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TOPSHOT - (L-R) British rock singer Sir Paul McCartney , US model and actress Paris Jackson, British rock musician Sir Ringo Star and his wife US actress Barbara Bach attend ahead of the presentation of creations by Stella McCartney for the Women Ready-to-wear Fall-Winter 2024/2025 collection as part of the Paris Fashion Week, in Paris on March 4, 2024. (Photo by MIGUEL MEDINA / AFP)

The world in focus: This week’s best photos from around the globe

Olivia Harris
1 min read·March 08, 2024 - 5:11PM
News Corp Australia Network

This week, glam takes over with the stars at Paris Fashion Week, Kylie at the BRITS and even Robert Irwin strutting on the runway. Elsewhere around the world, France became the first country enshrine a woman’s right to abortion and - in what can only be described as a thrashing - the Matildas beat Uzbekistan 10-0 in Melbourne.

Also making waves was Paris Jackson - daughter of Michael Jackson. Paris attended Stella McCartney’s Fashion Week show and was photographed between The Beatles’ legends Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr.

A water bomber tackles a spot fire in Beaufort, aiding efforts against the persistent Bayindeen blaze. Picture: Mark Stewart
A water bomber tackles a spot fire in Beaufort, aiding efforts against the persistent Bayindeen blaze. Picture: Mark Stewart

 

Jack Simpson of Axil Coffee, Hawthorn, secures his second title as Australia’s barista champion in Melbourne. Picture: Jason Edwards
Jack Simpson of Axil Coffee, Hawthorn, secures his second title as Australia’s barista champion in Melbourne. Picture: Jason Edwards

 

A Palestinian child walks amid the rubble of a house destroyed by Israeli bombardment in Gaza City. Picture: AFP
A Palestinian child walks amid the rubble of a house destroyed by Israeli bombardment in Gaza City. Picture: AFP

 

Heavy snow blankets America First Field in Sandy, Utah, as Los Angeles Football Club faces Real Salt Lake. Picture: Chris Gardner/Getty Images
Heavy snow blankets America First Field in Sandy, Utah, as Los Angeles Football Club faces Real Salt Lake. Picture: Chris Gardner/Getty Images

 

Julia Fox attends the Mugler Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024-2025 show at Paris Fashion Week. Picture: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images
Julia Fox attends the Mugler Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024-2025 show at Paris Fashion Week. Picture: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images

 

An inflatable dinghy with 65 migrants navigates the English Channel to Dover, marking the year’s busiest day for crossings. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
An inflatable dinghy with 65 migrants navigates the English Channel to Dover, marking the year’s busiest day for crossings. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

 

Messiah Bright of Angel City FC poses for a portrait Los Angeles. Picture: Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images
Messiah Bright of Angel City FC poses for a portrait Los Angeles. Picture: Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images

 

Alex Johnston of the Rabbitohs celebrates a try with teammates during the NRL match against Manly Sea Eagles in Las Vegas. Picture: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images/AFP
Alex Johnston of the Rabbitohs celebrates a try with teammates during the NRL match against Manly Sea Eagles in Las Vegas. Picture: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images/AFP

 

Soldiers from 3RAR perform urban training at the former Stuart State School. Picture: Evan Morgan
Soldiers from 3RAR perform urban training at the former Stuart State School. Picture: Evan Morgan

 

An Israeli army image shows Gazans near aid trucks in Gaza City. On February 29, Israeli forces killed 104 civilians after a crowd surged towards the trucks, citing perceived threats. Picture: Aline Manoukian/Israeli Army/AFP
An Israeli army image shows Gazans near aid trucks in Gaza City. On February 29, Israeli forces killed 104 civilians after a crowd surged towards the trucks, citing perceived threats. Picture: Aline Manoukian/Israeli Army/AFP

 

Participants take the start of the 100th edition of the ski classics race Vasaloppet in Saelen, Sweden. Picture: Ulf Palm/TT News Agency/AFP
Participants take the start of the 100th edition of the ski classics race Vasaloppet in Saelen, Sweden. Picture: Ulf Palm/TT News Agency/AFP

 

Robert Irwin walks the runway at the Royal Exhibition Building during Melbourne Fashion Week. Picture: Ian Currie
Robert Irwin walks the runway at the Royal Exhibition Building during Melbourne Fashion Week. Picture: Ian Currie

 

People wearing costumes parade during the Carnaval Des Deux Rives in Bordeaux, France. Pictured: Thibaud Moritz/AFP
People wearing costumes parade during the Carnaval Des Deux Rives in Bordeaux, France. Pictured: Thibaud Moritz/AFP

 

An AI-generated hologram flags an incoming video call at the Deutsche Telekom AG's stand during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Picture: Pau Barrena/AFP
An AI-generated hologram flags an incoming video call at the Deutsche Telekom AG's stand during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Picture: Pau Barrena/AFP

 

Kylie Minogue performs on stage during the BRIT Awards 2024 in London. Picture: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images
Kylie Minogue performs on stage during the BRIT Awards 2024 in London. Picture: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images

 

Goalkeeper Andreas Hansen of FC Nordsjalland misses saving a goal during the Danish 3F Superliga match against FC Copenhagen. Picture: Lars Ronbog/FrontZoneSport/Getty Images
Goalkeeper Andreas Hansen of FC Nordsjalland misses saving a goal during the Danish 3F Superliga match against FC Copenhagen. Picture: Lars Ronbog/FrontZoneSport/Getty Images

 

A model walks the runway during the Vetements Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024-2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week. Picture: Kristy Sparow/Getty Images
A model walks the runway during the Vetements Womenswear Fall/Winter 2024-2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week. Picture: Kristy Sparow/Getty Images

 

Members of the Kommando Spezialkraefte military special forces unit demonstrate how they train dogs for water operations in Germany. Picture: Thomas Niedermueller/Getty Images
Members of the Kommando Spezialkraefte military special forces unit demonstrate how they train dogs for water operations in Germany. Picture: Thomas Niedermueller/Getty Images

 

Residents salvage belongings from homes inundated by the Acre River’s surge in Cobija, Bolivia, amidst a deadly rainy season. Picture: AFP
Residents salvage belongings from homes inundated by the Acre River’s surge in Cobija, Bolivia, amidst a deadly rainy season. Picture: AFP

 

A Sudanese refugee returns from water collection at Awulala camp, near Maganan, Ethiopia, amidst conflict and unrest in the Amhara region. Picture: Michele Spatari/AFP
A Sudanese refugee returns from water collection at Awulala camp, near Maganan, Ethiopia, amidst conflict and unrest in the Amhara region. Picture: Michele Spatari/AFP

 

An Israeli protester challenges Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men’s army exemption during a Tel Aviv rally, which has ignited debate since the October 7 attack. Picture: Jack Guez/AFP
An Israeli protester challenges Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men’s army exemption during a Tel Aviv rally, which has ignited debate since the October 7 attack. Picture: Jack Guez/AFP

 

Former US president and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump kisses the US flag as he arrives to speak in Maryland. Picture: Mandel Ngan/AFP
Former US president and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump kisses the US flag as he arrives to speak in Maryland. Picture: Mandel Ngan/AFP

 

A message reading "My body, my choice" is projected onto the Eiffel Tower after the French parliament voted to anchor the right to abortion in the country's constitution. Picture: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP
A message reading "My body, my choice" is projected onto the Eiffel Tower after the French parliament voted to anchor the right to abortion in the country's constitution. Picture: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP

 

Noelie Yarigo of Benin celebrates her third-place finish in the Women’s 800m final at the Indoor World Athletics Championships in Glasgow. Picture: Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP
Noelie Yarigo of Benin celebrates her third-place finish in the Women’s 800m final at the Indoor World Athletics Championships in Glasgow. Picture: Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP

 

A skier is towed down Harrison Avenue during Leadville Ski Joring event - a thrilling sport blending skiing with horseback riding - that has been hosted in the city since 1949. Picture: Jason Connolly/AFP
A skier is towed down Harrison Avenue during Leadville Ski Joring event - a thrilling sport blending skiing with horseback riding - that has been hosted in the city since 1949. Picture: Jason Connolly/AFP

 

A customer pushes their grocery cart through the snow to their car as a blizzard hits Mammoth Lakes, California. Picture: David Swanson/AFP
A customer pushes their grocery cart through the snow to their car as a blizzard hits Mammoth Lakes, California. Picture: David Swanson/AFP

 

An unmanned robot by Uber Eats Japan navigates a street crossing during a delivery service demo. Picture: Richard A. Brooks/AFP
An unmanned robot by Uber Eats Japan navigates a street crossing during a delivery service demo. Picture: Richard A. Brooks/AFP

 

Palestinians rush to collect food parcels air-dropped by US aircraft on a Gaza Strip beach, amid reports of child malnutrition deaths. Picture: AFP
Palestinians rush to collect food parcels air-dropped by US aircraft on a Gaza Strip beach, amid reports of child malnutrition deaths. Picture: AFP

 

Jeff Koons’ ‘Plate Set’ (estimated at $1.16m-1.55m) is displayed at Sotheby’s, London, part of the Modern & Contemporary exhibits. Picture: Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for Sotheby's
Jeff Koons’ ‘Plate Set’ (estimated at $1.16m-1.55m) is displayed at Sotheby’s, London, part of the Modern & Contemporary exhibits. Picture: Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for Sotheby's

 

A protester sits at vandalised UK government offices in Edinburgh, demonstrating against Britain’s stance on the Gaza conflict. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
A protester sits at vandalised UK government offices in Edinburgh, demonstrating against Britain’s stance on the Gaza conflict. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

 

Michelle Heyman and Caitlin Foord celebrate a Matildas goal against Uzbekistan in the Paris 2024 qualifiers at Marvel Stadium, Melbourne. Picture: Darrian Traynor/Getty Images
Michelle Heyman and Caitlin Foord celebrate a Matildas goal against Uzbekistan in the Paris 2024 qualifiers at Marvel Stadium, Melbourne. Picture: Darrian Traynor/Getty Images

 

Children in Rome attend a demonstration to mark 2 years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, amid concerns over ongoing Western support for Kyiv. Picture: Antonio Masiello/Getty Images
Children in Rome attend a demonstration to mark 2 years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, amid concerns over ongoing Western support for Kyiv. Picture: Antonio Masiello/Getty Images

 

Max Beesley, Ray Winstone, Guy Ritchie and David Beckham attend the UK Series Global Premiere of "The Gentlemen" in London. Picture: Jeff Spicer/WireImage
Max Beesley, Ray Winstone, Guy Ritchie and David Beckham attend the UK Series Global Premiere of "The Gentlemen" in London. Picture: Jeff Spicer/WireImage

 

Camille Piantoni riding Cylinder attends a sunrise beach session at Altona Beach. Picture: Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images
Camille Piantoni riding Cylinder attends a sunrise beach session at Altona Beach. Picture: Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images

 

King Charles III reads just some of his 7,000 wellwishers’ cards following his cancer diagnosis. Picture: Jonathan Brady/AFP
King Charles III reads just some of his 7,000 wellwishers’ cards following his cancer diagnosis. Picture: Jonathan Brady/AFP

 

US socialite Kim Kardashian wears a dress with the tag attached for the Balenciaga FW 24/25 collection at Paris Fashion Week. Picture: Julien De Rosa/AFP
US socialite Kim Kardashian wears a dress with the tag attached for the Balenciaga FW 24/25 collection at Paris Fashion Week. Picture: Julien De Rosa/AFP

 

The Lochner team competes in the 4-man Bobsleigh at the IBSF World Championship in Winterberg, Germany. Picture: Lars Baron/Getty Images
The Lochner team competes in the 4-man Bobsleigh at the IBSF World Championship in Winterberg, Germany. Picture: Lars Baron/Getty Images

 

A cow stands in snowfall in Sorbiers, France, as the national weather service issues an “orange alert” for heavy snowfall in the region. Picture: Jean-Philippe Ksiazek/AFP
A cow stands in snowfall in Sorbiers, France, as the national weather service issues an “orange alert” for heavy snowfall in the region. Picture: Jean-Philippe Ksiazek/AFP

 

The Republic of Korea Air Force perform at an air show in the Philippines, celebrating 75 years of diplomatic ties between the two nations. Picture: Ezra Acayan/Getty Images
The Republic of Korea Air Force perform at an air show in the Philippines, celebrating 75 years of diplomatic ties between the two nations. Picture: Ezra Acayan/Getty Images

 

Nine-year-old Zoe Ebsworth from Charleville cools off in the Warrego River. Picture: Adam Head
Nine-year-old Zoe Ebsworth from Charleville cools off in the Warrego River. Picture: Adam Head

 

Norway's Sander Skotheim competes in the Men's Heptathlon Long Jump during the Indoor World Athletics Championships in Glasgow. Picture: Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP
Norway's Sander Skotheim competes in the Men's Heptathlon Long Jump during the Indoor World Athletics Championships in Glasgow. Picture: Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP

 

Children read the Koran while waiting for a Ramadan competition in Arish, Egypt. Picture: Ali Moustafa/Getty Images
Children read the Koran while waiting for a Ramadan competition in Arish, Egypt. Picture: Ali Moustafa/Getty Images

 

Penelope Amato-Gifford, playing Gretl, leaps joyfully during a rehearsal for “The Sound of Music”, which opens this weekend at the National Theatre in St Kilda. Picture: Jason Edwards
Penelope Amato-Gifford, playing Gretl, leaps joyfully during a rehearsal for “The Sound of Music”, which opens this weekend at the National Theatre in St Kilda. Picture: Jason Edwards

 

Tatiana Pinto of Brighton & Hove Albion is challenged by Ffion Morgan of Bristol City during the Barclays Women’s Super League match. Picture: Dan Mullan/Getty Images
Tatiana Pinto of Brighton & Hove Albion is challenged by Ffion Morgan of Bristol City during the Barclays Women’s Super League match. Picture: Dan Mullan/Getty Images

 

Sir Paul McCartney, US model and actor Paris Jackson, Sir Ringo Star and his wife Barbara Bach attend the Stella McCartney FW 24/25 collection at Paris Fashion Week. Picture: Miguel Medina/AFP
Sir Paul McCartney, US model and actor Paris Jackson, Sir Ringo Star and his wife Barbara Bach attend the Stella McCartney FW 24/25 collection at Paris Fashion Week. Picture: Miguel Medina/AFP

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