousands awaiting aid in Indonesia after earthquake kills 68
- Colombia’s president asks Trump to suspend tariffs amid earthquake recovery
- Trump suggests ‘declaring’ Strait of Hormuz a U.S. territory, Iran rebuffs claim
- Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes off Indonesia’s coast, toppling buildings and killing at least 38
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Business Matters: Oil prices rise as doubts grow that Strait of Hormuz will reopen -
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Russian strike on Kyiv kills 5 while Ukraine uses British-made drones for large-scale attack -
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‘Terrorists’: U.S. criticizes Israel after Jewish settlers attack, besiege Palestinian homes in West Bank -
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Europe’s low water levels force some nuclear power plants to shut down
Window washers rescued from 1 World Trade Center (read the story here):
Russian military parade in Moscow
Cured Ebola-infected nurse Teresa Romero discharged (read the latest here):
Shi’ite Muslims gather to commemorate Ashura
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