A balancing act: In photos this Week

The world never ceases to tread a fine line. These photos--sizing us up or weighing us down--resonate beyond their description for a leisurely flip or a deep read this week

Nov 13, 2024, 18:06 IST2 min

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A macaque peers into a photographer"s lens, peering at the Galta Ji Temple in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, on November 5, 2024.

Image by Vishal Bhatnagar/NurPhoto via Getty Images

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A man casts his vote before the National emblem of Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia, at a polling station during the Somaliland presidential election in Hargeisa on November 13, 2024.

Image by Luis Tato / AFP

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The British band Pet Shop Boys perform during the 30th MTV Europe Music Awards at the Co-op live stadium in Manchester, England, on November 10, 2024.

Image by Oli Scarff / AFP

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A spotted owlet yawns in a public park in Bangkok, Thailand, on November 11, 2024.

Image by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP

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A Palestinian woman who lost her leg in an Israeli strike at the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip is carried down on November 7, 2024

Image by AFP

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Entertainers perform ahead of the Melbourne Cup horse race at the Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia, on November 5, 2024.

Image by William WEST / AFP

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A Republican supporter reacts to news of Donald Trump"s win following early results from the 2024 US presidential election at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, US, November 6, 2024.

Image by Carlos Barria/ Reuters

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Ballet dancers perform Swan Lake during the 28th Alicia Alonso International Ballet Festival of Havana at the National Theatre in Havana, Cuba, on November 3, 2024.

Image by Alexandre Meneghini / Reuters

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Abortion rights activists hold up green handkerchiefs as they take part in a demonstration in support of a law that decriminalises abortion at all stages of pregnancy outside the Congress of Mexico City in Mexico on November 7, 2024.

Image by Raquel Cunha / Reuters

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Barcelona"s Spanish midfielder Aitana Bonmati (left) and Manchester City"s Spanish midfielder Rodri pose with their Ballon d"Or award during the 2024 Ballon d"Or France Football award ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris on October 28, 2024.

Image by FRANCK FIFE / AFP